Date: 25-29 October 2022
Location: Port Macquarie Race Club

🏆 Become the Overall Golden Bean Champion 🏆
To become the overall Golden Bean Champion, and take home a custom Reg Barber made Golden Bean Trophy, roasters need to enter a coffee into three categories:
Espresso, Milk-Based & Filter
Winners of categories 4, 5, 6 & 7 are awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, but scores do not contribute to Overall Champion.
To become the Chain-Store champion, your scores are judged and added for the Chain-Store Milk and Chain-Store Espresso categories.
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Coffee Entry Price
Enter Now$150 per coffee entry.
Enter Now for your chance to be a Golden Bean champion! -
Attendance Price
Purchase Attendance Ticket$550 for full event or $200 per day.
By attending the Golden Bean competition, you will meet with superstars of the coffee world, interact with the latest and greatest coffee suppliers as well as having fun!
Brewing Parameters
Espresso
Machine: Fiamma Astrolab Multiboiler
Tamping: Tamping Puqpress 15kg
Brewhead: Set at 93°C
Basket: IMS 18g/22g
Dose: 20g
Ratio: 1:2
Yield: 20g in basket with a yield of between 40-43 grams
Extraction: 25-28 second extraction split into two shots
Cups: Ceramic (demitasse)
Milk
Espresso: Same settings as Espresso
Cup size: 6oz takeaway cup
Milk type: Little Big Dairy Co full cream milk
Alternative Milk
Espresso: Same settings as Espresso
Cup size: 6oz takeaway cup
Milk type: Alternative Dairy Co – Almond Milk
Filter
Machine: Behmor Filter
Type: Pour over
Calibration: Altitude calibrated
Water: 500ml of filtered water
Dose: 30g filter ground – Medium
Temperature: 92°C
Bloom: 45 seconds
Yield: Will yield 2 x 225ml cups of coffee +/- 5%
Chainstore - Milk
Machine: Fiamma Astrolab Multiboiler
Tamping: Tamping Puqpress 15kg
Brewhead: Set at 93°C
Basket: IMS 18g/22g
Dose: 20g
Ratio: 1:2
Yield: 20g in basket with a yield of between 40-43 grams
Extraction: 25-28 second extraction split into two shots
Cups: Ceramic (demitasse)
Chainstore - Espresso
Machine: Fiamma Astrolab Multiboiler
Tamping: Tamping Puqpress 15kg
Brewhead: Set at 93°C
Basket: IMS 18g/22g
Dose: 20g
Ratio: 1:2
Yield: 20g in basket with a yield of between 40-43 grams
Extraction: 25-28 second extraction split into two shots
Cups: Ceramic (demitasse)
The Elite
Machine: Behmor Filter
Type: Pour over
Calibration: Altitude calibrated
Water: 500ml of filtered water
Dose: 30g filter ground – Medium
Temperature: 92°C
Bloom: 45 seconds
Yield: Will yield 2 x 225ml cups of coffee +/- 5%

What Happens After You Enter Your Coffee
After we have received your entry we will send you Golden Bean entry instructions, conference information as instructions on how you can send your coffee to us.

Important Dates for 2022 Competition
Entries open: Wednesday 16 March 2022
Entries close & coffee deliveries by: Friday 21 October 2022. 5pm
Judging dates: 26-28 October 2022
Stickers available for purchase: 9 November 2022
Please note:
It is the responsibility of the roaster to choose the delivery date of their coffee (within the window of dates advised) to ensure it is at its best on the days of judging.

Attend the event
Network with the best of the best, taste and judge amazing coffee, hear from industry experts and take part in social events.