Prerequisites - None
Duration - 4 Hours

This is the starting course for the majority of learners, regardless of their skill level, however, it is by no means a basic coffee course. In this workshop you will cover some meaty content as well as a building your practical skills in the hands on activities, making it perfect for new baristas, home enthusiasts or experienced baristas looking to develop their theory or keep up-to-date with detailed industry information.

This class contains the following content:

Coffee knowledge - comprehensive overview of how coffee is grown, processed and traded
Espresso preparation techniques – a skill building session to develop great techniques for dosing, distributing and tamping
Quality evaluation training – using a standard dose, we will correlate the visual appearance of an espresso extraction with the resulting tastes
Extraction theory – what compounds are extracting, when and why
Brew parameter adjustments – dose and grind; how, when and why to adjust
Espresso recipes – how to measure dose weights, beverage weights and extraction time to make grind adjustments and achieve optimum taste results
Milk steaming and pouring – a short, 45 minute introduction to these concepts
Cleaning and maintenance – how and what to clean on your espresso machine and grinder to achieve consistent results.

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