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Barista Certification Levels: How to Obtain SCA Coffee Certification, Exam Content, Costs, and Value
Barista certification is divided into three levels: Junior Barista (Professional Level 3), Intermediate Barista (Professional Level 2), and Senior Barista (Professional Level 1). The scope of professional certification includes: 1. Professional service personnel specializing in coffee preparation and grinding 2. Professionals specializing in coffee selection
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Is Barista Certification Necessary? An Article Understanding the Differences Between SCA Certificates and Q-Grader Certification
Is barista certification necessary? This is a question that almost everyone considering or already working in the coffee industry has pondered. With the rapid expansion of the coffee industry in recent years, the demand for coffee enthusiasts and baristas has been increasing, and various types of coffee-related certifications have started appearing on the market.
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SCA & Q Grader Coffee Certifications: Complete Guide to International Barista Exams and Professional Coffee Credentials
Connect with professional barista communities through Coffee Workshop (WeChat: cafe_style). The coffee industry's diverse certification landscape can overwhelm aspiring professionals seeking structured learning paths. To navigate coffee credentials effectively, begin by understanding the certifying bodies that establish these professional standards.
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"Do you know how valuable baristas are? After all, certification is so expensive!" Are barista certificates really useful?
Recently, we receive many questions about barista certifications daily. As specialty coffee culture gradually becomes part of everyone's life, becoming a barista or opening a coffee shop has become the ideal career/lifestyle for many. But in an era when everyone can make coffee, how do you make your coffee/coffee shop stand out?
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What is a Q-Grader in Coffee? Is It Worth Getting Certified? How Much Does It Cost?
There are always groups of people who acquire codenames or professional monikers due to the unique nature of their professions. Even in seemingly specialized fields like coffee, such roles exist. Since the concept of specialty coffee emerged, a dedicated scoring system was specifically developed to distinguish the quality of coffee beans.
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What do SCAA and COE coffee mean? What are the standard differences between COE and SOE coffee?
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). In coffee knowledge, what are SCAA and COE, and what are the differences between them? If you want to drink the best coffee, then you must first understand the most well-known and authoritative coffee organizations in the world.
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What Are the Ways to Learn About Specialty Coffee? What Is Specialty Coffee? Where Is the Best Place to Learn About Coffee?
Coffee is almost ubiquitous in our daily lives. Ordering a cup of coffee in a coffee shop creates an interaction with coffee. However, if you want to truly understand coffee, you'll find it difficult to find an entry point. FrontStreet Coffee has had the privilege of learning about a friend A's introduction to coffee experience, so we plan to use his experience as a blueprint, along with market conditions, to analyze some common introductory methods for everyone.
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Leading Specialty Coffee Authority SCA Imposes Sanctions: Russia Banned from Coffee Competitions!
On March 1, 2022, Yannis Apostolopoulos, CEO of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), issued an official statement regarding "SCA's position on the Ukraine crisis" through the organization's official website and Instagram.
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Q-Grader Green Coffee Exam Process and Considerations: How to Identify Defective Coffee Beans
The Q-Grader coffee cupping exam by CQI (Coffee Quality Institute) has long been the most rigorous and prestigious sensory evaluation examination in the global coffee industry. Beyond requiring exceptional sensory capabilities from candidates, this exam also demands fundamental knowledge of coffee basics. Here's an explanation of what to expect.
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What Grade are Volcanic Coffee Beans and How Did Hawaii's KONA Coffee Come to Be?
Hawaii KONA - Origin: Hawaii, Processing Method: Wet-hulled, Variety: Typica, Altitude: 800m-1100m, Roast Level: Medium-dark roast. According to SCA recommendations, pour-over coffee should use 15g of coffee grounds with 90-91°C hot water (225ml), creating a water-to-coffee ratio of 1:15. The coffee beans used in Hawaii's Kona coffee are grown in volcanic terrain. Simultaneously featuring high...
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Interpreting the Latest 2023 SCA Cupping Form with Bilingual Version Diagrams | How to Conduct Coffee Quality Assessment: Coffee Cupping?
For more professional coffee knowledge exchange and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Coffee tasters, also known as cuppers, refer to cupping abroad, which means presenting the original flavor of coffee beans without any brewing techniques. Coffee farmers abroad generally conduct cupping
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SCA Specialty Coffee Association Announces New Reforms for Coffee Flavor Wheel and Cupping Form!
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). For more specialty coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee's private WeChat account: qjcoffeex. The SCA Cupping Form, widely used throughout the global coffee industry to measure coffee value,
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Flavor Characteristics and Taste of Brazilian Queen Estate Yellow Bourbon Coffee Beans, Brazilian Coffee Bean Pour-Over Brewing Method
For more professional coffee knowledge exchange and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Should baristas get certified? The domestic coffee industry has abolished professional qualification certificates, but there are still internationally popular SCA certifications and QGrader certifications. Is it necessary to obtain these certificates? Answer
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Oatly Challenges SCA Specialty Coffee Association for Being "Outdated"! The Result...
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). For more specialty coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee's private WeChat account: qjcoffeex
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What is the Golden Cup Coffee Extraction Theory Standard? SCA Golden Cup Extraction Guidelines and Optimal Brewing Ratios
Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). Actually, the "Golden Cup Guidelines" are not a new discovery of the 21st century. Although revised multiple times, it wasn't until coffee concentration detection instruments emerged that it made a significant comeback, becoming what European and Asian coffee artisans strive to achieve.
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What is the Standard Cupping Coffee Grind Size? How to Determine Grind Size and Brewing Temperature for Pour-Over Black Coffee?
For more professional coffee knowledge exchange and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) Why is coarsely ground coffee suitable for drip coffee? - Common coffee grind size chart Why should you standardize your cupping criteria? The quality before breaking the crust and the progress of crust breaking at different grind sizes (
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2023 World Barista Championship Rules Update! WBC Now Allows Plant-Based/Alternative Animal Milks
For more specialty coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). For more premium coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee's private WeChat account: qjcoffeex12. On December 22nd, the Specialty Coffee Association released the 2023 World Barista Championship(
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Can't Taste the Specific Flavors in Coffee? Should the Coffee Flavor Wheel Be Localized?
-The other day during my break, I overheard this conversation: Barista: "This natural processed Yirgacheffe coffee has notes of raspberry, grapefruit, orange blossom, and oolong tea..." Customer A: Ah! Why can't I taste any of this! What's raspberry?" (So the barista brought out the SCA
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Introduction to the Correct SCA Coffee Cupping Process Flowchart - What is the Purpose of Cupping?
Have you ever noticed that when baristas recommend coffee beans, they might mention the ranking these beans achieved in various competitions and other coffee-related terminology. It sounds quite impressive, but what is the basis for these competition rankings? FrontStreet Coffee will take you to learn about the most professional
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Recommended Movies for Coffee Beginners: Is "Coffee Wars" Worth Watching?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). For more specialty coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee's private WeChat account: qjcoffeex. According to the latest news, the new movie "Coffee Wars" will be released on iTunes on March 7th.
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