Coffee is more than a drink. It’s an agricultural product, a craft, and a sensory experience. The SCA Introduction to Coffee course is a one-day foundational class designed to help you understand why coffee tastes the way it does and how quality is created at every step. This course is delivered fully online, making it accessible from anywhere.
This beginner-level course is ideal for coffee enthusiasts, home brewers, and anyone curious about entering the specialty coffee world. No technical background is required—just an open mind and a willingness to learn.
Throughout the day, you’ll explore coffee from origin to cup through structured explanation and discussion, gaining clear, practical knowledge that helps coffee feel less mysterious and more understandable.
During the class, you will:
• Examine how coffee is cultivated, processed, and traded, and how origin and environment influence flavor
• Learn the fundamentals of roasting, including how time, temperature, and development influence the final cup
• Learn essential brewing principles that apply across different methods, from pour-over to batch brewing
• Explore sensory fundamentals and coffee vocabulary, including how professionals describe flavor and quality
After completing the course, you’ll walk away with:
• A clear understanding of coffee species, varieties, and roast styles
• More confidence in evaluating coffee quality and identifying key flavor attributes
• Practical tools to improve your home brewing results
• An official SCA Introduction to Coffee certification (with required SCA enrollment)
This course is designed to build a strong foundation—whether your goal is to brew better coffee at home or take your first step toward a professional coffee path.
SCA enrollment is required for certification. The learner fee is included in the course price.
Coffee is more than a drink. It’s an agricultural product, a craft, and a sensory experience. The SCA Introduction to Coffee course is a one-day foundational class designed to help you understand why coffee tastes the way it does and how quality is created at every step. This course is delivered fully online, making it accessible from anywhere.
This beginner-level course is ideal for coffee enthusiasts, home brewers, and anyone curious about entering the specialty coffee world. No technical background is required—just an open mind and a willingness to learn.
Throughout the day, you’ll explore coffee from origin to cup through structured explanation and discussion, gaining clear, practical knowledge that helps coffee feel less mysterious and more understandable.
During the class, you will:
• Examine how coffee is cultivated, processed, and traded, and how origin and environment influence flavor
• Learn the fundamentals of roasting, including how time, temperature, and development influence the final cup
• Learn essential brewing principles that apply across different methods, from pour-over to batch brewing
• Explore sensory fundamentals and coffee vocabulary, including how professionals describe flavor and quality
After completing the course, you’ll walk away with:
• A clear understanding of coffee species, varieties, and roast styles
• More confidence in evaluating coffee quality and identifying key flavor attributes
• Practical tools to improve your home brewing results
• An official SCA Introduction to Coffee certification (with required SCA enrollment)
This course is designed to build a strong foundation—whether your goal is to brew better coffee at home or take your first step toward a professional coffee path.
SCA enrollment is required for certification. The learner fee is included in the course price.
