How to Measure Coffee: Nail the Coffee to Water Ratio

how to measure coffee: nail the coffee to water ratio

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before we get into 7: ratio vs. 5: ratio and how to measure coffee

since most people are using a standard drip coffee maker and aren't great at coffee math

how many of coffee to do you want to make

great

start by filling your coffee pot up to the line that says

how are you measuring your coffee

coffee grounds

water

coffee grounds

coffee

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as an american

just give it to me in ol' fashioned

but

so i grabbed my handy and my coffee scale to see just how many grams of coffee you get from a tablespoon

water

coffee

measure the water

then

tip: if you're planning on water

measure the beans

to place on top

brew time

now that you have the perfect amount of water and coffee

coffee brewing ratio chart

weaker brew

trying to avoid heart palpitations…

just so you know

eliminating confusion

first

i plopped it down on the scale

i played around a couple more times and tried to really level off the tablespoon and it dropped to something like

that's why you'll see in our chart below and our calculator above

why measuring matters

what you'll need

digital kitchen scale

how it's done

we are going to be brewing

put your empty

next

adjusting the servings

that wasn't so bad

mixing it up

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