Barista School

Being a barista is not just any profession, but a true craft. Every year, Czech baristas compete in popular coffee competitions such as Barista of the Year or Barista Cup Ostrava. Go for coffee experiences and if you are skilled in coffee preparation, try the atmosphere of the barista championship for yourself. And what is the competition about?

Want to know where to meet the best baristas in the world? Where you can learn about new trends, the latest professional coffee machines, grinders and everything that goes with coffee? I have tips for you at the world's famous coffee fairs.

How does the coffee taste? Ask this question to the group of coffee drinkers at the table. The answers are unlikely to be uniform. Their specificity will also vary. "It's good - it tastes a little sour - I get a strong vanilla aroma." Which answer is wrong?

Where did the name barista come from? What is the job of a barista? You will not only read about the barista in the following lines.

Every step is extremely important in the preparation of coffee. One wrong move or technique will affect how well you can brew and how good your cup of coffee will taste. Tapping with a tamper is one of those small steps that have a big impact on the overall coffee brewing process.

Coffee is a young industry that has always attracted young, enthusiastic baristas. The barista profession is not just about working in a fragrant coffee environment. You have to do much more than just push buttons on a coffee machine. Do you know what a barista's job entails and what a barista's daily routine looks like?

How about you, caffe latte or latte macchiato? Do you mean a tall glass with milk, coffee and milk foam on top or a larger cup of milky coffee decorated with Latte Art? Join me for an up-close look at this battle of the milky coffee drinks and find out which one is the right latte.

If you use a lever coffee machine, you should not neglect to clean it regularly. The following lines summarise what equipment you will need for basic maintenance.

Whether we are preparing a filter or an espresso, we always strive to achieve perfect coffee extraction. Properly extracted coffee means a harmonious taste with a wide range of subtle nuances conditioned by the potential of the roast. The extraction process itself is the reaction that occurs when the coffee comes into contact with water.

If you really love coffee, you'll find the perfect storage conditions for it. Roasted coffee is very sensitive to environmental influences. You're buying a quality selection of coffee and you want the aroma and taste to remain fresh for weeks after roasting. So let's find out how.

The way coffee is processed greatly influences its final taste. Knowing the typical characteristics of these processing methods on the taste of coffee can in turn influence you. Especially when deciding which coffee to buy. It is therefore useful to know at least the basic processing methods of green coffee. Which ones are they?

Variety, cultivar, hybrid and varieties of coffee. Do you know them? Because there is more than one coffee plant and each type has its own specific characteristics. To help you know what you're drinking and what kind of coffee you're buying, I have a little excursion among the most famous varieties of coffee plant.

A clean coffee machine and grinder is not only a sign of a good barista, but also of good coffee. To make sure that the taste of your espresso is not compromised by deposits from past coffees, take a few minutes to clean your coffee equipment. With the right coffee maker chemistry, it's easy.

When is bitterness in coffee bad and what actually makes coffee taste bitter? Where does the bitterness in coffee come from? Can we influence how bitter our cup of coffee is and how do we do it? So many questions about bitter coffee and here are the answers.

Coffee is a fruit and is therefore also harvested as a fruit. Under its own specific conditions, of course. Did you know that the fruit on the coffee tree ripens at different times? This is also due to the specific style of coffee harvesting and further processing, about which more in this article.

Don't have plant milk on your café's menu yet? Still looking for the best alternative to cow's milk in your coffee? There's no need to wait any longer. The popularity of plant-based drinks as a milk substitute is growing rapidly. Don't hesitate to let them into your café too. I will advise you on the selection and how to work with them.

What is so important to weigh, you ask, that we inflect the word in all the verbs? Yes, it's coffee for shot espresso and it's weighed as accurately as possible. The scale introduces a bit of stereotype into the barista craft, but it's definitely worth the quality results. Feel free to read more about weighing and its importance to coffee drinkers in this article.

Why am I writing an entire article about water? Because your espresso is about 92% water and your filter coffee is up to 98% water. So if you care about the quality and taste of your coffee, you should care about the water. And especially the way it affects your coffee and how water can affect you. So, here we go!

Cups on the table, the smell of coffee in the air, the sounds of sipping and the joy of newfound flavours. Tasting coffee is a job for professionals. For you, it will be fun and exercise your taste perception skills. That's cupping!

The coffee industry has changed significantly over the last few years. There is a lot of information and knowledge about coffee that you can learn to expand your obsession with coffee and your experience beyond just drinking it.

For those who like to read, there are plenty of great coffee books worth getting.

You've bought a quality coffee machine for your café and invested quite a lot of money in it. You bet on quality and believed that this decision would provide your employees with a great partner and helper for making quality coffee. However, even the highest quality machines need some care and when something on the coffee machine is not working, it is usually due to poor care. In this article, we describe the most common coffee machine problems and solutions to fix them.

Have you ever had people around you describe coffee by the taste and acidity of the fruit? "Mmm... this coffee tastes like grapes!" or "it tastes sour like oranges". Where does the acidity come from in coffee and what can affect that acidity?

A few years ago, you would have been hard pressed to find any alternative to cow's milk in cafes. Fortunately, times have moved on and not only to the delight of vegans and lactose-intolerant people, plant milks are in almost every café.

For a better mood and more energy on days that are getting shorter and shorter and the sun is fading, a cup of coffee is more than a good choice. Likewise, we often resort to hot chocolate. The mocha or moccaccino is both. Chocolate and coffee.