Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: The Beans -- 100% Arabica-So What? -- What's so Important About High-Altitude Coffee? -- What's so Special About Shade-Grown Coffee? -- Coffee is the Seed of a Fruit?! -- Is One Round Peaberry Better than Two Flat-Faced Beans? -- Why Does My Roaster Talk About Cherry Processing? -- Can You Tell Me The Flavor Profile of the Coffee From Location X? -- Why Does a Coffee Plant Produce Caffeine? -- Coffee Can Rust? -- How Do I Really Know That's Kona Coffee? -- That Coffee was Eaten By an Animal? -- Part Two: The Roast -- Why is a Coffee Bean Just a Tiny Test Tube? -- Are you Afraid of Dark Roasts? -- What do I Call This Roast Level? -- What do you Mean By Coffee Freshness? -- How do I Keep My Coffee Fresh? -- How is Coffee Decaffeinated? -- Will a Dark Roast Keep Me Up at Night? -- What's the Deal With Acrylamide? -- Is There More to Know if I'm a Home Roaster? -- Part Three: The Brew -- Does Coffee Brewing Have Anything to do with Chemistry? -- How do I Know I Got it Right? -- Why Can't I Call it a Siphon Brewer? -- What Kind of Grinder Should I Own? -- How do I Get the Most Buzz From a Cup? -- Part Four: The Cup -- What's the Best Coffee in the World? -- Why Does this Coffee Taste Different than it did Last Time? -- How Can I Outsmart My Own Head? -- Why Does the Bag Say Wood and Spice but I Taste Earthy? -- How Come My Textbook Got the Tongue Map Wrong? -- Is that Cheese in My Coffee? -- Can I Drink Coffee when I'm in Outer Space? -- Why Does Coffee Send Me Straight to the Bathroom? -- Will Drinking Coffee Dehydrate Me? -- References -- Acknowledgments -- About The Author -- Index -- Dedication -- Copyright Page.