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Courses & Community
Stories from our classrooms, competitions and coffee community, in Thailand and beyond. Explore completed courses, meet the people who joined us and browse the original photo albums.
Q Grader in Chitwan: Bringing Roast Identification and Green Grading Together
The final stage of our March 2026 Q Grader programme in Chitwan brought the different parts of coffee evaluation together. Students continued with roast identification and green grading before moving into the examination stage.
May 281 min read
Q Grader in Laos, Day 3: Robusta, Aroma and Calibration
Robusta green grading, flavour references, aroma training and triangulation brought physical assessment and sensory calibration together on Day 3 of our Q Grader course in Laos.
Mar 31 min read
Q Grader in Laos, Day 2: Green Grading and Coffee Value
Washed Arabica green grading and a second calibration round helped students connect physical assessment with coffee value on Day 2 of our Q Grader course in Laos.
Feb 251 min read
Q Grader in Laos, Day 1: Physical Assessment and Sensory Language
A look back at the opening day of Q Grader training in Laos: green grading, Coffee Value Assessment and shared sensory language at the cupping table.
Feb 241 min read
Q Grader Green Grading: A Second Round of Defect Recognition
A second round of green grading challenged students to identify defects, work under time pressure and make consistent decisions across unfamiliar coffee samples.
Jan 51 min read
Green Coffee Grading with the Doi Kaew Community in Chiang Mai
Working with the Doi Kaew learning centre in Chiang Mai to share green coffee knowledge, defect identification and practical quality assessment ahead of harvest.
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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