The Roasting Club in Sydney offers a wide choice of coffee roasting workshops. Our sessions, taught by experts, take place in Australia's most advanced speciality roasting facility — perfect for beginners and those seeking advanced commercial training.
Schooling in Professional Coffee Roasting
The Roasting Club's Coffee Roasting Course teaches you all you need to know about roasting coffee like a pro. These hands-on workshops, led by experienced roasters, teach you everything from how to choose green beans to how to get the perfect roast. Find out about different roasting profiles, how to use equipment, and how to make great coffee blends.
No matter how much experience you have with coffee, our coffee roasting training classes can help you improve your skills. With help from award-winning roasters, you'll learn about the history of coffee beans, how to roast them all the way through, and how to make your own tasty blends.
What Sets Our Coffee Roasting Classes Apart?
✓ Hands-on instruction with real commercial roasting equipment (not just demos)
✓ Learn from skilled roasters who have won awards. Classes are small so you can get personalised help.
✓ Access to more than 16 specialty-grade single-origin coffees
✓ A modern building with 100kW of solar power
✓ Just 20 minutes from the Sydney CBD, with free parking
Course 1: Basics of Coffee Roasting
Basic Information About Coffee Roasting
Learn the basics of roasting coffee so you may start your own business.
What You Will Learn:
- The history and genesis of coffee beans
- Choosing and judging the quality of green beans
- How to run a sample roaster and what to do with it
- Learning about roast characteristics and how they change
- Many phases of roasting, from light to dark
- Basics of cupping and sensory testing
- How the place of origin and the way it is made affect the taste
- Making simple coffee mixes
Just Right For:
- Coffee lovers who are just starting to roast their own beans
- People who roast coffee at home and aim to make a living doing it
- Baristas learning more about coffee
- Anyone who is thinking of starting a coffee shop
What the Course Includes:
- Practice with sample roasters in real life
- A full introduction to the science of roasting
- Learn how to tell good green beans from bad ones
- Learn how roasting changes the taste
- Included in professional cupping sessions
- Roasted samples to take home
- Completion certificate
- Help and resources that are always available
This basic coffee roasting training is great for people who are new to it and is required for our advanced commercial course.
Course 2: Advanced Basics of Commercial Coffee Roasting
Our advanced commercial coffee roasting course is for people who already know how to roast coffee and want to learn how to use professional-level tools and processes.
Basics of Commercial Coffee Roasting
Learn how to roast coffee for business in a professional setting.
Course Includes:
- Samples of green and roasted coffee
- Lunch served both days
- All course materials and paperwork
- Certification recognised by the industry
- Access to more than 16 speciality origins
Requirements (must meet ONE):
- At least a year of experience roasting coffee for a living, OR
- At least 12 months of home roasting experience, OR completing the Sample Roasting Fundamentals course
Topics Covered in More Depth:
- Running commercial equipment (5kg, 15kg, RM60, RM240)
- Making advanced roast profiles
- Mastery of combining before and after roasting
- Sensory analysis (SCAA, Cup of Excellence score)
- Quality control and consistency between batches
- Logging data and automating roasting
- Roasting methods for single-origin coffee
- Workflows for making things in business
- Business apps and plans for growth
A Full Course on Commercial Roasting
Day 1: Mastering Advanced Theory and Equipment
Morning Session (10am–12:30pm):
- A tour of a state-of-the-art commercial roasting plant
- A close look at commercial equipment, including Italian IMF roasters and automated systems
- Advanced science of roasting and heat transfer
- Analysis and development of roast profiles
Afternoon Session (1:30–4:00pm):
- Roasting with real commercial equipment
- Workshop for creating custom profiles
- Professional cupping and sensory evaluation
- Systems for logging data and automating tasks
Day 2: Advanced Techniques and Production
Morning Session (10am–12:30pm):
- Roasting from a single origin for varied ways of processing
- Making and improving advanced blends
- Roasting on a large scale for business (RM60 and RM240)
- Designing workflows and making production more efficient
Afternoon Session (1:30–4:00pm):
- Quality control systems and methods
- Several cupping sessions with professional score sheets
- New ideas and roasting technology
- Business strategy and how to use it in real life
Why Choose The Roasting Club?
Top-of-the-Line Facility
THE ROASTING CLUB is at 102 Rogers St, Roselands NSW 2196 — only 20 minutes from Sydney's CBD. It features:
- Advanced Equipment: Italian IMF roasters with automatic precision temperature control (5kg, 15kg, RM60, RM240 capacity)
- Sustainable Operations: Australia's lowest-emission roasting methods and a 100kW solar power system
- Professional Environment: Cupping lab, boardroom, sky deck, and members lounge with a 10m LED screen
- Complete Infrastructure: Everything needed to go from green beans to packaged coffee
- Free Parking: All course participants can park safely in the basement
Expert Teaching
Get tips from award-winning roasters who have been in the speciality coffee business for decades. Our teachers have:
- Taught hundreds of people how to work in the coffee industry successfully
- Created coffee blends that won awards
- Extensive experience in commercial roasting
- Deep expertise in quality control and sustainable sourcing
Learning by Doing
We give you a lot of time to practise, unlike other coffee roasting schools that only teach you theory:
- Use real commercial roasting machines, not just demos
- Roast several batches during the course
- Take part in professional cupping sessions
- Make your own unique roast profiles
- Use different kinds of high-quality green coffees
Career Options After Learning How to Roast Coffee
Taking our coffee roasting classes opens up many doors in the speciality coffee business:
Stories of Success from Our Graduates
Graduates of our coffee roasting class have gone on to:
- Start successful speciality coffee roasting enterprises all around Australia
- Become the head roaster at a top speciality coffee company
- Create award-winning coffee blends for cafés and restaurants
- Build private label coffee brands for online stores
- Offer roasting advice to the hotel industry
- Join The Roasting Club through our contract roasting memberships
Contract Roasting for Course Graduates
Many of our graduates join The Roasting Club through our membership programs after finishing our courses — letting you start your coffee brand without buying expensive roasting equipment.
Membership Options for Course Graduates
Individual Membership: $99/month
- Access to the Level 3 Members' Lounge and Bar
- Book online for 1 hour or 4–8 hour blocks
- Choose from 16 speciality green beans or bring your own
- Advice from award-winning coffee roasters
- Access to safe basement parking
Small Business Membership (1–5): $299/month
- All Individual Benefits
- Take clients on tours and tastings
- Tools for blending before and after roasting
- Low-emission, solar-powered roasting
- Access to Boardroom, Sky Deck, and cupping lab
Enterprise Membership (5+): $499/month
- All Small Business benefits
- Wholesale prices for cups, chai, syrups, and alt-milks
- Space for freight access and pallet racking
- Private storage spaces and shared office
- Branding help from an in-house designer
All memberships include:
- 10m LED screen for presentations
- Online booking system for members
- Shared offices and hot desks with printers, laptops, and fast internet
- On-site consultations with our Head of Coffee or Graphic Designer
- Invitations to exclusive seminars, cuppings, and product debuts
Ready to Start Roasting Coffee?
The Roasting Club is the best place to learn, grow, and succeed — whether you're just starting out with our Sample Coffee Roasting Fundamentals course or want to master commercial roasting with our Advanced Commercial Coffee Roasting program.
Join Australia's best coffee roasting classes and turn your love of coffee into a career.
Get in Touch to Schedule Your Coffee Roasting Class
Call: (02) 9044 2994
Email: support@theroastingclub.com.au
Address: THE ROASTING CLUB, 102 Rogers St, Roselands NSW 2196
Parking: Free, safe parking in the basement
Our helpful staff is ready to answer your questions and assist you in picking the best coffee roasting lesson for your needs.