Protocol
| Term | German | Turkish | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cupping | Cupping | Kahve Tadımı | A standardized sensory evaluation method used by coffee professionals to sample, score, and analyze the aroma, flavor, body, acidity, and overall quality of coffee lots. In accordance with official SCA protocols, coarsely ground coffee is steeped directly with hot water in standardized bowls, allowing evaluators to assess fragrance, wet aroma, and gustatory attributes as the beverage cools. |
| Q Grading | Q-Grading | Q Grading | The systematic sensory evaluation and calibration process conducted by certified professionals known as Q Graders. Developed by the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) and integrated into modern Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) standards, this protocol assesses coffee across multiple attributes. Through the evolution of the Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) framework, Q Grading has shifted away from traditional single-number thresholds, moving instead toward a multi-dimensional approach that decouples objective sensory descriptions from affective quality judgments. |
- Cupping
- Cupping · Kahve Tadımı
- A standardized sensory evaluation method used by coffee professionals to sample, score, and analyze the aroma, flavor, body, acidity, and overall quality of coffee lots. In accordance with official SCA protocols, coarsely ground coffee is steeped directly with hot water in standardized bowls, allowing evaluators to assess fragrance, wet aroma, and gustatory attributes as the beverage cools.
- Q Grading
- Q-Grading · Q Grading
- The systematic sensory evaluation and calibration process conducted by certified professionals known as Q Graders. Developed by the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) and integrated into modern Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) standards, this protocol assesses coffee across multiple attributes. Through the evolution of the Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) framework, Q Grading has shifted away from traditional single-number thresholds, moving instead toward a multi-dimensional approach that decouples objective sensory descriptions from affective quality judgments.