Filter Brewing - Foundations
PLEASE NOTE
- Classes require a minimum of 2 participants to proceed. If this number is not met, the class will be rescheduled or refunded. Maximum 3 students per session.
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Our courses are primarily facilitated in English, however our team may be able to arrange a private session of 2 or more in Spanish. Please contact us at melbournetraining@onacoffee.com.au to discuss further.
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Course Overview
This hands-on class is designed for anyone who’s curious about brewing, either at home or at the café, making filter brewing simple, approachable, and fun.
With a maximum of four people per session, the class has a very personal and interactive feel. You’ll spend most of the session brewing, tasting, and experimenting with different techniques—so you can build confidence quickly.
Rather than focusing on memorising recipes, we’ll break down the key variables that shape your cup and how to control them. By the end, you’ll have a clearer sense of what you enjoy in coffee and how to move towards it with confidence.
You will learn about:
- Introduction to filter coffee
- Equipment overview
- Understanding coffee beans
- Grinding coffee/ grind size for each method
- Water quality and brewing techniques
- Ratio and extraction
- Tasting, flavor notes and tips
We recommend this course as a wonderful starting point for beginners, home baristas, or anyone that wants to improve their fundamentals with filter coffee. No experience is necessary, but even seasoned baristas can learn a lot in this course!
Details
You will learn
- The finer details of achieving the correct grind-particle size.
- Learn how to make a filter recipe using coffee dose, extraction weight & time.
You will get
- You will receive an Electronic Certificate of Achievement at the completion of the class.
Appropriate for
People with limited or no experience and those wanting to get a job as a barista.
Preparation
What to bring
- Just your curiosity—we’ll take care of the rest!
What to wear
Wear comfy shoes as you will be standing for the majority of this course.
Your Teacher
All ONA Coffee trainers are highly experienced in producing top quality coffee and are running courses designed by Hugh Kelly, Australian Barista Champion 2016, 2017, 2022, by Victor Vu at ONA Coffee Melbourne, Australian Latte Art Champion 2020-2021, 2024.
Organized by
ONA Coffee Melbourne
437 reviewsONA Coffee is a Canberra-based company centered around a love of specialty coffee. Our obsession is connecting communities & sharing flavour, sourcing 86+ point green beans, skilled roasting & serving delicious coffee at ONA's four cafes, plus supplying cafes around Australia & the world.
In 2015 ONA Coffee Director - Sasa Sestic - won the Australian & World Barista Championships; ONA Coffee won the World Espresso Championship; & World Roaster Championship. ONA Coffee's Head of R&D - Hugh Kelly - is the Australian Barista Champion 2016, 2017 and 2021. Hugh Kelly is also a two time World Barista Championship finalist. ONA Coffee's Director of Coffee - Sam Corra - won the Australian Brewers Cup Championship 2017 & went on to become the World Brewers Cup Runner Up. ONA Melbourne is also home to the most awarded Australian Brewers Cup champion Devin Loong, Australian Barista Champion Matt Lewin.
We source our green beans exclusively from Project Origin, Sasa Sestic's ethical green bean trading company. Sasa & his bean hunters travel the world continuously, engaging in direct trade with coffee farmers in order to provide fair income for them and quality control for the coffee . . . which benefits everyone.
At ONA Coffee we are passionate about coffee. We are dedicated to being specialists it every facet of coffee, from green bean, roasting, barista training and our cafes serving the best coffee to our customers.
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
You may cancel anytime before class starts and claim a full refund or transfer or credit note.
We recommend the refund upgrade option upon checkout in case you’re not able to attend the class. Learn more about refund upgrade option.
Terms & Conditions
Thank you for booking an ONA Coffee Barista Course or Gift Certificate.
If you find you are not available to attend the course you have booked, you are welcome to transfer to a different time and/ or date, pending availability. The transfer must be done at least 48 hours, prior to the course commencing. We can offer a refund (less booking fee) when more than 48 hours notice is provided & a refund is requested.
If you transfer or cancel 24-48 hours, prior to the course commencing, there will be a $25 transfer or cancellation fee.
If you find you are not available to attend the course you have booked and give us less than 24 hours notice, you no longer have the option to transfer to another course and will lose your full course fee.
All courses and gift certificates must be used within six months after the purchase date.
Please appreciate that ONA Coffee Barista Courses are very popular and booked 4-6 weeks in advance, if you transfer from a course, we need to fill your place. Thank you.
Any questions, please contact ONA Melbourne Training via this email: melbournetraining@onacoffee.com.au
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