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Difficulty: MediumSequential Steps and Chronology

Read the following excerpt from a guide on performing a professional coffee cupping session:

'To conduct an authentic coffee cupping, begin by grinding 12 grams12\text{ grams} of whole bean coffee for each sample cup. Immediately evaluate the dry fragrance. Subsequently, pour water heated to exactly 93∘C93^\circ\text{C} to 95∘C95^\circ\text{C} directly over the grounds, filling the cup to the brim. Allow the mixture to steep undisturbed for exactly 4 minutes4\text{ minutes}. Prior to tasting, break the crust on the surface by gently stirring three times with a cupping spoon, inhaling the escaping vapors deeply. After breaking the crust, you must skim the floating foam and remaining grounds from the surface of the cup using two spoons. Tasting should only commence once the liquid has cooled to approximately 71∘C71^\circ\text{C}, which typically occurs 8 to 10 minutes8\text{ to }10\text{ minutes} after the initial pour.'

According to these instructions, which of the following actions must be performed immediately before skimming the foam and grounds from the surface of the cup?

  1. A
    Pour water heated to between 93∘C93^\circ\text{C} and 95∘C95^\circ\text{C} over the grounds.
  2. B
    Allow the liquid to cool to approximately 71∘C71^\circ\text{C}.
  3. Stir the surface of the liquid three times with a spoon.Answer
  4. D
    Evaluate the dry fragrance of the ground coffee.

Answer

Stirring the surface of the liquid three times with a spoon.
The correct answer is correct because the instructions state that skimming the floating foam and grounds occurs after breaking the crust. Since breaking the crust is described as gently stirring the surface three times with a spoon, this action must be performed immediately prior to the skimming.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the step describing the skimming of the foam and grounds in the passage.
The target step is found in the sentence: 'After breaking the crust, you must skim the floating foam and remaining grounds...'
This establishes that 'breaking the crust' is the event that directly precedes the skimming action.
2
Identify the definition or action associated with 'breaking the crust'.
The passage defines breaking the crust as 'gently stirring three times with a cupping spoon'.
This links the conceptual phase 'breaking the crust' to the specific physical instruction of stirring the liquid.
3
Match the physical action to the correct option.
Stirring the surface of the liquid three times with a spoon corresponds directly to the required preceding step.
This completes the chronological sequence analysis to find the correct answer.

Key Concept

Identifying chronological order and sequential steps in instructional text.
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Sequential Steps and Chronology

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