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Brewing Better Coffee, a free food & drink course on Tomo

Brewing Better Coffee

Like Duolingo, but for Brewing Better Coffee. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

A short one: 9 levels across 2 sections, about 18 minutes end to end, roughly 4 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Quick Win and Elevating the Ritual. It starts from scratch.

9 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Bean-Bean the Bear, the guide who teaches the Brewing Better Coffee course
Brewing Better Coffee
with Bean-Bean the Bear
9
Levels
2
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Brewing Better Coffee

  • Coffee is mostly water by volume
  • The Golden Ratio is roughly 2 tablespoons per 6 ounces of water
  • Chlorine and minerals in tap water mask delicate bean notes
  • Too much water over-extracts the grounds, leading to a thin and harsh taste
  • Filtered water provides a neutral base for coffee extraction
  • Correct ratios balance flavor intensity with body
  • The impact of water quality on coffee flavor
  • Understanding the Golden Ratio for balanced strength
  • Boiling water (212°F) is too hot for coffee and can scorch it
  • Coffee contains natural oils that stick to surfaces
  • A short rest period brings water to the ideal brewing range
  • Leftover oils turn rancid and create a burnt flavor in new brews
  • Scorched grounds produce a bitter, ashy taste
  • Regular cleaning of the carafe and basket is essential for flavor clarity
  • The process for reaching the correct brewing temperature
  • The effect of equipment cleanliness on coffee taste
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Brewing Better Coffee the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

Try a question

Here's what playing it feels like

A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

The Secret Ingredients of Success

If you are following the Golden Ratio for a standard 6-ounce cup, how much coffee should you scoop?

Get it right to open this lesson and 8 more in the app.

Course map

Where Brewing Better Coffee takes you

Stop settling for bitter office sludge. Learn the simple variables that turn your morning caffeine fix into a delicious ritual you actually enjoy.

  1. 1

    The Quick Win

    • The Golden Rules of Brewing
    • Tasting Like a Pro
  2. 2

    Elevating the Ritual

    • The Power of the Grind
    • Navigating the Coffee Aisle

2 sections · 4 units · 9 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

How it's taught

You pick the voice

This course
The Bestie

Brewing Better Coffee is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.

Start free

Start Brewing Better Coffee today.

Download Tomo, search Brewing Better Coffee, and play your first lesson in under a minute.