There’s no such thing as a plain cup of Joe. In-fact, it takes a ton of effort behind the scenes - training, equipment calibration, math (coffee to water ratios), and care - to ensure that delicious cup of coffee goodness is delivered consistently day in and day out. At Dilworth, we’ve made the effort - now you get to reap the benefits.
COFFEE CLASSES & TRAINING COURSES
Our training center is fully equipped for an aspiring barista or coffee shop operator to learn the basics of working in a café. Learn the craft of pouring a quality latte or changing an espresso gasket before stepping foot into a coffee shop. If you are interested in the business of serving coffee, or just want to up your coffee game, you might be interested in these...
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Brewing Knowledge
For the industry professional, baristas and managers, or the curious home brewer. In this class you’ll learn how to brew pour overs, french press, drip, cold brew and iced coffee to SCA standards.
Skill Level: Beginners with no experience to seasoned professionals.
Duration: 2-3 hours
Espresso Knowledge
Created for folks in the coffee industry, baristas and managers alike. This class is designed to give a thorough overview of espresso. You should leave this class feeling confident knowing how to dial-in a shot and understand the difference between under extracted, over extracted and balanced espresso.
Skill Level: Beginners with no experience to seasoned professionals.
Duration: 2-3 hours
Milk Steaming & Latte Art
This class is designed to teach coffee professionals how to steam high quality milk for making latte art, and use that milk to learn the basics of latte art fundamentals. After this class, you should feel confident that, with some good practice, you’ll be able to make crafty latte designs for your customers.
Skill Level: Beginners with no experience. Experienced baristas will not need this class.
Duration: 2-3 hours
Machine Maintenance
This class is designed to teach coffee industry professionals how to perform basic maintenance on espresso machines, grinders, kegs, and water filters. It also covers all the general end-of-day coffee shop maintenance. You should leave feeling confident on maintaining your general coffee shop equipment, with the knowledge to carry out daily and weekly cleaning tasks to keep your shop running smoothly.
Skill Level: Beginners with no experience to seasoned professionals.
Duration: 2-3 hours
Drink Creation
This class is designed for coffee professionals to learn how to craft a specialty coffee shop drink with good technique and curious creativity. Gain the tools needed to curate new drink ideas and build out those drinks with good flavor and technique for your customers to enjoy.
Skill Level: For coffee professionals who have preferably taken espresso, brewing, and steaming classes.
Duration: 2-3 hours
Menu Development
This class is designed for coffee professionals to explore and understand what a menu is, the effect it has on your shop, how to effectively build it, and properly cost out menu items. Learn how to take new or existing drink ideas and assemble them into a cohesive menu that is priced appropriately.
Skill Level: For coffee professionals who have preferably taken espresso, brewing, and steaming classes.
Duration: 2-3 hours
Cuppings
Calling all public citizens who want to learn how to cup coffee, why we cup coffee, and how to describe the coffee you're tasting. Come join us at our next cupping event, all you coffee-loving humans!
While we host some cuppings in our training center, we can also come to you. We can bring a private cupping to your coffee shop to display and taste a variety of our coffees alongside a coffee professional.
Skill Level: No prior knowledge or skill required.
Duration: 1-3 hours
Custom Coffee Training
One size fits all training does not suit every coffee shop’s needs. To accommodate larger groups; specialized menus and operations; onsite training for off hours; and training to customer-established protocols, our team of coffee experts are skilled at developing and delivering a variety of custom training solutions tailored for your unique needs. To find out how we can build a custom training program for you, chat with our Skills and Capacity Building team today.
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