SCA Sensory Skills Intermediate
Schedule
Thu Oct 07 2021 at 09:00 am to Sat Oct 09 2021 at 06:00 pm
Location
Boot Coffee Campus | San Rafael, CA
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From acids to extraction, the SCA flavor wheel to triangulations, Intermediate Coffee Sensory Skills presents the tools required to dissect coffees for flavor and evaluate them in a nuanced, careful manner, ensuring the best product makes its way to the consumer. Building a vocabulary of taste descriptors and adhering to cupping protocols, students will quickly build world-class sensory skills alongside knowledgeable certified instructors. Coffee Tasters who currently have or are pursuing a Q-Grader certification may be eligible to receive credit for a portion of the Level 1 curriculum.SCA SENSORY INTERMEDIATE students build on the skills learned in Sensory Foundations and learn to demonstrate the core concepts of sensory science in the analysis of aroma, taste, flavor, and body differences in a variety of coffees. You will learn a variety of testing methodologies and practice calibrating on the SCA cupping form. You will examine the basic elements required for developing a sensory program back at your company and apply core concepts of sensory science to analyze differences in aroma, taste, and body in coffee.
Key Learnings in Coffee Sensory Foundations and Intermediate:
Introduction to coffee sensory analysis
Cupping protocols
Calibration with other cuppers
Cupping for defects
Comparative cupping
Triangulation cupping exercises
Practical applications for sensory evaluation in your company
The statistical significance of a variety of sensory analysis tests
Understanding intensity and scales
Requirements for cupping lab
Creating and managing tasting panels
Types of sensory tests
hedonic
discrimination
judgement
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Where is it happening?
Boot Coffee Campus, 619 Lindaro Street, San Rafael, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
