Brew Great Coffee – Dial in espresso and pourover with data-driven tools

Summary: Brew Great Coffee is a free toolkit for home baristas that provides an adaptive Extraction Compass to diagnose espresso shot issues based on taste and bean specifics. It includes pourover recipes with timers, an interactive flavor wheel linking flavors to bean origins, and a comprehensive coffee database. The tool works offline without accounts, ads, or cookies.

What it does

The Extraction Compass lets users click on taste profiles (sour, bitter, weak, strong) to receive tailored adjustment advice based on bean origin, processing, and roast. It also offers pourover recipes from experts with built-in timers and an interactive World Coffee Research flavor wheel to explore bean flavor profiles.

Who it's for

Home baristas seeking systematic guidance to improve espresso and pourover brewing by understanding how bean characteristics affect extraction.

Why it matters

It solves the uncertainty in dialing in espresso shots by providing precise, bean-specific recommendations and flavor insights to optimize brewing results.