The best part of waking up will never be the same.
Source: The Backbone of Coffee Standards Is About to Break. And the Fallout Is Coming for Your Morning Cup.
til: grading coffee is complicated and just changed.
fta:
For the past several months, the world of Q graders has been in a shock comparable to your brain after that third cold brew of the day. The CQI, which certified Q graders, has abruptly entered into an agreement brokered behind closed doors to license the entire Q program to another organization, effectively pulling the rug out from under those who have invested their time and money into the professional certification. In late April, during the annual Specialty Coffee Expo in Houston, the host of the event, the Specialty Coffee Association—which hosts all of the coffee industry’s largest conventions—unexpectedly announced it would be taking over the Q. Across the world of specialty coffee, Q graders have been left with a soon-to-be-obsolete certification, a lot of unanswered questions, and an undeniably bitter taste in their mouths.
