SCA Training
⭐ 8.0
* Includes the manual, lunch, and certificate fees
The SCA Brewing Professional course is the highest level in brewing and goes beyond simply brewing and measuring correctly. You’ll learn to systematically analyze complex brewing problems and investigate how changes in multiple parameters simultaneously affect concentration, extraction, and sensory quality.
You will delve into particle size distribution, filter shape and bed depth, brewing temperature, turbulence, wetting, water retention, and advanced applications of the Brewing Control Chart. Water plays a key role: alkalinity, total hardness, electrical conductivity, water treatment, testing, and the sensory effects of water chemistry are linked to extraction.
In addition, you’ll learn how to work with bypass systems—including how to calculate, measure, and plot them—and you’ll delve into the maintenance and condition of grinder burrs. The emphasis is on analytical problem-solving: measuring, interpreting, testing hypotheses, and formulating well-reasoned solutions that improve quality, service, and reproducibility.
Brewing Professional is designed for experienced brewers, trainers, consultants, and quality professionals who want to master brewing at a high technical and analytical level. SCA Brewing Intermediate is a prerequisite. A strong practical foundation and good sensory skills are necessary to perform at your best at this level.
Laurens DaCosta is an award-winning barista and SCA trainer with over sixteen years of experience. With his practical and inspiring approach, he helps both professionals and coffee enthusiasts take their coffee quality to the next level.
“This training really goes a step beyond the Foundation course. Sometimes I had to adjust, but that’s exactly what made it so valuable.”
Anouk van Rijn
“There’s a lot of information, but everything is explained clearly. By the end, all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place.”
Dennis
“I took the course with my colleague. We now use a much more consistent approach in our work and have noticed that this has led to more stable quality.”
Team Roast & Co
“I found the cupping and comparing recipes particularly interesting. You really learn to taste things critically.”
Mariska
“It’s not an easy workout, but it’s one where, afterward, you think, ‘This really helped me.'”
Bas M.
“There was a lot of personal feedback. That made the biggest difference for me.”
Tom
“After this training, I see brewing in a completely different light. No longer based on intuition, but using a clear method.”
Charlotte
“High-level training with plenty of hands-on experience and specialized knowledge.”
– Rosanne from Leiden
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