User Guide


1. Introduction

Welcome to the official user guide for Blackcoffee.io. This comprehensive guide has been crafted to assist you in seamlessly navigating our app and making the most of its extensive features. Whether you are a coffee connoisseur or a brewing beginner, Blackcoffee.io is designed to enhance your hand drip coffee journey.

Blackcoffee.io is a mobile application, integrated with a Bluetooth-enabled scale, designed to facilitate the recording of pourover brews and taste profiles. Additionally, it provides a platform for crafting and sharing brewing guides with other hand drip coffee lovers. Our objective is to cultivate a community dedicated to the art and science of hand drip coffee.

2. The scale

The scale is optimized for use with our app, yet it functions independently too. It features two buttons:

  1. Right Button:

    • Tap: Power on. Once activated, subsequent taps will invoke the tare function, resetting the weight to zero.
    • Long Press: Power off.

  2. Left Button:

    • Tap: Cycles through weight units, including g, ml, and oz, as well as through different modes (weight mode, water volume mode and water volume mode)
 
Weight mode Water volume mode Milk volume mode

                             

3. App installation

iOS (Supported version: iOS 13 or above)

  1. Navigate to Blackcoffee.io in Apple App Store.
  2. Click "Get" and wait for the download to complete.
  3. Once installed, tap on the Blackcoffee.io app icon to launch the app.

Android (Supported version: Android 10 or above)

  1. Navigate to Blackcoffee.io in Google Play Store.
  2. Click "Install" and wait for the download to complete.
  3. Once installed, tap on the Blackcoffee.io app icon to launch the app.

    4. Onboarding

    When you launch the app for the first time, you will be guided through the onboarding process:

    Pairing with our scale

    If you possess our scale, you can proceed to the pairing process. On the subsequent screen, ensure that your device's Bluetooth functionality is activated and grant the application permission to detect nearby devices. Activate the scale and position it close to your phone. The device should manifest on the displayed list:

    Select the "Blackcoffee.io" item, and you'll be navigated to a verification page to confirm the scale is functioning properly:

    Creating an account

    To access the full range of app features, please start by creating an account. We offer the option to sign in using a password, through Google sign-in, or Apple sign-in (note: Apple sign-in is exclusively available on the iOS version).

    5. Personalized home page

    Once you've completed the onboarding process, you'll be directed to the home page. Here, you can view the brew flavor distribution, check out trending guides, see your favorite guides, and review your brewing history.

    By tapping on any of the brewing guides, you can dive into the specifics.

    Similarly, to revisit the details of your past brews, just click on an entry in your brew history. 

    6. Record a new brew

    To log a new brew, head over to the "Make Coffee" tab. Here, you'll find all your saved guides. At the page's end, there's a "Make Coffee Now" button. Before you kick off a new brew, ensure your Bluetooth is on and you've connected with the scale. 

    Tap that button, and you'll be directed to the new brew page. As you begin pouring water, the app will track your brew. After you're done, a summary of your brew will pop up.

     

    7. Create a brewing guide

    To craft a brewing guide, start by picking one from your past brews. On the "Brew Detail" page, you'll spot a "Create a brewing guide" button.

    Give it a tap, and you'll land on the guide editing page where you can tweak the brew info. Notably, there's a "Share to public" toggle. If you flip it on, your brewing guide becomes public, allowing other users to reference it for their brew sessions. Once you are done editing, click the "Done" button at the top right corner to publish the guide.

    8. Edit your profile

    Head to the "Profile" tab to check out your personal details. Here, you can tweak your profile, confirm your connected device, disconnect the scale, and check out other info.