Voting is Now Open in the 2020 SCA Romania Chapter Election
Voting in the 2020 SCA Romania Chapter elections is officially open. The nomination stage is closed and the candidates listed below have accepted their nominations. If you are an SCA member based in Romania, cast your vote for the new committee for the SCA Romania Chapter Committee now. Voting is open January 22-29 and the results …
SCA Chapter Spotlight: Korea
The SCA is a global community comprised of local communities who all share the belief that coffee is more than a commodity. We come together to develop and exchange knowledge, expand our network, share our experiences, and to simply make coffee better. Once a community of like-minded individuals has come together in a location, there’s …
#86 | Elucidating the Bitter Taste of Coffee | Expo Lectures 2019
This podcast is brought to you with the support of Coffee shows an appealing bitterness when properly roasted and prepared. But how do the compounds that make coffee taste bitter develop during roasting and how do you analyze and identify them? What lessons can be learned from academic research on coffee roasting to make coffee …
In Memoriam: Trygve Klingenberg
Picture above: Trygve Klingenberg with Susie Spindler. By MICK WHEELER with help from TONE LIAVAAG There are many people, better qualified than I, who can talk about the life of Trygve Klingenberg, but I had the privilege of calling him a friend so I can only hope that I do him the justice he deserves. …
#85 | How to Maximize the Flavor Potential of Your Brewed Coffee | Expo Lectures 2019
This podcast was brought to you with support from The original brewing control chart is overlaid with acceptability zones describing cup flavors. However, these terminologies (strong, bitter, weak, over, and under-developed) are outdated and their definitions are not standardized in the industry. In this lecture, the newest results from the UC Davis Coffee Center will …
#84 | A Two Part Arc About the C Market and the Future of Specialty | Expo Lectures 2019
This podcast is brought to you with the support of Last April, much of the discussion – at Expo and Re:co Symposium – was centered on the Coffee Price Crisis and the future of specialty. In a special episode to kick off the new year, we’re releasing a two-part lecture on the C market that …
Paderno’s Balanced Brew Coffee Maker Receives SCA Home Brewer Certification
The Paderno Balanced Brew Coffee Maker has received the SCA’s Certified Home Brewer mark. An iconic Canadian brand established in 1979, Paderno is widely known for a selection of quality cookware, bakeware, and kitchenware products. In 2019, Paderno launched a new range of appliances, including the newly certified Balanced Brew Coffee Maker especially designed to …
The SCA Publishes Updated Coffee Map of Europe
The landscape of coffee is continuously evolving and changing, with factors varying by country, region, and even continent. The SCA has recently published data in the form of infographics on national café and coffee shop market sizes in Europe. Coffee data for other regions of the world will be coming soon! In this article, cafés …
Building a Bright Future: Meet the Coffee Technicians Guild Vice Chair, Richard Muhl
SUSIE KEALY draws a spotlight to one of our long-term volunteers in a new series on SCA News. This month, she’s interviewed the Coffee Technicians Guild’s Vice Chair, Richard Muhl. A native of Perth, Australia, Richard is both the current Vice Chair of the Coffee Technicians Guild (CTG) and the Technical Services Manager for Five Senses. …
India’s First SCA Premier Training Campus: Araku Originals Coffee Campus
The SCA has recognized the first Premier Training Campus in India—Araku Coffee, a certified organic luxury global Indian coffee brand. As a Premier Training Campus, Araku Coffee now has accreditation to offer courses on Green Coffee/Sensory Skills/Q, Barista Skills, Brewing, and Roasting taught by authorized SCA trainers. Achieving SCA Premier Campus accreditation is a prestigious …
SCA Alumni Spotlight: Regine Guion-Firmin of Karibu Kahawa (Welcome Coffee)
Every year, over 30,000 coffee professionals complete an SCA education program with more enrolling each year. As a new regular feature, we’d like to spotlight some of our amazing alumni and share their successes. Our second featured alumnus is Regine Guion-Firmin, an AST based in Nairobi and working mainly in East Africa with coffee producers. …
#83 | Assessing and Addressing Profitability Constraints from Smallholder Coffee Producers in Yepocapa, Guatemala | Expo Lectures 2019
This podcast is brought to you with the support of Hundreds of smallholder coffee farmers in Yepocapa, Guatemala have experienced leaf-rust, drought, volcanic eruptions, and price fluctuations over the last few years. Profitability is the main constraint these farmers face, in maintaining healthy households and addressing price issues and other shocks – much like many other …