Practical Coffee Roasting Training

Learn coffee roasting directly from the 2019 Southeast Asia champion — at Dalanka’s roastery in Ho Chi Minh City

Sorting and processing coffee
Natural coffee drying
Roasted coffee beans

Learn from someone who actually does the work

Le Duc — Founder & CEO of Dalanka Forest Farm

Lê Đức

After more than 7 years in specialty coffee, Le Duc is not just a roaster — he reads the bean. From the color of the parchment to the first crack, every roast is a conversation with the land where the coffee grew.

At Dalanka he combines professional roasting technique with deep origin knowledge — rare among instructors: teaching roasting at the very region where the beans are grown.

2019 Southeast Asia Coffee Roasting ChampionRunner-up, Tradeoff Coffee Roasting Contest 20197+ years in specialty coffeeCQI Fine RobustaFarm-to-Roast

Choose the course that fits you

From beginners to professional cafe owners — each course is designed around a clear hands-on goal.

Course 1 — Beginner (Popular)
Hands-on roasting technique course
6 days · 48 hours

Understand bean structure, roasting stages, and how to read color and aroma. Machine-roast practice on different greens. Build a basic roast profile.

✓ Theory + roasting practice
✓ Green coffee ingredient fee included
✓ Cafe tour cost in HCMC included
✓ Learning materials
25,000,000 VND
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Business / Group
Roasting team training
Custom · From 2 people

Custom-designed for cafes, roasteries or companies that want a professional roasting team. The program is tailored to your equipment and actual green stock.

✓ 100% customized program
✓ Training on-site or at Dalanka
✓ 3-month post-course support
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From drying to the finished roast

Students experience the entire process — from sun-drying green beans in the Central Highlands to roasting and cupping the final product.

Natural coffee drying
Natural drying
Sorting and processing coffee
Sorting green beans
Roasted coffee beans
Roasted beans
Fine Robusta green beans
Fine Robusta green beans
Regenerative forest-farm soil
Regenerative forest-farm soil
Finished-product cupping
Finished-product cupping
The finished cup
The finished cup

Learn inside a forest farm

From cherry picking in the garden to cupping at the roastery — every roast at Dalanka is a complete journey.

Instructor Le Duc teaching roasting
Checking color and aroma after roasting
Fine Robusta green beans
Coffee canopy in the forest farm
Healthy soil for better beans
Students visiting the farm

What you will learn

The specialty roasting course blends foundational theory with intensive practice — every module uses real greens from Dalanka Forest Farm and other domestic and imported lots.

1
Coffee science & originsCoffee science & origins — bean structure, how farming and processing shape flavor after roasting.
2
Roasting practice on a TTM 6kg machineBuild roast profiles from scratch, read the roast curve, adjust gas & airflow.
3
Cupping & quality evaluationPractical tasting, cupping, and evaluating true bean quality through the cup.

Why learn at Dalanka?

Learn roasting at origin — understand the bean from the soil, not just the bag
Your instructor is a SEA champion — not a theory teacher, someone who competed and won
Practice beans: Dalanka Fine Robusta — CQI Fine Robusta from a regenerative forest farm
Tiny class of max 2 students — every learner gets attention and enough hands-on time

Course information

Duration: 10-day course (only during processing season)
Class size: Max 2 students per class
Location: Xi Pho Cafe roastery & Dalanka Farm
Opening schedule: Register to get notified
Certificate: Course certificate signed by Le Duc

Start your coffee roasting journey

Fill in the form to reserve a seat or receive the next opening dates. We will confirm within 72 hours.

Support hoursMonday – Sunday, 8:00 – 17:00
Phone / Zalo0971.999.197
Emaildalankaforest@gmail.com
Address127 Thôn Xuân Vĩnh, Xã Phú Xuân, Đắk Lắk

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Experience a Farm Tour at Dalanka

Want to understand coffee from the root before you roast? Book a forest-farm tour and pick cherries at the farm.