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Welcome

The Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy is open source, actively sharing knowledge and skills through our coffee classes and in-cafe consulting with all those who pursue excellence in coffee since 2001.  

For over 17 years, we have developed and found the most efficient and effective ways of Opening an Independent Specialty Cafe, its Management and the fundamental Barista skills needed to operate at a high quality level. 

Our motivation in teaching is simple and transparent - we do not want to sell you anything nor will we one day compete against your coffee business. Our sole objective is to educate - we simply want to improve coffee quality in Canada, one cup at a time with a commitment to growing the Artisan Coffee movement in Canada.

If you’re interested in learning from us, please get in touch, or check out our coffee courses in Vancouver,  Calgary  and  Toronto.

News

Chapter 5 of the COVID-19 Coffee Survival Guide

Chapter 5 of the COVID-19 Coffee Survival Guide →

I have a personal problem with pour over people because they tend to hold the opinion that pour overs like Hario v60, Chemex, Kalita, are great, but that batch brew...
Chapter 4 of COVID-19 Coffee Survival Guide

Chapter 4 of COVID-19 Coffee Survival Guide →

If you have Italian friends, and they offer you a "caffe" , chances are they pull out a stove top device that unscrews in four parts, (base, top pouring chamber...
Chapter 3 of COVID-19 Coffee Survival Guide

Chapter 3 of COVID-19 Coffee Survival Guide →

Ok.. you managed to escape the matrix and now that you have acquired the supplies needed to take on the coffee universe on your own, we are here to offer...
Chapter 2 of COVID-19 Coffee Survival Guide

Chapter 2 of COVID-19 Coffee Survival Guide →

Now that you understand freshness as it pertains to coffee beans (3-14 days from its BIRTH DATE or Roast date, and only buy enough to last a week) . This...
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Testimonials

Meeting Waters Coffee + Roastery - Red Deer

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...
Alforno Bakery and Cafe

Alforno Bakery and Cafe →

Jamie & Matt run a great course and have all of the knowledge and experience to back it up. This course is great for everyone from all backgrounds - Current...
Total Education Program Testimonial

Total Education Program Testimonial →

The Total Education school community really appreciates the support provided by Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy for the Level One Barista Course. It was held on June 18, 2019, and...
ANVIL Coffee House Edmonton Testimonial

ANVIL Coffee House Edmonton Testimonial →

I took the 3 day course 4 years ago and learned so much! This knowledge was a huge help to me opening my own shop. The instruction was so clear...
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Science

Advanced Espresso Training

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.
That neat and tidy map of tastes on the tongue you learned in school is all wrong

That neat and tidy map of tastes on the tongue you learned in school is all wrong →

Our understanding of how taste information is carried from the tongue to the brain shows that individual taste qualities are not restricted to a single region of the tongue. There...
Umami isn’t a primary taste

Umami isn’t a primary taste →

Apparently Umami isn’t a primary taste. Not the same as bitter, salt, sour and sweet. Umami is proposed to be reliant on sugar/salt receptors to be tasted. Lacking independence removes it...
Kruve Sifter Review

Kruve Sifter Review →

Firstly we want to direct your attention to a couple reviews on the Kruve that are from a slightly different perspective than ours and really worth checking out. A James...
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Barista Training Fundamentals

Celebrities And Insiders Blog

The Untold Story and Invention of the Scace Thermofilter Device

The Untold Story and Invention of the Scace Thermofilter Device →

In this conversation, Les and Greg discuss the what the Scace device is, how it was created, and how important it is for controlling the quality of espresso machine performance. The...
Pretty little liars' Lucy Hale learning at the Academy

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

Glutton for Punishment takes on the Canadian National Barista Championship →

Beginning in 2003 the Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy evolved into the regulatory body of the Canadian national and regional barista championships, overseeing the running of the "contests" and the certification of...

Scace - The Coffee Professional's Tool