For how long coffee may stay in thermoses; meeting ECBC/SCAE/SCAA requirements, what does it mean? We got in the office some kind of coffee-machine, I think it's Moccamaster CD Thermo, and it has 2 thermoses, to keep a coffee warm/fresh for certain period of time.

Thermoses are good and easy to use. I think they do great job in terms of electricity economy... But does it really good for a coffee quality? According to the specs, they say, it's keeping temperatures between 80°-85° and meeting the requirements of the ECBC/SCAE/SCAA, what does it really mean? It may be there are facts, which I haven't found, rather than too broad explanations, or opinion based thing.

I understand, that caffeine is not burning at temperature coffee is left at, and it does not evaporate. But for how long it's acceptable to keep coffee in thermoses, without loosing the taste/smell and quality of coffee?
ECBC , SCAE and SCAA are organizations that are specialized in Coffee. They organize many events like contests. Sometimes these contests are held for people sometimes for equipment. They also produce many reports on Coffee; from taste of a cup to cultivation politics. So, these organizations also have a certification procedure for coffee brewing machines.

From the question, I understand that you want to keep the brewed filtered coffee in the carafe for a while and you are asking for the maximum allowed time for that.

The answer is; the machine will try to keep the coffee intact as long as it can; however, at that temperature the water will eventually vaporize and the rest of your coffee will turn into a bitter, dark, burnt coffee.

Simply, your coffee will eventually die as living beings and your high-quality gadget may just slow this, but cannot stop.

Solution: Just taste it. Fresh filtered coffee always tastes better. According to my experience, first half hour is the tasty period.



(1) European Coffee Brewing Center (kaffe.no)

(2) Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (scae.com)

(3) Specialty Coffee Association of America (scaa.org)