coffee diary

we proudly serve stumptown coffee...i enjoyed an americano at tiny's and a cappuccino at the albina press.

cupping 101

cupping 101
facilitaor: ed
objective: to analyze four coffee samples
roll call: jonathan, cheryl, ryan and kira

we were given 4 coffee beans to analyze

we analyzed the fragrances and aroma of the ground coffees

water was added to the ground coffee

more smelling of wet coffee

it's time to break the crust to capture the escaping gases (aromas)

spray and slurp to analyze the brightness, flavor, body and after taste

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the cupping was concluded with the attendees comparing notes and sharing their descriptions of the four coffee types based on five categories: fragrance/aroma, brightness, flavor, body and aftertaste. finally ed revealed the coffees samples...a tripled picked sumatra, misty valley ethipoian, 80 lot costa rican and an paca mara, el salvador.

poster by alex

screen printed poster by alex kim

postcard

thank you cam for designing a fab postcard for the holiday hearts and crafts affair!

painting completed...10.18.07

dog portrait by kira

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