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SCA INTRODUCTION TO COFFEE

SCA Introduction to coffee Giới thiệu về cà phê
SCA Introduction to coffee Giới thiệu về cà phê

SCA Introduction to Coffee is an ideal course for anyone who is new to the coffee industry or just has an interest in this wonderful drink. It charts coffee’s journey from its origins in Ethiopia to the major commodity it is today, enjoyed by millions of people around the world. From green coffee, sensory, roasting, brewing to barista, this course gives a general overview of coffee’s supply chain.

SCA Introduction to Coffee Series has 5 mini class/3 hours per class, once every month following below order:

  1. Green Coffee

  2. Sensory

  3. Roasting

  4. Brewing

  5. Barista

SCA Class Introduction to Coffee

SCA Introduction to coffee Giới thiệu về cà phê

6 - 8 students

SCA Introduction to coffee Giới thiệu về cà phê

3  lessons for each topic, once a month

Class 1: Green coffee

SCA Green Coffee ITC
SCA Sensory ITC

Class 2: Sensory

  1. Coffee species and varieties

  2. Different processing methods

  3. Post-processing

  4. Cupping Arabica & Robusta

  5. Cupping different processing method coffees

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Students experience cupping 8 different coffees.

  1. Taste, Flavor and Body in coffee

  2. Practice tasting basic tastes and body

  3. Practice smelling aromas using Le Nez du Kit

  4. Cupping Arabica & Robusta

  5. Descriptive cupping different flavours in coffee

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Students experience cupping 8 different coffees.

SCA Roasting ITC

Class 3: Roasting

  1. Parts in a roaster

  2. Physical changes during roasting

  3. Affect of roast degree on aroma and taste

  4. Ideal storage condition

  5. Cleaning and maintenance

  6. Experience roasting coffee

  7. Cupping coffee with different roast degrees

SCA Brewing ITC

Class 4: Brewing

  1. Storage roasted coffee

  2. Brewing methods and Brewing equipment

  3. “Extraction” and “Strength”

  4. Introduction to Seven Essentials Elements of Brewing

  5. Practice brewing Pour-over (Bottomless), Immersion (Frenchpress) and Aeropress

SCA Barista ITC

Class 5: Barista

  1. Introduction to Grinders and how to use

  2. Introduction to Espresso machine and how to use

  3. Espresso routine steps

  4. Practice tasting Espresso: under-extracted, balanced, over-extracted

  5. Experience steaming milk

SCA Introduction to coffee Giới thiệu về cà phê

Tuition fees 

- Individual lessons according to each topic: 17.25 USD / 1 lesson 3 hours

- Entire course series: 78 USD/course of 5 lessons (with the right to attend unlimited courses for 1 year from the first class joined)

SCA Introduction to Coffee Certificate: 72USD (after studying 5 topics)

*All fees above do not include VAT

Location

HQJ Coffee School - 738 Su Van Hanh, Ward 12, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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