Get a world-class EDGucation at our accredited coffee courses

Perfect if you are looking to make barista style coffee at home! If you have a bean to cup machine, or dream of having one.

In a nutshell:

• Overview of speciality coffee
• Selecting the right coffee for you
• The 11 Steps to the perfect espresso
• How to dial in your coffee beans to perfection
• Drink making time
• Milk texturing practical

Duration & attendees:

The In-Person Session will take place in our Training Room over two and half hours for up to 4 people.

During this session, you’ll be under guidance of our trainer and our senior barista.

Choose your own complimentary bag of EDGE coffee to get to work at home with your new skills!

Ask about discounts for group bookings

Course details:

• Course duration: 2.5 hours
• One-time cost: £65
• Complimentary coffee to take home

Fully certified by the Beverage Standards Association (BSA), this course gives you everything you need to get through the door and behind the counter as a barista at your favourite coffee shops.

If you’re keen to learn the key skills of the coffee-creating craft, this is where you make it happen!

The course is aimed at commercial espresso machine users but keen home baristas are welcome too.

Who it’s for:

• Anyone who has just bought, or is thinking of buying, an espresso machine and wants to get top results from the get-go
• Anyone planning to work at, or open, a cafe

What to expect:

• Coffee 101: varieties, origins and flavours you need to know
• Why freshness is the single biggest taste factor
• Picking the perfect machine and grinder
• Getting down to the grind - choosing your grind level
• Dialling in espresso machines - calibrating, water quantities and temperature
• The NUMBER crucial steps to producing your espresso
• Making the most of milk - texturing and foaming techniques to learn
• The barista menu - classic drinks and how to make them
• Looking after your kit - machine maintenance

Course details:

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This three day accredited City and Guilds Barista Training Course will see you learning everything there is to know about being a Barista and help you to master your craft.

Fun and informative, complete this course and you’ll be well on your journey to becoming a world-class crafter of coffee!

Who it’s for:

• Beginner Baristas keen to develop their tea & coffee knowledge
• Professionals requiring practical skills and certified results (group learning available)
• Anyone looking to gain practical skills on coffee machines

What to expect:

DAY 1

Morning

• Coffee 101 - history, origins and migration
• Hands-on learning with industry-level coffee machines
• The vital importance of making the perfect espresso
• Building your arsenal - the equipment to know inside-out
• Making your menu - a step-by-step run-through of each classic barista beverage.

LUNCH

Afternoon:

Taking espressos to the next level with delightfully textured milk

DAY 2

Morning:

• Starting the day right with delicious filter coffee
• From crop to pot - comprehensive tea tasting session
• Cultivating the perfect brewing conditions
• The wonderful world of chocolate - from cocoa bean to coffee cup

LUNCH

Afternoon:

• Smoothie best practices
• Get let loose with some delicious fruity ingredients and our commercial blender
• Exam and practical assessment prep with help from your Barista Training Manager

DAY 3

Morning:

• Conquering customer service: meeting the multi-tasking expectations of a pro barista
• How to care for your machines to keep them creating coffee like clockwork

BUFFET LUNCH

• Practical assessment - making the 7 drinks that you’ve learned on the course
• 20-question written exam based on the information you’ve learned
• Same-day results, with either pass, merit or distinction awarded
• Official City & Guilds Barista Training Certificate (dispatched by post)

Course details:

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