Barista Level 2 - Toronto (Davenport Neighbourhood)

Prerequisite: Barista Level 1, no exceptions
Duration: 2.5 hours
Location: 116 Geary Ave #107b, Toronto, Ontario: Google Maps or Apple Maps
Who is this course for:

• You want to learn about and work in specialty coffee
• For Beginners to Advanced

Curriculum: Practice, practice and more practice. This class expands all the technical fundamentals you learnt in Barista Level 1. You will learn to perfect and manipulate techniques to enhance taste and fine-tune the technically correct drink. Our Advanced barista training level 2 course prepares the student for the challenges presented in Barista Level 3.

Some Topics covered:

• Espresso Machine and Grinder technical standards and requirements
• Pulling a consistent shot – grind adjustment, tamping the coffee puck level
• Espresso drink names, sizes and recipes: Building, Making and Tasting Ristretto, Normale and Lungo and Americano
• How should Espresso taste
• Roasters influence on taste
• Dose and Grinders role in affecting taste
• Machine engineering and taste
• Baristas impact on taste
• Milk based drink names, sizes and recipes: Building, making and tasting macchiato, cappuccino, latte, cortado, flat white
• Preparing Drinks To Standards
• Milk texturing and microfoaming technique and principles
• Latte Art Instruction, Demonstration and Practise
• Essential barista knowledge

Registration: Pre-registration required, no dropins.

Class Sizes are small with most of the class time being hands on giving you lots of time to learn.

Specials: Buy all 4 barista levels and save.

Private Groups: We can accommodate private group training on weekdays and weekends - just ask and we are happy to schedule your course to work best for your coffee business needs.

Each class includes:

• Printed student manual, study guide, and certificate of completion
• Complimentary membership to the Wholesale Student Buying Club — alumni equipment discounts of 5–20% from suppliers across Canada, savings that can exceed the cost of the course when outfitting a café
• Free access to the CBI Dialing-In App and CBI Roast Log — digital tools you'll use long after class
• Lifetime Alumni membership and benefits — including exclusive access to low-cost consulting by the minute, available only to CBI graduates