Espresso Shot Analysis

Understand every espresso shot

Find a next step for your espresso using taste and recorded shot data. Explore the evidence behind each suggestion, inspect your curves and phases, and compare brews as you dial in.

MyBrewFolio espresso shot analyzer with phase chart, targets, stop reasons and brew details
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Find a next step for your espresso

For a private or locally imported recorded brew, Next brew brings your taste feedback together with the recorded profile and curve measurements to suggest a small experiment. When comparable earlier brews are available, your personal history can add context.

Open the explanation to see the extraction range, measurements and observations behind the suggestion. Numbered chart markers connect available findings to the relevant part of the curve, and you can adjust the range for the current view.

Taste comes first: a graph cannot tell you how coffee tastes. Incomplete or uncertain recordings can limit the findings, so treat the suggestion as a starting point rather than a diagnosis or a guaranteed result. Next brew is not shown on manual brews or public shared brews.

Start simple, then go as deep as you need

Review duration, weight, temperature, pressure and the complete brew curve at a glance. When more detail is needed, inspect pressure, pump flow, puck flow, weight flow, pumped water, temperature and phase timing.

MyBrewFolio preserves recorded stop reasons and analyzes phase transitions to show available stop and target values. This helps explain whether a phase ended through weight, pressure, flow, pumped water, time, safety or a manual action.

See how each phase ended

The phase table keeps measured values, targets and recorded stop reasons together. Inspect time, pumped water, weight, pressure, pump flow, puck flow and temperature for every transition instead of reconstructing the sequence yourself.

Weight, pressure, flow, pumped water and time stops remain visible alongside skipped phases, safety conditions and manual actions whenever the recorded brew data provides them.

Compare espresso shots directly

Overlay two brews to spot differences in pressure, flow, timing, phase behavior and results. Multi-Compare extends the same workflow to more than two shots, so a larger set can be analyzed together.

Turn brew history into useful statistics

Explore global averages, trends, shot charts and detailed statistics for profiles and individual phases. Use those views to understand patterns across recipes, beans and grinder settings.

Choose chart colors and inspect recorded errors

Choose the metrics shown in the detail table, inspect recorded machine errors, and use phase targets and available stop reasons to understand the result. Values depend on what the shot and profile files contain.

In Appearance settings, customize chart-curve and label colors. Start with the MyBrewFolio or GaggiMate preset, use protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia presets, or choose individual colors with the preview.

Common questions about shot analysis

How do I analyze a GaggiMate espresso shot?
Open or import the recorded shot in MyBrewFolio, review the overall ratio and duration, inspect the pressure, flow, weight and temperature curves, then check each phase target and recorded stop reason.
What should I inspect first in a shot analysis?
Start with the intended profile, dose, yield, duration and taste. Then use phase transitions, pressure, flow, temperature and stop reasons to explain what happened instead of judging one chart line in isolation.
How can I find more information about the profile recognized in a shot?
Use the exact profile name recorded in the shot to search the public MyBrewFolio Profile Store. Matching profile pages provide the author, description, roast tags, compatible machines, variants and available dial-in guidance.