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SCA barista test lvl 1 Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
Robusta coffee
✓ -:- Hearty, bitter, 25%more caffeine, less coffee cherries, tall bitter
leaves
Coffee Storage
✓ -:- Beware of oxygen and light, dark cool room, sealed bag 2 way flow
Roasting
✓ -:- Bitterness increases with time, some beans have more sugar than
others
light roast
✓ -:- Acidic, bright
Dark roast
✓ -:- More bitter, full
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Volumetric
✓ -:- Pulls a certain amount of water, regardless of how long it takes
Timed
✓ -:- Pulls until the time runs out, regardless of the amount water pulled
Espresso
✓ -:- 25-30 seconds, concentrated flavors
Ristretto shot
✓ -:- 1:1 or 1:2 9g in 9g out, 19g 38g out
Lungo
✓ -:- 1:2
Balanced extraction
✓ -:- Sweet+acidic
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SCA barista test lvl 1 Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
Robusta coffee
✓ -:- Hearty, bitter, 25%more caffeine, less coffee cherries, tall bitter
leaves
Coffee Storage
✓ -:- Beware of oxygen and light, dark cool room, sealed bag 2 way flow
Roasting
✓ -:- Bitterness increases with time, some beans have more sugar than
others
light roast
✓ -:- Acidic, bright
Dark roast
✓ -:- More bitter, full
1 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 0 2 5
, 2024 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel!
Volumetric
✓ -:- Pulls a certain amount of water, regardless of how long it takes
Timed
✓ -:- Pulls until the time runs out, regardless of the amount water pulled
Espresso
✓ -:- 25-30 seconds, concentrated flavors
Ristretto shot
✓ -:- 1:1 or 1:2 9g in 9g out, 19g 38g out
Lungo
✓ -:- 1:2
Balanced extraction
✓ -:- Sweet+acidic
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