COFFEE TRAINING AND CLASSES
We’re not kidding, we have no secrets - we’ll teach you all we know. Whether you’re a home brewer that’s learning from the “grounds” up, or a professional looking to master new skills to further your career, we’ll get you there.
In our world class training facility, SCA-certified trainers will teach you the same award-winning skills and techniques that our Klatch was built on. We offer classes for all types of coffee enthusiasts because we believe that coffee is never finished, so there’s always something to learn.
Home Enthusiast Training
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Espresso Class
Practical skills you'll need behind an espresso machine. You'll learn milk steaming techniques and tricks, grind settings and troubleshooting, as well as timing and dosing.
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Latte Art Class
It's more than a pretty pour! Latte art shows multi-step mastery. This course helps you gain the practical skills you need behind the espresso bar.
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Brewing Class
This hands-on class delves into the variety of brewing methods, brewing variables that affect quality, plus taste perception and coffee evaluation - a must for any coffee enthusiast!
Private Coffee
Roaster Training
Mike Perry offers comprehensive training in roasting, covering cupping, sourcing, green buying, inventory control, roasting theory, hands-on techniques, profile roasting, blending, and espresso roasting.
SCA Professional Training
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SCA Intro to Coffee
This course gives a general overview of the specialty coffee supply chain and explores topics such as history and cultivation, variables that affect coffee quality, basics of sensory analysis, fundamentals of roasting, factors of coffee freshness, and principles of brewing.
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SCA Barista Foundations
The Foundations level is perfect for beginners and requires no prior experience. This class gives your first taste of the barista discipline and is a great way to get insight into the skills required of a barista.
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SCA Barista Intermediate
The Intermediate level (2 day course) is suitable if you are already part of the industry, working in the field covered by the module, and have a firm knowledge of the basic skills. Experience working in the field is recommended for this level.
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SCA Brewing Foundations
The Foundations level is perfect for beginners and requires no prior experience. Learn about the variety of methods for brewing coffee with hands-on learning for grinding profiles, measuring coffee strength, and charting a coffee's extraction.
