A full day, the whole café craft in one block: espresso, grinding, milk, pour, maintenance. You walk out ready to stand behind a bar.
From the physical understanding to the practical cappuccino. Eight hours, everything a café day asks of you.
What is espresso? Pressure, temperature, time, crema. Grinder, mill, tamper, brew group. Just enough theory to understand what you're about to do.
Each person pulls twenty espressos. Fine-tune the grind, tamp evenly, hit 27 seconds. With a brew scale.
Microfoam, not big bubbles. Temperature under 65 °C. Pour and close the cappuccino. Classic Italian.
Heart and rosetta. Enough practice so you don't crumble under stress on the job. For more: Latte Art Intensive.
Brew group, grinder, steam wand. What's daily, what's weekly, what's never. So your machine still runs in ten years.

| Feature | Grundkurs | Intensive | Profi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 3 h | 8 h | 5 days |
| Price | 119 € | 289 € | 1,490 € |
| Prior experience | None | First pour worked | Café / bar practice |
| Machine setup | Own machine | Own machine + grinder | Full kit + sensory |
| Patterns | Heart, rosetta | + tulip, swan, etching | Competition level |
| Espresso theory | Basics | Grind + brew profile | Full profile + calibration |
| Video review | — | yes | yes + coaching |
| Certificate | Confirmation | Confirmation | Exam certificate |
Designed exactly for that. Most participants are either heading into their first café job or have just made the switch into one. Also restaurant owners who want to train their own team.
The Latte Art Foundation focuses on milk and pour. The Barista course is broader: espresso profile, grinder, cappuccino, cleaning — the whole bar workflow.
A written confirmation with course content and date. For an official SCA title, the Professional Training is the right path.
Maisto Caffè is 30 min north of Berlin (S-Bahn S1 to the end, then a 5-min walk). Directions are in the confirmation email.
Just like in a real café: dual-circuit espresso machines, professional grinders, calibrated tampers. No hobby equipment.
We have oat, soy and lactose-free milk on hand. Let us know when you book.
Yes, a sensible sequence: Barista Foundation as the base, Intensive to go deeper. We give a combo discount.
Comfortable shoes and an old T-shirt. Water. Everything else is provided.
Six seats, one machine per person. Write to us with your preferred date.