I started logging every brew and it completely changed how I taste coffee
I've been into specialty coffee for a few years now — started with a basic pour-over setup and slowly fell down the rabbit hole. Most current go-to is v60 or espresso shot from Sage Barista Machine.
The excitment I still regularly find is testing the new bean I got from local roaster, and testing out different temperatures or grinding size. Every somall shifts something in cup, so I' ve been keeping a small notebook to record those "there it is" moment.
I started writing everything down because I kept forgetting what worked. After a few bags I had enough notes to notice real patterns. The notebook got messy so I ended up building a little app for it ( called Tamped, in beta now, in case anyone is interested)
Curious what others track and whether it changed the way dialing in feels.