Stone Valley Barista Academy

At the Stone Valley Barista Academy we pride ourselves on having the most robust training programme around to take your coffee skills to the next level.

All of the classes take place at our state of the art training facility in Clonakilty in the heart of West Cork.

Home Barista Course

This 3 hour, intensive course is designed to help the home barista upgrade all of their skills so that they can make cafe quality drinks at home.

You will get hands-on experience on commercial grade equipment and dive into all of the theory and practical skills you need to make consistently excellent drinks for yourself, your family and your friends.

The areas we will focus on include:

  • Coffee bean varieties and processing

  • Roasting

  • Espresso theory

  • Dialing in espresso (weight, volume, time)

  • Diagnosing problems

  • Steaming milk

  • Latte art

  • Workflow