Barista 101 - Coffee Skills (Darcy St. Project)

Barista 101 - Coffee School (Darcy St. Project) - Sydney Course

Learn the art of making café quality espresso coffees with our beginner Barista 101 - Coffee Skills Darcy St. Project class. Perfect for anyone interested in working at a café or improving their coffee making skills at home. This is a beginner class where you will cover the basic of coffee culture in addition to coffee making techniques.

This Barista 101 - Coffee Skills (Darcy St. Project) class is hands on and each participant will be making several beverages from a typical espresso menu (for example Lattes, Flat Whites, Cappuccinos, Long Blacks and other speciality coffees).

The class is delivered by experts from the Darcy Street Project using commercial espresso equipment and the training is relevant and up to date with current industry trends.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

Course Outline

In this course you will learn:

Coffee Culture & Specialty Coffee
Espresso Equipment Overview and Demonstration
Espresso Extraction and Recipes
Milk Texturing Techniques
Basic Espresso Menu Samples

Course Outcome

At the end of the class you will make

Espresso coffees from a café menu.
Cappuccinos
Lattes
Flat Whites
Long Blacks
Short Blacks/ Espresso
Macchiato
Piccolos
Ristrettos

What to Bring

Notepad and pen
All participants are required to wear comfortable clothing (ideally all black to avoid coffee stains) and must wear enclosed non slip shoes (no thongs, sandals or open toe footwear permitted due to safety)

Prerequisite: Desirable

Students do not need to have any previous experience. Coffee drinker.

Delivery Mode

The class is delivered at Darcy Street Project Epping Café. Using commercial espresso equipment and using fresh coffee roasted in Western Sydney. Participants will each take turns in the coffee making process and will be able to enjoy samples made in class. In some classes we serve real customers so that there is maximum experience to becoming a barista in 2023.

*The course can be delivered in a classroom. We setup a pop up espresso bar and deliver the same experience as a coffee bar in a café.

Class based: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face.

Class based learning for this course includes:

Scheduled class times and sessions
Interaction with your trainer and other students
This course is delivered at a coffee roastery.

Please note: Government COVID-19 regulations and recommendations, including appropriate social distancing measures, hand washing and other hygiene protocols will be in place at all times and may result in course delivery changes.