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did my first ever coffee cupping!

cupping 101:

breath in through your mouth and nose

breath when you grind the beans, beans in hot water and when you break the crema

use a spoon and slurp the coffee liquid and spit it out

each time you should get different flavors.. apparently... i didnt get anything... :(



different people get different notes from the same cup of coffee.



why does every espresso shot taste sour to me, even a good… Continue

well more like what ive learnt about coffee yesterday and cant be bother blogging until today.



finally found out what a doppio ristretto is

doppio mean 2

ristretto mean restricted.

essentially it half a short black. as i recall, its around a 10 second extraction which gives it a fuller coffee flavor.



an espresso should have you tasting it around the whole tongue and it needs to be enjoyed straight away otherwise itll turn bitter and sour.



know your… Continue

always stay cool, calm and collected no matter how stressful the situation is.

much like all things in life, ive learned that coffee is a ever learning process to a perfection where no one apart from god himself can ever achieve. so i strive to create a good cup of coffee which im currently learning to do and i hope by documenting my learning experience via a impersonal online diary can help with my journey somehow...



wish i could have started this at the beginning of my epic coffee saga but hey three weeks barista experience is close enough to the… Continue