Welcome to Beanstitute
COFFEE LOVERS,
OFFERING INTERNATIONAL COFFEE EDUCATION
TO EAST AFRICANS
Who We Are
Beanstitute was founded in 2016 as a centre for coffee culture advancement, education and linkage. This was after working with farmers across East Africa and realizing that despite coffee being a major contributor to world’s economy, the local consumption of the product is at a base minimum, with coffee producers being non- consumers of their produce. Youthful generation on the other hand perceive coffee farming as a loss making venture, forcing them to prefer white collar jobs. With this fact, producers don’t really know what goes on in making a good cup of coffee and the youth miss out on the numerous opportunities that have been brought about by coffee farming. This is the knowledge that Beanstitute is bringing to not just the producers, but also to entrepreneurs, baristas, and coffee lovers among others.
In an effort of support and promote
coffee culture in Kenya, Beanstitute, as a
strategic partner of Fair Trade
Organization of Kenya (FTOK) has
identified the need to set up a coffee
training institute that will offer training
on various coffee programs including:
• Barista skills
• Brewing
• Green coffee
• Sensory skills
• Q grader training and testing
• Coffee logistics
• Coffee Marketing
• Coffee trading including pr ice risk
management
• Coffee Cooperative Management
Our Mission
To promote a coffee consumption culture and coffee quality through offering internationally recognized coffee education to our students with global linkage
Our Vision
To lead in coffee culture advancement, excellence and education in Africa
Our Objectives
- To enable Kenyans and East Africans access to testing center for
international programs including Specialty Coffee Association of
America (SCAA), Specialty Coffee association of Europe (SCAE),
Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), Alliance for Coffee Excellence (A CE)
- To offer training to youth and women locked out of employment
- To be a focal point in Linkage to global coffee community
- Create a local coffee quality center
- To facilitate qualified baristas to participate in barista championships
- Offer lab rental and services for both producers as well as international buyers
- To strengthen trainings offered by FTOK by further offering more advanced trainings
- To assist women and youth access business opportunities in coffee farming
WHAT IS SCAE?
The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) is the world’s leading professional organization promoting excellence in quality coffee, drawing together professionals from all aspects of the coffee industry. Central to SCAE’s Purpose is to improve coffee standards through furthering knowledge and education.
THE SCAE COFFEE DIPLOMA
The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) Coffee Diploma system is the most comprehensive coffee education system available and the most extensively awarded coffee certification in the world. If you are a barista wanting to advance your skills, want to become a roaster, trade in green coffee, perfect your sensory skills, or just brew great coffee then the diploma has a module for you.
Our Courses
WE OFFER SCAE COURSES
Introduction to Coffee
Introduction to Coffee is an ideal module for anyone who is new to the coffee industry or just has an interest in this wonderful drink. It charts coffee’s journey from its origins in Ethiopia to the major commodity it is today, enjoyed by millions of people around the world. From farming the cherries through drying, roasting, brewing and finally drinking, this module looks at the processes coffee goes through.
Barista Skills
Barista Skills is for people focusing on the key skills required to set your grinder, make espresso and foam and texture milk for cappuccino s. This module allows you to gain a deeper understanding of the coffee itself and build on your practical skills for milk technique and latte art, not to mention health and safety, customer service and basic business.
Green Coffee
The Green Coffee module covers the key concepts surrounding green coffee, from growing the plant, through processing, shipping, storage and arrival at a roaster. It includes principles of coffee growing, processing and green coffee grading and coffee contracts and green coffee portfolio management.
Sensory Skills
Sensory Skills teaches you the essentials of sensory evaluation in a practical and interactive manner. It investigates the way we perceive what we taste and how to apply this knowledge when evaluating coffee’ s natural characteristics. It also offers an insight into identifying specialty coffee qualities, as well as an overview of how to implement this in business.
Brewing
The study of Brewing introduces you to the different ways of bre wing
coffee, from Chemex and siphon to clever dripper and French press. In addition, this module allows you to get hands-on and learn to analyze your grind profile, match your grind to your brewing method and to scientifically measure coffee strength and chart a coffee’s extraction.