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Barista Basics: 3.5 hrs - $150

This course introduces the fundamental elements of making the perfect cup of coffee, including where coffee comes from, grinding, dosing, tamping and extracting coffee, texturing milk, building drinks and cleaning your machine. Suitable for the home enthusiast through to the budding barista. This course offers plenty of practical time on the machines to put theory into practice.

Barista Advanced: 3.5 hrs - $200

Pre-requisite Barista Basics

Incorporating everything we learnt in the Barista Basics, this course further expands knowledge on the ins and outs of coffee and perfecting the art of the perfect cup. We spend plenty of time on the machines analysing espresso pours and learn how to work with the variables to get the perfect pour. We also look at the process of bean to cup, how your machine and grinder actually work and how to pour a latte art heart.

Milk Chemistry & Latte Art Basics: 2.5hrs - $150

Just like coffee, no two milks are the same. This course will give you the basics of the process milk goes through before it ends up in your jug, from pasteurisation to standardisation and homogenisation. We taste and compare milk from all of the different processing methods so you can best choose a milk that compliments your coffee. We then take an in depth look at how to texture milk to get silky microfoam every time and how to apply that to pouring classic latte art such as hearts, rosettas and tulips.

Milk Chemistry & Latte Art Advanced: 2.5hrs - $200

Pre-requisite Milk Chemistry & Latte Art Basics or the ability to confidently pour latte art hearts, rosettas and tulips.

It’s one thing to be able to pour beautiful latte art, but what exactly is happening on a chemical level to milk when you heat it up? It’s time to put your lab coats on as we draw from the latest scientific research to take an in depth look at the chemistry of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. We also taste and compare different brands of full cream milk as well as comparing different types of dairy alternatives so you can best choose one that compliments your coffee. Once you get the science down pat we jump on the machines and learn some advanced latte art pours such as hanging hearts, multiple rosettas, swans, dragons and any other latte art pour you'd like to learn.

Coffee Appreciation: from seed to cup: 1.5 hrs - $80

So you know how to make a killer espresso and can texture a jug of milk like nobody's business. But have you ever wondered as you pour your latte exactly where coffee comes and what happens to it before it ends up in your cup? Let us take you on an adventure from seed to cup where you will learn all about how coffee is grown, harvested, processed and roasted. We will then take a look at the coffee Tasting Wheel as we cup different coffees from different regions and processing methods to compare different flavour profiles.

Cafe Management: 3 hrs - $270

Do you own or manage a cafe? Are you a barista who wants to gain the skills needed to help further your career in the coffee and hospitality industry? This course will help you get the most out of your staff and equipment to ensure happy staff, happy customers, but more importantly a happy bottom line! We look at different leadership styles, how to effectively manage your team and how to get organised so that you are using your time effectively.