First a couple thoughts about measurements. Did you know that a standard cup of coffee is eight fluid ounces (or 240 grams)? That said, the “cup” lines on the water reservoir or pot for your coffee maker may actually be only 6 oz cups. Verify this before brewing!

Using your kitchen scale, measure out enough beans to achieve a 1 to 16 (bean to water) ratio. For example, if you want to brew five 8oz cups of coffee (that’s 40 fluid ounces or 1,200 grams), you’ll need 75 grams of beans. Brewing more or less than 5 cups, just adjust the bean amount to match the size of your batch to achieve the 1:16 ratio.

Grind your beans to a medium size grind. That’s the consistency of kosher salt. Using filtered water, fill up your water reservoir to the desired batch size.

Hit start on your brewer and meditate on the yumminess you’re about to enjoy.

Pro Tips

  1. So you don’t have to do any higher math before your first cup in the morning, write down on a sticky note the amount of beans (using the 1:16 ratio) you need to grind for your typical batch size. Post it on your bean container!
  2. Coffee is ideally brewed at a water temp between 195F - 205F. Most drip coffee makers start brewing well below that lower temperature threshold, so the first critical moment of brewing your coffee is done with water that isn’t hot enough to brew a great cup. Heat water up on your stove first to jump start the heating process. You’ll notice the difference!
  3. If your coffee maker has a bean hopper that allows you to fill it with whole beans and then it automatically grinds and drops the grinds into the brewing basket based on batch size, I recommend measuring the beans first (remember the 1:16 bean to water ratio). Then add only the correct amount of beans to the hopper. Once you’ve verified that your auto grind feature is grinding the right amount of beans on its own (by tasting the brew in your cup), you can load ‘er up.
  4. If the brew is too weak, increase the bean to water ratio you use (use a 1:14 or 1:15 ratio). If the brew is too strong for your taste, use less beans (use a 1:17 bean to water ratio).
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