Online barista courses, filmed in Collingwood
Filming a lesson on the two-group machine at our Smith Street bar
Taught by working baristas
Every lesson is filmed behind our own espresso bar on Smith Street, by the baristas who pull shots there every day, for home baristas and new café staff.
How the school started
Taught from a working bar, not a studio
We trained new staff one at a time before every shift. Then we started filming it.
Crema Barista School began behind the counter at our Collingwood espresso bar, where new staff learned one at a time before every shift.
We started filming those sessions so every lesson is checked against a scale and a timer, not by eye.
How we teach
What every lesson gets right
Three beliefs about teaching espresso, each one built into how we film.
Measured, not eyeballed
Every lesson is filmed on a commercial two-group machine and checked against a scale and a timer, not by eye.
Built in order
We teach espresso fundamentals, milk texturing and latte art in that order, so each skill rests on the last.
Filmed where baristas work
Every lesson is shot at our Collingwood espresso bar on the same machine our staff pull shots on, not in a studio.
Start learning today
Learn espresso, milk and latte art online
Start with espresso fundamentals, then build milk texturing and latte art at your own pace, any time.