How many grams of coffee for 12 oz

The right ratio of coffee to water is essential for a successful coffee preparation. A kitchen scale can help you to keep exact quantities. For those who don’t have kitchen scales at hand, we give helpful tips on how many grams of coffee fit on a spoon and how many spoons of coffee powder you need for one cup or one litre of filter coffee.

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How to dose your coffee - without kitchen scales
Coffee dosage for all preparers
When you get right down to it – think in grams!
That's how you simply dose with your kitchen scales
5 tips for better coffee
What is the problem with imprecise quantities?
How much coffee do I need for 12 oz?
How many grams of coffee is in 12 oz?
How do I make 12 oz of coffee?
How much coffee can you make with 12 oz of beans?

In this article:

How to dose your coffee – without kitchen scales
Coffee dosage for all preparers
If you take it exactly – think in grams!
This is how you simply dose with your kitchen scales
What is the problem with imprecise quantities?

How to dose your coffee - without kitchen scales

For every 200 ml cup of coffee you need about one full tablespoon of coffee powder. If you want to make a whole litre of filter coffee at once, we recommend using seven tablespoons of ground coffee.

Table 1: Filter coffee dosage in spoons

For one cup (200ml)For 1 literNumber of tablespoons (full heaped)1 - 1,55,5 - 7Number of portion spoon (7 g)~ 2~ 9In Gramm12 g65 g

For the specification of the coffee quantities we have decided to use a fully heaped standard tablespoon (see 2nd photo). All specifications are for a filter coffee roast of medium grinding degree.

tablespoon slightly heaped

tablespoonful heaped up

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Tip: If you decide to always measure your coffee with measuring spoons, we recommend weighing the coffee portion per spoon once. That way you know how many grams of your favourite coffee fits on your spoon.

Our preparation tips for hand filters, French Press and Co.

Coffee dosage for all preparers

The following table shows you the quantities of coffee required per brewer. Here, too, we assume full tablespoons (see 2nd photo above). For preparation in the French Press and the Bayreuth pot, grind your coffee a little coarser than for preparation in the hand filter. This way the coffee is extracted more evenly and tastes more nuanced.

Table 2: Coffee dosage for different preparers

Preparer and water quantityAmount of coffeeAmount of coffee in tablespoons (full heaped)Hand filter (500 ml)32 g3 - 3,5French Press (1000 ml)65 g7 - 8Chemex (600 ml)38 g3,5 - 4,5Coffee maker (1250 ml)75 g6,5 - 8Espresso maker (up to the valve)Fill sieveFill sieveBayreuth pot (350 ml)22 g2,5 - 3Espresso machine (40 g)17 g~ 1,5

When you get right down to it – think in grams!

The dosage of coffee powder always depends on the amount of coffee to be brewed. The Americans call this the „Brewing Ratio“, i.e. the ratio of coffee to water when brewing. The SCAE (Speciality Coffee Association of Europe) recommends using 60 grams of coffee per litre of water. For a cup size of 200 millilitres you therefore need twelve grams of coffee powder. This ratio should be taken as a guide that you can adjust to suit your taste.

For our own coffees, however, we recommend a slightly higher dosage so that their fine nuances of taste are better accentuated: For filter coffee we use about 65 grams of coffee per litre of water. We have summarised our recipe recommendations for all common coffee makers – you can print out the This Is How We Brew It poster and hang it up in your kitchen.

Unfortunately, most of the instructions supplied with coffee makers contain dosage information such as „two level spoons per cup“. Some coffee makers also include portioned spoons for dosage. When preparing really good coffee, the dosage information of this type is not accurate enough. We therefore advise you to prepare the coffee with the help of a coffee scale. It is a simple and practical tool that helps you to achieve a constant coffee quality – and besides the grams, it also measures another important factor: the extraction time.

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That's how you simply dose with your kitchen scales

1 millilitre of water = 1 gram

Weigh the required amount of coffee beans and then grind your coffee fresh.
Place your coffee maker with the freshly ground coffee on the scale and tare it.
Pour the coffee water slowly and in small steps. The scale measures how much water you have already poured in. So you know when you can stop pouring – and when you have reached your optimum ratio of coffee to water.

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What is the problem with imprecise quantities?

Coffee beans have a different structure: different coffee varieties have unalike shapes and sizes – in addition, the type of roasting also has an influence on the size of the beans.

In the picture you can see 200 grams of Indian Monsooned Malabar beans in the left glass, and 200 grams of our Limu beans the right one. As the Limu beans are denser, the right jar has to be filled less high to achieve the same weight. So if you measure your coffee beans with a portion spoon, the gram numbers will differ depending on the coffee bean, i.e. the amount of coffee powder.

How much coffee do I need for 12 oz?

The standard measurement for coffee is 6 ounces of fresh water to 2 tablespoons of ground coffee. Other coffee lovers have a standard quote : 3 tablespoons for 12 fl oz. This is very easy to measure and will not use up the grounds quickly. When measuring without using a scale, two kinds of tablespoons are often used.

How many grams of coffee is in 12 oz?

With a 1:16 ratio, a pour over using 22 grams of coffee to 350 grams of water produces about a 12oz cup. If you want to only use 18 grams of coffee next time, simply multiply 18 grams by 16 to get the amount of water in grams you should pour over the grounds.

How do I make 12 oz of coffee?

Measure the grounds – The standard measurement for coffee is 6 ounces of fresh water to 2 tablespoons ground coffee. Most coffee lovers will quote a standard “3 tablespoons for 12 fl oz”. It's easy to measure out – and will save you the frustration of using up your grounds (and cash) too quickly.

How much coffee can you make with 12 oz of beans?

So your 12 ounces of whole beans will be ground into 12 ounces of ground coffee. Simple divide the 12 ounces by 0.54 ounces per cup… and you get 22 cups. And that means, if you have two cups a day, your 12-ounce bag of whole beans will last you 11 days.