Skilled baristas need to have a complete understanding of the whole process to transform the essence of coffee bean to the coffee cup. This course is designed to develop product knowledge, methods, skills and best practices that each barista should possess to ensure that every customer gets the best quality service and product every time. You will learn what coffee is, and every step on its journey ‘from bean to cup’ to understand the product you work with. You will learn a lot about producing the finest espresso and we’ll take you through the process step by step. This means you will learn how to calibrate a coffee grinder, how to use good dosing techniques, how to tamp the coffee and look for the perfect extraction. We’ll also dive in the alternative filter coffee brewing methods that are so popular all over the world now, such as Chemex, V60, Aeropress, Siphon, or Cold Drip. At the end of the course you will have the confidence to prepare any kind of hot or cold coffee beverage with perfection.
From the production and cultivation of coffee to understand the product you work with, to timing and calibrating espresso shots, to proper techniques for stretching and steaming milk for lattes, cappuccinos, and other coffee drinks.