Intro to Coffee Science with Journey Smothers

Week of February 1, 2025

This is a beginner/intermediate class exploring the origin of coffee: how it’s grown, processed and roasted, as well as the key steps that are crucial to the development of flavor. In this class we will also touch on water science, fermentation, extraction theory, and the chemical reactions that take place during the roasting process.

 

Journey Smothers is a San Diego native who has worked in the coffee industry for 8+ years. She is a competitor in a Barista Circuit which is a world-involved competition highlighting the customer service of specialty coffee, as well as the skill that is crucial to its extraction. Journey also works as Quality Control at a coffee roastery and is dedicated to highlighting coffee to the best of its potential.