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CQI Q Grader


  • Torch Coffee Lab Yunnan China Pu'er China (map)

Why do you need to learn Q Grader?

No matter what part of the industry you are in, sensory is the foundation of specialty coffee. From farmers learning to evaluate their micro lots to roaster learning about purchasing and QC all way to baristas being able to more accurately describe the flavours in coffee to customers Q has something for everyone.

Course Contents:

  1. General Knowledge

  2. Sensory Test

  3. Olfactory Test

  4. Triangulation

  5. Matching Pairs

  6. Roast Sample ID

  7. Green Grading

  8. Roasted Grading (quakers)

  9. Coffee Cupping

About Instructor -- Summer

  • CQI Q Grader Instructor

  • SCA AST

Earlier Event: July 29
SCI Cold Brew/Nitro
Later Event: August 26
CQI Q Calibration