OVERVIEW The one thing that everybody connects with Asterix is his famous magic potion. The one that gives him superhuman strength, speed and endurance. And who would not like something like that? Sure enough, there are a lot of Asterix’s magic potion recipes to be found. One is in the unofficial cookbook of Asterix. Actually […]
caffeine
How should I brew my coffee?
How long should the coffee be brewed to get all the caffeine out? This is the conclusion of the investigation: While it is important how you prepare your brew, what coffee and how much you use in the process is of much greater significance.
Caffeine extraction
Having pure caffeine is essential if you want to prepare your personalized energy drink. You can buy it or, even better, make caffeine extraction yourself. By extracting it from coffee or tea you will probably extract also other substances, which would further personalize your drink. Maybe even enhance the kick-start-me effect. There are several ways […]
Caffeine from coffee, tea, matcha, mate, guarana and soft drinks – is there any difference?
There are many natural sources of caffeine. The problem is that it is called by different names. Either because people want to sound more special (especially when advertising their product) or they simply don’t know. Guaranine, theine, and mateine are all the same substance – caffeine. They just differ in their plant of origin: guarana, […]
Caffeine solubility, content in coffee beans and extraction
When writing my posts on chocolate coated coffee beans and cold brew coffee, I had some hard time finding information on caffeine solubility on the internet. By coffee and tea being a really important part of our society, I thought the information about its basic – and most important – component should be easily available on […]