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New in 1.10.1: • Ask the head barista again, with your note. If a read misses, tap "Not really" under it and, if you like, say what was off. Then tap "Ask again with my feedback" — it sees its last read, your note, and what you changed since. • Say what was off. Under the taste sliders, mark what the sliders can't show: Hollow, Not sweet, Drying, Ashy / burnt, Salty, or Muddy. If the coffee has flavor notes on file, tick the ones you actually tasted. Both go to the head barista when you ask. • Clearer taste sliders. The ends now name what's too far (Too sour, Too thin, Too harsh), with Sweet Spot in the middle, and each slider has a one-line hint — body is how heavy it feels, like water vs. milk. • The head barista remembers. It now sees its earlier advice on the same beans and your thumbs on it, so it builds on that instead of repeating it, in shorter answers. And when shot after shot on one bag hasn't landed, it may say the beans themselves could be the limit and suggest a cheap test: the same recipe with a different coffee. A possibility, not a verdict. Also: taste summaries on your shots read in plainer English, and the first time you open this update you'll see a one-time privacy notice covering what's new and what it means for your data. Nothing is sent unless you tap the button, and photos never are.
Dialing in a new coffee often means starting from scratch. After several test shots you finally find a recipe that tastes great — but weeks later, brewing the same coffee again, it's easy to forget what worked. EspressoLog helps you capture the recipes and tasting notes behind your best shots, so you can recreate them with confidence. Log dose, yield, ratio, shot time, temperature, and — for lever and pressure-profiling machines — peak pressure for every espresso. Rate acidity, sweetness, bitterness, body, and aftertaste to see how each change in the recipe shows up in the cup. Manage your coffees with roast details, freshness tracking, and flavor notes. Keep your machines and grinders on file, and see exactly what equipment was behind each shot. Two coaches are a tap away. The on-device Quick coach reads every shot the moment you save it, no connection needed. For a fuller read, ask the Head barista AI — it goes through what you logged: the recipe, how it tasted, your notes, the bean and how long it's been off roast, your machine and grinder, and your earlier shots on that bean. It answers in plain language with its own verdict and up to three things to try next, and that verdict shows on the shot, marked as the AI's. Either way, it's a suggestion, not a ruling. Your cup is still the last word. Share a shot as a photo, a short video, or plain text with every parameter, tool, and tasting note — ready to paste into a message or a note. Everything you log stays on your device, with no account to create and no cloud backup to manage. The one exception is the Head barista AI: asking it sends that shot's details to our server to write the read. Nothing is sent unless you tap the button, and photos never are. To move to a new phone or keep a copy, export your shots, beans, machines, and photos from Settings as one file and import it anywhere; videos aren't included, and the file goes nowhere unless you share it. Designed for home baristas who want more consistent espresso, faster dial-ins, and better coffee in every cup.