Join the CTG for a New Season of Ask the Pros!

The CTG is kicking off a new season of Ask The Pros in 2022, with episodes streaming February through March!

Community, ReadSpecialty Coffee AssociationFebruary 6, 2022Coffee Technicians Guild

Registration Is Now Open for the 2022 Specialty Coffee Expo

Registration is now open for the 2022 Specialty Coffee Expo taking place April 8 – 10, 2022 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts

Read, Announcements, FeaturesSCA StaffJanuary 25, 2022Events, Expo 2022

Understanding and Servicing the Heating Circuit

As a beverage equipment technician, we can see many different types of machines that heat water. These are espresso machines, drip coffee machines, tea brewers, hot chocolate machines, hot water machines and others. Servicing a machine with a heating issue begins with understanding the heating circuit, its path, and the parts in the path.

Community, ReadSpecialty Coffee AssociationJanuary 6, 2022Coffee Technicians Guild

Prometheus & Epimetheus – The Technician’s Path

What sets apart one technician from another? What are the two different paths a technician can choose to take? And what lessons can we learn from Greek mythological figures Prometheus and Epimetheus?

Community, ReadSpecialty Coffee AssociationDecember 16, 2021Coffee Technicians Guild

Meet the Newly Elected Members on the 2022-2023 SCA Board of Directors

Members of the Specialty Coffee Association have cast their ballots in the elections to fill five seats on the Board of Directors in the 2022-2023 cycle.

The ZWILLING ENFINIGY Drip Coffee Maker Receives the SCA Certified Home Brewer Mark

The ZWILLING ENFINIGY has been awarded the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Certified Home Brewer mark. In a crowded and competitive market, the SCA Certified Home Brewer mark helps consumers find and choose the best coffee makers, backed by the science and experience of the Specialty Coffee Association. Certified Home Brewers are thoroughly tested in the laboratory and must meet the SCA’s quality standards for brewing specialty coffee at home.

Read, AnnouncementsSpecialty Coffee AssociationDecember 13, 2021Research, Certified Home Brewer Program

The Nuts and Bolts of Setting up a Service Department

How many techs does it take to turn a bolt?

From managing your fellow humans to financial literacy and digital tools, setting up a service department is a skill in itself. If you’ve been tasked with founding or leading a service department for a roaster-retailer, this one’s for you. (And if you enjoy brilliant tech-based jokes, this one may also be for you…)

Community, ReadSpecialty Coffee AssociationDecember 11, 2021Coffee Technicians Guild

Announcing the Results of the 2021 Guild Elections!

Today we are celebrating new members on the Leadership Councils for our three guilds: Barista Guild, Coffee Roasters Guild, and Coffee Technicians Guild!

Understanding Value | 25, Issue 16

We’ve written quite a bit, recently, about the value of coffee.

Read, 25, AnnouncementsSpecialty Coffee AssociationDecember 8, 2021Welcome, Issue 16

Love at First Sip: A History of Coffee in Korea | 25, Issue 16

CECILIA HAE-JIN LEE traces the history of coffee in Korea.

Read, 25Specialty Coffee AssociationDecember 8, 2021Issue 16, Spotlight

Malawi’s Unfulfilled Promise: The Impact of Coffee Wilt Disease and Subsidies on Coffee Production | 25, Issue 16

DEOGRACIAS KALIMA explores the complex history and state of coffee growing in Malawi.

Read, 25Specialty Coffee AssociationDecember 8, 2021Issue 16, Origins

Interpreting the Flow: Building An Overall Picture of Farmworker Conditions in El Salvador and Honduras | 25, Issue 16

Professor CARLOS CARPIO, PhD and KATIE VON DER LIETH share a preview of a forthcoming multidisciplinary Coffee Science Foundation research project on specialty coffee labor dynamics in El Salvador and Honduras.

Read, 25Specialty Coffee AssociationDecember 8, 2021Issue 16, Research

Quantifying the Intangible: How Much Are Consumers Willing to Pay for Ecolabeled Coffee? | 25, Issue 16

Lead Author NIZAM ABDU shares the findings of a recent meta-analysis of coffee ecolabeling published in Heliyon, an all-science, open access journal.

Read, 25Specialty Coffee AssociationDecember 8, 2021Issue 16, Insight

The Information Landscape: What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Smallholder Coffee Producers | 25, Issue 16

JANICA ANDERZÉN and Professor V. ERNESTO MÉNDEZ of the Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative at the University of Vermont trace the efforts of a new initiative, the State of the Smallholder Coffee Farmer, and explain what’s needed to take the project beyond this first stage.

Read, 25Specialty Coffee AssociationDecember 8, 2021Issue 16, Viewpoint

The Evolution of San José’s Cafecito | 25, Issue 16

MARÍA PAZ LOBO ZELEDÓN explains how the cafecito experience is changing in the Costa Rican capital.

Read, 25Specialty Coffee AssociationDecember 8, 2021Issue 16, Destinations

World Coffee Research Survey: Your Assistance is Requested to Help Ensure the Future of Coffee

Your Assistance is Requested to Help Ensure the Future of Coffee. The Specialty Coffee Association community is invited to share their perspective on motivations and barriers to sustainability and research investments in this 15-minute survey.

Read, AnnouncementsSCA StaffDecember 6, 2021Research, Survey

Programming: 2022 Content Generation Survey

The SCA Content Development group need your input to help shape next year's events and publications. Take this survey.

Read, AnnouncementsSCA StaffDecember 3, 2021Research, Survey, Community Impact Survey Video

Meet The Alto Mayo Landscape Peru REDD+ Project, 2021 Sustainability Award Winner for Best Project

Learn all about the 2021 winner of the Sustainability Award in the Project Model Category: the Alto Mayo Landscape Peru REDD+ Project. The project creates incentives for the local community to conserve the forest and reduces their reliance on unsustainable farming practices.