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There are many kinds of coffee beans roasted at home. How to quickly choose your favorite coffee beans?
Professional barista communication Please pay attention to coffee workshop (Weixin Official Accounts cafe_style) There are many kinds of coffee beans roasted by their own house. Common coffee beans named after producing countries or regions, such as Ethiopia, Mantenin, etc., as well as special beans with beautiful names. For beginners who taste coffee for the first time, they may be confused by exquisite items. What are single beans?
How to pass the Q-grader exam (2) Taste skills
Taste skills: the sweet, sour and salty part of the test is related to the taste of your tongue, and the solution used for the test has no smell! There are three different concentrations of aqueous solution, which taste salty, sweet and sour. The first part of the test requires you to evaluate / confirm their taste. The second part of the test requires you to rank the solution according to its strength from low to high. Be aware that if you sort
How to pass the Q-grader exam (1) Taste skill smell bottle 36 Flavor Spectrum sensory training
Signing up for the Q-grader exam to evaluate raw coffee beans through people's senses is a very subjective thing. For example, coffee that you think is deeply roasted may be moderately roasted to me, or you think it is the flavor of berry jam, which is more like balsamic vinegar to me. Now there are more than 4000 Q grader,Q-grading systems around the world.
How do I register for the Q-grader exam?
Signing up for the Q-grader exam to evaluate raw coffee beans through people's senses is a very subjective thing. For example, coffee that you think is deeply roasted may be moderately roasted to me, or you think it is the flavor of berry jam, which is more like balsamic vinegar to me. Now there are more than 4000 Q grader,Q-grading systems around the world.
Drink coffee with five senses and teach us how to taste coffee with different senses!
Professional barista communication Please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) We often think that tasting food uses the sense of taste, but in fact, some aromas are put into the mouth and reach the nose, some are the taste sensed by touch, and studies have also confirmed that every sense of taste, including vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste, will affect the taste.
About Robusta Q-Grader, Robusta Robusta Grader exam
To be a Robusta Q-Grader, you must pass all the Robusta Grader exams. In general, the test method is similar to the Arabica Q-Grader test, but there are different concepts or formulas. For example, sensory skills sensory skills and organic acids match matching pairs organic acids. The first part is the knowledge of Robusta coffee theory.
Brief introduction of R Grader examination for Robusta Coffee tasters
To be a Robusta Q-Grader, you must pass all the Robusta Grader exams. In general, the test method is similar to the Arabica Q-Grader test, but there are different concepts or formulas. For example, sensory skills sensory skills and organic acids match matching pairs organic acids. The first part is the knowledge of Robusta coffee theory.
What's the key to a good cup of coffee? Coffee lovers must learn, a complete knowledge of coffee
Professional barista communication Please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) what is the key to a good cup of coffee? Good brewing skills and utensils are indispensable, but high-quality coffee beans are the most important element. Do you have no idea about coffee beans, or are you often dizzy by a bunch of coffee nouns? It doesn't matter. In the following article, we will use the simplest.
How to bake coffee beans learn how to roast coffee beans at home
For professional baristas, please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) 1. Check raw beans and remove defective beans or sundries. Pour into the hand baking net. two。 Pour the confirmed raw beans into a manual baking net or popcorn pan. Put the popcorn pot on the straight fire. 3. Put the baking net or popcorn pot on the straight fire, turn on medium and medium heat, turn around while baking, and maintain a certain speed.
Coffee novice must see the secret skill: how to make my hand make coffee better?
Professional barista communication please pay attention to the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) as long as one principle is mastered: the longer the brewing time is, the thicker the coffee powder is; the shorter the brewing time is, the finer the coffee powder is, so as to prevent the coffee powder from being too coarse and tasteless; the grinding is too fine, resulting in the bad smell and caffeine.
What is a hanging-ear coffee bag that can brew high-quality coffee beans correctly?
Communication of professional baristas follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) everyone is very concerned about the recent news: Jiang Shoushan, a well-known nephrologist, reminded that hanging-ear coffee is usually packed with paper with a wet strength agent, which itself is a carcinogen, and it will be dissolved when encountered. However, this report is totally untrue. The following points can be explained:
What kind of cup is the best for hanging-ear coffee? Coffee cup vs mug competition
For professional baristas, please follow the coffee workshop (official Wechat account cafe_style). Why do you use mugs to make hanging-ear coffee easier? In fact, it has something to do with the principle of extraction. Usually a bag of coffee hanging ear bag about 10 to 12g, the recommended brewing method is to use 180~200cc hot water, is a more suitable concentration. If the same earbag uses a larger mug
Tips for brewing hanging-ear coffee recommend the characteristics of how to make hanging-ear coffee
Exchange of professional baristas Please pay attention to the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) in recent years, we are more and more familiar with the follicle hanging earbag, which is actually a patent invented by the Japanese. The coffee powder is put in a filter bag, and the splints on both sides are hung on the cup. After brewing, you can throw it away, so that you can drink at home just like the freshness of brewing coffee. It is convenient to hang earbags, as long as you pay more attention
The characteristics and flavors of island coffee What Cuba is famous for
Cuba, the name of the island coffee, comes from the Taino coabana, meaning fertile land. It is an island country located in the northwest of the Caribbean Sea, facing Haiti in the east, 140 kilometers from Jamaica in the south and 217 kilometers from Florida Peninsula in the north. Cuba is the largest island in the Greater Antilles and is known as the key to the Gulf of Mexico because it resembles a crocodile in outline
What about the coffee beans I bought? I'll tell you 8 coffee tips you can't help but know!
Professional barista communication please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) have you had the right coffee? I'll tell you 8 coffee tips you can't help but know! Tip 1-one-way exhaust valve, not smell incense hole, do you all have this experience, when you buy coffee beans in stores or supermarkets, you can't help but squeeze the packaging with your hands and then suck into the holes in the packaging of coffee beans?
The meaning of Colombian Huilan Why is Colombian Huilan so famous
Huilan Province of Colombia has the best soil and the best geographical conditions in Colombia, produces the most charming Colombian coffee, has a rich fruit flavor, charming and gentle. The area has more than 16000 hectares of coffee growing area. Coffee beans, the champion of SCAA in 2009 and 2010, come from Huilan area. Altitude: 1250-2000 m harvest season: main production season 9
The planting Environment of Coffee beans in Colombia
Colombia Cauca from Cauca province, located in southern Colombia, near the equator, the tall Andes block the warm and humid air from the Pacific Ocean, rich rainfall, stable climate all the year round, at the same time, the area is a multi-volcanic topography, the soil is mainly volcanic soil, extremely fertile, a single rainy season every year, October to December. Altitude: 1700-2100 m
What is the flavor of Kenyan coffee? what is Kenyan coffee
For professional baristas, follow the Coffee Workshop (official Wechat account cafe_style) Kenya: sour, full-bodied, smooth on the palate, plum juice, with hints of candied fruit, lemon, grapefruit, green tea, citrus, raspberry and black plum Kenya is located in Ethiopia and southern Yemen, just a few hundred kilometers from two world-famous coffee producers. Most of them
Why is there so little Qgrader? why is the pass rate of Qgrader so low?
Q Grader is a coffee quality appraiser certified by CQI International Coffee quality Accreditation Association, a partner of the American Fine Coffee Association. It's a professional certification. Q Grader belongs to an exam with a total of 20 items. The contents include: 1, coffee knowledge and theory examination, 100 multiple choice questions. 2, sour, sweet and salty three basic taste tests, commonly known as devil water. 3. Four organic acids
How do the plants in the coffee shop fertilize the coffee grounds and grow flowers?
Coffee grounds contain a lot of nitrogen, which is very suitable for plants that like acidic soil, so when using coffee grounds as fertilizer, it is important to note that not all plants are suitable to use coffee grounds as fertilizer. Only by making fertilizer for flowers that like acidic soil, we can get twice the result with half the effort. How to convert coffee grounds into horticultural compost is a very important link. It must be rotten after it is ripe.