Professional Barista Development

There are seven programs or modules we offer in our Professional Barista Development Series. These can be taken either as independent offerings or as a series. Please contact our Director of Training, Eric Thomas, to schedule any of these modules for you or your barista crew (eric@onelinecoffee.com). All times listed below are approximations, and are dependent on your existing knowledge of the material. Any module sessions are charged at a rate of $90 per hour (with a discount for wholesale accounts), with a $50 per hour travel fee for offsite training.

• Module 1:  Coffee Knowledge (From Seed to Cup) (1-6 participants)
  • 3-4 Hour Class at our One Line Coffee-Short North Training Center or Customer’s Location

Explore the story of coffee from it’s socio-economic history to the vast complexity of its production and cultivation. This course strengthens your understanding of all things coffee, with a focus on processing. The class includes an exploratory cupping.

• Module 2: Palate Development/Tasting Theory (1-6 participants)
  • 1-2 Hour Class at our One Line Coffee-Short North Training Center

Deliciousness drives specialty coffee preparation. This course lays the ground work for professional coffee tasting by defining tastes like “acidity, sweetness, bitterness and body”. We’ll explore the SCA taster’s wheel, and several World Coffee Research Flavor Lexicon taste references.

• Module 3: Percolation and Immersion Brewing  (1-4 Participant Lab Session)
  • 2-4 Hour Class at our One Line Coffee-Short North Training Center

Learn the fundamentals of coffee brewing: the 6 extraction variables. Whether it’s batch brew drip coffee, immersion cold brew or pour overs, this class covers the “how-to” of brewing through science and practice.

• Module 4: Espresso & Milk   (1-2 Participant Lab Session)
  • 4-6 Hour Class at our One Line Coffee-Short North Training Center or Customer’s Location

This course is fundamentally essential for any cafe serving espresso drinks. Learn espresso preparation, terminology and milk steaming. This course begins a barista’s journey into espresso drink service.

• Module 5: Drink Definitions and Construction   (1-4 Participant Lab Session)
  • 1-2 Hour Class at our One Line Coffee-Short North Training Center or Customer’s Location

After completing Module 4, this class provides guided practice of preparing espresso beverages. The class is essential for any cafe serving espresso drinks. From Americano to Macchiato to Lattes, we’ll make them all and provide strategies for producing excellent drinks consistently.”

• Module 6: Latte Art   (1-4 Participant Lab Session)
  • 1-2 Hour Class at our One Line Coffee-Short North Training Center or Customer’s Location

This is more than just pouring designs in drinks; this is intermediate level milk steaming in which participants make strides for more consistent, better, sweeter milk drinks. You’re drinks will look and taste better.

• Module 7: Serving Drinks and Serving People: Bar Flow (1-2 Participant Lab Session)
  • 2-4 Hour Class – Custom Scheduled at Customer’s Location

This is a class designed to help you put it all together. The focus is how to provide incredible customer service while maintaining a speed of service that matches your market’s expectations. Includes instruction on double barring, drink communication, order of operations, etc.