Green, roast, and brew QC checkpoints
How to establish quality control (QC) checkpoints across the coffee supply chain—from green beans, through roasting, to brewing—to ensure consistency and excellence.
Visual inspection
Alignment checks and shimming
How to perform alignment checks on coffee grinder burrs and use shimming to correct misalignment for optimal grind consistency.
Particle measurement basics
How to measure and understand grind particle size, distribution, and its impact on extraction.
Alignment and parallelism
How precise alignment and parallel positioning of burrs affects grind consistency and extraction performance.
Quakers: identification and removal
Understand how to spot quakers in roasted coffee and best practices for removing them to protect cup quality.
Sampling and trier technique
This topic covers how to properly sample coffee beans during roasting using a trier, ensuring accurate roast monitoring and consistency across batches.