Basic Barista Training Package

Duration: 8 hours over 2 days

Day 1:

Introduction to Coffee and Espresso:

• Coffee origins, varieties, and differences between specialty and commercial coffee.

Grinders and how to grind 

Making cold brew and pour over 

• Anatomy of espresso and the importance of espresso in coffee culture.

Barista Tools and Equipment:

• Using and maintaining espresso machines.
• Overview of essential barista tools (tamper, calibrated tamper, WDT, puck screen, brush, different pucks, distributor, knock box, dosing funnel, gravity distributor).

Espresso Extraction:

• Understanding grind size, dosing, and tamping.
• Techniques for perfecting espresso extraction and measuring it.
• Adjusting grinding size for different drinks.
• Pulling the first espresso shot and maintaining crema.

1. Milk Frothing and Steaming:

• Techniques for frothing and steaming milk.
• Common mistakes and practices.
• Using oat, almond milk, half-and-half, and cold foam.

Day 2:

Signature Coffee Drinks:

• Creating and combining flavors and syrups with coffee.
• Making iced lattes and using syrups to create unique drinks.

Yemeni Drinks:

• Preparing Yemeni Adani tea, Yemeni Mofowar tea, and Yemeni cascara drink.

Practical Hands-on Session:

• Preparing lattes and two simple coffee drinks.
• Daily morning routine for a barista, including cleaning the machine.
• Tasting and smelling coffee to differentiate flavors.
• Proper coffee storage techniques.

1. Coffee Samples:

• Providing coffee samples for tasting and practice.