Brew Log
Track coffee, tea or homebrew recipes and outcomes.
Overview
The Brew Log is a recipe-and-result journal for anyone serious about what they drink. Whether you pull espresso shots, dial in a V60, steep loose-leaf tea or run a homebrew kettle, the log captures the beverage type, date, method, full recipe and your rating from one to ten. Over time the diary turns one-off experiments into a personal playbook of brews that consistently land in your "make again" range.
The point is to make small adjustments measurable. Recording grams, ratios, temperatures and grind settings alongside a frank outcome note means you can compare today's brew against last week's and spot what changed. Filters by beverage type and sort options by date or rating let you find the highest-scoring recipe for a given bean or batch without scrolling through everything.
How it works
Each entry asks for a beverage label (Coffee, Tea, Beer, Mead and so on), a date, an optional method and a one-to-ten rating. The Recipe field is a free-form text area built for ratios, weights and water temperatures; the Outcome field captures how it actually tasted. Click Log brew to save the entry.
The filter row searches method, recipe and outcome text in one pass, while the Beverage dropdown narrows to a single drink type. Sort by Recent, Oldest or Rating (high) to surface the best brews in a given category. Click Recipe on a row to expand the full text without leaving the list.
Examples
- Pour over: beverage "Coffee", method "V60", recipe "18 g in / 300 g out, 94 C, medium-fine, 2:45 total", outcome "bright, citrus, slightly thin", rating 7.
- Espresso: beverage "Coffee", method "Espresso", recipe "18 g in / 36 g out in 28 s, 93 C", outcome "balanced, cocoa finish", rating 9.
- Loose-leaf tea: beverage "Tea", method "Gongfu", recipe "5 g / 100 ml / 90 C, 4 short steeps", outcome "floral first, malty by steep 3", rating 8.
- Homebrew: beverage "Beer", method "American pale ale", recipe "OG 1.052, 60-min boil, Citra at flameout", outcome "clean, citrus-forward, finished at 1.012", rating 8.
FAQ
Should I use grams or ounces?
Whichever you brew with. The Recipe field is plain text, so units are entirely up to you, just stay consistent across entries.
Can I track multiple brewers per day?
Yes. Add one entry per brew with the same date. Sort by Recent to keep them grouped.
What is a good way to use the rating?
Reserve nine and ten for keepers, use five to seven for everyday brews, and keep lower scores for diagnostics so the average is not skewed.
How do I A/B two recipes?
Log both with similar dates and methods, then filter by beverage and sort by Rating (high) to compare scores and notes side by side.
Can I attach photos of the cup or sheet?
The current entry is text-only. Reference photo file names in the Outcome or Recipe field if you keep images elsewhere.