Coffee Brewing Course / SCA
Professional brewing courses: SCA Foundation, Intermediate, and Professional. Coffee brewing classes for real coffee geeks!
The Espresso Academy's coffee brewing class aims to provide both amateurs and specialty baristas with the skills to manage various extraction techniques at the best, both in a coffee shop or in a domestic environment. The courses cover from basic concepts like strength and extraction to the use of tools like V60 and Chemex. A large part of the course is dedicated to the different cold coffee brewing methods, and even to classic methods like Turkish coffee and moka.
All courses are held in Florence, one of the most beautiful cities of Italy and are led by authorized SCA and IBC trainers.
Courses are held in English
COFFEE BREWING BASIC COURSE / FOUNDATION SCA.
One day. Florence - January 11th, February 13th or March 13th 2025
A complete class, perfect for beginners barista or home coffee passionate.
The course starts with fundamental brewing concepts: ideal cup, turbulence, TDS and so on.
Subsequently, it alternates between theoretical and practical sessions on various tools: from V60 and Chemex to ibrik, moka, and various cold brew methods. Multiple practical tests aid in understanding the effects of varying grind size, extraction temperature and other variables.
COFFEE BREWING INTERMEDIATE COURSE SCA.
Two days. Florence - January 17th and 18th 2025
Designed for baristas operating in a professional setting like a specialty coffee shop. The intermediate brewing SCA course goes deeper into using extraction charts and refractometers as practical tools for mastering strength and extraction in coffee infusion or percolation methods.
The course is predominantly hands-on, involving the extraction of various types of coffee, both commodity and specialty, with different techniques and tools
COFFEE BREWING PROFESSIONAL COURSE SCA.
Three days. Florence - March 3rd, 4th and 5th 2025
Looking to reach the highest levels in coffee brewing training? This three-day intensive course leads to the SCA professional exam. Three days of testing how different water temperatures, pre-infusion, grind size, and turbulence can affect our extraction position on the Brew Control Chart.
Significant focus is given to studying water and its extraction impact, as well as measuring grind size in microns.A highly comprehensive course for those aiming for top-quality standards.
No time for a coffee vacation in Italy?
Our online courses offer the most updated and comprehensive coffee knowledge, all from the comfort of your couch.
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Covers every area: from green coffee to barista skills.
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In english: learn from experienced, SCA-authorized trainers.
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Access anytime, forever: your courses are yours to revisit whenever you like.
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Certifications available: valid for SCA and IBC certifications after the required procedures.
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Why Take a Coffee Brewing Class?
In Italy, coffee brewing methods like filter coffee, Americano, or long coffee have traditionally been viewed as inferior, often compared to "dirty water." However, in recent years, these methods have gained significant appreciation.
Techniques such as cold brew, V60, and Aeropress are now staples in advanced coffee shops and beloved by dedicated coffee enthusiasts at home. This growing success is closely tied to the rise of specialty coffee—high-quality beans that bring out the best in these brewing methods.
Our coffee brewing class focuses on these techniques, using coffee that scores over 80 in technical tasting tests, ensuring you work with the finest flavors and aromas.
I’m Passionate About Coffee—Can I Take a Coffee Extraction Class?
When we brew coffee, we transform water into a dark, intense liquid rich with wonderful aromas—a process known as extraction. During this process, water dissolves approximately 20% of the coffee bean’s soluble compounds.
Exceeding this percentage leads to over-extraction, resulting in bitter and astringent flavors. Extracting less, on the other hand, leads to under-extraction, producing acidic and watery coffee.
Mastering the art of coffee extraction requires understanding and controlling factors like water temperature, mineral content, contact time, and more. These essential elements form the foundation of our coffee extraction class, designed to help you perfect every cup.
One Journey, One Vacation In Italy
More than a coffee course, an unforgettable vacation in Italy.
This course is part of the "One Week Coffee Course," a week-long series of coffee classes, full immersion, each day dedicated to a different area, from brewing to roasting to latte art.
The brewing course and the entire one-week experience are more than just classes: they're an adventure with a group of students from around the globe, in an engaging atmosphere of passion and experimentation, with a dash of fun.
Each course includes extra elements, tests, experiments, special guests, and curiosities.
Once the course is over? Well, we're in Florence: one of the most beautiful cities in the world, in the heart of Tuscany, Italy. Is there anything better?Our students say…
I attended it in November this year..just a fantastic experience..Roberto ,the lecturer, is an amazing guy ,delivering lessons in asuch easy manners.He also takes you for a lunch break to experience real Italian cuisine for little money.Overall, I cam only recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn about coffee machines and have fun along the way.Highly,highly, highly recommend.It was a great experience with very nice teachers who spoke English very well. We received a warm welcome and learned a lot about coffee.Traveled to Florence and thought it was a great area to learn more about espresso. The Espresso Academy class was fun, informative and the instructor was very knowledgeable. Would recommend!Not only is it a great school full of great coffee enthusiasts and professionals, they also make you live a unique experience in a beautiful city. The combination between theory and practice is perfectly balanced for any level. I recommend it 100% to all those who have a passion for coffee and want to delve deeper into this world. Thank you!I found Espresso Academy after doing some research into espresso machine maintenance courses; after reading the reviews, and not finding anything suitable based in the UK, I reached out to ask some questions about the course...From the very first email, Cristina was so friendly, knowledgable and welcoming that she put my mind at rest and showed me that Espresso Academy know exactly what they are doing.I booked my flights, my accommodation, and told the team I was coming for the course!I could not recommend these guys enough - they are knowledgable, friendly and absolutely professional. I learned so much in such an engaging, interesting and thorough way that I have come home and been able to apply my knowledge immediately - starting my own small business in the UK.The course leader - Robert - is so kind, welcoming and full of knwoledge - but most importantly he is an excellent teacher, delivering the information in an easy to understand way to a mix of abilities in the class.I met some fantastic people and have made some friendships for life - and for even more joy, you get to stay in Florence when you're visiting for a course and what a beautiful city to stay in!Thank you for such a wonderful experience, and I hope to come back and visit again in the future :)Fantastic course on coffee machine maintenance, learned a lot in the short amount of time the course runs. Robert is a great teacher, easy going, explains things well and answers all questions. All other staff members we met during the course were also incredibly polite and welcoming. Well worth the travel.The course at the academy was very good. very friendly team and professional teaching.I would like to thank the academy for providing a qualitative formation in a time where such things are difficult to find and sadly underrated.I would also like to particularly commend Robert, our teacher, who has managed to show me in a very short amount of time a wealth of accessible and comprehensible information on a difficult subject. He is awesome, poised, didactic, knowledgeable, approachable and generally very pleasant to be around.It was fantastic 3 days of learning. It was one of the important learning experiences I had. Trainer was very professional, calm, respectful and friendly. If you are in coffee business, you must do one of their course depending on what you need. Highly recommend.Excellent experience, recommended to all those who want to expand their knowledge of the world of coffee. I was followed by Professor Michele Cantarella at the Castorino roasting company and here I had the opportunity to see the roasting, to taste many types of coffee, to learn the basics ofMilk art.If you want to learn everything about Coffee, the way how to do your own tasty Espresso, Latte Art this is the place to go. Enthusiatic trainers, very good mix of theory and practice. I wish the team of Espresso Academy all the best and a big thank you for the 2 day's of introduction of italian coffee philosophy 🙂I’ve been planning to follow my passion for coffee with a professional training course and I found what I was looking for at The Espresso Academy. From the start Cristiana was very helpful for planning and booking this course for me, responding promptly and making it easier for my needs. During the course Gabriele was doing his best for me to get the most of this course, he was very kind, helpful and attentive. He went above and beyond to give the best experience. It was obviously about the coffee and the passion of coffee rather than just another commercial training course. , I really enjoyed every moment and learned a lot. I also gained confidence in my knowledge and skills. Thank you Espresso Academy.High quality classes offered by friendly, serious and very experienced teachers??? i loved it- i can only recommend!Super recommended!!! Instructor was super nice, the content was engaging , I made my first espresso & cappuccino, it was an absolutely fun experience ?An excellent experience, highly recommend to someone just getting into coffee. Very calm, patient and knowledgeable teachers with whom it was only pleasure to work with. :) 10/10Took the two day advanced barista course and it exceeded my expectations. Great teachers, great content, and even though it was a short course we got plenty of time to practice actual coffee making without sparing milk. And a bonus is the opportunity to meet coffee students from all over the world, that most likely share similar goals to yours. Highly recommend for anyone getting into coffee business.I've attended many courses at Espresso Academy Firenze and I loved it! The staff is incredibly friendly and the courses very nice structured. Theory and lots of practice and we could even visit the roastery! The whole place smells of coffee :) During the pandemic I've also attended a couple Online Courses which were great and the teacher answered all the questions. I totally recommend going there to learn about coffee and become friends with the most amazing teachers :) Hope to see you soon guys!!
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