We got into specialty coffee during COVID and, like many others, fell deep down the rabbit hole. Along the way, we ran into the same frustrations:
- A drawer full of empty coffee bags.
- No simple way to track grind size, rest dates, notes—by bean.
- My coffee history scattered across photos, screenshots, notebooks, and half-memories.
- The unique traits, people, and stories behind each coffee disappearing from the internet once it sold out (since coffee is an agricultural good)
- In our opinion, no coffee tool really captures the flavor, emotion, and aesthetic of great coffee—from a design perspective.
So we built BeanBook—a coffee notebook log beans, extract recipes, and organize your coffee life in one place with just a snap, powered by AI
Here’s what it does:
- Snap a bag → Auto-detects roaster, origin, process, roast date, notes, producer, farm, and more
- Paste a YouTube link or photo → Extracts a structured recipe automatically
- Log grind size, roast timeline, ratings & notes → All saved in a clean, elegant UI
- See your coffee year in review → Track habits, trends, and favorites
- Ask BeanBook AI → From brew temps to bean facts, get instant answers
My co-founder and I built everything ourselves—branding, code, and UX design. If you’re into coffee (or trying to get more into it), we’d love your feedback.
- Rokey & Eric
rorylaitila•7mo ago
Back when I was home roasting as a hobby, I built a database to track my roast times and tasting notes. I thought it would be interesting to build a database of roast recipes and green bean sourcing, because that was the hardest to remember what I liked best.
As for purchased roasts, I just find a brand I like I stick to it. So not much for me to track.
rokeyzhang•7mo ago
I’m home roasting too—using an entry-level FreshRoast SR800, which has been a ton of fun to learn on. I still buy from great roasters as well, since it’s a great way to rhetorically access to different processing methods and regions.
We also thought about home roasting. A few folks have mentioned wanting to log green bean origins, roast curves, and profiles—there’s a lot of potential there.
Right now, we’re focusing on making the bean & recipe tracking seamless for brewed coffee, we found good amount of people buying from roasters all around the world like us.
Appreciate you sharing your experience—it’s super helpful!