Introduction to Coffee SCA Online Course
The SCA Coffee Introduction Course aims to introduce you to the world of coffee and its supply chain.
From planting to roasting, up to the cup. The ultimate goal is to give to professionals and enthusiasts a starting point in the study of this fascinating product.
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The Introduction to coffee online course includes:
- 5 hours of course
- 8 chapters
- Watch it with no limits, when you want, how you want, forever!
- Manuals and slides used during the course
- Coffee flavour wheel
- IBM recognized certificate
- Valid for the preparation of the SCA "Introduction to Coffee" exam
- Free calls with the trainer
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Intro to coffee course program
Chapter o1 - The world of coffee from plantation to the roastery
Arabica and Robusta, the first steps of the long chain of coffee on the plantation, the harvest, the processing methods and the selection of the beans.
Chapter o2 - Coffee roasting, visit of the roastery
The first cooking of the coffee, as the beans are transformed during roasting, developing all the aromas.
We visit a historic coffee roaster together
Chapter o3 - Espresso, history, parameters and sensory evaluation
Espresso, a unique extraction method. How to professionally prepare and recognize a perfect cup from an organoleptic point of view
Chapter o4 - Frothing milk for a perfect cappuccino
Cappuccino, what are the parameters and techniques for milk frothing. How to improve the service at the counter.
Chapter o5 - Introduction to Coffee Brewing
From the history of brewing to its theorization up to a long overview of preparation methods, from infusion to percolation.
Chapter o6 - The Essential Elements of Coffee Brewing
Brew ratio, size in microns of the ground, temperature, turbulence and contact time. The variables of the extraction.
Chapter o7 - The Coffee brewing Methods: the French Press
One of the most classic and "domestic" brewing preparation systems. the french press and its correct use.
Chapter o8 - The Coffee brewing Methods, the dripper, V60, Chemex
The main percolation systems, some of them truly iconic …
Chapter o9 - The Cupping Protocol
The word "cupping" in the technical language of coffee defines the professional coffee tasting protocol, the one used to define the price of a crop, to evaluate the tasting score and to define a specialty coffee ...
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Introduction to Coffee - SCA online course
Our introduction to Coffee course aims to open windows on the different processing phases along the supply chain that goes from the plantation, to the roasting to the cup and to give to professionals and enthusiasts a starting point in the study of coffee.
The course program follows the Specialty Coffee Association's "Introduction to Coffee" module. It gives to the participants the opportunity to support this Certification with a value of 10 training credits in the Coffee Skills Program system where, upon reaching 100 points, it is possible to apply for the Coffee Skills Diploma of the SCA.
The Introduction to Coffee course prepares you to face with more awareness the topics of our other courses such as Basic and Advanced Barista, Roasting and Blending, Professional Coffee Tasting, Green Coffee Selection and can also be a way to increase your knowledge of the product for who already works in the sector as a barista, manager, taster or roaster.
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