How to learn to make coffee from scratch?

How do you learn to be a barista from scratch with zero foundation? If you are lucky enough to come to the classroom, follow us to step into the world of coffee. After reading this article you will learn about the main ways to learn about coffee, study books and systematic learning materials for professional baristas...

How do I get started? How long does it take to learn? There are three main ways to choose

01. Go to work in a cafe

Benefit is that there will be a better understanding of the coffee consumer market, coffee drink production, marketing, decoration and so on can learn a little, of course, also depends on the individual perception of the ha, and do not have to pay tuition fees can also make money money at the same time.

The disadvantage is that it takes longer, and not necessarily meet a reliable teacher to teach you, but now most of the cafes on the market can survive, but also rely on the meal to rely on wine these basic maintenance. Starbucks, Carving Time, Cat's Sky City... It's a good choice, but there is a certain threshold. General coffee shop, if you do not know anything can only start from the waiter, the beginning can only brush the cup, cleaning, so more time-consuming.

02. Self-learning

The good thing is that you don't have to spend any money, and if you want to learn something, you can do it yourself; the bad thing is that you have to spend your own time collecting and organizing your learning materials, and you need to have a strong sense of self-control.

You can first buy a few coffee-related books, to a certain Xun, a certain when, or even a treasure on a search a whole lot, choose a few readers good evaluation, their favorite on the line, and then find some coffee equipment, such as bean grinder, moka pot, hand brewing pot, French filter press pot, siphon pot, pull flower tank, milk frother... The preliminary estimate of about 1000 yuan, it is recommended to buy a better quality, after all, you can still use it in the future, right?

03. Spend money to enroll in a coffee training course

The advantage is that you can systematically learn some of the "fur", spend a short period of time and have the flexibility to choose to go to school when you are not doing anything, most of the time a month can be; the disadvantage is that you have to pay the tuition fee, right? There are coffee training courses all over the world, in order to avoid the suspicion of advertising, can be their own Baidu...

Actually, it's pretty much the same thing, teaching you about some of the history of coffee, how to taste coffee, and how to operate various coffee appliances, or it may include a little bit of simple coffee roasting techniques. Of course, you don't expect too much, is just to take you into a door only, later cultivation or lies in your own.

Recommended books

"Coffee" "Boutique Coffee" "Coffee Tasting Book"

"Boutique Coffee Book" "Barista Guide" "Coffee Appreciation Handbook"

"Barista Advanced Technology Teaching Book" "Unlimited Possibility of Coffee Flower Pulling"

"Xiaoyi, and then a cup of coffee" "Meet the Coffee"

The Mastering the Golden Guidelines, Connoisseurs Brew Coffee This Way"

"What's So Expensive About This Cup of Coffee" "You Don't Understand Coffee"

"Complete Coffee Knowledge Handbook" "Bean Seeker"

"Complete Coffee Handbook" "Café-Coffee"

"The Ultimate Guide to Coffee" "Coffee Spirit"

"Coffee Appreciation and Play" "Featured Coffees"

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