Life & fun · December 16, 2025
Brew Great Coffee
Hi HN! I've been deep in the specialty coffee rabbit hole for a few years and built this tool to help me dial in espresso and pourover more systematically. *What it does:* • Extraction Compass – click where your shot lands (sour/bitter × weak/strong), get diagnosis and adjustments. It factors in your bean's origin, processing method, roast level, and variety. • Pourover recipes from Hoffmann, Rao, Hedrick, Kasuya (4:6) with step-by-step timer. Water amounts auto-calculate based on your dose. • Interactive WCR Flavor Wheel based on the World Coffee Research Sensory Lexicon 2.0.…
Brew Great Coffee launched on December 16, 2025 with 142 votes, #200 of 11,628 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
Free coffee brewing toolkit for home baristas: 🎯 Extraction Compass – Click where your shot tastes (sour/bitter × weak/strong), get instant diagnosis. Adapts to your bean's origin, processing & roast level. ☕ Pourover recipes from Hoffmann, Rao & Kasuya with built-in timer. 🎨 Interactive WCR Flavor Wheel – Click a flavor, see which beans to buy. 📚 Database: 30+ origins, 60+ varieties, 20+ processing methods. No account. No ads. No cookies. Works offline.
Free Extraction Compass, WCR Flavor Wheel, and brew recipes from Hoffmann, Rao & Kasuya with timer. Fix sour or bitter coffee — dial in your perfect cup.
Dial in your espresso, master pour over, and explore the world of specialty coffee with our freefrom brewgreat.coffee
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN! I've been deep in the specialty coffee rabbit hole for a few years and built this tool to help me dial in espresso and pourover more systematically. *What it does:* • Extraction Compass – click where your shot lands (sour/bitter × weak/strong), get diagnosis and adjustments. It factors in your bean's…
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