精品咖啡定義SCAA(中)

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The Roaster

High quality coffees are next transferred to the COFFEE ROASTER who may be certified by the Roasters Guild as having completed numerous hours of coursework and hands-on training to skillfully roast the specialty bean. Coffee roasting is an art that requires a high degree of knowledge and experience to produce specialty level roast profiles. Coffee must be closely monitored during the roasting process and scientific principles of heat transfer, thermodynamics and coffee chemistry must be applied to ensure the highest standard of quality and flavor come through in the final roasted bean.

烘焙師

高品質的咖啡接下來轉交到烘焙師的手裡，有些烘焙師受過美國烘焙師協會(RG)的認證，完成多時數的烘焙課程和實務操作培訓，以熟練地烘焙精品咖啡生豆。

咖啡烘焙是一門藝術，必須擁有豐富的知識和經驗，才能完成精品等級的咖啡烘焙。

咖啡在烘焙的過程中必須在符合傳導學、熱力學、化學的前期下進行密切監控，以確保最終烘培出來的咖啡豆擁有最高的品質和風味。

The Barista

Once the specialty coffee beans reach the retail environment, they have already passed 3 levels of inspection to ensure an extremely high level of quality control, however the process in not yet complete. The BARISTA, who may be certified by the Barista Guild of America as having completed numerous hours of coursework and hands-on training, is the final coffee professional to guarantee the lifecycle of the specialty bean is completed. Specialty level Baristas are not only highly skilled in brewing equipment operations; they routinely are deeply informed as to the origin of the coffee bean and how it’s flavor profiles will be revealed in brewing . If the specialty bean is not brewed properly it is possible that its true flavor potential could be lost; the Barista ensures each bean reaches its full brewed promise.

咖啡師

一但精品咖啡豆到達零售通路，代表他們已經通過前三個階段高標準的品質控管，但還沒完成所有流程。

有些咖啡師受過美國咖啡師公會的認證，完成多時數的吧檯課程和實務操作培訓，以專業地完成精品咖啡豆生產環節的最後一個階段。

專業的咖啡師不光是嫻熟於操作咖啡沖煮設備，通常也深入了解咖啡豆的生產履歷，並能夠挖掘出隱藏在咖啡豆中的風味。

如果精品咖啡沒有被盡可能正確地萃取，可能會失去他真實的風味。咖啡師確保了每顆咖啡豆都能被完整的萃取。

The Comsumer

Not expecting to see yourself in this list? In fact, it is the CONSUMER who completes the lifecycle of the specialty coffee bean by actively seeking out and choosing specialty coffee options. When you take the time to find a local coffee bar or roastery that is dedicated to quality, or take an extra moment to learn from your barista about the people whose hands and passion produced the cup you’re enjoying so that you can make more informed choices, you demonstrate not only a commitment to a higher standard of quality of taste and flavor but also a commitment to a higher standard of living for every person who contributed along the way.

消費者 

沒想到自己也是精品咖啡產業的一份子？事實上，正是消費者積極地尋找及選擇完成了精品咖啡的最終生產環節。

當您花時間去尋找當地優質的咖啡館或烘豆廠，更進一步地從咖啡師口中得知：享受一杯精品咖啡是靠著好多人的奉獻與熱情，就能讓你做出更聰明的選擇，你追求的不光只是咖啡品質和風味的最高標準，還有精品咖啡生產流程中每個角色的精益求精。