Third Samurai vs CoffeeFolio

Third Samurai is an application for coffee lovers and baristas who want to discover new brewing techniques and recipes or experiment with their own recipes. Brewing coffee requires precision in time - the app offers the timer with detailed steps and hints for brewing.

You love espresso from a portafilter machine — but “dial-in” sometimes feels like gambling? One shot runs too fast, the next too slow, and in the end you can’t remember what you changed yesterday. CoffeeFolio turns your shots into traceable data — so you get consistent results faster and can repeat your favorite recipes anytime. CoffeeFolio is made for: • Home baristas who want to get their routine under control • Espresso nerds who experiment with ratio, time & temperature • anyone who doesn’t want to leave great shots to chance Why CoffeeFolio? • Log every shot — with recipe, time, Output/Yield, and rating • Spot patterns instead of guessing (“too fine? too coarse? too old?”) • Repeat the really great pulls — without sticky-note chaos -------------------------------------------------- Perfect for your portafilter routine -------------------------------------------------- COFFEE LIBRARY Manage your beans including roast date & opening date, ratings, optional photos, and notes. You’ll see at a glance which bean is currently “running” — and how it develops over the days. RECIPE MANAGEMENT for Espresso, Ristretto, Lungo and more • Record brew parameters: coffee bean weight, extraction volume, grind setting, and grind time • Document brew temperature and extraction time • Add personal ratings and notes for each coffee • Manage roast dates and package opening dates BREW TIMER A clear, distraction-free timer for espresso shots (and other methods). Ideal for hitting your extraction time cleanly — and repeating every pull consistently. • Professional brew timer with precise timekeeping • Indicator for stopping the shot at the perfect moment • Recommendations for grind adjustments when a brew is off target BLUETOOTH SCALE INTEGRATION • Wireless connection to Bluetooth precision coffee scales from Acaia and BOOKOO • Real-time weight tracking during brewing • Automatic timer synchronization with scale operations • Professional brewing precision • Auto-stop function BREW SESSIONS & HISTORY Every pull is saved as a Brew Session: target vs. actual, date/time, rating, and tasting notes. That turns “felt good” into a repeatable process. Perfect for seeing which changes really helped. RATING If you don’t rate right after the shot, CoffeeFolio reminds you after 15 minutes — exactly when the taste is still fresh. SECURE DATA MANAGEMENT • iCloud sync keeps your recipes safe • Seamless synchronization across all your Apple devices INSIGHTS CoffeeFolio detects clear deviations (e.g., time or yield) and helps you make the right adjustments faster — like dialing in your grind. Less trial & error, more hits. -------------------------------------------------- How to use CoffeeFolio in 60 seconds -------------------------------------------------- 1) Choose beans → open recipe 2) Start timer → pull the shot → hit the target 3) Save session → rate later & add notes Next time: open the recipe, same parameters, same results — or tweak intentionally and compare. -------------------------------------------------- For pros: Smart-scale integration -------------------------------------------------- CoffeeFolio can (optionally) connect to Bluetooth scales from Acaia and BOOKOO: • Live weight during the pull • automatic timer start/stop (flow & target weight) • Weight curve as a chart in the session view Ideal when you want to work precisely — without an extra timer and without frantic stopping. Start today — and make every shot a little better. Download CoffeeFolio now. Download CoffeeFolio today and begin your journey to brewing perfection! Terms of Use / Nutzungsbedingungen: https://coffeefolio.app/documents/Nutzungsbedingungen.pdf