Coffee Basics / Origins
Coffee Tasting Characteristics
Brewing Great Coffee
Exploring Espresso
All About Milk
100

Type of Starbucks coffees available year round

What are core coffees?

100

The four steps of tasting coffee

What are smell, slurp, locate and describe?

100

The four Fundamentals of Coffee

What are freshness, proportion, grind, water?

100

Owner of espresso quality

Who is myself?

100

The two things that must be controlled when steaming milk

What is how much air is brought into the milk and how hot the milk gets?

200

Almost all of the world's coffee grows in the _____.

What is the Coffee Belt?

200

Aroma is the way something _____.

What is smells?

200

The recommended proportion of coffee to water

What is 2 Tbsp (10g) coffee for each 6 fl oz water (180 mL)?

200

When pouring a perfect espresso shot, it should look

What is like warm honey pouring from a spoon?

200

This step of the Milk Steaming Routine ensures proper milk flavor and texture (microfoam)?

What is aerating?

300

Coffees developed to create new flavors not found in single-origin coffees

What are blends?

300

When tasting and describing coffee "acidity" does not refer to the pH content.  It is referring to the tangy___ on your tongue?

What is sensation?

300

I use twice the amount of coffee to make it really strong.  The fundamental that is negatively impacted is_____.

What is proportion?

300

The three layers of a perfect espresso shot

What are the heart, body and cream?

300

Time you should aerate milk for a latte

What is 1-3 seconds?

400

The species of coffee trees that produces the high-quality coffee Starbucks buys

What are arabica?

400

Body it the _____ or texture on your tongue.

What is weight?

400

I sometimes leave my coffee bag open on the counter because I like the smell in my house.  The fundamental that is negatively impacted is______.

What is freshness?

400

The difference between a latte and cappuccino

What is cappuccinos have more foam?

400

How often milk pitchers , thermometer and spoons should be rinsed 

What is after every use?

500

The three different growing regions

What are Latin America, Africa and Asia/Pacific?

500

The four tasting characteristics

What is aroma, acidity, body and flavor?

500

To determine the right grind for customers, ask them how they are going to ____ their coffee and grind for that method.

What is brew?

500

Espresso option that has been the foundation for beverages since Starbucks started serving espresso in 1984

What is Starbucks Espresso Roast?

500

The correct order of the Milk Steaming Routine

What is pour milk, aerate milk, steam milk, sanitize the steam wand and groom milk?

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