Gastro Barista Level 2 - Advanced

This intensive, advanced-level Gastro Barista course is all about:
Building routine into your everyday work as a barista.
The goal is to prepare participants for the realities of working in gastronomy, covering topics such as adjusting grinders, texturing milk, and preparing drinks. In addition, we will deepen your personal sensory skills and learn that every coffee requires its own specific recipe. The course is conducted exclusively on commercial portafilter machines.

Gastro Barista Level 2 - Course Facts

Times: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Includes: Lunch, course materials, and a Kaffeemacher:innen diploma

Course Instructors: Andrea Leandro Perin and Michael Rieker

Course Language: German

Prerequisites: Gastro Barista Level 1

Target Audience: Ambitious baristas working in the gastronomy sector who want to deepen their knowledge

Gastro Barista Level 2 - Course Description

This one-day intensive course for advanced baristas deepens the core skills of the barista craft. It addresses everything expected of a barista in the gastronomy industry.

Participants will learn how to independently adjust and fine-tune grinders quickly, distinguish between fresh and old coffee by taste, and prepare drink orders efficiently with a good workflow. Quality, hygiene, efficiency, and precision in work routines are practiced and refined in this course. Additionally, there will be plenty of time for texturing milk and pouring latte art.

We will brew and taste various espressos using different recipes to learn how to approach a new coffee.

At the end of the course, participants will independently clean the coffee machines and grinders.

Since we work on commercial coffee machines, it is not possible to bring your own equipment to the course.

Gastro Barista Level 2 - Private Gastro Training

For catering businesses and cafés, we offer private, customized training sessions that we tailor individually to your wishes and needs. These courses are also held at our academy. Simply send us an email at kurse@kaffeemacher.ch, and together we will plan the perfect course for you and your team.

Gastro Barista Level 2 - Course Instructors

Michael has diverse knowledge in the field of baristing and roasting and is extremely confident in many areas. He started his coffee career as a gastro barista before focusing intensely on the subject of roasting. In addition to commercial blends, he has also roasted special nano-lots as well as various coffees for the Brewers Cup and Barista Championships and has proven himself as a coach for roasting championships.

Andrea knows various coffee and restaurant concepts from his own experience and, as a trainer, has taught many gastronomy staff members over several years. Before that, he worked as a barista in the hospitality industry for 4 years himself. Andrea knows many home espresso machines and grinders and knows how to use them to brew really delicious coffee. At Kaffeemacher:innen, he is an instructor for home barista courses and leads our grinder and coffee machine testing team.