We’ve built a coffee calculator on our main website to work out how much ground coffee you should use when making a brew. You simply enter in how much water you’re using and it calculates the weight of grounds to use.
Now I know what some of you are thinking – being in the coffee industry, we’re just trying to get you to use more coffee to boost our profits. But that’s not the case. The calculator’s about brewing at the correct ratio for an even extraction. If you use too little grounds, then they get over-extracted and you end up with a bitter taste to your coffee.
But don’t just take my word for it, try it for yourself. Brew some coffee the way you normally would and then brew some using the coffee calculator. Compare the two, to see which one tastes sweeter. (If you’re a bit tight with the grounds, use less water when brewing and then simply top up with hot water once you’ve finished.)
It would be great to hear from anyone who tries this.
