Barista Course · Junior Baristas (English)

The Start of Your Barista Journey

In this Basic Barista Course, you will learn what defines a truly great espresso and how to prepare it confidently with different coffees. We begin by taking you on a journey along the coffee value chain to understand how origin, botany, and processing influence flavour. With this foundation, we show you what makes an excellent espresso and how to extract it consistently with various beans. In addition to the essential theory—extraction curves, grind size, brew ratios, and machine fundamentals—there is plenty of hands-on practice. You will dial in grinders and recipes, experiment with grind settings, and develop an intuition for making your home espresso taste like it does in your favourite café. And since an outstanding espresso deserves the perfect milk foam, we teach you how to steam milk properly and pour simple latte art patterns into your cappuccino or flat white.

Of course, tasting is an essential part of the experience: we cup different filter coffees, sample a range of espressos, and finish with your first perfectly crafted cappuccino. This barista course sets you up for the next step in your coffee journey.

For practice, we use our Zebra (100% Brazil Arabica) as a demanding training espresso, alongside a rotating selection of filter coffees. If preferred, our decaf Sloth is available as an alternative.

• Course duration: approx. 3.5 hours
• Location: Zwoo Kaffee-Atelier, Körnerstraße 71, Cologne-Ehrenfeld
• Group size: 3–6 participants

Private courses are available upon request.
Also available as a gift voucher .

Who This Course Is For

New home baristas, coffee enthusiasts, foodies, coffee gourmets, curious minds, and anyone eager to deepen their understanding.

Course Content

• Coffee origins and history 
• Coffee cultivation and processing  
• Coffee selection  
• Machine types and setup  
• Espresso theory and hands-on extraction  
• Milk steaming  
• Latte art  
• Machine care and cleaning
  

Equipment

We work with heat-exchange portafilter machines such as the Bezzera Magica, Rocket Giotto, and Rocket Mozzafiato.

You are welcome to bring your own machine (please check with us beforehand).

Our machines are paired with the Eureka Mignon Specialità grinder. For milk beverages, we provide both oat and cow’s milk.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required—just a strong thirst for coffee.

Your espresso is already tasting great but you want to refine your latte art? No problem—consider joining our Latte Art Coaching Session.

Instructors

Tilman Böing, Jan Kierdorf
More about our Coaches.

Vouchers

Vouchers with flexible date selection can be purchased online or in the zwoo coffee bars.

Already found a course date that matches your voucher?

Simply leave your voucher information in the checkout note or send it afterwards to kaffeeschule@zwookaffee.de

Cancellations

Free cancellation is possible up to 7 days before the course. For later cancellations, we retain 75% of the course fee.

If the minimum number of participants is not reached, we reserve the right to cancel the course up to 7 days in advance.

Please send cancellations to: kaffeeschule@zwookaffee.de

Tickets are transferable to other persons.

Please bring your order confirmation as your ticket to the event.