One table, every method
Starting ratios you can repeat, with the espresso row measured differently on purpose.
Scale any row
Showing each method at its own authored starting dose.
| Method | Ratio | Dose | Gives | Water temp | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pour over | 1:16 | 20 g | 320 g water | 94 °C | A cone filter with staged pours. |
| Chemex | 1:16.7 | 30 g | 501 g water | 95 °C | A thicker paper wants a slightly longer ratio. |
| Batch drip | 1:16.7 | 60 g | 1002 g water | 94 °C | About 60 g of coffee per litre is the usual machine starting point. |
| French press | 1:16.7 | 30 g | 501 g water | 94 °C | Full immersion, then a slow plunge and a prompt decant. |
| AeroPress | 1:15.3 | 15 g | 230 g water | 90 °C | Short immersion followed by a gentle press. |
| Moka pot | 1:10 | 17 g | 170 g water | 95 °C | The brewer's own chambers set most of this; fill to below the valve. |
| Cold brew | 1:15 | 65 g | 975 g water | 20 °C | Ready to drink. A concentrate is nearer 1:5. |
| Espresso | 1:2 | 18 g | 36 g beverage | 93 °C | Beverage ratio: beverage mass divided by dose, not brew water. |
Brew ratio here means brew-water mass divided by dry-coffee mass. Espresso beverage ratio instead uses beverage mass divided by dry dose. the Specialty Coffee Association on brew and beverage ratios keeps the two apart, and mixing them is the most common arithmetic error in coffee.
Every figure in this table is a CupTune-authored starting point, not a standard. Take the row, brew it once, record it in the journal and change one variable. The ratio guide explains what the number can and cannot control.
CupTune's authored starting point is 1:16, so 20 g of coffee to 320 g of water. It is a place to begin a comparison rather than a correct value.
About 60 g per litre at roughly 1:16.7, which is the usual batch-drip starting point. The table scales every method to whatever dose you enter.
Because it is measured differently. Espresso quotes beverage mass out divided by dose in, while every other row quotes brew water against dose.
No. Every figure in the table is a CupTune-authored starting point. They are chosen to be repeatable and adjustable, not to be authoritative.