From beginners to baristas, we've got training courses to suit every coffee enthusiast.
COFFEE FOUNDATIONS CLASS
Learn the foundations of espresso coffee making, grinder and machine knowledge, how to dose, tamp and extract coffee.
We'll also cover how to texturise milk and pour the classic café menu, as well as teach you how to run a coffee station on shift maintain and clean a machine.
DURATION: 2 hours
COST: $150 per person
PREREQUISITE: None
LOCATION: Merlo Coffee Training Centre, 104 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley (Brisbane), QLD.
Tackle the next level of barista skills while reinforcing the foundations. We'll cover dosing and distribution, grind management and adjustment, and how to identify over, under and perfect extractions.
We’ll also run through working with alternative milks and give you some tips to enhance your latte art abilities.
DURATION: 2 hours
COST: $150 per person
PREREQUISITE: Coffee Foundations
LOCATION: Merlo Coffee Training Centre, 104 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley (Brisbane), QLD.
Cupping in the coffee world is similar to a wine tasting. It is a globally recognised, industry-wide process where coffees are critically evaluated to identify specific flavours, qualities and pick out any faults.
This process allows us to maintain the quality and consistency of our coffee, as well as provides an opportunity to review new single origins for our Bean of the Month program.
DURATION: 2 hours
COST: $60 per person
PREREQUISITE: None
LOCATION: Merlo Coffee Training Centre, 104 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley (Brisbane), QLD.
Depending on what machine you use at home, we will tailor the training to suit you with this fantastic one-on-one class. Whether you have a domestic or a semi-commercial machine, we will help you make a great coffee.
Using one of our demonstration machines you will learn how to use and care for a machine and grinder, how to make the perfect extraction, the art of steaming milk, and basic cleaning procedures.
DURATION: 1 hour
COST: $70 per person
PREREQUISITE: None
LOCATION: can be held at our Fortitude Valley, Bowen Hills, Southport, Paddington, and Coorparoo Torrefaziones.
If you are interested in our Domestic Machine Training course, please register your interest below.
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