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Find a method that fits your kitchen, get the amounts right, and keep the recipes you want to make again.

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Start with a simple ratio

Make it your cup.

Set the coffee or water you have. The calculator fills in the other amount.

Make it your cup

Coffee-to-water calculator

Adjust your batch and strength. A ratio of 1:15 means 1 gram of coffee for every 15 grams of water.

Start withCoffee (grams)Water per 1 g coffee

Lower ratios taste stronger; higher ratios taste lighter. A balanced starting point for many hot-brew methods. Taste the cup and adjust to your preference.

Your starting recipe

Coffee: 20 g
Total water: 333.4 g

Water amounts are inputs. Your finished cup will be smaller because grounds hold some water.

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A recipe for the brewer you own.

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Your starting recipe4 min

French press

A full-bodied cup with a simple steep-and-pour routine.

Coffee: 30 g
Water: 500 g
Ratio: 1:16.67
Grind: medium-coarse

1
Warm the press
Rinse the empty press with hot water, then discard it.
2
Add coffee and water
Add 30 g medium-coarse coffee. Pour in 500 g hot water and stir gently to wet the grounds.
3
Steep
Rest the lid on top with the plunger raised. Steep for four minutes.
4
Press and pour
Press slowly. Pour all the coffee into cups or a carafe so it does not keep steeping.

Read the full French press guide

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