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SCAA, full name-- Specialty Coffee Association ofAmerica, Chinese translation as "American Special Coffee Association" and a small number of people call it "American Fine Coffee Association". SCAA is the largest coffee trade association in the world and a trade organization focusing on high-quality coffee. Founded in 1982, SCAA has more than 3, 000 member companies in more than 40 countries around the world, covering all areas of the coffee industry, including coffee growers, coffee roasters, coffee equipment manufacturers, and all kinds of coffee traders.
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Industry function
SCAA is committed to providing a common platform for pursuing the excellent quality of coffee "from seed to cup" and the sustainable development of high-quality coffee, establishing coffee quality standards and standardizing the certification standards for the skills of coffee professionals. Its main functions include: setting and maintaining coffee quality standards in the coffee industry; conducting research on coffee, coffee equipment and improving coffee craftsmanship; at the same time, the association also provides coffee education, training, resources and commercial services for its members; the barista evaluation standard established by SCAA and the barista certificate issued is one of the most authoritative barista certifications in the world.
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The Association holds various coffee fairs, coffee seminars and barista championships every year. The annual meeting of the Association, held in different cities every spring, is the largest gathering of coffee professionals in the world.
As the world's largest and authoritative coffee trade association, SCAA awards awards to companies and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the coffee industry every year, including:
Lifetime Achievement Award,
Special contribution Award,
Outstanding author / publisher Award,
Special Certification Award (individual),
Contribution Award for Sustainable Development
Gold Cup Award (cafe, retailer) / Golden Cup Award,
Morse Drakman sales and Service Award / Mose Drachman Sales and Service Award,
Bakers Association Coffee of the year Award / RoastersGuild Coffee of the Year,
The Best roasted Coffee Award / RoastersGuild Roasters Choice Tasting Competition decided by the Baker Association Best roasted Coffee Competition.
The last two prizes were decided in the form of a competition.
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SCAA consists of two chapters: the baristas Association (Barista Guild of America) and the Baker Association (Roasters Guild), both of which are made up of professional coffee practitioners. Members improve the quality of coffee in the industry through information exchange, skills training and cooperation. At the same time, the Coffee quality Association (CQI) is the public trust organization of SCAA and the largest coffee training and technical assistance provider in the coffee industry.
The authentication of SCAA is highly authoritative. There are only three coffee quality evaluation judges (Certified SCAA Cupping Judges) certified by SCAA authority, all from the United States. At present, there are 521 coffee quality rating baristas (Licensed Q Graders) licensed by SCAA in the world, from 18 countries, of which Colombia has the most, 161, and the country in Asia is Japan, which has 60. So far, China has the first Licensed Q grader in mainland China named Lu Jie, serving in Beijing. At the same time, SCAA also provides various certifications for coffee practitioners and coffee enterprises around the world, including:
American baristas Association Certification course (Barista Guild of America Certification)
It is a training course for professional baristas, ranging from low to high scores of Level 1 and Level 3. Each level has courses and exams, which you can take after completing the course, and if you think you are good enough, you can sign up for the exam without taking the course, and you can get a certificate after passing the exam.
Coffee machine certification (Coffee Brewer Certification)
Coffee machine manufacturers can contact SCAA to apply for certification of their coffee machines, and all coffee machines applying for certification will be sent to SCAA's office center in long Beach, California for testing. The coffee machine that has passed the test can be marked with the certified product logo.
Laboratory Certification of Coffee Evaluation judges (Cupping Judges Lab Certification)
The laboratory that has passed the accreditation can be used to teach the SCAA Coffee tasting Evaluation Committee certification course.
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Coffee roasting technology the initial processing and roasting of coffee
The way of handling is to spread the coffee cherries widely on the exposure field for two weeks and sweep them with a rake several times a day, so that the coffee beans can be dried evenly. When dried, the coffee beans are separated from the skin to remove the missing meat from the sheller, which is then screened and divided into different grades. The harvest time is not the same in different countries and regions.
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Coffee roasting techniques Essentials of frying Coffee
-frying determines the aroma of coffee. Frying raw coffee beans can show the unique color, taste and aroma of coffee. 80% of the taste of coffee is determined by frying, so the quality of coffee also depends on frying technology. Through frying, we can turn the light green raw coffee beans into the familiar tea-brown coffee beans. If you fry it well, coffee
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