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Creating Recipes

This article explains how to create Recipes with Cropster Cafe.

Written by Nikolett Takacs

Updated at July 21st, 2025

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Table of Contents

Why use Recipes? Customizing Recipe parameters Creating Recipes Recipe statuses Adding a new Recipe

 

You need to have the Group Administrator's permission to perform the steps outlined in this article.

 

 

Why use Recipes?

Recipes allow you to store all of the information about how you brew a specific coffee for a specific brew method, and how this changes over time.

 

A single Recipe encompasses various brews from different locations, users, and roast dates. This feature enables you to effortlessly compare the brewing methods of your coffee over time across diverse teams and locations.

 


You can set one reference across multiple locations, or you can define a different set of reference parameters per location, or even per equipment station.

Baristas always have the right Recipe at hand for the coffees currently on your Menu, and are able to log any changes required to achieve optimal results.
 

Customizing Recipe parameters

 

As a Cafe Manager, you can choose which parameters per brewing method you want to capture.

The parameters can be set in the Cafe Settings.
These parameters will apply to all recipes and for your whole team.

 

 

Creating Recipes

Recipes are a combination of Brew parameters that the team in the Cafe uses to brew a certain coffee. 


Recipe statuses

A Recipe can have one of three statuses:

  1. A draft recipe is only visible to Cafe managers and a reference can be set, but is not required. A draft recipe can be activated.
  2. An active recipe requires a reference, and it will be available on the Cafe dashboard. An active recipe can be archived, but it cannot go back into draft mode.
  3. An archived recipe is not visible on the Cafe dashboard. However, the recipe and its brews are still accessible to Cafe managers from the Recipes overview page. An archived recipe can be activated to become an active recipe again.

Adding a new Recipe

By following the steps below you can add a new Recipe:

  1. Log in to the online platform C-sar.
  2. Navigate to Cafe on the main menu bar. You will be directed to the Cafe Operations page. 
  3. Navigate to the Telemetry Insights tab and select Recipes. 
  4. Click +Add new recipe on the top right side of the page. 
  5. Enter the following details:
    * indicates mandatory fields
  • *Recipe name
  • *Brewing method
    • Espresso: When selecting Espresso as your brewing method, it is essential to specify the correct *Number of shots as well.
    • Batch brew
    • Manual brew
    • Cold brew
  • Countries of origin
  • Varieties
  • Processing methods
  • Locations: Including Location details in your Recipes is highly recommended.
  • Recipe Comment
  • Recipe ranges
    • Dose (Minimum - Maximum)
    • Yield (Minimum - Maximum)
    • Brew ratio (Lower boundary - Upper boundary)
    • Time: The time should be entered in the format of minutes and seconds. For instance, if you want to specify 27 seconds, you should input it as 00:27.
    • Temperature 
    • Descriptors 
  1. Click Create recipe to submit. 
    By selecting "Save as a draft," you can save your Recipe for future editing, allowing you to revisit and refine it later.

Congratulations! You are now ready to create Recipes.

Your opinion matters. If you have further questions, feedback, or concerns, please submit a support ticket directly from support.cropster.com. 

 
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