Start up Barista course
The perfect gift, the art of coffee making. This course is the ideal start for anyone who is stepping into the world of speciality coffee. From choosing your favourite beans to fine tuning your daily ritual, we teach each step to create a beautiful espresso. When complemented with smooth textured milk, that's paradise in a cup right there!
With our brand new training ground and competition level barista equipment at your disposal you'll master the day to day challenges of a barista, dialling in your recipe and delivering a balanced espresso packed with flavour.
Duration: 3-4 hours
Topics covered:
- Introduction to equipment: the Eagle one by Victoria Arduino and a Compak E6 grinder
- Introduction to coffee beans, single origin vs blend.
- Working out the yield and extraction times (dialling in the Espresso)
- Understanding all the drinks, volumes and difference in milk textures
- Producing the perfect heart (Latte Art)
Barista life
Baristas today have access to a wide variety of high quality, speciality coffee producers and can hone their craft with a great variety of brewing methods. Barista Life works closely with these producers to deliver the finest beans around and not only that, can provide essential training to you and your staff to ensure the perfect cup of coffee reaches your customer, every time.
Join Our Journey
To date our Head Barista Aron has made over a million of coffees during his time, that’s a lot right? His dedication and skill has benefited coffee shops around the E.U., Canada, New York & his home city London. In 2010 Aron started with a mobile espresso van which taught him just how difficult it can be to manage different bean densities in England’s inclement weather. Determined to master the art of consistency, he spent days testing coffees from around the world, roasting different blends to formulate a recipe that would deliver a consistent base flavour within a temperature range of -5’c to 35’c. Most coffee shops are fitted with air conditioning units which assist in maintaining that consistency, but without that luxury Aron’s understanding of the volatility of coffee grew considerably.
The business expanded in 2011 when both Aron and his wife, Clare, took on a failing coffee shop after the recession with aim to give it life. With previous experience in hospitality and business management, their dedication and hard graft paid off and The Espresso Lounge Tring is a successful coffee shop and cafe with several TripAdvisor awards and fantastic reviews.
They remain within this lucrative industry to date and can offer invaluable knowledge to new business start ups or those wishing to train their baristas to the highest possible standard. Barista equipment, coffee machines, sales training and business consultancy are all available through Barista Life and can set your business on the path to success.
"Join our journey"
