UC Davis establishes first coffee research center in the U.S

UC Davis has a special lab just for studying coffee. The lab is the only one like it at any university in the United States. The lab is called the UC Davis Coffee Center. It opened a new building on campus earlier this month. The center has been doing advanced research for many years. They also offer a class for students to learn about coffee design. More than 2,000 students have taken this class just this year. The goal of the Coffee Center is to learn more about coffee, like UC Davis has done for wine and beer. They want to increase our knowledge about coffee and help make it better. The center has high-tech equipment for graduate students and faculty from different fields to study coffee science. They have a special room called the Green Bean room where they store and study coffee beans. They use special chambers to control the humidity and temperature to preserve the beans' true flavor. The researchers at the center study how to store each batch of beans to keep their unique taste. They use a specific formula to roast the beans. The longer and hotter the beans are roasted, the darker they become. After roasting, the beans cool down in a machine for about three minutes. The center even has an app called Roast Pic, made by students, to help with the process. The coffee is then served for tasting in a special booth where researchers study how people experience each sip. So, the UC Davis Coffee Center is a place where researchers study coffee in detail. They want to learn more about coffee and improve its quality. The center has advanced technology and equipment to help with their research. They even have a special room just for studying and storing coffee beans. The researchers work hard to understand the science behind making the perfect cup of coffee.