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Barista Training Exam Questions andAnswers
Tamping-How many pounds of pressure? - Answer--30-50
Steps to taste testing espresso - Answer-1) swirl
2) smell
3) 1st sip-mouthfeel/body
4) 2nd sip-for full flavor
Parts of the espresso machine - Answer-group head, portafilter, basket, dispersion
screen, screw, group gasket, on/off switch, tea spout, group head switches, steam
wand, steam boiler, group boiler
Parts of grinder - Answer-single dose/double dose button, hopper burrs, adjustment
collar, locking screw
Oz of espresso prepared - Answer-25-35 ml/ double-1.7-2.4 oz
Grams of coffee uses for espresso - Answer-7-9 g/ double-17-22 g
temperature of water used in espresso - Answer-195-205
Atmospheres of pressure - Answer-9-10
Variables of espresso - Answer-dose, time, volume, and shot weight, grind (only
variable we are adjusting)
Role of barista in cafe - Answer--making drinks
-being a leader and role model for coworkers, most experienced
-serves as connecting piece for customers between drinks and the industry
Role of barista in industry - Answer--showcase hard work done by each entity along
supply chain (producer growing coffee on trees that require special attention, these
beans are picked by hand, cherry is processed meaning removing cherry from seed and
drying it, then sold to roaster by importer)
-by executing a consistent beverage it speaks to labor of all people involved
-representing everything that goes into the coffee
1600 - Answer--According to Pope Clement VIII, coffee is Christian beverage so widely
accepted in Italy
-First coffee shop opens in Rome in 1645
, 1773 - Answer--Boston Tea Party causes people to protest tea and coffee becomes
more popular in New World
1800s - Answer--patents for steam powered espresso machines 1821-24
-Edward Loysel de Santais invented first espresso machine in 1843 it used steam
power to raise water above level of grounds then descended through elaborate tubes to
coffee
-weight of water produced pressure
1855 - Answer--Loysels machine exhibited at Paris Exposition, brewed 2000 cups an
hour
1901 - Answer--Luigi Bezzerra created steam-powered coffee machine that brews one
cup to order using steam power to force water through tamped puck
-it was inconsistent because it was heated over an open flame
1903 - Answer--Bezzerra sells patent to Desiderio Pavoni who added pressure release
valve and steam wand
1948 - Answer--Antoni Gaggia debuts improvements to machine, which are smaller
boiler on its side encased in a cabinet, and spring-loaded lever which barista pulls to
dispense water over grounds (pulling a shot)
-This machine generated 8-10 bars of dispensing pressure (ideal pressure) creating
crema of oils, gases, and acids
-first time volume of espresso became standardized to an ounce
1950s - Answer--different cultures develop their own version of coffee and milk
1974 - Answer-"specialty coffee" term coined by Erna Knutsen, precipitating the rise of
"third wave" coffee
When was coffee first introduced to Europeans? - Answer-1600s
4 individuals responsible for development of espresso machine? - Answer--Edward
Loysel
-Luigi Bezzerra
-Desiderio Pavoni
-Antoni Gaggia
Semi automatic espresso machines - Answer--espresso pump must be started and
stopped by the barista (pushing the button)
-barista must grind and dose espresso
-also steam milk
-require most training but least expensive
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