TRAINING ACADEMY
TRAINING
Fundamentals
Build confidence in using equipment and
understanding of the coffee process, or simply refresh your skill set.
Intermediate
Targeted to Barista’s who wants to advance
and take control of their coffee space.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
TRAINING:
FUNDAMENTALS
It will give you tools to shop better, converse better and drink better, whether you are a barista or not.
The course is 4 hours and split into the sections on the right.
- Farming
- Picking
- Processing
- Preparing
- Grinders History
- Bean Quality
- Fairtrade Coffee
- Blends
- Bean Origins
- Extraction and Flavour Balance
- Station Basics
- Equipment names
- Hygiene
- Safety
- Espresso Technique
- Dosage
- Grinder Concepts
- Grind Settings
- Cleaning and Shutting Down
- Espresso Recipes
- The Espresso Matrix
- Understanding Volumetrics
- Over and Under pouring
- Milk Recipes
- Milk Frothing
- Temperature and Wand Technique
- Milk Texture
- Milk Safety
- Wet & Dry Sides
- Grinder Fine Adjustment
- Perfecting Extraction
- Perfecting Recipes in the Matrix
- Honing Equipment
- Introduction to dockets
- Managing Station
- Multiple Orders
- Special Requests
- Managing Milk
- Timeliness
- The importance of Crema
- Texture for Latte Art
- Pouring speed
- Three layer tulip
TRAINING:
Intermediate
The intermediate training will share more artistry and get
you up to speed with making great coffee in a fast paced, humming cafe.
The course is 2.5 hours and split into the sections on the left.
TRAINING:
ADVANCED
Here a barista will build on their coffee knowledge, understanding Brew ratios and building recipes.
The course is 2.5 hours and split into the sections on the right.
- Extraction adjustments for Flavour
- Understanding all variables
- Setting Volumetrics
- Cut the Shot
- Hitting the sweet spot
- Brew Ratios
- Different dosage sizes
- Advanced tulips
- Rosettas
- Swans
- Finessing texture and crema
- Cleaning equipment
- Running close
- Long term maintenance
Meet our
coffee specialists
Alec Zeta
Coffee Specialist, VIC
Glenn Bailey
Coffee Specialist, SA
Jonathan Goldthorpe
Coffee Specialist, NSW