SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate

Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Duration: 14–16 Hours (2 Days Intensive)
Credits Earned: 10 SCA Points
Certificate Included

The SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course is designed for practicing coffee roasters and specialty coffee professionals ready to deepen their understanding of roast profile development, heat transfer, roast color, and sensory analysis.

Building on the skills introduced at Foundation level, this hands-on specialty coffee roasting course focuses on advanced roast control, consistency, roasting theory, and professional roasting workflows aligned with SCA standards.

  • Develop advanced roast profile control through time, temperature, airflow, and heat management
  • Understand the relationship between roast color, development time, flavor balance, body, and sensory expression
  • Learn the physical and chemical changes during coffee roasting including Maillard reactions, caramelization, moisture loss, and Rate of Rise (RoR)
  • Apply thermodynamics and heat transfer principles in drum and fluid-bed roasting systems
  • Conduct sample roasting, profile comparison cupping, and sensory evaluation
  • Implement preventive maintenance, roasting safety, fire prevention, and coffee storage protocols

Upon successful completion of the practical and online written examinations, learners can earn an official SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Certificate and receive 10 credits toward the SCA Coffee Skills Diploma.

3,600 AED "excl. VAT"

Description

 

2-Day SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course UAE

SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course UAE is a two-day specialty coffee roasting program designed for coffee professionals who want to move beyond the fundamentals and develop deeper technical control of the roasting process.

SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course UAE

The SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course UAE at The Ore Coffee Workshop builds on the Roasting Skills Foundation level and is ideal for learners with prior roasting experience who want to improve roast consistency, profile development, heat application, sensory analysis, and roast documentation.

Through practical roasting exercises and guided learning, participants explore how time, temperature, heat transfer, roast color, development time, and Rate of Rise influence flavor, structure, aroma, and final cup quality.

SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course UAE Overview

This intermediate roasting course connects roasting theory with practical roast control, sensory evaluation, roast profile development, and professional production standards.

Who Is This Course For?

  • Coffee roasters with foundational roasting knowledge
  • Baristas and coffee professionals moving into roasting
  • Café owners managing their own roasting program
  • Green coffee buyers and quality control professionals
  • Coffee enthusiasts with hands-on roasting experience

What You Will Learn in SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course UAE

Roast Profile Development

  • Measurements and variables that shape a roast profile
  • How heat and temperature affect profile development
  • Documenting roast data accurately
  • Roast color measurement and its importance
  • Roasting to target color
  • Sensory analysis and its relationship to color and flavor
  • Cupping for green evaluation versus roast profile evaluation
  • Development time and its impact on flavor
  • Relationship between roast profile and roast color
  • Professional roasting terminology

Physical and Chemical Changes During Roasting

  • Chemical and physical changes during coffee roasting
  • Rate of Rise basics and projection
  • Weight loss and volume change calculations
  • Changes in bean size, density, and moisture
  • Understanding how physical changes influence roast performance

Roaster Elements and Heat Transfer

  • Drum roasters and fluid bed roasters
  • Basic thermodynamics of coffee roasting
  • Heat transfer methods in roasting
  • Understanding how equipment design affects roast control

Sample Roasting

  • Purpose of a sample roasting program
  • Different types of sample roasters
  • Sample roasting workflow
  • Sensory evaluation of roasted samples
  • Connecting sample results to production roasting decisions

Safety, Maintenance and Storage

  • Preventive maintenance protocols
  • Roasting health and safety practices
  • Roaster cleaning and care
  • Green coffee storage conditions
  • Roasted coffee storage best practices

Course Details

Course: SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate
Duration: 2 Days
Level: Intermediate
Training Type: Hands-On Specialty Coffee Roasting Course
Focus: Roast Profiling, Heat Transfer, Rate of Rise, Sensory Analysis and Roast Consistency

Advance Your Roasting Skills

The SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course UAE is designed to help coffee professionals gain greater control over roast development, improve consistency, and understand how roasting decisions affect flavor in the cup.

Join The Ore Coffee Workshop and develop practical roasting knowledge through structured training, sensory evaluation, and hands-on specialty coffee education.

SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course in UAE

The Ore Coffee Workshop offers SCA coffee roasting courses in the UAE for aspiring and experienced coffee professionals. This intermediate roasting course focuses on roast profile development, heat transfer, Rate of Rise, sensory analysis, sample roasting, and roasting consistency.

Our goal is to support coffee roasters, baristas, and café professionals through practical specialty coffee education and internationally recognized roasting skills training.

Helpful Coffee Roasting Resources

Learn more about international coffee education through the
Specialty Coffee Association Education Programs
and explore SCA standards through the
Specialty Coffee Association.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course?

The SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course is a specialty coffee roasting program designed for learners with foundational roasting knowledge who want to improve roast control, profile development, heat application, sensory analysis, and roast consistency.

Who should take this roasting course?

This course is suitable for coffee roasters, baristas moving into roasting, café owners, green coffee buyers, quality control professionals, and coffee enthusiasts with hands-on roasting experience.

How long is the SCA Roasting Skills Intermediate Course UAE?

The course runs for two days and includes theory, guided practical roasting exercises, sensory evaluation, and roast profile development activities.

Will I learn roast profile development?

Yes. Learners will study roast profile development, heat transfer, Rate of Rise, roast color, development time, and how these variables affect flavor and cup quality.

Is this course suitable after Roasting Foundation?

Yes. This course builds on the Roasting Skills Foundation level and is recommended for learners who already understand basic roasting concepts.

Additional information

Event

Intermediate Course, Foundation + Intermediate

Event Details

Start time: 10:00 a.m. UTC+04

End time: 05:00 p.m. UTC+04

Venue: The ore coffee training venue

Directions: Al Quoz - Al Quoz Industrial Area 3 - Dubai / Busybees Warehouse

Phone: 055 306 1945

Email: Sherryl@theorecoffee.com