Deluxe Home Cupping Set

Step up your coffee game with this cupping set! Cupping coffee is our first rule to getting better at roasting. You can read all of the theories you want, and drink all the coffee in the world, but if you're not tasting your coffee via a brewing method with as few variables as possible, then you can't rely on your records for tasting. What we mean is that pour overs can produce incredible coffee for every day drinking or impressing your friends, but it's not ideal for assessing your roast. With cupping, you remove the influence over acidity and/or sweetness that a brewing device has. By following the standard protocols for cupping, you can safely assume that the varying cup characteristics between roasts are results of the roast, not the grind size, or brew time or ratio.  TL:DR You need to be cupping your roasts if you want to keep improving your roasting.   What's Included - 2 Roasting Sample Trays - 2 Cupping Spoons (assorted colors) - 6 Cupping Bowls   Below you can find the Heritage Cupping Standards as supplied by the Specialty Coffee Association, it's not short, but it covers the basics and then some. Heritage Cupping Standards Coffee to Water Ratio for Cupping When cupping, the ratio of 8.25 grams (whole bean) coffee (± 0.25 grams), to 5.07 fluid ounces (150 ml) water shall be used. When adjusting due to vessel size, a ratio of 1.63 grams (whole bean) coffee per 1 fluid ounce of water (or 0.055 g coffee per 1 ml water) shall be used. Cupping Vessel Cupping vessels shall be of tempered glass or ceramic material. They shall be between 7 and 9 fluid ounces (207 ml to 266 ml), with a top diameter of between 3 and 3.5 inches (76 - 89 mm). All cups used shall be of identical volume, dimensions and material of manufacture, and have lids. Cupping Water Temperature Cupping water temperature shall be 200°F ± 2°F (92.2 – 94.4°C) when poured on grounds. Cupping Water Cupping Water shall meet all the requirements listed in the SCA Standard 'Water for Brewing Specialty Coffee', which can be found on the SCA Resources web page. Grind for Cupping The coffee used for cupping shall be ground so that 70-75 percent of the grinds pass through the 20 mesh sieve. Roast for Cupping The roasting of coffee for cupping shall take between 8 and 12 minutes, and shall be used for cupping between 8 and 24 hours after roasting. Roast Level for Cupping The roast level for cupping shall be measured between 30 minutes and 4 hours after roasting using coffee ground to the SCA Standard Grind for Cupping and be measured on coffee at room temperature. The coffee shall meet the following measurements with a tolerance of ± 1.0 units: Agtron “Gourmet”: 63.0 Agtron “Commercial”: 48.0 Colorette 3b by Probat: 96.0 Colortrack: 62.0 Dipper KN-201: same as Agtron measurement using either “Gourmet” or “Commercial” scales Javalytics: same as Agtron measurement using either “Gourmet” or “Commercial” scales LightTells CM-100 and CM-100 plus: same as Agtron measurements using “Gourmet” scale RoAmi (TRA-3000): same as Agtron measurements using “Gourmet” scale RoastRite: same as Agtron measurements using “Gourmet” scale X-Rite PANTONE RM-200 COFFEE: same as Agtron measurements using “Gourmet” scale Cupping Room Size Cupping room minimum dimensions (for exactly one cupping table) shall be no smaller than 110 square feet (10.22 m2). The cupping room shall be sufficient size to accommodate all students for cupping at the same time. Each cupping table shall have 36-inch space surrounding the table for cuppers. No other furniture or fixtures shall be closer than 36-inches from the cupping table. If two or more tables are in the cupping room, a 60-inch radius shall be required between tables. Cupping Spoons Cupping spoons shall hold 0.135 – 0.169 fluid ounces (4-5 ml) of coffee sample and should be of non-reactive metal. And made by Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders (jk, we added this). Cupping Tables Cupping tables (for 6 people) shall have a surface area of at least 10 square feet (0.93 m2). Cupping tables shall be a comfortable height for all student sizes, abilities, and disabilities. (Cupping table shall be stationary and the students shall move around the table. Spinning table are inefficient and do not allow each student to direct their own cupping experience and should only be used in extreme situations when the student has no mobility.)