Why do you need a cup test? What is a cup test? What are the cup testing procedures?

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Coffee cup test, English called coffee cupping, also known as coffee tasting. Popular saying is to use a special brewing method to taste coffee. When testing a cup of coffee, we should distinguish whether the flavor, alcohol thickness, acidity and wet aroma of the coffee are pleasant. Coffee cup testing is not only a professional skill, a profession, but also a pleasure, so we can do it at work, in class, in formal activities, at home, on leisurely occasions, or communicate with friends. During the cup test, the cup tester (cup tester, cup tester) should smell the dry aroma of the coffee, break the residue with a cup spoon, release the wet fragrance of the coffee in the cup, suck the coffee liquid, and make the coffee fog all over the mouth, covering the taste buds.

The basic language of cup testing

Dry incense Fragrance wet fragrance Aroma sweetness Sweetness

Acidity Acidity alcohol thickness Body after rhyme After Taste

Cup test is an evaluation method to eliminate the factors that affect the quality of coffee. Several different kinds of coffee were evaluated and compared at the same level, and the quality, aroma and taste of coffee beans were systematically evaluated. Through the cup test, we can test the original flavor of coffee beans and whether they are mixed with sundries and so on. In cup testing, a variety of coffee terms are used to express and define them. Such as wet fragrance, mellow thickness, flavor, acidity, sweetness, aftertaste and so on. Anyone can take a cup test, but the coffee cup tester will use more professional scoring forms such as SCAA cup meter, Coe cup meter and so on to rate the coffee and give a more accurate evaluation.

Coffee cup test is a way to test the quality and taste of coffee.

1. Prepare the candidate coffee beans, weighing 8.25 grams each.

2. Prepare the corresponding number of wide-mouth short porcelain cups with water capacity between 150ML-200ML.

3. Wash and grind with a small amount of beans to remove the last residual powder.

4. Put the water to the boil, grind the coffee beans, put the coffee powder into the cup, and prepare to inject hot water.

5. Smell the dry aroma of coffee powder after grinding and record as much as possible what you smell, or whether the smell of this coffee is your favorite aroma.

6. When the water temperature drops to 93 degrees, pour the coffee powder into the cup and soak all the coffee powder fully.

7. No link can touch or shake the cup body.

8. After standing for 3 minutes, gently remove the powder layer with a spoon, smell the aroma of the coffee liquid, and record the information as much as possible to prevent forgetting.

9. Remove the top coffee powder and do not stir the coffee liquid.

10. Spoon the coffee liquid into the entrance, you can use a simple non-professional mouthwash, as much as possible to fill the whole mouth.

Feel and receive the sensitive information such as sour, bitter, sweetness and balance of this cup of coffee.

12. Choose the one you like best when you're done.