New to espresso or still building your confidence on bar? This hands-on, small-group workshop will walk you through the essential steps of dialing in for a balanced, flavorful shot. Designed for beginner to early-intermediate baristas, this session builds core skills through a mix of lecture, demonstration, and guided practice.

Topics Covered:

• Understanding key variables: grind size, dose, yield, and time
• Tamping techniques for consistency
• Intro to the dialing-in process and basic espresso recipe building
• Identifying under-extracted and over-extracted shots
• Tasting and calibrating with confidence

While focusing on foundational techniques, this session will also touch on how to adjust for different roast profiles, ensuring consistently high-quality results across a range of coffees. Participants will learn to taste and calibrate each shot, identifying signs of under-extraction and over-extraction, and will leave confident in making necessary adjustments to achieve balanced, flavorful espresso.

In this workshop, the barista will have some time to work with the machine and receive hands on coaching. Some of these topics will be covered in theory and demonstration only. This workshop is a mixture of lecture and hands on training.

🚀 Looking to level up?
After this session, check out:

Advanced Espresso Extraction Techniques

🚫 Avoid Double Booking, Please

We offer two flexible ways to learn the same foundational barista skills:

• Espresso & Milk Foundations
  A 3-hour, all-in-one session combining espresso and milk techniques
• Espresso Extraction Foundations + Latte Art Foundations
  Two shorter workshops covering the same material in separate parts

✅ Pick the format that works best for your schedule and learning style
🚫 Please register for only one path - either the full session or the two separate workshops, not both.
❤️ This helps us keep our small-group workshops hands-on and open to more attendees.

Important for All Access Pass Holders:
While your pass includes access to these sessions at no additional cost, you may only register for one instance of each class, and one version (either the full workshop or the two separate sessions).
Duplicate bookings will be cancelled.

*This workshop has an additional registration fee. Please add it to your badge prior to the event (and receive early bird pricing) or stop by the registration counters onsite.