Bundle: Essential Coffee Knowledge + Fundamental Barista Skills

Essential Coffee Knowledge

• An excellent starter kit for home enthusiasts and new baristas who are looking to journey through the world of Specialty Coffee and embark on the Seed-to-Cup experience.

• You will appreciate how each step of the value chain contributes towards a consistent good cup of coffee.

• You will also discover how coffee is grown and processed, and the factors contributing to a coffee’s unique, diverse and complex flavour characteristics.

The class covers the following content:

• The Coffee Cherry – detailing the differences between Arabica and Robusta species and an introduction to Specialty Coffee

• Coffee Producing Regions – highlighting how terroir and processing methods play an important role in the flavour differences of major coffee producing countries

• Roast Profiles – understanding how different roast levels affect flavour and aroma.

 Fundamental Barista Skills

• This highly informative and technical course is a must for all coffee enthusiasts aspiring to be a full-fledged barista.

• As a practical workshop, this class will cover everything that you need to know in preparing consistent tasting espresso and replicating the steps involved to aerate and texture a cup of silky smooth milk.

• Our Essential Coffee Knowledge and Fundamentals of Barista Skills make a great pair to complete your learning.

The class covers the following content:

• Espresso Preparation Techniques – a skill-building session to develop great techniques for dosing, distributing and tamping

• Quality Evaluation Training – adjustments to brewing parameters based on visual cues and sensory evaluation

• Espresso Beverages – interpreting the coffee menu

• Milk Frothing – identify ideal milk temperature, apply proper positioning and milk frothing techniques and introduction to free-pouring