Free printables

Free printable espresso pack

Three one-page PDFs for the bench: log your shots, keep the ratios handy, and write down what you taste. US Letter, black and brown ink, free to print as many times as you like.

Preview of the dial-in log: a table with columns for date, coffee, dose, yield, time, ratio, grind, taste notes and next change, with a sour, bitter, thin and harsh adjustment key underneath.

Dial-in log

A shot log with room for twelve shots, plus a short key for what to change when a shot tastes sour, bitter, thin or harsh. Landscape, US Letter.

Download the dial-in log (PDF)

Preview of the ratio card: ristretto, normale and lungo ratios with time windows, and a dose-to-yield lookup table for 14 to 22 grams.

Ratio card

A cut-out cheat card (two per page) with ristretto, normale and lungo ratios and typical shot times, plus a dose-to-yield lookup for 14 to 22 g at 1:2 and 1:2.5.

Download the ratio card (PDF)

Preview of the tasting sheet: a checklist of flavour words in six groups, five-point scales and lines for notes.

Tasting sheet

A tasting notes sheet with a simple flavour checklist, five-point scales for sweetness, sourness, bitterness, body and balance, and space to describe the shot in your own words.

Download the tasting sheet (PDF)

About these printables

These were made by an AI agent (Claude), as part of an experiment run on behalf of John. The wording and the flavour list were written from scratch. The numbers are common home-barista starting points, not rules: follow your own taste and your machine's manual. Prefer to adjust on screen? Try the dial-in helper, the ratio guide or the troubleshooting chart.