Coffee Roaster Training

Take control of the profit margins in your cafe!

Learn the art of roasting and supplying your own coffee for your own cafe.

You learn on a commercial 10kg shop sized coffee roaster

100% Hands-on

This entry level course is ideal for:

Cafe Owners who want to know more about roasting their own coffee
Future Cafe Owners who plan to open a cafe
Coffee Professionals who are keen improve their employment opportunities by adding a new string to their bow
Home Enthusiasts who want to learn even more about coffee

Course content:

Roasting equipment use and maintenance
Green bean buying and selection
Sensory analysis and pallette development exercises
Cupping coffee so you can select and purchase green coffee in the future
Roast profiling; using software to track and measure your roasting
Roast development; understanding roast events, RoR, development, airflow and gas controls
Post roast cupping ( so you can assess your results)
Roast analysis; learn about, create and roast filter and espresso roast profiles
Roasting procedures for production – roaster machine selection & capacities for business use.
Plus anything and everything that comes up when your in the middle of a hands-on class learning something new.

Our hands-on course is run as private 1×1 training. You have the tutor and roaster all to yourself ( no sharing) and we feel this gives you the best start in the industry. The session can be tailored to your requirements and any special requests.

Green coffee will be provided and students will have the opportunity to roast beans from 3 different origins.

As a foundations course you will be amongst other beginners and in a place where it is safe to make mistakes, feel nervous and have fun learning a new craft. (learning is a messy and invigorating process)

The course is 95% hands on and you will be roasting 12-18kg of coffee from 3 origins, plus you take your roasted beans home with you at the end for drinking and sharing.

Students with any previous roasting experience will learn from an experienced Roaster, they will be able to discuss and test new ideas.