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  • Is fresh coffee supposed to have the aroma of tuna fish?

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 19 14:10:05 2019
    I have been smelling tuna fish when coffee was brewing for years now! I thought that I was the only one, but I just googled it, and found this!! Definitely a thing, I see.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Feb 3 08:23:04 2020
    On Thursday, October 30, 1997 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote:
    Mike Hartigan <[email protected]> wrote:
    Arthur A. Reyes ([email protected]) wrote:
    Dear Coffee Generation; The Movers and the Shakers,

    Is something wrong with my olfactory system? Often times fresh coffee smells something like tuna fish! Does anyone else experience this perplexing phenomenon?

    I have had the same experience! Immediately after it is ground, there is
    a scent in the room that suggests tuna. I thought it was just me, but my daughter recently made the same observation without my ever having suggested it.

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    You have just uncovered the little known secret that Tuna
    fish drink coffee.

    Coffee does not smell like tuna. Tuna smells of coffee.

    BIRU

    And everything else tastes like chicken.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 3 08:21:09 2020
    Starbucks Pike Place grounds have always smelled like tuna to me, straight from the bag.

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  • From Harper Ellington@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 27 23:45:03 2024
    I’ve never heard of coffee smelling like tuna fish, but now that you mention it, I can see how certain beans or brewing methods might cause some unexpected scents. Have you tried different coffee beans or methods to see if it still happens? I wonder if
    the tuna smell is linked to the roast level or maybe the water you're using.

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