DESIGN_OF_COFFEE_MIDTERM_EXAM_QUESTIONS_WITH_COMPLETE_SOLUTIONS

DESIGN OF COFFEE MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW
2026



1. Fragrance
- - CORRECT ANSWER - >aromatic aspects, smell
before tasting. Better fragrance = better score

2. Flavor
- - CORRECT ANSWER - >Between the first and last
impressions of taste

3. Aftertaste- - CORRECT ANSWER - >Length and duration of
positive flavor from final taste (taste and aroma)

4. Acidity
- - CORRECT ANSWER - >bright = flavorful, sour =
unpleasant, dull/flat= missing, a measure of the acids

5. Body- - CORRECT ANSWER - >tactile feeling of the coffee in
mouth related to viscosity. Presence of colloids and sucrose
contribute to a high body.

6. Balance - - CORRECT ANSWER - >Overall impression of the
coffee

7. Sweetness - - CORRECT ANSWER - >How sweet is it?

, 8. Defects
- - CORRECT ANSWER - >off flavors detracting from
the taste.

List the 8 main scoring categories when tasting coffee - -
CORRECT ANSWER - >Fragrance, Flavor, Aftertaste, Acidity,
Body, Balance, Sweetness, Defects

Spray valve - - CORRECT ANSWER - >the spout that the hot
water pours out of and filters into the ground coffee

Spring valve - - CORRECT ANSWER - >allows the person brewing
the coffee to pull out the carafe before the coffee is done
brewing without creating a mess, valve opens and closes
depending on if the spring is pressed, located on top of carafe

Reservoir - - CORRECT ANSWER - >holds the water that you
pour in, in order to make the coffee, it is large section when
looking down from above on the mr.coffee

Carafe - - CORRECT ANSWER - >the pot that comes with the
coffee maker, glass container

Heating Plate - - CORRECT ANSWER - >warms the brewed
coffee, below the carafe

Power switch - - CORRECT ANSWER - >How it turns on