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COE Competition and Coffee Cupping Scoring Standards
Last month, FrontStreet Coffee shared with everyone about the cupping scoring system, in which we briefly mentioned COE. In daily life, the term COE also frequently appears on labels of some coffee beans. This has sparked everyone's curiosity: What is COE? COE, with the full name being C
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What are the Cupping Scoring Standards for Coffee? What Does the SCAA Form Include?
Coffee cupping initially served to ensure that coffee beans entering trade met quality standards. As the concept of specialty coffee emerged over time, a scoring system for beans through cupping developed. Beans scoring below 80 are classified as commercial coffee, while those scoring above 80 are classified as specialty coffee.
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What are the Differences Between Cup of Excellence (COE) Cupping Forms and SCAA Coffee Cupping Forms?
In current coffee cupping practices, the most commonly used forms are the SCAA cupping form and the COE cupping form. FrontStreet Coffee is here today to share with you the differences between the SCA cupping scoring form and the COE scoring form. SCAA cupping uses 5 cups per sample. The scoring categories are divided into: Dry/Wet Aroma, Flavor, Aftertaste, Acidity, Body, Uniformity, Balance, Clean Cup, Sweetness, Overall, and Defects.
2021-05-18 Cup of Excellence COE cupping SCAA coffee cupping cupping form differences comparison specialty coffee -
Ethiopian Coffee Grading | ECX Classification and Scoring Standards? Yirgacheffe Region ECX Special Selection
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Ethiopian Coffee Grading | ECX Classification and Scoring Standards? Yirgacheffe Region ECX Special Selection Washed G1 Flavor? Ethiopia Washed Coffee Yirgacheffe G1G2, Sidamo (Yi
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Are Coffee Competition Beans Always the Best? Questions About International Coffee Cupping Competitions and Scoring
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). These are the editor's small doubts - if there are any errors, please be sure to tell us, thank you so much. 1. The limitations of the evaluation form. If comparing Costa Rica with Yemen for balance and cleanliness, Costa Rica would definitely score higher. Therefore, this form system cannot accommodate certain unique flavor characteristics...
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CoE Cupping Form Has Eight Scoring Categories | Clean Cup, Sweetness, Acidity, Mouthfeel, Aftertaste, Balance, and More
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). CoE Cupping Form has eight scoring categories | How are Clean Cup, Sweetness, Acidity, Mouthfeel, Aftertaste, and Balance scored? You often hear specialty coffee honored with the COE distinction. COE is proof of specialty coffee quality, but what about the history and origins of COE?
2018-10-09 CoE cupping form eight scoring categories clean cup sweetness acidity mouthfeel aftertaste balance coffee evaluation -
How to Become a Barista: Detailed Scoring Criteria for COE and SCAA Cupping Projects
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). COE - what exactly is COE? Just as the wine world has AOC classification, coffee has COE classification. We often hear about COE-level quality, COE competition estates. Currently, specialty coffee from various countries is...
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FrontStreet Coffee Barista Examination: Understanding FrontStreet Coffee's Random Assessment Tests
Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) [Preface] Some friends may have noticed that FrontStreet Coffee conducts random assessment tests from time to time. Why do we have these tests? Beyond checking our familiarity with the beans, more importantly, it's to present everyone with a good cup of coffee and enjoy the flavor and story behind each cup.
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Coffee Tasting | How to Identify Single-Origin Bean Flavors Through Aroma Bottles and Cupping
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style) Previously, I wrote three issues about beginner coffee tasting steps, and today I'll continue updating Coffee Beginner Level 1 | Ten characteristics of American coffee regions, learning coffee from balanced American beans Coffee Beginner Level 2 | Which beans are more acidic, which are sweeter, recognizing
2018-09-06 coffee tasting how identify aroma bottle cupping recognize single-origin beans flavor professional -
Professional Barista Training | WBRC Coffee Competition Simulation | FrontStreet Coffee Barista Assessment Process
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). To ensure consistent and stable store production quality, FrontStreet Coffee baristas occasionally conduct internal assessments as a reference for daily production evaluation, primarily examining baristas' communication skills and knowledge of coffee beans through explanations of bean [origin information], brewing methods used, and flavor characteristics.
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The Story of Catimor Coffee Variety: Cultivation, Scoring, and Performance
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Yunnan coffee varieties are mainly dominated by hybrid varieties with Robusta genes, such as Catimor, which is quite different from Taiwan's traditional Typica-dominant varieties. Interestingly, the notorious Catimor variety has claimed the top ten positions in Yunnan's green bean competitions, while conversely
2018-07-25 Catimor coffee variety cultivation story planting conditions scoring performance -
2022 WBC & WBrC About to Begin! Contestants Suggest World Barista Championship Needs Changes
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). For more specialty coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee's private WeChat account: qjcoffeex. As the Olympics of the coffee world, the annual World Barista Championship organized by World Coffee Events (WCE) is about to begin!
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Ethiopian Coffee Beans | Ethiopian Coffee Growing Regions | Yirgacheffe ECX Select Washed G1
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Yirgacheffe town ECX Select Washed G1 Ethiopia washed Yirgacheffe ECX Specialty G1 2017 Dec. New crop variety. Variety: Heirloom. Region: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe.
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Coffee Basics: What Characteristics Are Evaluated in Coffee Cupping? How Is Scoring Done?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee briefly explains... Wet Aroma (Aroma): The intensity of the brewed coffee's aroma; Body (Body): The weight sensation of the coffee liquid in the mouth; Flavor: The taste of coffee as it enters the mouth; Acidity: Whether the coffee's acidity is bright and lively
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2023 New Coffee Flavor Wheel HD Wallpaper - SCAA Cupping Form & SCA/COE Coffee Cupping Evaluation Criteria Explained
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (official account: cafe_style). For a quality-focused home-roasting coffee shop, cupping is the first thing to do after roasting coffee. But do you know what cupping is? What can cupping tell you?
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Yirgacheffe Grade Classification Based on Defective Beans - Are Arabica Coffee Beans Expensive?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Yirgacheffe Grade Classification Introduction: The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX - Ethiopia Commodity Exchange) is an agricultural market...
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What is a Q-Grader in Coffee? Is It Worth Getting Certified? How Much Does It Cost?
There are always groups of people who acquire codenames or professional monikers due to the unique nature of their professions. Even in seemingly specialized fields like coffee, such roles exist. Since the concept of specialty coffee emerged, a dedicated scoring system was specifically developed to distinguish the quality of coffee beans.
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Yirgacheffe Kochere G2 Coffee vs G1: Differences, Flavor Profile, and Taste Overview
Yirgacheffe Kochere G2 Coffee vs G1: Differences, Flavor Profile, and Taste Overview. Before the harvest season, Trabocca invites selected small-scale farming organizations/producers to participate in producing micro-batch coffees (approximately 1500-3000 kg), with carefully hand-picked 100% ripe red coffee cherries collected in multiple stages.
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How to Cup Kaffa Forest Geisha Village Geisha at Home? COE Scoring for Dry Aroma, Wet Aroma, Aftertaste, and Body
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). How to cup Kaffa Forest Geisha Village Geisha at home? How to evaluate the COE scoring for dry aroma, wet aroma, aftertaste, and body? So-called cupping is like wine tasting - objectively and comprehensively judging coffee's sweetness, acidity, bitterness, lingering aftertaste, aroma, and overall tasting experience.
2018-10-05 How to at home cupping Kaffa forest Geisha Village Geisha COE scoring dry -
SCA Arabica Coffee Green Bean Grading Manual_ How to Grade Arabica Coffee Beans?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) [SCAA Specialty Coffee Green Bean Standards] SCAA green bean defects are divided into two major categories: Class I and Class II defects. The requirements for specialty coffee grade are: No Class I defects; No more than 5 Class II defects
2018-09-16 SCA Arabica coffee green beans grading manual coffee beans how to distinguish grades