Who should attend this class?

Do you love coffee and want to learn how to make coffee like a professional? Do you have an espresso machine at your home or office gathering dust in your cupboard? Are you considering buying or upgrading and want to make the best decision?

If you have said yes to any of the above, then this course is for you. You too can learn the art and skills of making great coffee at home.

Seven Tips on Perfect Coffee at home

Perfect espresso should have the following features:

1. It should have good body. If you hold a glass up to the light, you should not be able to see the light through the glass.
2. It should have a thick rich caramel coloured crema on top. The crema should be uniform in colour and support sugar before falling through. If you stir it, it should re-form quickly.
3. It should have a good aroma and smell
4. It should be between 25-30mls in volume and should be extracted in 25-30 seconds. The extraction should look like “mouse tails” as it pours from the spouts.
5. It should have a strong balanced taste.
6. When you knock out the coffee cake it should hold together and resemble a chocolate biscuit. This is a good indication of whether you have the correct grind, dose or tamp. If the coffee cake is wet and sloppy the grind may be too coarse, tamped too lightly or dosed too small.
7. If you drink milk-base coffee such as a latte or a cappuccino, your coffee texture should be creamy and smooth. This indicates you have the correct milk texture.