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April 2025
Brew Like Me: V60 Pour-over
Brew Like Me Event Overview In this 2-hour hands-on class, our education team demonstrates how to brew a V60 pour-over coffee and shows attendees how to read a pour-over recipe. Then, the team breaks down the space into brewing stations where attendees practice and taste their own brews. The course covers the importance of variables in the brewing process like grind size, water quality, water temperature, agitation, and contact time. Instructors observe and taste brews with the attendees to highlight…
Find out more »May 2025
Advanced Espresso- May 29th
ADVANCED ESPRESSO TRAINING OVERVIEW This Advanced Espresso training course approaches espresso recipes with tasting exercises and guided manipulation. Students will approach and obtain a deeper understanding of espresso recipes than what was covered in the Introduction to Espresso training. In Introduction to Espresso, we learned how to pull a shot, the basics of espresso recipes, and began to approach “dialing-in” and troubleshooting our espresso. In Advanced Espresso we begin to consider what exactly we are extracting from our coffee, how…
Find out more »June 2025
Cupping Calibration- June 11th
A tasting-focused training, designed to strengthen and calibrate the barista's tasting language using the SCA Coffee Taster’s Wheel! The calibration cupping is a tasting-focused training. It immerses baristas in three consecutive tasting experiences designed the strengthen and calibrate the barista's tasting language. First, baristas cup a small group of coffees. Then, the leader introduces and explains the SCA Coffee Taster’s Wheel and Coffee Lexicon. After that, the group tastes some of the references used on the wheel, which are prepared…
Find out more »Advanced Coffee Brewing- June 18th
This professional barista course continues the science of coffee brewing touched on in Intro to Espresso and Coffee Brewing Basics. The Advanced Coffee Brewing (fna "Understanding Extraction") training combines theoretical exploration of coffee brewing with tasting and troubleshooting exercises. As a result, baristas gain the ability to approach any brewing method. First, the trainer introduces the brew control chart. Next, baristas interact with TDS (strength) and extraction using formulas. This is done with both a chalk board and digital calculator…
Find out more »History of Coffee- June 27th
Join us for a 2-hour exploration of coffee's rich history, its impact on global colonization, and the evolution of the specialty coffee industry. From its ancient roots in Ethiopia to its modern-day presence in our lives, this course offers a comprehensive look at the evolving relationship between coffee and the world. The class will begin with the discovery of coffee and its impact on the communities who first used it, touching on traditions, beliefs, and the many hands which brewed…
Find out more »July 2025
Intro to Milk Steaming- July 2nd
INTRO TO MILK STEAMING TRAINING OVERVIEW This practical and hands-on training teaches attendees milk steaming. Proper steaming is need for the preparation of coffee bar beverages such as lattes, cappuccinos, and cortados. The course covers the basics of texture, temperature, and pouring. It introduces latte art, but that is not the explicit goal of this training. The training concludes with tips for alternative milks and how to maintain clean milk tools and wands. A majority of drinks sold at a…
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