Which two species account for the overwhelming majority of global commercial coffee production?
Introduction
Question · Easy
A typical coffee cherry contains which internal anatomical structure immediately surrounding the two seeds?
Which country has been the world's largest producer of coffee for over 150 years?
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Ethiopia is considered the genetic birthplace of which coffee species?
Which certification focuses specifically on minimum guaranteed prices for smallholder producer cooperatives?
Question · Medium
In 2018, which two sustainability certification programmes merged?
Which country is the world's second-largest coffee producer and dominant robusta supplier?
The supply-chain actor who typically aggregates coffee from many smallholders and delivers it to a wet mill or dry mill is called:
Which broad distinction BEST separates specialty coffee from commercial grade coffee?
The coffee plant typically takes approximately how long from planting to first commercial harvest?
According to SCA specialty grade limits, the maximum number of full-defect-equivalent Category 2 defects allowed in a 350g green sample is:
Green Coffee
Which is a Category 1 (primary) green coffee defect?
Screen size 18 refers to a bean that passes through which aperture?
Properly dried specialty green coffee should have a moisture content in what range?
Water activity (aw) for stably stored specialty green coffee should fall in what range?
Question · Hard
The washed (wet) process is defined by:
In a honey process, what distinguishes black honey from white honey?
Wet-hulled processing (giling basah) is most associated with which origin?
Anaerobic fermentation in coffee processing refers to:
Yirgacheffe and Sidamo are growing regions in which country?
Kenyan grade 'AA' refers primarily to which attribute?
Which variety, originating in Panama's Boquete region and famously produced at Hacienda La Esmeralda, commands some of the highest specialty prices?
SL28 and SL34 are varieties developed in which country?
Castillo is a variety developed to combat which major coffee disease?
When preparing a cupping sample per SCA protocol, green coffee should be roasted to which rough target?
Sensory
The SCA cupping protocol specifies a brew ratio of:
On the traditional SCA cupping form, each attribute is scored on what scale?
The Coffee Value Assessment (CVA), launched by SCA in 2023-2024, is best described as:
The SCA Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel is derived principally from which reference?
Retronasal aroma perception differs from orthonasal primarily in that:
A coffee described as 'phenolic' or 'medicinal' most likely suffered from:
Le Nez du Café — widely used in SCA sensory training — contains how many aroma references?
A triangle test is used to:
Which are the five basic tastes calibrated in SCA sensory courses?
TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) in brewed coffee is commonly measured with which instrument?
SCA Golden Cup extraction targets which ranges of TDS and extraction yield?
Brewing
An espresso with TDS 6% and extraction yield 14% would most accurately be described as:
The Hario V60 is classified as which type of brewer?
The French press is a classic example of which brewing principle?
Cold brew (as opposed to iced pour-over) is primarily defined by:
SCA water quality standard recommends total hardness in approximately which range?
In brewing water chemistry, GH and KH respectively stand for:
Per SCA guidelines, brew water temperature should generally be:
If a V60 is tasting sour and thin, the MOST likely remedy is:
Paper filters vs metal filters affect a brew most notably through:
Percolation and immersion brewing differ primarily in:
The moka pot produces coffee under approximately what pressure?
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