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Roasting Course - Professional
PROFESSIONAL
Scottish Barista Academy Roasting Professional
Course Duration: 2.5 to 3 Days - 9.30am to 4.30pm
Points Gained: 25
Cost: £995 without SCA Certificate
£1125 with SCA Certificate
After crude oil, coffee is the most sought after commodity in the world, and the industry is worth $100 billion worldwide. It is even more sought after than gold.
World coffee production is estimated at 110 - 120 million bags per year.
More than 500 billion cups of coffee are consumed every year, and 14 billion of those are Italian espresso coffees.
Cafes, fast food outlets and restaurants have gone up by 6,000 across England, Scotland and Wales, a growth of 9% since 2011.
Wouldn’t you like to be a qualified professional in one of the fastest growing industries in the world?
The Scottish Barista Academy is Scotland’s only barista academy, and we run 4 professional courses every year.
The SCA Roasting Professional course is designed to build on the SCA Roasting Intermediate course and push your skills and knowledge to the highest level. The course takes on a more professional level and goes deeper into the world of roasting.
The course is suitable for anyone already working in the profession for two years or more and ready to advance their skills in roasting.
If you are a coffee professional and would like to expand your roasting knowledge and refine your roasting techniques, then this is the course for you.
You will have the opportunity to gain more hands-on practice in roasting sessions with dedicated support from our fully qualified trainer.
By the end of the course, you will have roasted three batches of the same coffee to a pre-determined colour range. You will understand the more subtle aspects of profile roasting and know how different parts of the roasting cycle affect the physical and chemical aspects of the coffee.
The Roasting Professional course will give you the skills to plan and execute quality control, create a product range that meets differing customer requirements, calculate production costs and plan and implement lean production.
You also have the option to become SCA Professional Roasting Certified to advance yourself with a career in one of the fastest growing industries in the world.
Success at this level will let any employer know that you’re highly skilled and have the knowledge and skills needed to become a manager within the industry.
Successful students in this course will gain 25 points towards the SCA Diploma.
Is the SCA Roasting Professional course for you?
This course is ideal for you if:
you would like the skills and knowledge to become a manager in the industry
you would like to gain advanced knowledge of coffee roasting
you would like to gain a professional roasting qualification
you are or want to become a coffee shop manager or roaster
you are expanding a roasting business
you need to plan and execute quality control
you want to create a new product range
you need to calculate production costs and execute production control
In this course we cover:
Moisture density and size and how this impacts roasting strategies
Health issues relating to green coffee
The detailed dynamics of heat transfer and how they change during the roast
Physical changes during the roast, including glass transition temperature
Controlling acidity and bitterness through profile variations
Bean genetics and natural environment
Pre and post blending
Measurement equipment and profile logging software
Roaster management - purchase planning, lean production batch size requirements from years 1 to 3
Pollution control
Workshop design and management
Maintenance scheduling
On the final day, you will have the option to take the SCA Roasting Professional certification exam, which involves both practical and written tests. There are 5 short practical exams and a written exam of consisting of 35 questions with a required pass rate of 80%.
Successful students in this course will gain 25 points towards the SCA Diploma.
Pre-requisites:
It’s mandatory that you have attended:
The SCA Sensory Foundation Course
The SCA Roasting Intermediate Course
It’s optional that you have attended the SCA Green Coffee Foundation course.
On The Day:
As with all our courses, we provide lunch. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements
Dress casually
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
By Train: The nearest railway station to the Scottish Barista Academy is Livingston North. If you are arriving by train, please let us know the day before the course, and we will organise a pick up from the station.
By Plane: We’ll pick you up from Edinburgh airport; just let us know your flight times.
By Car: Parking is available at our premises EH54 6TW
PROFESSIONAL
Scottish Barista Academy Roasting Professional
Course Duration: 2.5 to 3 Days - 9.30am to 4.30pm
Points Gained: 25
Cost: £995 without SCA Certificate
£1125 with SCA Certificate
After crude oil, coffee is the most sought after commodity in the world, and the industry is worth $100 billion worldwide. It is even more sought after than gold.
World coffee production is estimated at 110 - 120 million bags per year.
More than 500 billion cups of coffee are consumed every year, and 14 billion of those are Italian espresso coffees.
Cafes, fast food outlets and restaurants have gone up by 6,000 across England, Scotland and Wales, a growth of 9% since 2011.
Wouldn’t you like to be a qualified professional in one of the fastest growing industries in the world?
The Scottish Barista Academy is Scotland’s only barista academy, and we run 4 professional courses every year.
The SCA Roasting Professional course is designed to build on the SCA Roasting Intermediate course and push your skills and knowledge to the highest level. The course takes on a more professional level and goes deeper into the world of roasting.
The course is suitable for anyone already working in the profession for two years or more and ready to advance their skills in roasting.
If you are a coffee professional and would like to expand your roasting knowledge and refine your roasting techniques, then this is the course for you.
You will have the opportunity to gain more hands-on practice in roasting sessions with dedicated support from our fully qualified trainer.
By the end of the course, you will have roasted three batches of the same coffee to a pre-determined colour range. You will understand the more subtle aspects of profile roasting and know how different parts of the roasting cycle affect the physical and chemical aspects of the coffee.
The Roasting Professional course will give you the skills to plan and execute quality control, create a product range that meets differing customer requirements, calculate production costs and plan and implement lean production.
You also have the option to become SCA Professional Roasting Certified to advance yourself with a career in one of the fastest growing industries in the world.
Success at this level will let any employer know that you’re highly skilled and have the knowledge and skills needed to become a manager within the industry.
Successful students in this course will gain 25 points towards the SCA Diploma.
Is the SCA Roasting Professional course for you?
This course is ideal for you if:
you would like the skills and knowledge to become a manager in the industry
you would like to gain advanced knowledge of coffee roasting
you would like to gain a professional roasting qualification
you are or want to become a coffee shop manager or roaster
you are expanding a roasting business
you need to plan and execute quality control
you want to create a new product range
you need to calculate production costs and execute production control
In this course we cover:
Moisture density and size and how this impacts roasting strategies
Health issues relating to green coffee
The detailed dynamics of heat transfer and how they change during the roast
Physical changes during the roast, including glass transition temperature
Controlling acidity and bitterness through profile variations
Bean genetics and natural environment
Pre and post blending
Measurement equipment and profile logging software
Roaster management - purchase planning, lean production batch size requirements from years 1 to 3
Pollution control
Workshop design and management
Maintenance scheduling
On the final day, you will have the option to take the SCA Roasting Professional certification exam, which involves both practical and written tests. There are 5 short practical exams and a written exam of consisting of 35 questions with a required pass rate of 80%.
Successful students in this course will gain 25 points towards the SCA Diploma.
Pre-requisites:
It’s mandatory that you have attended:
The SCA Sensory Foundation Course
The SCA Roasting Intermediate Course
It’s optional that you have attended the SCA Green Coffee Foundation course.
On The Day:
As with all our courses, we provide lunch. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements
Dress casually
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
By Train: The nearest railway station to the Scottish Barista Academy is Livingston North. If you are arriving by train, please let us know the day before the course, and we will organise a pick up from the station.
By Plane: We’ll pick you up from Edinburgh airport; just let us know your flight times.
By Car: Parking is available at our premises EH54 6TW