Brewing guide

Connect a scale, record a brew and keep its details.

1. Connect your scale

Find your model in the scale catalog.

  1. Turn on the scale and Bluetooth.
  2. Close other apps connected to the scale.
  3. Open Beanzen and allow Bluetooth or Nearby Devices access.
  4. Tap FIND. Select your scale if prompted.

If the scale is not found, restart it and check permissions in your phone settings.

HOTO: use the Xiaomi account and region where your scale is registered. See Hoto setup.

2. Set up your brew

Place your brewing vessel on the scale. Tap TARE, or use the scale’s tare button if the app command is unavailable.

Tap the dose in the header to enter the coffee weight. Use DOSE to weigh it instead. Beanzen uses the dose to calculate the brew ratio.

Select your coffee, grinder, brewer and water. You can add these details later in History.

For espresso, weigh the cup and beverage. For filter coffee, the measured weight depends on where you place the brewer.

3. Record the brew

Tap START. Follow weight, flow, ratio and time.

  • PAUSE pauses the app timer.
  • GO ON resumes it.
  • FINISH ends the brew.
  • HOLD freezes readings in the app.
  • LIVE returns to current readings.

The scale timer has its own capabilities. Check your model before relying on synchronization.

Auto-stop pauses the timer when you remove the cup. It requires at least 20 g and negative weight for five seconds. It does not stop the machine.

HOLD is unavailable after cup removal and in GaggiMate mode. Auto-stop is disabled during HOLD. See automatic controls.

4. Open your journal

Tap the list control or swipe from the brewing screen to History. Open a brew to view its charts or add notes, ratings and photos. Very short or empty sessions may not be saved.

Use search or the All, Brews, Coffee and Gear filters to find records. Each supported record holds up to 10 photos.

To calculate extraction yield, enter the dose, beverage weight and measured TDS. Measure TDS with a refractometer.

5. Connect GaggiMate

Add a GaggiMate part to your brewer. Enter its local address. Enable Use for brewing.

Connect the phone and machine to the same local network. Allow local-network access when asked. A VPN or guest-network isolation can block the connection.

Beanzen records the channels your machine provides. The machine starts and ends the shot. Beanzen does not control the pump or edit recipes.

Use a trusted network for the local HTTP and WebSocket connections.

6. Import from Beanconqueror

Open History → + → Import from Beanconqueror. Select the export folder or ZIP with its related files.

Review the import preview. Repeated imports can add records. Override replaces matching records.

7. Create a brew image

  1. Open a saved brew with a cover photo.
  2. Tap Share image near the bottom of its details.
  3. Choose the sections: Coffee, Brewer, Grinder, Water, Tasting or Brew.
  4. Tap Share to save the picture or send it through another app.

The preview updates when you change a section. Sections without data are unavailable. Add the missing details in the brew record if you want to include them.

Beanzen adds the selected details to your photo. The picture does not include measurement charts.

8. Keep your data

The journal stays on your device. Device backups depend on your OS settings. Beanzen has no complete journal file export.

Before deleting the app, save the images or notes you need. Check any device backup you plan to use. See data deletion.

For help, email hello@beanzen.ru. Include the app version, OS version, scale model, firmware and steps that led to the problem.