Espresso Coffee: The Science of Quality

Well set up detailed examination of one of the favorite forms of coffee very much of interest to those who specialise in all matters coffee - recomended!

The Coffee Bible u must have

Helpful book, excellent service

Really short delivery time, excellent product in perfect conditions. Amazing book for coffee lovers. Highly recommended!

For over $100 I was expecting a big coffee book, not a regular sized hardback.

A complete and total in-depth scientific analysis of coffee. Not light reading, and not for casual coffee drinkers. This is the holy bible of technical manuals regarding coffee. Growing history, chemical breakdown, regional traditions - serious stuff. An awesome book if you want the real deal behind espresso. Very technical. It includes some math and chemistry. It does, however, have enough background and clarification that a non-technical person could leaf through it and still enjoy plenty of what it has to offer. It really shines as a in-depth espresso tech manual though. Some have reviewed this book as way to technical. That is akin to saying an in depth car repair schematic manual is way to technical. It's not full of complicated writing, it's full of very complicated subject matter. Keep that in mind. Certainly not a 'beach read' unless, like me, your an engineer and enjoy the more refined technical side of the world. And think the beach is just a big sand pit that hands out sunburns. I requested that this book be made available on the kindle bookstore, and a few months later it was. I bought it on the spot, and love it.

日本の珈琲に関する本は珈琲のお店をしている人が著者だったりで「私はこういうことをしてきました」とか珈琲の紹介が自分が取り扱っている豆の紹介というオチが多いのですがコレはそれとは少し違っていて日本の珈琲に関する本とは違います。値段も決して安くないので気軽にとはいえませんが買ってよかったとは思ったので3つ星です

The book was a gift, so I have not read but a few chapters. The selling point for me was the chapter discussing percolation. It was clear and understandable and explained for me the balance between pressure and temperature making Espresso.

Best book currently available for the guy that wants to know more but its not for average browsing. Covers espresso coffee from origin to cup. Doesn't give a scientific answer for every question which says to me that there are still aspects that are "art" and not yet fully explained. The book I was looking for hasn't been written yet (to my knowledge). Maybe it never will be.