'Barista Manual 1.0': Artisanal Coffee Training in Print and PDF

Published Feb 1, 2007

“Barista Manual 1.0” organizes the introductory knowledge and practical techniques behind paradigm-shifting coffee drinks. It's the core of our training program and the key to turning customers into fanatics.

Filled With Features

Both the print and PDF versions of the “Manual” include:

• 120+ pages
• Clean professional layout
• 60 images including 28 color photos
• Original diagrams and illustrations
• Forms for cupping, training, and more
• Checklists for prep and maintenance
• Based on decades of experience

Get Free Excerpts

Have a sneak preview by downloading these sample pages:

• Table of Contents PDF 88k
• About the Barista & the Third Place PDF 60k
• The Espresso Machine & Installation PDF 840k
• Espresso Prep, Mechanics, and Speed PDF 592k
• Texturing Milk PDF 88k
• Espresso Lab Forms PDF 72k
• Coffee from Seed to Green PDF 2.0M

Choose Your Format

You can order “Barista Manual 1.0” in paperback to be shipped to you, or choose the PDF to download immediately:

Buy the Paperback — $29.95

• Crisp printing on sturdy paper
• Coffee-resistant glossy cover
• Durable steel coil-binding
• Wide margins for obsessive note-takers
• Very handsome indeed
• Ships to USA addresses

Buy the PDF — $19.95

• Download it to your computer today
• Available worldwide
• Licensed for single user (not for distribution to others)

What's Inside

Download the Table of Contents (above) for the details. “Barista Manual 1.0” contains over 70 sections and hundreds of topics, including...

• How to brew the perfect cup
• Beginner's guide to equipment repair and maintenance
• Pursuit of the perfect espresso shot
• Achieving silky microfoamed milk
• Barista philosophy and the “Third Place”
• The science and craft of latte art
• Coffee from seed to green
• Harnessing the power of sensory evaluation
• Sustainability and the world coffee crisis
• Start-up and installation
• Running a successful espresso lab
• Barista training and evaluation

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