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Cooking & Baking

brokephibroke

(1,883 posts) Sat Aug 1, 2020, 11:05 AM Aug 2020

Coffee [View all]

Not sure why I haven’t asked this before..

Coffee bags always say to add 2T of ground coffee per 6 oz cup. What do you do? I use about 7-8 T for six cup. Maybe I need to make it stronger? Have to balance that with my general thriftiness - my mom used one T per two cups....

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Coffee [View all] brokephibroke Aug 2020 OP

Depends on water temp, length of brewing, method of brewing... TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #1

It depends ... Yonnie3 Aug 2020 #2

I make a 12 cup pot each day and I use Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #3

How does it taste best to you? That's the amount and method to use. Arkansas Granny Aug 2020 #4

I use a little less than 1 T. per cup and it's fine for us. I guess it depends on your taste. Vinca Aug 2020 #5

Most people get the coffee to water ratio wrong Major Nikon Aug 2020 #6

So by some quick math brokephibroke Aug 2020 #7

no idea, but i always did 1 heaping teaspoon per cup +1 and never had complaints. pansypoo53219 Aug 2020 #8

Why not make it to suit yourself? Warpy Aug 2020 #9

I've been brewing coffee for decades brokephibroke Aug 2020 #10

OK, here is my French granny's method Warpy Aug 2020 #11

When we were kids - like 6 or so brokephibroke Aug 2020 #12

I got that, too Warpy Aug 2020 #13