Pour over / drip
Coffee to Water Ratio Calculator
The coffee-to-water ratio is the single biggest lever on how your cup tastes. Most pour over and drip coffee lands between 1:15 and 1:17. Set your water and we will give you the grams of coffee to weigh.
31.3 g
coffee for 500 g water at 1:16.0
Brew it better
The ratio is free. The taste comes from fresh beans and a consistent grind. Here is what we actually use.
How to use it
- 01
Set your water
Enter how much water you are brewing with, in grams. 1 milliliter of water weighs 1 gram, so 500 ml is 500 g.
- 02
Choose your ratio
Start at 1:16. Move toward 1:15 for a stronger cup, 1:17 for a lighter one.
- 03
Weigh your coffee
Weigh out the grams of coffee the calculator gives you, grind, and brew.
Frequently asked
For pour over and drip, 1:16 (one gram of coffee per sixteen grams of water) is the standard starting point. Go stronger toward 1:15 if it tastes weak, lighter toward 1:17 if it tastes harsh.
A standard cup is about 250 grams of water. At 1:16 that is roughly 15 to 16 grams of coffee. Use the calculator above to scale it to any number of cups.
Weigh it. A level tablespoon of ground coffee can vary by several grams depending on the grind, which swings the ratio enough to change the taste. A cheap kitchen scale is the single best upgrade for consistent coffee.
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