Show HN: We're two coffee nerds who built an AI app to track beans and recipes

It’s available on iOS now: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id6499280064

We got into specialty coffee during COVID and, like many others, fell deep down the rabbit hole. Along the way, we ran into the same frustrations:

- A drawer full of empty coffee bags.

- No simple way to track grind size, rest dates, notes—by bean.

- My coffee history scattered across photos, screenshots, notebooks, and half-memories.

- The unique traits, people, and stories behind each coffee disappearing from the internet once it sold out (since coffee is an agricultural good)

- In our opinion, no coffee tool really captures the flavor, emotion, and aesthetic of great coffee—from a design perspective.

So we built BeanBook—a coffee notebook log beans, extract recipes, and organize your coffee life in one place with just a snap, powered by AI

Here’s what it does:

- Snap a bag → Auto-detects roaster, origin, process, roast date, notes, producer, farm, and more

- Paste a YouTube link or photo → Extracts a structured recipe automatically

- Log grind size, roast timeline, ratings & notes → All saved in a clean, elegant UI

- See your coffee year in review → Track habits, trends, and favorites

- Ask BeanBook AI → From brew temps to bean facts, get instant answers

My co-founder and I built everything ourselves—branding, code, and UX design. If you’re into coffee (or trying to get more into it), we’d love your feedback.

- Rokey & Eric

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