SCA Brewing Professional
with Wouter Brunia, the CoffeeNose
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SCA Coffee Skills Program - Brewing Proffesional with Wouter Brunia.
At Amsterdam Coffee Lab we run this course over 4 days (28 hours) to ensure enough time for practice, experiments and exam retakes.
The Brewing Professional course covers the following topics:
In depth exploration of the essential elements of brewing
Formulate and carry out a brew plan and changes to achieve desired extraction & strength levels
Grind particle size: sensory & technical evaluation
The influence of the grinder on extraction
Roast level influence on solubility
Use, measure and chart by-pass
The three key qualities of brew water
Water filtration, measurement and charting
➔ The Trainer
The trainer for this course is Wouter Brunia (the CoffeeNose), Authorized SCA Trainer.
➔ Requirements
SCA CSP Brewing Intermediate is mandatory.
SCA CSP Introduction to coffee & Sensory Skills Intermediate are highly recommended. The Brewing Professional level student should have experience with coffee brewing using various brew methods and coffees.
➔ Covid Requirements
Complaince with our Covid policy is required. Students need to present proof of vaccination or a PCR test.
➔ Certification
The exam consists of a series of practical tests/exams and an online theory exam with a pass rate of 80% required.
The Practical exam consists of the following tests:
Strength comparison
Extraction comparison
Water testing
The practical exam takes 165 minutes with a 80% pass rate.
After passing the exam you will be awarded the SCA CSP Brewing Professional
certificate and earn 25 points towards your coffee diploma.
➔ Course time
This course will run from 09:30-18:00 and takes 4 days (28 hours).
➔ The fee for this course
€1099 including VAT/BTW / with SCA CSP certificate:
course €728,26 euro certificate €180 and VAT €190,73
This is the price for SCA members.
➔ Included
Lunch
Freshly roasted coffee beans to take home with you
Loads of fun
➔ Practical
Maximum of 4 people on this course. No minimum number for courses to run. If there are no suitable dates showing, please contact us for further information.
The course will be in English with Dutch translation available.
➔ Hotel info
Amsterdam can be pretty expensive for hotels. Book early (but not before your course enrollment has been confirmed!). Check our Hotel info section for our recommendations.
➔ Questions & contact
Please use the contact form and we will get back to you