Portfolio building and case studies
How coffee professionals can build a career portfolio and use case studies to demonstrate skills, achievements, and industry impact.
Roast development
Response surface methodology (RSM)
How Response Surface Methodology (RSM) is applied in coffee research to optimize brewing and roasting by modeling variable interactions.
Triangle testing and statistics
How triangle testing is used in coffee sensory science to determine whether detectable differences exist between samples, and how statistics validate the results.
Sweetness perception and roast effects
How sweetness in coffee is perceived, what compounds contribute to it, and how roast development influences sweetness expression.
Corrective profile adjustments
How to adjust roast profiles to correct defects and achieve consistent cup quality.
Bean fracture and chipping
Recognize the causes and prevention methods for fractured or chipped coffee beans during and after roasting.