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Tilt Pour

Your phone's motion sensor knows how far the bottle is tipped. Calibrate your speed pourer once with water, pick a cocktail and pour: every count clicks, and the phone buzzes when the measure is in.

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Pick a cocktail, then press Start.

Strap your phone to the bottle, screen towards you.

    Your pourer

    Not calibrated yet. Using 20 ml per second.

    Press Calibrate, tip the bottle into the jigger and turn it upright the moment the jigger is full.

    How to Use Tilt Pour

    1. Strap your phone to the bottle with the screen facing you.
    2. Press Start and hold the bottle upright while the tool counts down from three.
    3. Calibrate once: pour water into a jigger and turn the bottle upright when it is full.
    4. Pick a cocktail. Tip the bottle in one move: every count clicks and the phone buzzes when the measure is in.
    5. Turn the bottle upright. The tool logs the pour and moves on to the next ingredient.

    Questions

    How do I attach my phone to the bottle?

    Use a wide rubber band, a hair tie or a phone grip so the phone cannot slip. The screen faces you. Which way the phone points does not matter, because you set the upright position before every session.

    Why calibrate with water?

    Every speed pourer, bottle neck and liquid flows at its own speed. One calibration pour into a jigger teaches the tool your flow rate, and this device remembers it. The Count-Pour Trainer uses the same calibration.

    Does it work on an iPhone?

    Yes. Safari asks for permission to use motion and orientation the first time you press Start. Choose Allow. If you said no by accident, close the tab and open the page again.

    What if my device has no tilt sensor?

    On a laptop or desktop the tool switches to practice mode. Hold the Pour button or the space bar to tip a virtual bottle and learn the rhythm of the counts.

    How accurate is it?

    Within a few millilitres once it is calibrated, if you tip the bottle in one confident move. Flow slows a little as a bottle empties and with thick liqueurs, so calibrate with the bottle you use most and check against a jigger now and then.