Does coffee oxidize in a travel mug if there air left in the mug?

Asked Feb 03 '20 at 18:48

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I've been brewing an Ethiopian bean recently on the Fellow Stagg Pour Over, and experienced something interesting. When brewing fresh at home, the coffee has delicious fruit notes. However, I brewed it once and took it in a travel mug to work, while it had the same qualities, the fruitiness tasted stale, and more like "old fruit".

I'm wondering if this is due to the coffee degrading due to travel, or if it has oxidized by the leftover airspace in the cup (note: this particular cup has an air-tight seal for a lid).

To summarize, my question is, does coffee oxidize while traveling, and does the amount of headspace you leave in your travel mug affect how well the coffee travels?

[EDIT]

I believe this question has already been answered here

edited Feb 03 '20 at 19:19

asked Feb 03 '20 at 18:48

Tyler Hartwig

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I am guessing that you used an insulated mug, because you like your coffee hot? – Stephie Feb 03 '20 at 19:14
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This is correct, though I think this question has been answered already: https://coffee.stackexchange.com/questions/367/chemically-whats-happening-to-coffee-after-its-brewed – Tyler Hartwig Feb 03 '20 at 19:15
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Cool - a self-found dupe. Good find! – Stephie Feb 03 '20 at 19:16
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Yes, is there a way I can mark this as a duplicate? I believe that's something earned with reputation? – Tyler Hartwig Feb 03 '20 at 19:18
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Well, in the there’s no difference in flagging / voting to close as duplicate and self-deleting the question - and unanswered closed questions are deleted by the system after a while. – Stephie Feb 03 '20 at 19:20
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Is it best to self-delete then? or just flag as duplicate? Thanks for the advice though, it is appreciated. – Tyler Hartwig Feb 03 '20 at 19:27
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Up to you. ^_^ And welcome to Coffee SE! – Stephie Feb 03 '20 at 19:35
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Does this answer your question? Chemically, what's happening to coffee after it's brewed? – Tyler Hartwig Feb 03 '20 at 19:36

Does coffee oxidize in a travel mug if there air left in the mug?

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