Know Your Grinder
Dial In Your Grinder — 90-Minute Home Barista Session
Price: £30 pp
Session Length: 90 minutes
Group Size: Up to 10 participants
Equipment Provided: One grinder per participant (within the session time)
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Discover the Key to Great Coffee at Home
Many home baristas invest in high-quality espresso machines, only to find their coffee doesn’t quite hit the mark. The missing link? The grinder.
A grinder is one of the most essential tools for brewing café-quality coffee at home. In this focused 90-minute session, we help you take control of your grinder—and your coffee.
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What You’ll Learn
• The importance of grind size and how to adjust it
• How temperature and humidity affect grind consistency
• Understanding bean density and roast profiles
• How to taste and evaluate espresso at different extraction times
• How to dial in your coffee based on mouthfeel, flavour balance, and brew time
• Tips for reducing waste and maximising each bag of beans
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Why This Course Matters
Dialling in your grinder isn’t just about tweaking numbers — it’s about understanding how variables like climate, bean type, and even time of day can impact your espresso.
By the end of this session, you’ll feel confident making real-time adjustments to your grinder, leading to:
• Better espresso shots
• Less coffee waste
• A deeper appreciation of your equipment
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Upcoming Sessions
We’ll be running this course on set dates throughout the month. Each session is capped at 10 participants to ensure plenty of hands-on time. You’ll have access to a grinder during the session and get individual support as needed.
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How to Book
Simply add this course to your basket and select from the available dates at checkout.
If you’d like to book for a private group or request an alternative time, feel free to contact us directly.
Barista life
Baristas today have access to a wide variety of high quality, speciality coffee producers and can hone their craft with a great variety of brewing methods. Barista Life works closely with these producers to deliver the finest beans around and not only that, can provide essential training to you and your staff to ensure the perfect cup of coffee reaches your customer, every time.
Join Our Journey
To date our Head Barista Aron has made over a million of coffees during his time, that’s a lot right? His dedication and skill has benefited coffee shops around the E.U., Canada, New York & his home city London. In 2010 Aron started with a mobile espresso van which taught him just how difficult it can be to manage different bean densities in England’s inclement weather. Determined to master the art of consistency, he spent days testing coffees from around the world, roasting different blends to formulate a recipe that would deliver a consistent base flavour within a temperature range of -5’c to 35’c. Most coffee shops are fitted with air conditioning units which assist in maintaining that consistency, but without that luxury Aron’s understanding of the volatility of coffee grew considerably.
The business expanded in 2011 when both Aron and his wife, Clare, took on a failing coffee shop after the recession with aim to give it life. With previous experience in hospitality and business management, their dedication and hard graft paid off and The Espresso Lounge Tring is a successful coffee shop and cafe with several TripAdvisor awards and fantastic reviews.
They remain within this lucrative industry to date and can offer invaluable knowledge to new business start ups or those wishing to train their baristas to the highest possible standard. Barista equipment, coffee machines, sales training and business consultancy are all available through Barista Life and can set your business on the path to success.
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