Since 2001, The Canadian Barista Academy
is an open source barista training and coffee shop business school. We simply want to improve coffee quality in Canada, one cup at a time, with a commitment to your success and growing the Artisan Coffee movement in Canada.
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Testimonials
Pennyroyal Coffee Shop →
They don't bs you with fancy terms. They teach you REAL skills in a very down to earth way.
Mugs Coffeehouse Elbow Review →
This course gave me the confidence to move forward with my coffee house...
Meeting Waters Coffee + Roastery - Red Deer →
" Instructors are great to learn from and I appreciate the continued assistance. I still have a lot to learn but I’m comforted by the Lead Instructor saying ‘a barista...
More about our mission...
We openly and actively share knowledge and skills through our barista, roaster and Opening a Coffee Shop classes.
Our motivation in teaching is simple and transparent - we do not want to sell you anything (kickbacks) nor will we one day compete against your coffee business. Our sole objective is to educate!
If you’re interested in learning from us, please get in touch, or check out our coffee courses in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto.
Coffee News
Learning how to Roast Coffee →
Learning to roast coffee successfully requires mentorship over a period of time, varying from a few months to a few years with lots of trials and errors. In spite of...
Science
Exploring Bitterness in Craft Beer, and how it relates to Coffee, Chocolate and other Foods →
We can safely extrapolate that this research shows humans are not naturally inclined to drink bitter ashy woody burnt acrid tar-like coffee. We are more likely to prefer sweeter tasting...
The Art of Coffee Tasting And Judging Coffee Competitions →
Specialty Coffee is fresh, being served and consumed within 3 to 14 days from roast date. By contrast, commodity-based coffee will mostly be what we consider as stale. Specialty Coffee...
Advanced Espresso Training →
It is up to baristas to change the false perception of espresso, one cup at a time. How? By learning to ‘dial-in’ their espresso.
Celebrities And Insiders Blog
The Untold Story and Invention of the Scace Thermofilter Device →
What is the Scace device, how was it created, and how important is it for controlling the quality of espresso machine performance. The Scace device helped to create and verify...
Pretty little liars' Lucy Hale learning at the Academy →
Lucy has barista skills! She was running a one-person bar; dialing-in a grinder, getting nice espresso extractions and pouring rosettas in an afternoon. Anyone looking for a new barista should...
Glutton for Punishment takes on the Canadian National Barista Championship →
Bob will compete by making four espressos, four cappuccinos, and four signature beverages in fifteen minutes, in front of technical and sensory judges and a large audience. Bob will train with...