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Exploring “Alternative” Brewing Methods to Drive Sweetness

FILIP BARTELAK explores the findings of Dr. MACKENZIE BATALI’s recent work on fractionation and sweetness.

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Voting in the 2021 SCA Poland 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 Poland, cast your vote for the new National Coordinator for the SCA Poland Chapter now.

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Five Troubleshooting Tips For Coffee Roasters, From Coffee Technicians

Many simple roaster malfunctions have relatively simple repair pathways open to the well-rounded tech.

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How to Diagnose Your Boiler Fill Issue

When boilers overfill or fail to fill at all, there are a few observations you can make at the outset that will point you in the right direction.

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How to Train Your Tech to Be a Troubleshooter

So, you have found a person who thinks being a coffee tech would be an excellent job. Now all you have is to teach them how to troubleshoot!

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Join the Conversation on Livelihoods in Coffee with the Barista Guild

Over the last few years there has been increasing interest in the concepts of a living wage and a living income in coffee. The SCA’s Barista Guild wanted to further the conversation by exploring the perspective of the hourly coffee worker. Explore the results of the exploratory survey and stay tuned for more on the Livelihoods in Coffee series.

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Registration is Now Open for the Specialty Coffee Expo 2021!

Registration is now open for the 2021 Specialty Coffee Expo taking place September 30 - October 3, 2021 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

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Announcing the latest Coffee Retail Summit

The Specialty Coffee Association has announced a secondCoffee Retail Summit, a free-to-attend virtual event for coffee retail businesses.

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SCA USA Chapter Welcomes the 2021 - 2023 Chapter Committee Members

The USA Chapter of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA USA Chapter) completed its inaugural lottery election process to elect incoming members of the Chapter Committee.

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Premier Training Campus Spotlight: Academy of Coffee Project NY

This week, KALEENA TEOH and CHI SUM NGAI, co-founders of Coffee Project NY, told us about the company’s Premier Training Campus located in Long Island City, NY, USA.

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#CoffeeExpo2021 is heading to New Orleans September 30 - October 3, 2021

The Specialty Coffee Association is pleased to announce that the Specialty Coffee Expo will return September 30 to October 3, 2021 in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Many of the popular Expo features will return with new COVID-19 safety measures in place led by a designated COVID-19 Safety Officer.

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Amal Yemen: Inspiring Hope Through Coffee

On April 9th, 2021 people all over the planet will come together to learn about Yemen’s extraordinary history and modern culture alongside leading coffee personalities, internationally acclaimed scholars, scientists, and Yemeni artists.

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Ask a CTG Expert #18: A Look Back at Season Two

In the final episode of season two of Ask An Expert, the producers look back at all 17 episodes in the series (so far), take your questions, and give a little preview of what's coming up in future episodes of this popular series.

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Ask a CTG Expert #17 Brewer Operation and Troubleshooting

In this #AskAnExpert episode, Kaleb Leach and Rich Leeson are back to talk about coffee brewers. View the conversation on basic brewer operation and troubleshooting.

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Ask a CTG Expert #16: Preventative Measure Programs 101

This #AskAnExpert session is all about prevention. Join Clinton Hodnett for a panel discussion on everything coffee techs should take into consideration when setting up preventative measure programs. Learn everything from how to set labor to pricing.

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SCA Poland Interviews Agnieszka Rojewska - SCA Community Spotlight

MARCIN RZOŃCA, Marketing Coordinator for the SCA Poland Chapter, sat down with Agnieszka Rojewska after she picked up two more titles—Polish Coffee in Good Spirits Champion and Cezve/Ibrik Champion at the 2021 National Championships.

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Announcing Coffee Retail Summit, a new free virtual event and resource library for coffee retail businesses.

The Specialty Coffee Association has announced Coffee Retail Summit, a new free virtual event and resource library for coffee retail businesses.

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Premier Training Campus Spotlight: Raf & Co

This week Raf Mlodzianowski, founder and CEO of Raf & Co, tells us about the company’s Premiere Training Campus located in Warsaw, Poland.


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Ask a CTG Expert #15: What Coffee Techs Should Know About Coffee

This week's #AskAnExpert is all about coffee. What should coffee techs know about coffee quality? Join Kaleb Leach and Marty Roe for a presentation and Q&A on the SCA's standards for green grading, cupping, water, and brewing. 🛠 Powered by the Coffee Technicians Program, an educational curriculum of the Specialty Coffee Association.

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Registration is Now Open for the 2021 Virtual Workshops Series

Registration is now open for the 2021 Virtual Workshops Series, a series of workshops curated for a more in-depth understanding of topics relevant to specialty coffee from the entire value chain.

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