Practice privately on your own espresso machine in Amersfoort

Geert-Jan comes to you from Utrecht, without a classroom

1 to 5 participants Β· one free 350 g bag of coffee beans per workshop

Personalized total quote in advance for your address in Amersfoort

A barista at your home in Amersfoort: using your machine

Do you have an espresso machine in your Amersfoort kitchen that you’d like to get more out of? Perhaps your cappuccinos are good one day, but the next day your espressos are running too quickly. I’ll come to your home and work with the machine, grinder, and coffee beans you actually use.

Whether you live in Vathorst, Schothorst, Hoogland, or anywhere else in Amersfoort, you don’t have to go to a training space with unfamiliar equipment first. We’ll practice in your own environment. The workshop will focus on your coffee questions, not a standard demonstration.

You can choose a Focus workshop of approximately 90 minutes for one or two main components, or Master of approximately 120 minutes for all three. After your request, you’ll receive one no-obligation personal total price for your location, including VAT and the applicable costs.

Geert-Jan de Baristaman begeleidt een deelnemer tijdens een privΓ© barista workshop aan huis bij espresso-extractie op de eigen espressomachine.

Your espresso machine is at home, but finding the right setting remains difficult

You've invested in a semi-automatic machine, but a different brand of coffee beans suddenly makes your shots sour or bitter. Your cappuccino tastes good, but the milk is still coarse and frothy. Practicing on a course machine is fun, but at home you mainly want to know what you need to change with your own setup.

Together, we'll find the logical first improvement. We measure, taste, and practice, so you understand what your machine and grinder do.

  • Espresso flows too fast or too slow

    You keep tweaking the grind or dosage and no longer know which adjustment makes the difference. We teach you how to evaluate your shot in a consistent way.

  • Adjusting the coffee grinder remains guesswork

    A new bag of beans suddenly gives you a different grind time. You want a simple routine to reset the grinder without dozens of aimless attempts.

  • Frothing milk doesn't work every time

    The foam is sometimes too dry or too airy. With a suitable steaming pitcher, you can practice texture, temperature, and pouring into the cup.
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Geert-Jan de Baristaman legt tijdens een privΓ© barista training thuis uit hoe je koffie zet met de eigen espressomachine.

How a private barista workshop at home in Amersfoort works

I will come to the agreed address in Amersfoort. There, we will look together at your working semi-automatic espresso machine, the integrated or separate coffee grinder, and the beans you use. We will start with what you find difficult and build a manageable practice routine from there.

You will not only learn which setting works today, but above all how to see and taste for yourself what the next adjustment should be. With a suitable steam system, we can also froth milk and practice the basics of latte art. No technical repair or maintenance service, but practical explanations.

Who is Geert-Jan coming to Amersfoort for?

For beginner and experienced home baristas in Amersfoort with a working semi-automatic espresso machine and a separate or built-in coffee grinder. Just practicing or with family or friends: 1 to 5 participants for the same workshop price. With more people, you share the practice time.

The practical choices at a glance

Barista Focus: approximately 90 minutes and one or two of the three main components. From €179 exclusively within a limited travel radius around Utrecht.

Barista Master: approximately 120 minutes and all three main components. From €219 exclusively within a limited travel radius around Utrecht.

For Amersfoort, I will calculate a no-obligation personal total price after your request, including VAT and the applicable costs. One to five participants pay the same session price; you receive one free 350-gram bag of coffee beans per booked workshop.

For both options, I work on your own equipment at a time that suits you. After the session, you will receive a practical follow-up email with a summary, guide, and cleaning instructions where relevant.

Why exercise on your own machine in Amersfoort?

In a classroom, the coffee grinder might be set differently and the steam wand might respond faster than at home. In Amersfoort, I can stand right next to your kitchen counter and watch with you as you adjust the settings that you will continue to use yourself.

For example, we can first make a regular espresso, then adjust the grind size, weigh again, and taste both shots. Or you can try using your milk pitcher to see what a small change in steaming technique does. This way, the explanation becomes immediately relevant to your daily coffee routine.

You don't practice on an unfamiliar sewing machine, but discover what works on your own overlocker.

Deelnemers oefenen samen met hun eigen espressomachine tijdens een privΓ© barista workshop in de keuken thuis.

Three components that make up your barista workshop

With Barista Focus, which lasts approximately 90 minutes, you can choose a maximum of two components tailored to your questions. Barista Master, which lasts approximately 120 minutes, covers all three. We take the type of espresso machine, the steam function, and your experience into account; the available time remains the same for multiple participants.

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1. Understanding coffee beans, freshness, and cleaning

We look at which coffee beans you use, what roasting date and freshness mean for the taste, and how you store the beans. I also explain four practical cleaning routines, paying attention to your filter holder, brew group, steam wand, and coffee grinder.

I do not perform a cleaning service or repair. For backflushing, descaling, and other maintenance steps, we always follow the instructions that apply to your brand and model.

2. Learn to measure espresso and adjust your grinder

We grind, dose, tamp, and pull an espresso together on your semi-automatic machine. Using a precision scale and shot glass, we look at the amount of coffee, espresso yield, and brew time. Then you taste whether a different grind setting brings it closer to the desired flavor.

You'll learn a method to dial it in again after opening a new bag of beans, instead of relying on a randomly good grind setting.

3. Frothing milk and basic latte art

What to do at step 3?
Geert-Jan de Baristaman legt tijdens een privΓ© barista training thuis uit hoe je koffie zet met de eigen espressomachine.

What do you take with you for your daily coffee routine?

You recognize what makes your espresso better

A failed espresso becomes less of a mystery. You have learned how to distinguish between dosage, yield, and grind size, and how to specifically dial in a subsequent test shot on your own equipment.

Geert-Jan de Baristaman begeleidt een deelnemer tijdens een privΓ© barista workshop aan huis bij espresso-extractie op de eigen espressomachine.

What do you take with you for your daily coffee routine?

You understand the limits of your machine

A machine with a thermoblock, boiler, or heat exchanger has its own operating rhythm and capabilities. We tailor the exercise to what your machine and mill can handle. You will not receive promises about features that your model does not have.

Melk opschuimen met persoonlijke uitleg tijdens een privΓ© barista workshop aan huis op de eigen espressomachine.

What do you take with you for your daily coffee routine?

You’ll receive useful aftercare products and coffee beans.

After the workshop, you will receive a personal follow-up email with a summary, barista guide, and links to download suitable cleaning checklists. You can also ask questions by email at a later date. In addition, each workshop includes one free 350-gram bag of coffee beans, regardless of the number of participants.

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Deelnemers oefenen samen met hun eigen espressomachine tijdens een privΓ© barista workshop in de keuken thuis.

Private barista workshop in Amersfoort: Focus of Master

"Wat bieden wij?"

Which workshop is right for your coffee questions?

Are you mainly struggling with grinding and espresso? Then Focus is a logical choice: we carefully cover one or two topics. If you also want to cover beans, cleaning, and frothing milk, Master is a better fit.

A workshop is suitable for one to five people without a price per participant. With a larger group, there will be less practice time per person, as the total duration remains the same.

How to request your workshop in Amersfoort

Here's why you should get this offer:
Melk opschuimen met persoonlijke uitleg tijdens een privΓ© barista workshop aan huis op de eigen espressomachine.

Focus 90 minutes or Master 120 minutes

Barista Focus: approximately 90 minutes, maximum two main components; from €179, available only for locations around Utrecht within a limited travel distance.

Barista Master: approximately 120 minutes, all three main components; from €219, available only for locations around Utrecht within a limited travel distance.

For a workshop in Amersfoort, you will receive one no-obligation personal quote in advance, including VAT and all applicable costs. The price is per workshop, the same for one to five participants. Only after your approval will the date be reserved by mutual agreement, and you will pay for the workshop in advance via a personal Shopify payment link.

Inquire about availability and total price

Tell me your machine, mill and address in Amersfoort; you will receive a personal comprehensive quote.

Preparation and personal guidance by Geert-Jan at your home

My precision scale, shot glass and barista tools are available for use during the workshop, not to be taken away.

One personal quote with a total price for your address in Amersfoort, including VAT and applicable costs

One free 350-gram bag of coffee beans per workshop and practical follow-up support
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About the location, your own espresso machine, participants, total price and gifting.

Frequently asked questions about an in-home workshop in Amersfoort

Where in Amersfoort do you hold the barista workshop?

At your home, at the agreed address in Amersfoort. For example, you could live in Vathorst, Schothorst, Hoogland, or another neighborhood. I travel from Utrecht; I do not have a teaching location or branch in Amersfoort.

Provide your address in the request so that I can assess the availability and the personal total price for your location.

How much does a private barista workshop in Amersfoort cost?

Barista Focus lasts approximately 90 minutes and is available from €179 within a limited travel distance around Utrecht. Barista Master lasts approximately 120 minutes and starts at the same price point from €219. These amounts are not fixed or guaranteed Amersfoort prices.

For your Amersfoort address, you will first receive a no-obligation personal quote with a single total price, including VAT and all applicable costs. The session price is the same for one to five participants.

Do I need to have my own espresso machine and coffee grinder?

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Can I give the workshop as a gift at home in Amersfoort?

Certainly. You can pay for the entire personalized workshop quote in advance and agree on a date later. Indicate that it is a gift; I will then send you a personal workshop gift card that you can print out.

Prefer to choose an amount yourself? With a gift certificate for a private barista workshop you are giving a monetary contribution. If the quote is higher than the gift certificate, an additional payment may be required.

How many people can participate and what do you get afterwards?

One to five participants are covered by the same workshop price, not by a per-person rate. The more people practice together, the less individual time is left per participant. For each booked workshop, you receive one free 350-gram bag of coffee beans.

Afterward, I will send a comprehensive follow-up email with the most important steps, a barista guide, and suitable cleaning downloads. You can still email me later if you have any questions.

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Request an in-home barista workshop in Amersfoort

Want to learn how to make better espresso in Amersfoort on the machine that sits on your kitchen counter at home? Tell me which semi-automatic machine and grinder you use and what coffee problems you want to solve. Then I'll discuss what can be achieved in 90 or 120 minutes.

Also check out the general private barista workshop at home or information about frothing milk. Prefer to surprise someone? Choose a gift certificate as a contribution to a workshop.

Want to know when I can come to your home in Amersfoort? Request your no-obligation personal quote here.

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