COFFEE CRAFTBETAWelcome to the
Coffee Craft Academy
A quiet place to learn coffee the way wine is learned — its history, its species, the hands that grow it, and the craft that turns a bean into a cup worth sitting with.
Earn beans for every card you study and quiz you complete. Progress is saved for this session only.
MEET THE ROASTERS
A curated list of roasters who are the icons of coffee craft — the people quietly shaping how the world tastes coffee today.
THE MENU · LEARN THE LANGUAGE
From the history and pioneers to species, processing, roasting, and the flavor wheel.
HISTORY OF SPECIALTY COFFEE
The waves and the people who made the cup we drink today.
9 CARDS · 5 QUIZ
COFFEE SPECIES
Meet the four cultivated species behind every cup.
5 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
VARIETIES
Inside Arabica — the cultivars that shape flavor.
7 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
PROCESSING METHODS
How the cherry becomes the bean.
5 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
ROAST INTENSITY
From light to dark — what fire does to the bean.
7 CARDS · 5 QUIZ
FLAVOR WHEEL
A vocabulary for what you taste.
13 CARDS · 10 QUIZ
BRING YOUR OWN BAG
Decode the label on the coffee in front of you, predict the cup, and dial in a recipe.
ESPRESSO FUNDAMENTALS
Pressure, dose, yield, time — the four numbers behind every great shot.
OTHER CAFÉ DRINKS & CRAFT
Black coffee recipes, milk-based drinks, and the small daily habits that turn a 7/10 cup into a 9/10.
GEAR & EQUIPMENT
A deep tour of pour-over, immersion, espresso machines, grinders, water and setup — what to buy at home and what a working café actually needs.
POUR-OVER & FILTER BREWERS
Cones, flat beds, and the paper that quietly shapes your cup.
6 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
IMMERSION & ALTERNATIVE METHODS
French press, AeroPress, Clever, Moka, siphon — when steeping wins.
6 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
ESPRESSO MACHINES & TOOLS
Anatomy of the bar machine — and the small parts that move the needle.
6 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
GRINDERS — DEEP DIVE
Burr geometry, retention, alignment — where the cup actually lives.
6 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
WATER, ACCESSORIES & SETUP
The invisible 98%, the boring gear that wins, and what to buy first.
7 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
CUPS & VESSELS
Why the cup shape, size, and material change the drink in your hand.
7 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
CAFÉ ETIQUETTE & HOSPITALITY
How to walk into a specialty bar, how to stand behind one, and how coffee is taken in Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia, and beyond.
CAFÉ ETIQUETTE — FOR THE GUEST
How to walk into a specialty bar and be welcome twice.
6 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
BEHIND THE BAR — A BARISTA'S CODE
Hospitality is the second drink. A barista's quiet contract with the guest.
6 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
COFFEE CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD
How to drink coffee in Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia, and beyond.
6 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
EXPLORE COFFEE TODAY
Interactive playgrounds wired to real, public data — prices, café density, and who actually works in the trade.
THE SHELF
50+ curated references — research papers, official guides, essays, books, podcasts, open datasets, and notable projects. Every entry links to the source.
OPEN RESOURCES →ORIGINS & PRODUCERS
Where coffee grows, who grows it, and how money flows back to the farm — regions, smallholders, cooperatives, and the trade behind the cup.
ORIGINS & GROWING REGIONS
The Bean Belt and what each origin actually tastes like.
8 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
PRODUCERS · WHO GROWS YOUR COFFEE
Smallholders, cooperatives, estates, and the daily work of a coffee farm.
8 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
COFFEE TRADE & PRODUCER ECONOMICS
From the C-price to direct trade — how money flows back to the farm.
7 CARDS · 4 QUIZ
SPECIALTY COFFEE CULTURE
Third Wave, the emerging Fourth Wave, notable media, festivals, competitions, and the public figures shaping how the world drinks coffee today.
THIRD WAVE & THE EMERGING FOURTH
Where specialty has been, where it's going, and what the 'Fourth Wave' actually means.
6 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
MEDIA, FESTIVALS & COMPETITIONS
Where specialty coffee culture is made public — magazines, podcasts, films, expos, comps.
7 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
PUBLIC FIGURES OF TODAY
The contemporary voices shaping how the world drinks specialty coffee.
8 CARDS · 3 QUIZ
A CUP IS MANY HANDS
Every great coffee passes through a farmer who picks only the ripest cherries, a processor who watches drying beds like a hawk, a roaster who develops a curve by ear, and a barista who dials in shot by shot. Coffee Craft is a thank-you to all of them.
“When you learn the coffee, you learn the people.” — the Master