ACE Lab is located within the Alliance for Coffee Excellence’s global headquarters, in Portland, Oregon. The ACE Lab is a Global Coffee Center (GCC) for the Cup of Excellence Program. ACE Lab is the first certified Q Venue for the Professional level in the world. The ACE lab is proud to be an In-Country Partner (ICP) for CQI. Our goal is to be a hub for a successful and busy community of coffee professionals.
The ACE Lab is a professionally equipped cupping lab, brew training, classroom, and event space. ACE Lab has everything needed to host cupping classes, workshops, brew training sessions, office days and events.
Classroom Includes:
- Seating for 24 people
- Q certified for 14 students
- Flexible layout of tables & chairs
- Overhead projection with audio
- Sonos system
- Reliable Wifi
- Posters and equipment needed for Q Classes
- Climate Controlled
- Video Conferencing
- Printer/ Scanner
- Power outlets
- Whiteboard
Coffee Lab Includes:
- Mahlkönig EK-43 Coffee Grinder
- Mahlkönig Guatemala Lab Grinder
- Probat Sample Roaster*
- Fetco Extracto 1 sided brewer
- Water filtration installed and maintained by BlackRabbit
- Induction Burners
- Hot Water Kettles
- Goose Neck Kettles
- Manual Brew Equipment (V60, Chemex, Kalita)
- Over 350 Cupping Bowls
- Cupping Spoons
- Graduated Cylinders
- 8 Le Nes du Cafe Kits
- SCA Green Grading Matts
- SCA Green Defect Handbooks
- 4 Larger Cupping Tables
- CQI Certified for 14
- Broad Spectrum Lighting
- Blackout Shades & LED Red Lights
- Dishwasher / Utility Sink
Classes, Events, and other common rentals at ACE LAB:
- CoE: Sensory Education Train, CoE Global Coffee Center for Ethiopian and Central American Cup of Excellence Competitions. Local cupping events to showcase CoE coffee
- ACE: Privet Collection Auction Cuppings, Board Meetings
- CQI: Q Cupping Essentials, Q Arabica, Q Processing Generalist, Q Calibration
- SCA: Foundations of Coffee, Instructor Development Program, Grading,
- Evaluation, and Roasting Coffee Courses.
- World Coffee Research: Meetings, cuppings, and office days
- Various roasters and importers: Sample roasting, cupping, events
- Local cafes: Brew training
- Nike: Team building events
- Offsite office days
- Small Conferences