About Bean to Brews · The founder
Meet Ananya Ingle.
Ananya is the SCA-certified coffee roaster and educator behind Bean to Brews. She founded it to make coffee tasting feel as approachable as wine tasting, and she still leads every session herself.
Who runs Bean to Brews?
Bean to Brews is run by founder Ananya Ingle, an SCA-certified coffee roaster and educator based in Bengaluru. She personally leads every workshop: public palate-calibration sessions at partner cafés, corporate tastings at offices across India, and café partnership events.
From homebrewer to SCA-certified roaster
Ananya started as a homebrewer. Wanting to understand coffee from the inside, she trained as a roaster at Bettr Academy in Singapore, learning the heat, time, airflow and intention behind every cup.
That roaster's view shapes her workshops. When a guest tastes blueberry or cacao, she can explain how origin, processing and roast put it there, in plain language and without the jargon.
Credentials
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) runs the Coffee Skills Program, a widely recognised professional pathway for coffee roasting, brewing and sensory skills. Ananya's certificates:
- SCA Roasting
- Foundation and Intermediate. How heat, time and airflow develop flavour, and how roasters judge and correct a roast. Trained at Bettr Academy, Singapore.
- SCA Brewing
- Intermediate. Extraction, strength and brew ratios: why the same coffee can taste flat or vivid depending on how it's brewed.
- AWSCA Barista Bootcamp
- Holistic sensory evaluation: training the palate to identify and describe aroma, acidity, sweetness, body and finish.
How she teaches
“Coffee tasting should feel as approachable as wine tasting: thoughtful, guided and enjoyable.”
Ananya's sessions favour clarity over complexity. Rather than chasing trends or scoring sheets, she helps people build a lasting relationship with coffee. Every workshop follows the same simple arc:
- A guided tasting flightCurated coffees tasted side by side, so the differences are obvious from the first sip.
- Palate calibrationSimple, repeatable techniques for naming aroma, flavour and mouthfeel, from cacao and citrus to fruit and spice.
- The story behind the cupHow origin, processing and roast shape flavour, in plain language.
- Open comparisonA relaxed, wine-table-style conversation where everyone builds a shared vocabulary.
No coffee knowledge is needed, and non-coffee drinkers are some of her favourite guests. Light-roast specialty coffee can taste like tea or fruit, which surprises almost everyone. If you want to try the method yourself first, her guide to tasting coffee like wine walks through cupping at home.
Where she has taught
Ananya has trained more than 100 guests to taste coffee across Bengaluru, Bhopal and Indore. Past venues include:
- Bäcker & Charlie, Bengaluru
- Specialty Coffee House
- Nomeli, Indiranagar, Bengaluru
- Project Possible (Beans of Bodhi)
- Café Handcrafted, Bhopal
- Simplify Coffee
Today she runs three kinds of sessions: public “Find Your Perfect Cup” workshops at partner cafés in Bengaluru, corporate coffee tasting workshops at offices anywhere in India, and partnership events for cafés and venues.
What guests say
Transcribed from guest video reviews recorded after Ananya's public sensory workshops.
The way she explained everything, and especially her knowledge was out of this world.
Vish, workshop guestFor a beginner like me it was a great experience. The session was very interactive and Ananya was a great guide or mentor for someone who's starting off.
Nived, workshop guestI've been brewing coffee for a long time, I think from next time it will be different.
Karthika, workshop guestI'm pretty much a newbie in terms of coffee. I do instant coffee at home. So this was very informative for me and Ananya really helped me figure out where I can start from here.
Surbhi, workshop guestMy palate had a great workout today.
Jared, workshop guestIt was very informational yet very fun as well because a lot of physical and sensory things were involved.
Astha, workshop guestI think, like he said, initial perception of seeing a black coffee was something very bitter, but then this workshop changed that perception.
Workshop guestIn this workshop we learned how to be a bit more mindful about what we taste in our cup.
Swaraj, workshop guest
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Frequently asked questions
Who runs Bean to Brews?
Bean to Brews is run by founder Ananya Ingle, an SCA-certified coffee roaster and educator based in Bengaluru. She leads every workshop herself.
Is Ananya Ingle SCA certified?
Yes. She holds the Specialty Coffee Association's Coffee Skills Program certificates in Roasting Foundation, Roasting Intermediate and Brewing Intermediate, and completed the AWSCA Barista Bootcamp in holistic sensory evaluation.
Where did Ananya train?
She trained as a roaster at Bettr Academy in Singapore, where she completed her SCA roasting certificates.
Where is Bean to Brews based?
Bengaluru, Karnataka. Ananya has run workshops in Bengaluru, Bhopal and Indore, and travels pan-India and internationally for corporate and private sessions, with travel included in the quote.
Do I need to know anything about coffee to join one of Ananya's workshops?
No. Her sessions are built for beginners and non-coffee drinkers are welcome. Many guests say they arrived not liking coffee and left with a favourite.
Taste with Ananya. Join a public session in Bengaluru, bring a tasting to your team, or follow her on Instagram and LinkedIn.