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SUMMARY:SCA Barista Foundations
DESCRIPTION:SCA Barista FoundationsLive online with Valerian Hrala. Next se
 ssion November 24\, 2026.\nBarista Foundations is the SCA's entry-level bar
 ista course.\nWe cover the basics of espresso\, grinders\, milk\, drink pre
 paration\, cleaning\, workflow\, and the things you actually need to unders
 tand when you stand behind an espresso machine.\nA lot of people learn bari
 sta skills by copying a recipe.\n18 grams in. 36 grams out. 28 seconds.\nTh
 at is fine until the coffee changes\, the grinder moves\, the shot starts r
 unning too fast\, or the espresso suddenly tastes terrible.\nThis course is
  about understanding what is happening\, so you are not just copying number
 s.\nHow it works\nThis is a live online class on Google Meet.\nWe go throug
 h the SCA Barista Foundations material together\, explain the key concepts\
 , and leave plenty of room for questions along the way.\nWhat we do during 
 the live session\nWe cover the important parts of the course and spend a lo
 t of time on questions.\nEspresso recipes. Grinders. Extraction. Milk. Mach
 ines. Workflow. Coffee shop equipment. Why your espresso tastes sour. Why y
 our milk looks like dish soap.\nBring whatever you are struggling with.\nI'
 ve worked in coffee for 25 years. I've opened coffee businesses in Europe a
 nd the US\, and I teach Barista\, Roasting\, Sensory and Q Grader courses a
 t Boot Coffee in San Rafael.\nThe questions are usually the best part of th
 e class.\nWhat we cover\n\n\nEspresso preparation\n\n\nGrinder adjustment\n
 \n\nDose\, yield and brew time\n\n\nBasic extraction\n\n\nHow espresso shou
 ld taste\n\n\nMilk steaming and microfoam\n\n\nBasic cappuccino and latte p
 reparation\n\n\nBasic latte art\n\n\nCleaning and maintenance\n\n\nBar work
 flow\n\n\nHygiene and customer service\n\n\nDo I need an espresso machine?\
 nNo.\nYou can take the course without one.\nIf you have access to a machine
  and grinder\, even a home setup\, it can be useful to have them nearby so 
 you can connect what we are discussing to your own equipment.\nWhat you get
 \nThe SCA Barista Skills Foundation exam is included.\nPass the exam and yo
 u receive the internationally recognized SCA Barista Skills Foundation cert
 ificate.\n$495\nThat price already includes the SCA fees.\nYou also get $30
 0 off SCA Barista Skills Intermediate at Boot Coffee in San Rafael.\nInterm
 ediate is where we spend much more time on the machines and go deeper into 
 espresso\, extraction\, milk\, workflow and barista technique.\nWho this is
  for\nCoffee enthusiasts.\nHome baristas.\nPeople thinking about working in
  coffee.\nNew baristas who want to understand more than the recipe they wer
 e given at work.\nCoffee shop owners who want to understand what their staf
 f are doing behind the bar.\nAnd people who are about to spend a lot of mon
 ey on espresso equipment and would like to know what they are buying first.
 \nLive session: Tuesday\, November 24\, 2026.\nEastern (NY\, FL): 12pm–4p
 mCentral (TX\, IL): 11am–3pmMountain (CO\, UT): 10am–2pmPacific (CA\, W
 A): 9am–1pmHawaii: 6am–10amUK (London): 5pm–9pmCET (FR\, DE\, IT\, CZ
 \, SK\, HU): 6pm–10pmEET (GR): 7pm–11pmIndia (Mumbai): 9:30pm–1:30amC
 hina (Beijing): 12am–4amSingapore: 12am–4amTokyo: 1am–5am\nQuestions 
 people ask\nDo I need an espresso machine?No. It helps\, but it is not requ
 ired.\nI've never worked as a barista. Is that a problem?No. This is the Fo
 undation course. You do not need previous barista experience.\nI already ma
 ke espresso at home. Is this too basic?Not necessarily. A lot of home baris
 tas know how to make espresso but never had the basics explained properly. 
 This gives you the structure behind what you are already doing.\nWill we do
  latte art?We cover milk texturing\, a basic heart.\nHow long is the live s
 ession?Block 4 hours.
LOCATION:Online
DTSTAMP:20260926T025255Z
DTSTART:20261124T170000Z
DTEND:20261124T210000Z
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