Barista Courses

Barista Training Course

Our small class barista training focuses on the practical aspects of making coffee with some basic theory as support.  Our barista classes are designed to get you making café quality coffee in a short period of time by heavily focusing on the practical elements.  All courses receive a certificate of completion, work booklet and the practical elements are designed for a cafe environment with commercial equipment and machinery.

Our barista courses usually run on Tuesday or Wednesday's at our Otahuhu warehouse and training facility.  The option is available to attend the course in Milford, North Shore.

If you already have years experience behind the espresso machine but would like to dive deeper into increasing your speed and/or coffee quality we offer advanced courses.

Home Barista Course 1.5-hour 

This course caters on teaching you how to get the most out of your home espresso machine.  I will teach you how to dial in your machine, understand the basic controls and work with me to adjust your grind for a good espresso shot.

To get the most out of this course I recommend you to bring your own machine so we can run through the burr adjustment, grinder adjustment and program the volumetrics.  This course focuses on the extraction while touching on some other elements including milk steaming, pouring and cleaning (if time permits).

Espresso Basics 2-hour

This course focuses on the basics of preparing espresso including:
-Espresso machine + grinder control and function.
-Basic theory on seed-to-cup and processing methods.
-Espresso extraction theory.
-Practical: grinding, dosing, tamping, grind adjustment, milk steaming.

This course is designed to give you an overview on the skillset of a barista and covers a holistic approach to espresso.

Espresso Fundamentals Deep Dive 6-hour

This course focuses on the basic fundamentals of preparing espresso and drink variations in a commercial environment including:
-Espresso machine + grinder control and function.
-Basic theory on seed-to-cup and processing methods.
-Espresso extraction theory.
-Practical: grinding, dosing, tamping, grind adjustment, milk steaming.
-Practical: pouring milk beverages, preparation of multiple beverages
-Learning drink variations.
-Barista cafe protocols.
-Practical: preparing multiple beverage orders in a cafe environment.

This course is designed to give you an overview of skills as a barista.  It includes more practical time behind the machine and the knowledge to learn the fundamentals as a barista to practise further on.

Choose from one of our outlined training courses or get in touch with Mike at mtan@meebz.co.nz.  Courses purchased online will be contacted by Mike to arrange a day and time.

Barista classes are held by Mike Tan, the owner of Meebz Coffee Roasters.  Mike has over 10-years of hospitality experience working as a barista and as a café owner.  With passion and active involvement in the specialty coffee scene with his most recent placing of 2^nd place in the NZ Barista Champs 2023.

Doing a class to open a café?  We offer the full cost of your class back (in coffee bean credit) if you open a café choosing us as your supplier.