Understanding Coffee Acidity with Samo Smrke

This session is part of the Swiss Coffee Festival 2026. Our “Amuse Bouche” talks and short workshops offer a taste of the many sides of coffee: discover new ideas, ask questions and take practical insights back to your daily coffee routine.

This talk is intended to be free to attend. Festival admission (CHF 15) is required separately. You need a separate festival ticket.
UNDERSTANDING COFFEE ACIDITY
Balance is often considered a key quality of an enjoyable cup of coffee, yet it remains one of the most difficult attributes to define and measure. This is mostly because balance results from a complex interaction between aroma and taste, particularly bitterness and acidity.

Among these elements, acidity is the most flexible variable in shaping the overall flavour profile and can be influenced in a variety of ways. Explore how acidity contributes to balance in coffee and examine methods for adjusting it.

The ticket fee (CHF 30) of this talk is sponsored by ZHAW Coffee Excellence Center.

WHO IS IT FOR?
Coffee enthusiasts and professionals curious about acidity, flavour and balance in the cup.

YOUR SPEAKER
Samo Smrke is head of the Coffee Excellence Center at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). He leads coffee research projects in collaboration with industry partners, as well as fundamental research on coffee chemistry and coffee science.

WHEN: Sunday, 1 November 2026, 11:00–12:30
WHERE: Swiss Coffee Festival, StageOne, Zurich Oerlikon
LANGUAGE: English