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A Must-Read for Baristas! Q Grader Certification Increasing in Content and Price Starting 2023!
For more professional coffee knowledge exchange 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 Yesterday, CQI (Coffee Quality Institute/
2022-09-03 Q Grader coffee certification CQI coffee professional barista training coffee quality institute coffee industry -
SCA & Q Grader Coffee Certifications: Complete Guide to International Barista Exams and Professional Coffee Credentials
Connect with professional barista communities through Coffee Workshop (WeChat: cafe_style). The coffee industry's diverse certification landscape can overwhelm aspiring professionals seeking structured learning paths. To navigate coffee credentials effectively, begin by understanding the certifying bodies that establish these professional standards.
2023-04-21 coffee certificates types SCA diploma six modules -
Is Barista Certification Necessary? An Article Understanding the Differences Between SCA Certificates and Q-Grader Certification
Is barista certification necessary? This is a question that almost everyone considering or already working in the coffee industry has pondered. With the rapid expansion of the coffee industry in recent years, the demand for coffee enthusiasts and baristas has been increasing, and various types of coffee-related certifications have started appearing on the market.
2022-03-07 barista certification SCA certificate Q-Grader coffee industry professional coffee training -
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.
2024-03-19 Q-Grader coffee certification coffee quality assessment specialty coffee coffee industry -
Q-Grader Green Coffee Exam Process and Considerations: How to Identify Defective Coffee Beans
The Q-Grader coffee cupping exam by CQI (Coffee Quality Institute) has long been the most rigorous and prestigious sensory evaluation examination in the global coffee industry. Beyond requiring exceptional sensory capabilities from candidates, this exam also demands fundamental knowledge of coffee basics. Here's an explanation of what to expect.
2021-11-28 Q-Grader exam coffee defects identification green coffee analysis coffee quality assessment CQI certification -
How to Drink Robusta Coffee and Introduction to Robusta Coffee Bean Origins
Follow Coffee Review (WeChat public account vdailycom) to discover wonderful cafes and open your own small shop. Robusta variety was once harshly criticized as being worse than the lowest grade Brazilian Santos coffee. Although not suitable for direct consumption, it still has corresponding effects when blended with Arabica. Acidity and sweetness are somewhat inferior
2023-02-22 Robusta coffee how to drink introduction follow coffee review WeChat public vdailycom -
What do SCAA and COE coffee mean? What are the standard differences between COE and SOE coffee?
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). In coffee knowledge, what are SCAA and COE, and what are the differences between them? If you want to drink the best coffee, then you must first understand the most well-known and authoritative coffee organizations in the world.
2023-01-17 coffee knowledge what SCAA COE differences professional -
[Yunnan Coffee Origin Program] Why Does FrontStreet Coffee Choose This Most Difficult Path?
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Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Checking the weather forecast on the phone, it shows that Yunnan will have rainy weather for more than a week starting two days from now. The editor once again embarked on that frequently traveled path from recent years to plant the second batch of Arabica coffee. During these days in Yunnan, I met with several coffee farmers I know, and they...
2018-06-24 Yunnan coffee origin program FrontStreet Coffee why choose this most difficult path -
Honduras Sherry Coffee Beans Flavor Profile & Highlights Which Honduras Coffee Variety is Best?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Devil's water became known to us through its appearance in Q-grader exams (Q-grader: International Coffee Grader, divided into Arabica and Robusta types). The so-called dev
2025-10-03 coffee sensory tools cognition taste devil grader recipe professional -
"Do you know how valuable baristas are? After all, certification is so expensive!" Are barista certificates really useful?
Recently, we receive many questions about barista certifications daily. As specialty coffee culture gradually becomes part of everyone's life, becoming a barista or opening a coffee shop has become the ideal career/lifestyle for many. But in an era when everyone can make coffee, how do you make your coffee/coffee shop stand out?
2022-06-06 barista certification coffee career specialty coffee barista training coffee industry -
Does Robusta Belong to Specialty Coffee - Are Robusta Coffee Beans Good Tasting
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) What are your thoughts on Robusta coffee beans? High caffeine high chlorogenic acid extremely poor taste? Medicinal, rubber, bitter, leather, mixed flavors etc.... Robusta coffee beans come from a mutant variety of the Congolese species (scientific name: Coffee Canephora), and
2018-08-27 Robusta Robusta coffee specialty coffee coffee beans good tasting quality assessment -
How to Use Robusta Coffee Beans_Robusta Coffee Bean Characteristics_Robusta Price Per Jin
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) Arabica coffee beans are smaller in size, with a long oval front surface, narrow and curved central fissure cracks in an S-shape, and relatively complete rounded arcs on the back of the beans. Robusta coffee beans are larger in size, with a more rounded front surface, and straight central fissure cracks. (Based on
2018-08-27 Robusta coffee beans how characteristics price jin professional knowledge -
Shop Yunnan Small Bean Coffee Brands with Caution: 100% Arabica Coffee Beans Are Hard to Find!
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). In an immature market, what's the difference between Arabica and Robusta coffee beans? This has nothing to do with botany, nothing to do with specialty coffee studies, and it's not even related to whether we're drinking a pure Arabica specialty coffee. This is a commercially driven world
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What is Specialty Coffee? An Article on the Standards for Identifying Specialty Coffee
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) Hundreds of years ago since coffee beans were transplanted from northeastern Africa to Arabia they have played multiple important roles throughout history Today as one of the three major beverages in the world the number of producing countries has exceeded 50 According to estimates by the German World Population Foundation
2021-06-09 what specialty coffee article standards identification -
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 -
Yunnan Premium Coffee Beans: Flavor Profile and Characteristics of Washed Process Catimor Coffee Varieties
Which roast level is suitable for Catimor coffee beans - Illustrated introduction to roasting. Produced in the Sidamo region of Ethiopia, when mentioning Yirgacheffe, the typical description is intense floral aroma, subtle fruit acidity, and gentle bergamot and lemon flavors. In terms of aroma, one can indeed detect some floral and fruity notes, but the taste tends to be more acidic, which may not be suitable for those unaccustomed to it.
2025-08-20 Catimor coffee beans suitable which roast level illustrated introduction -
Single Origin Coffee Bean Recommendation | Panama Mama Cata Estate | Natural Typica
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Besides the coffee introduced below, FrontStreet Coffee's pour-over single origin coffee bean recommendations --- Panama Elida Estate Natural Typica Panama Boquete Mama Cata Estate Natural Strawberry, peach, pear, banana, date, walnut Country/Panama Panama
2018-08-23 single origin coffee beans recommendation Panama Mama Cata Estate natural process Typica specialty -
How Should Coffee Beginners and Enthusiasts Learn Coffee Knowledge and Where to Start
As a coffee beginner wanting to understand coffee, the first step is to explore its flavor variations, which is what coffee enthusiasts focus on. Coffee enthusiasts can follow a point, line, and plane approach to learn coffee knowledge, starting from the points they're most interested in and frequently encounter, such as brewing - how a delicious cup of coffee is made.
2021-10-31 coffee beginner coffee knowledge coffee learning coffee brewing coffee flavor -
Types of Mexican Coffee Beans and How to Properly Drink Mexican Coffee
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style ) FrontStreet Coffee - Mexican Coffee Introduction Mixteca Alta del Pacifico is an organic coffee cooperative located in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca state, home to the Mixteca and Zapoteca indigenous peoples. The cooperative's headquarters is in the town of Santa Maria Yucuhi, and its members
2020-04-09 Mexico coffee bean types varieties proper brewing methods professional knowledge -
Wild Flavor Profile of Yirgacheffe Adodo Specialty Coffee Beans: Growing Conditions, Geography, Climate, and Altitude Overview
Ethiopian coffee grading system is not classified by bean size but rather by the proportion of defective beans in the green coffee. In October 2009, Ethiopia launched the ECX specialty coffee trading grading system, where Q-Graders make the following classifications through green coffee evaluation: washed Yirgacheffe grades
2025-06-10 wild flavor Yirgacheffe Adodo specialty coffee beans cultivation conditions geography climate altitude