Q Grader

How to Prepare for a Q Grader Arabica Course

What to expect in your Q Grader course.

The Q Grader Arabica course typically takes 6 full days to complete. The schedule below provides a typical layout for 3 days of instruction and practice with a subsequent 3 days of cuppings and examinations. Depending on your course instructor or your host, your program may look slightly different.

Perspectives EP02 with Seife

Perspectives in Coffee interview with an Ethiopian coffee industry leader.

Check out the second Perspectives in Coffee interview with Seife Tuuloskorpi. The founder and face of Seife’s Coffee (since 1967) working with incredible farm cooperatives and producers to add value at origin, produce and process INCREDIBLE COFFEES.

Learn from Seife’s challenging and bold journey from Sweden to invest back into his birthplace Ethiopia. Though born in coffees provenance, he was raised in a traditional coffee market. We can learn from his willingness to risk, struggle and build an enduring legacy.

I highly recommend Seife’s Coffee. Not only as a friend, but as a true partner advocate for the long-term growth and health of our specialty coffee industry - this is a company you should seek to work with and these are coffees you won’t want to miss.

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As mentioned in the video, click below to access and download Ethiopian coffee growing region maps as produced by Nespresso with their Technoserve project of which Seife has participated. These maps may be used for your education and decoration but not for commercial or sale purposes.

Download 5 Ethiopian Coffee Maps


As mentioned in EP01, with Tim Heinze, we will be holding a Q-Grader Arabica course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at Seife’s Lab. Details TBD for March 2022. Join the Email News to stay informed.


2021: Request International Samples at Seife’s

2022: Request USA Samples at ROCC

 

For AMAZING coffees, with a POSITIVE impact, to SMALLHOLDER growers, then CHECK OUT Seife’s!


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Perspectives EP01 with Tim

Perspectives in Coffee interview with a CQI Instructor Q-Grader Arabica and Processing.

Check out the first Perspectives in Coffee interview with Tim Heinze. Tim Heinze is the Coffee Education Manager with Sucafina providing support to their offices across the world working at all points in the supply chain. He also is the Director of The Center, and online learning community serving the global coffee industry hosted at thecenter.coffee.

Tim has worked in the coffee industry since 2009 focusing mainly on production, processing, exporting, and trade. He is based in Houston, TX and loves fishing, baseball, and spending time with his family.-

  • What is the difference between the SCA Sensory curriculum and the Q Arabica Grader course?

  • How should we plan and prepare for taking the Q Grader course?

  • What should we expect when traveling and training for a Q course?

  • What got Timothy Heinze started in coffee?

  • How did Tim transition from Yunnan Coffee Traders in Pu’er China to the SCA and CQI to Sucafina?

  • How can we connect with Tim Heinze and learn more about upcoming training?

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Q GRADER

As mentioned, Adam and Tim, we organize a Q-Grader Arabica course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Details TBD for March 2022. Join the Email News to stay informed.


🌟 TIM HEINZE'S BIO 🌟

Coffee Education Manager at Sucafina and Director of The Center

Personal IG: timheinzesea

Company IG: thecenter.coffee

Podcast: https://thecenter.coffee/podcasts

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