SCA CSP Introduction to Coffee

Join Brit Horn, SCA Authorized Trainer, for this 4-hour course at our lab. This course is happening on Friday, July 14th at 11am

This half-day Introduction to Coffee CSP course is an ideal module for anyone who is new to the coffee industry or interested in learning more about coffee. In this course, we work to answer the question:

“What is specialty coffee?”

We’ll chart coffee’s colonial journey from its origins to Ethiopia to the major global commodity it is today. From farming and harvesting coffee cherry through drying, roasting, brewing, and drinking – this module looks at each process coffee goes through to become a beverage.

Topics covered in Introduction to Coffee include:
What is specialty coffee?
History & development of coffee consumption
Global cultivation
Intro to cupping
Key concepts of coffee’s genetics, processing, and geographical growing regions
Intro to roasting terminology
Impact of freshness and storage practices
Manual brewing
Common coffee beverages

Learn more about the entire SCA Coffee Skills Program on their website.

Pacific Coffee Research offers CSP certification courses in 5 modules on a semi-regular basis, with Introduction to Coffee, Sensory Skills, and Green Coffee available year-round.

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