Plan your brew from either the dose or the water target and see how the ratio compares with the usual range for the method.
Brew Ratio
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Enter a brew method, ratio, and either dose or water target to estimate the recipe.
Tap an example to prefill the calculator with sample values.
Pour over baseline
22 g coffee with a 1:16 ratio
A common home brewing setup where you know the dose first and want the matching water amount.
Result: This lands in a typical pour-over range and yields roughly one mug of brewed coffee.
French press mug
Water-first planning for a larger brew
Useful when you know the water you want to brew and need the dose required to match it.
Result: Water-first planning is useful when the serving target matters more than the dose you start with.
Cold brew concentrate
Much tighter ratio than hot coffee
Cold brew usually runs tighter ratios and holds back more liquid in the grounds.
Result: Different brew methods want very different ratios, which is why the guidance shifts by method.