Product Testing
Expert coffee grading and testing services.
Monitoring product performance and consistency is essential for successful modern coffee companies. Our coffee quality assurance services support the full value chain, covering all elements from green coffee pre-purchase, through roasting to finished coffee products.
Grading Services
Do you need to know if your coffee is specialty or commercial quality? With our on-site certified Q Arabica and Q Robusta grader, we offer expert coffee grading services using globally recognised standards to define quality. You might be looking for third party grading of coffee for a number of reasons, including:
Understanding the quality produced on your farm
Selecting the highest quality for competition or auction submission
Confirming pre-shipment sample quality
Checking the quality of landed samples
Pre-arbitration quality review
Testing Services
Our analytical coffee testing services enable businesses of all sizes access affordable tests to support decision making and manage quality assurance. Our services include:
Oxygen testing of finished packs
Green coffee moisture testing
Water activity measurement
Destructive moisture analysis of roasted coffee
Roast colour analysis
pH analysis
Single serve extraction analysis
Sensory analysis
The final taste and flavour of any coffee can be the ultimate defining factor in its success or failure, and for this reason sensory quality control of coffee is a crucial method of testing. Coffee Nexus team are trusted partner of many businesses for independently verifying coffee quality to product standards. We work for producers, exporters and importers, roasters and brands offering cost effective and confidential testing solutions:
Sensory profiling of green coffee components
Taste and flavour monitoring of finished products
Independent product monitoring of coffee to sensory standards
Assessment of inventory to company standards
At a glance
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: Video call (Zoom, link sent on booking)
Delivered by: John Thompson, Coffee Nexus
Location: Online, from your office, roastery or wherever you are
Booking: You'll receive a booking link after purchase to pick a slot
Follow-up: Written recommendations report within 3 working days
A focused one-hour conversation with an experienced coffee consultant.
Whether you are working through a specific challenge, considering a new direction, or want an independent view on your current approach, this call gives you clear, practical input without the commitment of a larger project.
What we'll typically cover
We look at the questions that matter most to you. This may include green coffee sourcing, quality control, sensory and cupping systems, roast development, training, or operational processes. The discussion stays focused on your situation and the outcomes you want to achieve.
Common areas include:
Roast profile development and consistency
Green coffee sourcing and supply chain decisions
Quality control and sensory systems
Developing new products for your company
Training and operational processes
The discussion always stays tightly focused on your situation and the outcomes you want.
Who this is for
Coffee businesses facing a specific decision or problem, from roast consistency and sourcing choices to quality control and training. If you want an independent view before you commit time or money, this call gives you clear, practical direction while the decision is still open. It also works well as a first conversation if you are considering a larger piece of consultancy work.
How it works
After booking, you send a short written brief outlining the issue or decision you want to discuss. On the call, we work through it together and keep the focus on the areas that matter most to you. Within three working days, you receive a written summary with clear recommendations and suggested next steps.
What you take away
You receive a concise written report tailored to your business, plus any relevant suggestions for further training, grading, product development or consultancy support if needed. The report is yours to keep and share internally.