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Is there any requirement for coffee cup test? what degree of grinding should be used for cup test?

Published: 2024-11-10 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/10, Exchange of professional baristas Please follow the coffee shop (Wechat official account cafe_style) how coffee merchants continuously taste a large number of coffee samples in a short time? That is the so-called cup method (cupping). The three main criteria for evaluating quality by cup test are Aroma, Body and Flavor. It is easy in the traditional cup testing process.

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How do coffee merchants taste a large number of coffee samples in a short period of time? That is the so-called cup method (cupping). The three main criteria for evaluating quality by cup test are Aroma, Body and Flavor.

It is easy to drink coffee powder in the traditional cup test process, so it requires practice and experience. The cup test method is roughly as follows: put the freshly roasted and immediately ground quantitative coffee powder into a wide-mouth dwarf cup, smell its flavor and dry aroma (Dry Fragrance) first, then pour hot water of about 95 degrees C, rest for a few minutes, then press the powder into the bottom of the cup with a spoon and smell the aroma (Wet Aroma) as the steam rises. Leave the cup sample for 3-5 minutes and then stir with a long tablespoon to smell and evaluate the aroma and concentration of the steam.

Then pick up and throw away the coffee grounds floating on the surface, then use a special round silver-plated cup spoon to pick up some coffee liquid without residue, sip it into the mouth loudly, and disperse the coffee liquid to the mouth. Don't swallow it in a hurry. Let the coffee flow in the mouth and the tongue feel its consistency, whether the taste is still strong before swallowing it into the throat, slide the tongue to the upper edge of the mouth to feel its texture and taste. At the same time carefully taste the original taste of coffee, stay in the mouth for 3-5 seconds and then spit it out, and whether the aftertaste remains, or even sweet.

Then, according to the three main criteria, the coffee quality was evaluated according to Aroma, Body and Flavor.

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