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Chasing the perfect cup

Good coffee.
Worth remembering.

A specialty coffee community and a personal brew journal. Discover roasters and varieties you love, record and tweak recipes to chase the perfect cup.

Public catalogue liveWebsite in beta · Browse only

The community catalogue is open to everyone. This beta website is browse-only; accounts and personal journals are available in the iPhone app.

84 brews logged

27 coffees to discover

Member journals and the published catalogue · Verified 9 Nov 2026

A sample brew card from Cup & Dial: Onyx Coffee Lab Monarch, a washed Ethiopian coffee from Yirgacheffe, brewed with 15 g of coffee at 93°C for 3:35, rated 4 out of 5 with bergamot, apricot and honey notes.
Share any brew as a card. Your journal stays private.

A whole world behind your cup

Start with a little discovery.

Explore a growing catalogue with 152 discoveries and counting.

Built from community contributions, with catalogue submissions reviewed before publication. Explore farms

Your coffee, with a little more context

Turn “that was good”
into reproducible success.

A great cup is a collection of small decisions. Your journal connects the coffee in your cupboard with the recipe, the brew and what you actually tasted.

Get the iPhone app

Create an account or sign in through the iPhone app. Website account access is not available yet.

  1. 01

    Know what’s in your cupboard.

    Keep track of your coffees, roast dates and open bags. See your remaining coffee update as you brew.

  2. 02

    Keep the useful details.

    Record dose, water, grind, temperature and time. Save recipes and pour schedules you can return to and refine.

  3. 03

    Find the words for what you taste.

    Add ratings and tasting notes with a shared vocabulary. Build a history of what worked, and what you’d change next time.

Roadmap

Exploring brew recommendations.

We may introduce brew recommendations in the future. If introduced, selected coffee details, brewing measurements, methods, equipment, sensory scores and tasting descriptors could help suggest adjustments. Individual logs will not be shown to others. Contributing is optional; opting out will not affect access to features available to your account. We will tell you before this use starts.

How it works

Before your first cup

A few good questions.

Can I explore without an account?

Yes. The public catalogue of coffees, roasters, producers, farms, cafés, recipes and gear is open to browse. Start with the coffees.

How do I start a personal journal?

Use the iPhone app to create an account or sign in and keep your personal journal. This beta website is for public browsing only. Learn about the iPhone app.

Is Cup & Dial available on iPhone?

Yes. Get Cup & Dial on the App Store, or explore the catalogue in your browser.

Follow your curiosity

Your next favourite coffee
is a good place to start.