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I’d love to see some coffee snobs do ABX tests of their voodoo coffee vs. something from Walmart

• LesZedCB 3y ago
  it's called cupping and we do it regularly. it's extremely easy to detect differences between coffees when tasting side by side. I roast my own at home, doing two batches of different coffees at a time, and try to compare them with each other as well as my previous batches. using grocery store coffee as a baseline is actually recommended as well. I highly recommend doing a cupping sometime, it's great for learning what you like, you may discover something.
  • InCityDreams 3y ago
    What do you use/ how do you 'clean' your mouth between varieties? Water, I'd guess....?
    • LesZedCB 3y ago
      I rinse my spoon in water but i don't do anything else. here's the full protocol if you're interested! I highly recommend doing it sometime, just get a few different coffees, ideally with a roast date < 4 weeks old. "best by" dates can be like 6 months post roast. the rating system is for professionals, but doing each tasting focusing on specifics like acidity, bitterness, body, etc is definitely valuable! https://sca.coffee/research/protocols-best-practices https://sca.coffee/research/protocols-best-practices or if you prefer a video, James Hoffmann has a cupping walkthrough. https://youtu.be/cSEgP4VNynQ?si=JM8DBxMUEaxyh5HZ https://youtu.be/cSEgP4VNynQ?si=JM8DBxMUEaxyh5HZ