Ernani Roastery inaugurated its Academy in 2020: a place to discover coffee in 360°, along the entire supply chain, and to truly become passionate about this extraordinary world.
Why did we create the Ernani Academy?
The reasons were multiple:
- The strong desire to share with all enthusiasts what we have studied, learned and experimented over the years;
- The need to train Ernani baristas and customers, to guarantee constant and conscious quality in every cup;
- The goal is to make training accessible to everyone, without financial limits or barriers to entry.
Research and training are the basis for growth.
This is how Ernani Academy was born: a concrete tool to improve the supply chain and transmit knowledge and passion.
Available courses
The courses are designed for both professionals and enthusiasts: you don’t need to be an expert, you just need to be curious and want to get involved.
Each course also includes a practical part, to truly experience coffee.
At Ernani Academy we have developed 7 courses:
1. Green coffee
The course to get to know raw coffee in depth: from birth to processing, up to its marketing.
Plan:
- Origin and variety of plants and grains
- Harvesting and processing
- Examination of samples
- Organoleptic profile and area of origin
- Green Coffee Defects
- Marketing
Duration: 4 hours
Price: €50 per person (min. 3 people)
Saturday: + €20 per person
2. Roasting
To learn how to read the roasting curve and understand its levels and methods, with practical tests.
Plan:
- Green Coffee Basics
- The roasting process
- Roasting tools and stages
- Roasting tools and stages
- Color and roasting curve
- Practical test and tasting
Duration: 4 hours
Price: €90 per person (min. 3 people)
Saturday: not available
3. Cafeteria
To acquire technical knowledge on espresso preparation and the correct use of the equipment.
Plan:
- Green Coffee Basics
- Selection of blends
- Espresso extraction
- Adjusting variables
- Equipment and maintenance
Duration: 4 hours
Price: €60 per person (min. 3 people)
Saturday: + €20 per person
4. From single origins to blends
To understand how different single origins influence the aroma and final profile of a blend.
P.S. Also useful as a preparatory course for the actual tasting of espresso.
Plan:
- Basic knowledge about greens and roasting
- Definition of espresso
- Sensory analysis
- Tasting cards
- Tasting and description of the blend
Duration: 5 hours
Price: €60 per person (min. 3 people)
Saturday: + €40 per person
5. Espresso tasting
A sommelier course to learn how to evaluate and describe an espresso in all its aromatic nuances.
Plan:
- Green Coffee and Roasting Basics
- Definition of espresso
- Sensory analysis
- Tasting cards
- Guided tasting
Duration: 7 hours (with 1 hour lunch break, included in the price)
Price: € 110 per person (min. 3 people)
Saturday: + € 40 per person
6. Brewing
To learn more about alternative extraction methods to espresso, with numerous practical tests.
Plan:
- Basic knowledge about greens and roasting
- Brewing Methods Overview
- Practical recipes and extractions
- Guided tasting
Duration: 5 hours
Price: €70 per person (min. 3 people)
Saturday: + €30 per person
7. Bar management
To learn how to manage a bar efficiently, understanding costs, strategy and organization.
Plan:
- Business Startup and Brand Identity
- Goals and strategies
- Food cost and Break Even Point
- Data analysis and work tools
- Organization and sales
Duration: 4 hours (with 1 hour lunch break, included in the price)
Price: €60 per person (min. 3 people)
Saturday: + €20 per person
How to book and activate a course
- All courses are held at our headquarters in Desio (MB), in via Don Luigi Sturzo 19, from Monday to Saturday.
- There is no fixed calendar: you choose the day, based on your commitments. The only condition is that there are at least 3 participants to activate the course. If there are already 3 of you, the course starts immediately, if you are alone, we will put you on the waiting list and contact you when the minimum number is reached.
- Each course is independent, so you can take part in just one or more modules. In fact, all of them include an introduction that allows you to follow without difficulty, or without previous training.
However, if you wish to complete the entire course and obtain our “Master in Coffee” certificate, we recommend that you follow the courses in the order indicated.
Our aim
In Italy and around the world there are many coffee schools. We too have trained at highly respected national institutions. However, one thing has always struck us: professional training in the sector is often too elitist.
Let me explain better…
one of the most critical points of our sector is the little, if any, training of professionals.
Importers who treat coffee only as a financial asset, roasters who work without awareness, commercial agents focused only on the price and loan for use and/or financing services, baristas who do not know how to extract an espresso correctly…
In an industry where margins are slim and salaries are low, how can you ask a barista to invest thousands of euros in training?
We understand the economic difficulties, but also the urgency to change things.
This is why we have chosen to reduce costs, for example by training internally and offering courses at affordable prices, with the aim of spreading knowledge, stimulating research and making coffee a truly shared culture.
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