The Barista Guide
Specialty Coffee & Dial-In Lab
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Stop wasting half a $22 bag chasing sour gushers or choked shots. Select your grinder below, snap any coffee bag label (or tap one of our 3 calibrated demo roasts), and get your exact starting click setting, PID temperature, and degassing window.

2. Target Brew Method (Updates Clicks & Temp Live)
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Snap Any Coffee Bag Label

Point your phone camera at any specialty roaster pouch or grocery whole-bean bag. AI reads origin, altitude, varietal, and processing to adjust your burr setting.

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Or Test 3 Classic Roast Profiles Instantly

Tap any bag below to see how elevation and processing shift your Baratza Encore ESP setting:

Scanned bag: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Halo Beriti
Highland Roastery · Lot #042

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Halo Beriti

Light Nordic Filter & Modern Espresso
Origin & Region
Ethiopia · Gedeb, Yirgacheffe
Elevation
2,150 MASL
Process & Varietal
Washed · Ethiopian Heirloom Landraces
Peak Rest Window
Days 14–38 post-roast
Cupping Notes: Jasmine Blossom, Bergamot Earl Grey, White Peach, Meyer Lemon

Grown above 2,100 meters, slow cherry maturation packs tightly cross-linked cellulose into every bean. Grind 1–2 micro-clicks finer and brew hot (204°F–205°F) at longer 1:2.3 espresso or 1:16.5 V60 ratios to unlock florals without sourness.

Calibrated Target · Baratza Encore ESP × Espresso (9-Bar)
12 – 16 (Start at 15)

🎯 High-density washed light roast: 2 clicks finer (e.g. 12–13 for Espresso, 23–24 for V60). Keep brew temp hot (204°F) to unlock florals and stone fruit.

PID Water Temp
204°F (95.6°C)
Dry Dose → Yield
18.0g → 41.0g liquid espresso
Target Brew Ratio
1:2.3 (18.0g in → 41g out)
Contact Time
27–31 sec (from pump on)
Shot & Drawdown Coach (Adjust Pull #2)
⚡ Sour, thin, or hits yield under 22s → Adjust 1–2 micro-clicks FINER (keep 18.0g dose fixed).
🐢 Bitter, dry/astringent, or chokes past 35s → Adjust 1–2 micro-clicks COARSER (never under-tamp to fix speed).

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Want to Understand Why Elevation & Process Shift Your Grind?

Read our deep-dive lab guides on bean cellular density, channeling diagnosis, and degassing chemistry.

Origin Density Guide →Sour vs. Bitter Shot Fix →