One roast
An observation
A first roast shows you something happened. It is not yet enough time to rest the coffee, taste it as a finished drink, and return with a better decision.
Cottle Coffee Academy · Coached Sunday roasting lab
Your first roast teaches you something. Repetition teaches you to improve it.
Four rolling Sunday labs plus a final tasting—built for Fundamentals graduates who want to roast repeatedly, evaluate coffee in its intended finished beverage and make better decisions with individual coaching.
RM4,490
Four rolling Sundays + final tasting · Maximum six active students · Petaling Jaya
Develop directly with Tristan Creswick27 years of Australian coffee-industry experience.
Two-Day Coffee Roasting Fundamentals required. New to roasting? Start with Fundamentals.
4
4 rolling Sundays
Begin after Fundamentals without waiting for a numbered module cycle.
~3 hrs
Roasting each Sunday
Approximately three hours of individually coached practice.
6
Active students maximum
Room for meaningful feedback.
Final
Final tasting
Review development across the program.
After Fundamentals
Knowing what happened is the start. Learning what to change takes repetition.
A two-day entry course establishes the foundation. Roast development requires repeated decisions, rested-coffee evaluation and another experiment. Coffee is assessed in the beverage it was intended to become. Tristan helps each student connect the result to the next practical decision.
Repeated coached roasts
Developing judgement
Four connected Sundays give the coffee time to rest, the drink time to speak, and Tristan time to help you choose the next useful experiment.
Who should join
For people ready to develop, not merely attend.
If you work behind the bar
A barista moving toward roasting responsibilities
You already taste coffee all day. Four Sundays give you repeated, coached practice so roasting decisions become more deliberate—not another short theory course.
If Fundamentals is complete
A graduate building their own roasts
Return to the lab with a target, roast, rest the coffee, taste the intended beverage and change the next experiment.
If you roast for yourself
A serious hobbyist wanting coached structure
Work at your own level inside a maximum-six active-student laboratory, with individual targets and honest feedback.
If mentorship is the aim
An aspiring professional building the next foundation
Four-Week is the development stage before deeper Ten-Week mentorship—not an interchangeable alternative to it.
If you will roast in the shop
A café or roastery operator who roasts personally
Develop practical judgement for the drinks you actually serve, rather than collecting another attendance certificate.
If your primary objective is planning, financing and launching a roasting company—but you will not necessarily roast personally—the Business Consultancy is the more relevant branch. If you will personally roast, practical roasting development also matters.
The development method
Every Sunday completes the loop. Your decisions become more deliberate each time.
1
Discuss
Q&A plus a timely technical or industry topic.
2
Taste
Review rested coffees from previous weeks in their intended finished beverage.
3
Connect
Lunch and community time.
4
Roast
Approximately three hours of individually coached roasting at each student’s own level and beverage target.
5
Check
Short quality-control cupping of the newly roasted coffees.
6
Decide
Review what happened and choose the next experiment.
Espresso, milk drink, filter, iced black or another defined service format—the intended finished beverage is the primary feedback loop. Cupping remains useful for quality control and comparison, but the target beverage determines whether the roast is doing its job.
A lab, not a numbered syllabus
Join after Fundamentals. Work on the decision that matters to your coffee.
Every Sunday uses the same complete development loop. Students may be at different stages because coaching and roast targets are individual. A new student does not need to wait for a particular theory module. Shared tasting and discussion expose students to more coffees, targets and decisions. The small active group allows Tristan to coach the next appropriate experiment for each student.
Establish
Establish your current target and next experiment.
Return
Return with evidence and refine the decision.
Control
Develop control through another cycle.
Consolidate
Consolidate learning and determine what comes next.
Review
Review the development of the coffees after appropriate rest.
Individual development
Six active students. Six possible targets. Individual coaching.
The lab is deliberately capped at a maximum of six active students so each person can roast at their level and receive direction relevant to their coffee and intended beverage. Coaching is individual; it is not one trainer standing beside one student for every minute of the roast.
Espresso
Milk-based coffee
Filter
Iced black
Another defined service format
The roasting lab
Develop across a real multi-platform roasting lab.
Cottle Coffee Academy in Petaling Jaya is a multi-platform lab. Time on a given machine follows the teaching plan for your Sundays—not a guaranteed rotation through every platform.
Platform
Skywalker Cubean Plus
Platform
Kaleido M2
Platform
Aillio Bullet R1 V2
What RM4,490 builds
Not four isolated classes. Four connected cycles of practice and feedback.
- Four rolling Sunday roasting labs.
- Approximately three hours of coached roasting each Sunday.
- Finished-beverage evaluation of rested coffee.
- Short QC cupping and comparison.
- Individual experiment planning.
- Maximum six active students.
- Final tasting.
- Cottle Coffee Academy completion certificate.
Program price
RM4,490
Four-Week Roast Development Program
Continue without paying twice
If you are ready for deeper mentorship, the full RM4,490 moves forward with you.
Ten-Week Professional Roaster Mentorship
RM10,900
Already paid for Four-Week Development
RM4,490
Remaining balance when progressing
RM6,410
Complete the Four-Week program and progress into the Ten-Week Professional Roaster Mentorship. The full RM4,490 already paid is credited toward the RM10,900 program, leaving RM6,410.
SCA Roasting
Specialty Coffee Association
Optional credential enhancement
Add official SCA Roasting Intermediate for RM950.
The Four-Week program develops practical roasting judgement through repeated coached work. If an official SCA credential also matters to your goal, add the corresponding SCA Roasting Intermediate online course, assessments and certificate during your original enrolment.
Standalone SCA Roasting IntermediateRM3,590
Four-Week student enhancement+RM950
You saveRM2,640
Combined enrolmentRM5,440
Included with the enhancement
- SCA Roasting Intermediate online course, completed in the student’s own time; approximately three hours of online learning.
- Downloadable PDF course reference guide.
- SCA Roasting Intermediate practical assessment, adding approximately two physical hours.
- SCA online written exam completed after the practical assessment in the student’s own time.
- Official SCA certificate after meeting all applicable requirements.
SCA Roasting Foundation is not required before SCA Roasting Intermediate. The Two-Day Coffee Roasting Fundamentals practical prerequisite for joining the Four-Week program still applies.
Enrolment preview
RM4,490
Preview: Four-Week practical pathway — RM4,490. This does not change a cart.
The RM950 enhancement is available only when selected with the original Four-Week SamCart enrolment. It cannot be added later at the same price.
The Four-Week program includes a Cottle Coffee Academy completion certificate. Official SCA Roasting Intermediate is an optional credential enhancement selected during original enrolment.
Practical information
What you need to know before you write.
- Program
- Four-Week Roast Development Program.
- Price
- RM4,490.
- Format
- Four rolling Sunday labs plus final tasting.
- Prerequisite
- Two-Day Coffee Roasting Fundamentals.
- Group
- Maximum six active students.
- Roasting practice
- Approximately three coached hours each Sunday.
- Location
- Cottle Coffee Academy, Petaling Jaya, Greater Kuala Lumpur.
- Entry
- Ask about the next Sunday until owner-confirmed dates are published.
- Optional credential
- SCA Roasting Intermediate enhancement +RM950 during original enrolment.
Questions
Before you choose Four-Week
Do I need to complete Fundamentals first?
Yes. Two-Day Coffee Roasting Fundamentals is the practical prerequisite for joining the Sunday laboratory.
Why can’t I join without Fundamentals?
The rolling lab assumes students already understand the basic working sequence and can participate safely and meaningfully in coached roasting and review.
Is this a fixed Week 1–4 syllabus?
No. Every Sunday completes the same development loop while each student works at their own level and toward their own beverage target.
How does rolling entry work?
Once Fundamentals is complete and space is confirmed, a student can enter the laboratory without waiting for a numbered module cycle.
What happens during a Sunday lab?
The Sunday follows six stages: Q&A and a timely technical or industry discussion; review of rested coffees from previous weeks in their intended finished beverage; lunch and community time; approximately three hours of coached roasting, with each student working at their own level and toward their own target beverage; a short quality-control cupping of the newly roasted coffees; then review the result and choose the next experiment.
Why do you evaluate the finished beverage?
Because the roast is being developed for how the coffee will actually be served. Cupping supports QC and comparison; the intended beverage remains the main test.
How many students are in the laboratory?
A maximum of six active students.
What happens at the final tasting?
The final tasting is the program’s concluding opportunity to review the developed coffees after rest.
What happens if I progress to the Ten-Week Mentorship?
The full RM4,490 already paid is credited toward the RM10,900 Ten-Week Professional Roaster Mentorship. Remaining balance: RM6,410.
Is SCA Roasting Intermediate included?
No. It is an optional +RM950 credential enhancement selected during original enrolment.
What does the SCA enhancement include?
The SCA Roasting Intermediate online course, a downloadable PDF course reference guide, approximately two additional physical assessment hours, the SCA online written exam in the student’s own time, and the official SCA certificate after meeting the requirements.
Do I need SCA Roasting Foundation first?
No. SCA Roasting Foundation is not required before this Intermediate enhancement.
Can I add the reduced SCA enhancement later?
Not at the same price. The +RM950 enhancement must be chosen during the original SamCart enrolment. It cannot be added later at the same price.
Can I take SCA Roasting Intermediate separately?
Yes. The standalone three-consecutive-day SCA Roasting Intermediate course remains available at RM3,590.
When can I begin?
Ask about the next Sunday until confirmed dates are published.
Build the roast. Taste the result. Decide what to change next.
Tell Tristan when you completed Fundamentals, what you want to roast for and whether the optional SCA Roasting Intermediate credential matters to your goal.