Commercial Coffee & Barista Basics
Espresso extraction, milk texturing and mobile setups — the trade behind Kenya's café boom.
6 hours12 lessonsBeginnerPDF certificate
What you'll be able to do
- Dial in espresso and diagnose bad shots
- Texture milk for lattes and cappuccinos
- Cost and price a profitable menu
- Plan a mobile coffee setup for events
Curriculum
4 modules · 12 lessons · 3h 41m total
Module 1Coffee Foundations
3 lessons
Coffee Foundations
- From cherry to cup: what's in your bean12 min
- Roast levels and freshness basics11 min
- Equipment: espresso machines and grinders13 min
Module 2Espresso Craft
3 lessons
Espresso Craft
- Dialing in: grind, dose, yield, time18 min
- Diagnosing sour, bitter and unbalanced shots14 min
- Extraction theory in plain language12 min
Module 3Milk & Menu
3 lessons
Milk & Menu
- Texturing silky microfoam15 min
- Latte art: heart, tulip and practice plan14 min
- Classic menu: from espresso to mocha13 min
Module 4The Business
3 lessons
The Business
- Cup costing: margins that make sense13 min
- Mobile setups: carts, power and water14 min
- Events, offices and finding your market12 min
About this course
Kenya grows world-class coffee and its café culture is exploding. This course trains practical barista craft — dialing in espresso, texturing milk, the classic menu — plus the business side: costing cups, equipment options, and launching a mobile coffee cart for events and offices.