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An overview of the use of SCAA cup gauges

Recently, more and more friends ask:

"what is the coffee cup test?"

Cup test (Cupping)

It is a systematic and common method for testing coffee quality in coffee industry.

For the habit of sipping good times in cafes,

Or coffee addicts who can easily have a cup of Cup of Joe on the way.

The word "cup test" may be unfamiliar.

But the truth is,

"Cup Test" is a lot of people behind the scenes.

Coffee people who guard the quality of coffee for consumers and stores.

Exercises that are carried out day after day.

Test and evaluate cups of coffee

(it may come from different producing areas, different estates, different varieties, or different roasting of the same coffee.

Even through multiple cups to test the same bean to understand its cleanliness and consistency)

Standardized extraction

(uniform capacity specification and material test cup, coffee cooked beans containing a certain proportion and baking curve,

Master water quality, water injection temperature, water injection mode, slag breaking time and mode)

Systematic and universal records

(at present, the system of the two Big Cup Test record Table (Cupping Form) in the coffee industry is

SCAA (American Fine Coffee Association)

COE (extraordinary Cup)

And SCAA is the most common. )

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The coffee shop may need to pass the cup test.

To choose your favorite coffee and ripe beans

For example, the aroma, flavor and cleanliness of individual products

Or the formula is made with the taste, sweetness and cleanliness of beans.

The baker may need to test through the cup.

By choosing your favorite raw coffee beans and their corresponding roasting methods

Raw bean merchants may need to pass the cup test (basically, they must need XD)

Promote excellent batches,

Grading and identification of raw bean batches,

And eliminate the failed batches with defective flavor.

Even for coffee farmers.

Cup testing is also an important skill!

Make them understand the advantages and disadvantages of hand-grown coffee and how to improve it.

More importantly, keep the international Cupping Score of "cup score".

Negotiate fairly with buyers who come to purchase

As the importance of cup testing is emerging day by day

Many institutions at home and abroad have devoted themselves to educational courses and related certification.

For example

CQI (Coffee quality Institute) Coffee appraiser Certification (Q grader)

SCAE (European Fine Coffee Association) sensory training (Sensory Skills) certification course

The above courses are also offered by relevant institutions in China.

Besides, dawn is very lucky.

I had a very interesting cup test class in Gossip Coffee (Taster's Coffee):

"Coffee cup testing class without any certification."

Shared by Mr. Hu Yuanzheng:

He travels around the world in producing areas and competitions, and communicates with top coffee people in the world.

The latest information you have learned about cup testing!

Cup testing should not be just a hard rule.

Instead, it can be used flexibly and go deep into the life of coffee people.

For example, dawn first touches the CATADOR cup to test App

It was in Mr. Hu's class! Thank you, Mr. Hu, for sharing and recommendation!

Determination of App by Catador Cupping cup

Catador Cupping

ITunes (currently only the iPhone/ iPad version of Catador is available, and you have to pay for it, but it's worth it! )

Catador @ iTunes Preview

Facebook fan page

Catador @ Fb

Because in every large and small cup test meeting

While using Catador, Daisy

At the same time, I found that the partner of the cup test had a high degree of inquiry about this App!

Therefore, in the next article, we will directly introduce it in a special article.

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Before starting the cup test,

First of all, I would like to introduce you a little bit about the use of the cup meter.

You can also refer to the following information:

SCAA official website published the cup test related standards (water temperature, baking degree. Etc.)

The cup test rules published on the official website of SCAA

Download SCAA Cup Test Code pdf

SCAA cup meter

Source:

Roastlog

Https://blog.roastlog.com/2010/08/17/coffee-cupping-and-the-numbers/

Use of SCAA Cup gauges

In the SCAA cup meter

The longitudinal ruler is marked with "Intensity".

The horizontal measuring scale is to score "quality" (Quality).

Take acid value as an example

At the entrance of a spoonful of coffee

The first impression of acid value may be distinguished by "strong or weak".

The stronger it is, the more it goes to HIGH, and the faint sense of acid value goes to LOW.

But the quality of acid value is not only based on strength.

Strong and weak pictures are only auxiliary.

The acid value with high strength does not necessarily make drinkers feel comfortable.

On the contrary, the weak acid value may make the drinker feel happy.

Therefore, the final score of acid value depends on the overall quality of acid value.

That is, the horizontal axis of the painting.

And the horizontal axis of the painting may be adjusted over time.

It may be in the first round of high temperature cup measurement, or in the second or third round of medium and low temperature cup measurement.

The score of acid value is slightly adjusted.

You can redraw your notes at this time.

And use the arrow to indicate the direction of the adjustment (left or right).

The score given in the score (Score) of each item

You should refer to the quality rating (Quality Scale) at the top right of the table:

6.00 / 6.25 / 6.50 / 6.75 Good

7.00 / 7.25 / 7.50 / 7.75 Very Good

8.00 / 8.25 / 8.50 / 8.75 Excellent

9.00 / 9.25 / 9.50 / 9.75 Outstanding

And the purpose of the score

You can understand that under the same set of scoring criteria

The characteristics and quality of each batch of coffee

It is also an important basis for distinguishing boutique / commercial grade.

(in accordance with the current SCAA regulations

The total score of cup test score is more than 80 points for fine products, and those who are less than 80 points are commercial coffee. )

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The following is for the cup test record field:

Sample # (sample number)

-impartial cup tests are often conducted in the form of blind tests

Roast Level or Sample (baking depth)

In the SCAA standard, the color of bean is judged by the shade of bean (Egg Zhuang value).

Fragrance / Aroma (dry incense / wet incense)

-dry fragrance strength, wet aroma strength, and quality

It belongs to the four categories of enzymes, caramelization, dry distillation and aroma stains in the flavor wheel, which types of aroma? )

Flavor (flavor)

-sense of taste, sense of smell after sipping

Aftertaste (after rhyme (after rhyme))

-the aftertaste of the coffee liquid after leaving the mouth (length of time, pros and cons)

Acidity

- Intensity X quality (e.g., whether there is unpleasant stimulation)

Body (taste)

- Thickness X quality (positive: soft, full, thick; negative: weak, astringent, rough)

Uniformity

- Test cup number (SCAA standard is five cups) whether the performance is consistent (mark X if inconsistent)

Balance (Balance)

- Is there harmony between sour, sweet and Body

Clean Cup (clean)

- No defective taste (e.g. musty, phenolic, overfermented... etc.)

- Fault is defined as a defect that can be clearly identified. Mark X.

Sweetness

- In SCAA's cup scale, as long as there is sweet, it will pass.

Unless its cleanliness is too poor, directly affecting and covering up sweetness, it will be marked X.

Overall

- Visual score of the cupper (personal preference)

Total Score

- Add up all the above scoring items

Defect (subtract)

- If there is a flaw in smell or flavor, points will be deducted here.

Final Score

- Total score-points for defects = total score for final cup test

Notes

- Here you can write a flavor description, or any note that needs space in the form

The following photo is an example of a completed cup test form

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With these initial insights into the use of cup gauges

Use and practice in cup tests

And try to communicate and discuss more with the cup testers

I believe that everyone can use the scale more and more

It's time for the Catador app!

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