Interested in how strong your coffee was brewed? The SCAE now offers the SCAE Refractometer, it is easily portable and is an essential tool for quality control everywhere coffee is brewed.
The Refractometer comes with the new dedicated ExtractMojo software developed by George Howell, this guarantees a quick and easy measurement.
Have you bought one? Or a similar device? Please let us have a look!
The SCAE is now offering a select line of coffee-related jewellery items from Italian designer, artisan and goldsmith Pietro Marmo. The online coffee jewellery range, which is being offered at special prices to members, includes pendants, bracelets and cufflinks, all using coffee as a theme. Included is a line of miniature silver coffee grinders, as well as life size coffee beans moulded in silver, in natural, dark or gold plated finishes. Click here to visit the shop and see the collection.
Basic, advanced and professional and profile roasting are all covered in the three latest one-day courses being given in December by IECafe, the Barcelona-based training organisation led by SCAE Authorised Trainer Jon Willassen.
The SCAE’s certified Authorised Trainers, coffee experts with wide experience of their subject, offer courses covering everything from green beans through roasting, brewing and serving the final cup.
The Authorised Trainers are based in most European countries, and offer their courses on a regular basis and in a number of European languages.
To get full details of the three courses, and others, offered by IECafe — as well as details of the many other SCAE Authorised Trainers and their courses — consult the Education section of the website, where you can access the full list — or just click here!
Mick Wheeler, the current Executive Director at the SCAE, announced to step down from the position at the end of 2010. The SCAE is new in search for a replacement, more information can be found at www.scae.com.