Coffee and Tea Tasting Log

Who this is for

Remember the good bags and the good brews. Write down what you made, where it came from, how you brewed it and what it tasted like, so the ones worth buying again are easy to find.

Home coffee brewers and tea drinkers working through different beans, leaves, roasters and methods, and anyone buying from a subscription who wants to remember favourites.

What this helps you track

• What you brewed and when
• The origin or blend, and the roaster or brand
• The method and the dose and water you used
• What you tasted, in your own words
• Which ones earn a place on the next order

How to use it

1. Write your name and the date you started the log.
2. Add a row each time you open a new bag or tin, or change how you brew it.
3. Note the origin or blend and the roaster or brand from the packet.
4. Write the method and your own dose and water, in whatever measures you use.
5. Taste it, jot a few words of notes, give it a rating on your own scale and tick buy again if it earns it.
6. Keep the log in the browser version, or print a page to stick inside the cupboard door.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Does the log tell me what dose or ratio to use?

No. There are no recipes or ratios here; the dose and water column is for whatever you actually used, so you can repeat a brew you liked or change one thing next time.

I don't know tasting vocabulary. What do I write?

Plain words are fine: nutty, sharp, smoky, like toast, too bitter, sweet at the end. The notes are for you, so describe it the way you would to a friend.

Can coffee and tea share one log?

Yes. Mark each row coffee or tea, and the browser version lets you sort by it. Some people prefer separate pages; print two copies and label one of each.

Should I log every cup?

Once per bag or tin is usually enough, with a new row when you change method, grind or dose. The aim is a record of what is worth buying again, not a diary of every cup.