Coffee Roasting Basic Course / Roasting Foundation SCA
The basic roasting and blending course consists of an intense day (perhaps we will finish a little late) which aims to give important theoretical and practical foundations on the science (and art) of roasting and blending. From the roasting machine to the roasting stages up to the coffees to be used for your blends.
This course can be a precious starting point both for home roasting passionates (with the possibility to try several machines) and for micro roastery start-up.
- SCA- The course allows you to access, if asked, the SCA roasting foundation exam. This exam is requested, in combination with other exams, to get all the SCA diplomas.
- IBC - This course is also valid for the certification “Roast & Cup” basic IBC, needed to get the IBC Coffee Specialist Passport.
Courses are held in English
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Coffee Roasting Course online
With our online courses valid for SCA certification you will grow up your coffee skills and knowledge without leaving your home!
Program of the course
- Which green coffee for which result in the cup
- How the process, variety and altitude of coffee cultivation can affect the roasting process
- How to choose the roasting machine?
- Physical and chemical elements of roasting: different temperatures for different coffees, first and second crack, degradation of acids and variation of caffeine in roasting.
- Conduction, convection and radiation.
- Recognize the colors of coffee in the various phases: yellow, cinnamon etc ...
- Coffee cooling and degassing
- The concept of profile and roasting curve
- Practice: managing the batch from start to finish.
- The most classic mistakesin coffee roasting
- Professional cupping of roasted coffee
- Blending: creating our blend targeting our taste or the taste of our customers
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Your coffee roasting course in Florence, Italy
This coffee roasting course is held in Florence, Italy, probably one of the most beautiful cities of the world from the artistic point of view.
At the end of the course, that is perfectly suitable also as home roasting course and that is always held with students from every part of the world, in a very international environment, you will have the chance to visit the Uffizi museum, Ponte Vecchio, The Duomo and the magic atmosphere of the Middle Age city center.
If you want to enjoy the city or maybe take part in several courses, ask us about our list of accomodations which offer discounts to the participants in our courses.
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The Coffee Week
This course can be part of two more complete coffee routes, for a never ending passion!
If you are a coffee passionate and you are planning your coffee vacation in Italy, you can take part to the Coffee week. A whole week of full immersion courses where every day we follow the foundation level of a coffee area, from roasting to green coffee, coffee tasting, brewing, barista and latte art. Also, you will have the chance to try the most updated machines and tools for your home barista spot, in the best home barista course in Italy!
The Espresso Academy Coffee Campus
Are you a coffee professional? This course can also be one of the starting point of the “Espresso Academy Coffee campus” the most complete coffee training course in the world for coffee professionals.
It includes:
- The basic (or foundation) level of the courses: barista, latte art, brewing, green coffee, sensory, roasting, both SCA and IBC
- The advanced (or intermediate) level of the courses: barista, brewing, green coffee, sensory, roasting, both SCA and IBC
- The professional level of the SCA courses
- The Latte Art Grading certification courses
- Coffee Machine Maintenance technician course
- The SCA sustainability course
- The coffee shop management course with practical sessions for evaluating the location, business plan, layout in relation to the target, technical manual. Simulation of real cases
- The ability to take all IBC certification exams and the final Coffee Specialist Passport
- The ability to take part in all SCA certification exams
- Stage in a micro roastery and in specialty coffee cafe
- Possibility to visit Italian Coffee Companies