The equipment and steps of Cupping can test your favorite coffee beans at home.

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Following the content of the previous Cupping, after a general understanding of the nature of coffee, we can prepare some tools to start Cupping.

2.Cupping 's equipment

It is not difficult to plan a simple Cupping. In fact, by following some principles, we can test our favorite coffee beans at home. First of all, let's find the following things from the kitchen at home:

Whisky cup or smaller mug (about 6oz)

A spoon with a flat spoon.

Large empty cup, one of any material.

Timer (avoid hourglass as much as possible)

A cooking scale (electronic is recommended)

A pot of hot water

Drink a bottle of pure water

There are also fresh light-baked sample beans (within 6-24 hours, it is recommended to match the baking time of the bean shop to buy sample beans)

Follow a bean grinder that can grind a small amount of beans (set the grinding degree of dripping coffee)

Of course, paper, pen, tables and chairs are also necessary.

With these tools, we can start planning a Cupping.

The best time for Cupping is to start Cupping two hours after getting up in the morning and after a light breakfast. Because the sense of smell and taste are the most sensitive in the morning, if it is in the afternoon or night, the environment and food exposed during the day will more or less affect the sensitivity of taste and smell. For example, I ate sweet strawberries and melons for dinner tonight, and my judgment of sweetness will be affected by these two foods in the next few hours. In addition, the environment of Cupping is also very important. Try to avoid affecting our sense of smell in the kitchen or in the smelling room, as the ancients used to say, such as entering the abalone restaurant and not smelling it over time. In addition to the bad smell, chewing gum and mouthwash should also be avoided. The last thing to avoid is to use fragrant personal cleaning products or perfumes before Cupping and, of course, to drink alcohol.

Cupping doesn't have to be serious. After all, our goal is to learn to evaluate coffee, not to price it, so inviting a few friends to play Cupping is a very good choice. Especially those who have a keen sense of taste or are interested in coffee will make rapid progress through discussion and learning.

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