Master the Art of Coffee Roasting
Learn to roast like a pro — from green bean to perfect cup. Small groups of 4. Hands-on with the Aillio Bullet R1 V2. SCA certification available. Once per month, exclusively with our Academy Director.
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From First Crack to Final Cup
Two ways to learn roasting — Two-Day Coffee Roasting Fundamentals, then Four-Week Roast Development. Every course is hands-on. The five-day roaster course is discontinued.
The essential roasting course. Learn the full process from green bean evaluation through to roast profiling and cupping your own batches.
- Green bean grading & selection
- Roast curve theory & heat management
- First & second crack mastery
- Cupping & flavour profiling your roasts
- Take home your roasted coffee
The next step after Two-Day Fundamentals. Rolling Sunday labs, finished-beverage feedback and coached roast development.
- Requires Two-Day Coffee Roasting Fundamentals
- Four rolling Sunday labs plus a final tasting
- Coached roast development toward a defined beverage
- Progression credit into Ten-Week Mentorship
- Optional SCA Roasting Intermediate Credential +RM950
Two-Day Coffee Roasting Fundamentals
The essential roasting course for anyone who wants to understand what happens inside the drum. Perfect for baristas who want to complete their knowledge, cafe owners who want to roast in-house, and coffee enthusiasts ready to go deeper.
Green bean anatomy, moisture & density testing, roasting equipment, first roasts
Roast curves, heat management, first & second crack, cupping your roasts
SCA CertifiedSCA Roasting Certification Pathway
Earn internationally recognised Specialty Coffee Association credentials. Each level builds on the last, taking you from beginner to professional roaster. Or bundle Foundation + Intermediate together and save RM590.
Skills That Set You Apart
Every roasting course is built around real-world skills. You will not just watch — you will roast, cup, evaluate, and refine your own coffee from day one.
Who Should Take a Roasting Course
Learn from Tristan
27 years in the Australian coffee industry. Roasted across Melbourne and Sydney through two of the world's most competitive coffee markets. Tristan has roasted everything from micro-lots for competition to production runs for multi-cafe operations.
At Cottle Academy, Tristan teaches roasting the way he learned it — by doing. Every student gets hands-on time with the Aillio Bullet R1 V2. Every batch is cupped and evaluated. There are no shortcuts, and no theory without practice.
Barista Training Courses
Not looking for roasting? We also run South East Asia's only Australian-designed, SCA-accredited barista programme — from Australian Barista Fundamentals to SCA Professional certification.
Explore Barista CoursesCoffee Roasting Trainer Program
The Roaster Expert Train-the-Trainer checkout is discontinued. After Ten-Week Professional Roaster Mentorship, the approved next step is the Coffee Roasting Trainer Program. Application only.
Explore Coffee TrainerOnly 4 Students Per Cohort
Roasting courses run once per month. Because every student needs significant hands-on time with the roaster, we cap classes at 4. Most cohorts sell out 3-4 weeks in advance.
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