⚠️NOTICE: The coffees used for this documentation are for example only and do NOT represent lab or official results⚠️

DemoX is a lightweight cupping tool utilizing the Coffee Rose allowing you to quickly build a flight, invite others, cup, and share the results with anyone. It’s a web app so can be used on a laptop, desktop or tablet (no mobile support for the moment). The workflow looks something like this:

Diagram.png

To get started, choose if you want to Create a flight, or join an existing one.

1. Create a Flight

  1. Open DemoX by tapping the Icon on the tablet or visiting the URL: https://rose-demo.cafeimports.com/x
  2. Choose Create a Flight
  3. Enter your name (this is used to identify each cupper’s contribution)
  4. Enter a Flight Name (this can be anything but usually what the cupping is for). The Coffee Rose will add a date to the flight automatically.
  5. Choose if you would like scoring to be hidden while cupping. If you choose Yes scoring will be hidden while cupping, but still appear in the Flight Summary.

CreateFlight.mov

1. Join a Flight

  1. Open DemoX by tapping the Icon on the tablet or visiting the URL: https://rose-demo.cafeimports.com/x
  2. Choose Join a Flight
  3. Enter your name (this is used to identify your contribution to the flight)
  4. Enter the Invite Code provided to you by the flight master
  5. Choose Join

JoinFlight.mov

2. Adding Coffees

Add Coffee.mov

Your flight will be created but we still need to add the coffees we will be cupping. Some fields are required for identifying the coffee on the table and calculating the final output, while others are optional and for your own reference.

We read from left to right and when skimming an article or image for important things, we generally also start from the left and work to the right. DemoX works the same way. Broad information on the left, and important details or things that need extra attention on the right.

When building your flight or cupping, coffees are listed on the left, and choosing one of them will open their details to the right.

Required

  1. Add a Name or Table Number for the coffee.
  2. Choose the process the coffee underwent from the Process dropdown.
  3. Choose the Country of Origin from the dropdown.

Optional

  1. Region of Origin
  2. Producer
  3. Variety
  4. Elevation (m/ft)

Once you are done entering the required information and any optional information, choose Save.

Note that coffee you just entered changes status from Incomplete to Ready in the left hand column

Need to add another coffee? Choose Add Coffee in the left hand column to repeat the process above for as many times as needed. DemoX currently supports single extractions of each coffee*.* If you wish to cup multiple extractions of the same coffee, you may do so by adding them as if they were separate coffees to compare the results across cups, however they will not be calculated or displayed collectively in the Flight Summary.

Notice that the coffees have a status indicator and color depending on if the coffee is Incomplete (missing required information) Ready (has not been cupped), Complete (has been cupped) or Defective (contains defects).

You can review your work by tapping or clicking the coffee in the left column to see it’s details, if you’ve added all your coffees, choose Start Cupping to well…start cupping!

See Coffee Details.mov

3. Cup

UsingtheRose.mov

Entering Descriptors on the Rose

DemoX uses the standard Coffee Rose for entering descriptions about a given coffee. If you are familiar with the Rose from other versions, you’ll feel right at home!

The Rose allows you to enter what you are experiencing, and the intensity of that experience. Is also lets you add information about any defects, and builds a description of the coffee for you as you work.

  1. Start by choosing a category (the inner-most ring of the Rose)
  2. If you want to add more detail, work your way out each tier of descriptors as the Rose expands. This does not add each one of these items to the description, instead you are adding more detail to that particular category.
    1. Can’t find what you are looking for? Each category allows you to enter anything as an Other at the outermost ring.
  3. Then choose an intensity from the middle of the Rose from Reference (least) to Much (most) intense.
  4. The Rose resets, ready for the next entry and a checkmark appears next to categories that have at least one descriptor.

Repeat the above as many times as you like for as many categories or as few categories as it takes to describe the coffee. Experiencing hops and green tea? Add both! The amount of detail you choose to add is completely up to you.

Once you have completed describing all the coffees on the flight, choose Submit Flight

Modifying Entries

If you make a mistake while you are describing, you can Undo, Redo, or view your complete History by choosing the appropriate menu item underneath the description.