The test. (Specialty Coffee Association of America's brew strength meter): An article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal

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Title: The test. (Specialty Coffee Association of America's brew strength meter)
Publication: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1996
Publisher: Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc.
Volume: v168 Issue: n12 Page: p43(2)

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