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Brewing Seminar - Professional level
Purpose
This 3-day professional course is an advanced module in coffee making. By examining in detail the science and process behind the various brewing methods, it provides the opportunity to learn about the interrelated effects of coffee variables. Freshness, roasting level, grinding, water chemistry and recipe building, step by step. After completing this course, you will be able to confidently navigate the brewing control chart and design a variety of recipes to achieve your flavour goals. You will be able to manage all types of equipment, different coffee origins and degrees of roasting and deal with any problem you may come across. Furthermore, by looking carefully at water chemistry, you will learn to test and evaluate the alkalinity, total hardness and water pH. We will review different water filtration methods and their effectiveness in managing desirable and unwanted components in your water.
Target audience
This course is aimed at baristas with significant experience who have successfully completed
Program
• Learn what affects the grinding and why its effect on extraction is catalytic
• Grinding profile, particle size, what it is, how we measure it
• Differences between different mill and knife design
• Detailed presentation of parameters affecting extraction, with hand-on training
• Description of an extraction, sensory analysis and measurable characteristics
• TDS measurement, how it is performed, benefits and limitations
• When and why we use bypass
• Water quality and its effect on extraction, plus practical examples
• Water tasting
• Recommended levels and ways of measuring water basic properties (pH, alkalinity, hardness, etc.)
• Ways to manage the unsuitability of available water
• Roasting and its effect on taste
Course type
Theoretical and practical
Language
Greek
Duration
3 days, 21 hours
The team of trainers
The seminar instructors are skilled professional baristas with extensive experience in the food and beverage sector. They deal exclusively with coffee training, having received training themselves from UDC Trieste and SCA.
Christos Zamanakis AST (2022-2024)
Nektarios Machramopoulos AST (2022-2024)
Pericles Koranis AST (2022-2024)
Kostas Tsiamouras AST (2022-2024)
Nikos Mpakas AST (2022-2024)
Spiros Piliafas
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