This handbook is ideal for field use when trying to detect defects in green coffee. Book includes the SCA standard for washed arabica specialty coffee as well as standard classification such as sample weights, table of defect equivalents, moisture content, water activity standard, bean size, defect classification, flavor characteristics, and roasted coffee quaker count standard.

Defect descriptions written and revised by: Standards Committee, Specialty Coffee Association Research Center

SCA Handbook Series: The Washed Arabica Green Coffee Defect Guide, Edition 3, 2018