measuring coffee beans with scale

[coffeesuds]

I asked how to measure coffee beans for a grinder and shadow745 said that he uses a scale to measure his beans for the grinder. i have a food scale , is that the same that he would be talking about? i thought that you would use a tablespoon to measure. what do you people use to measure? i'm a newbe and getting into a coffee press way of making coffee i also have an old blade grinder but also thinking off buying a burr grinder now.

 

[Randy G.]

It depends on how you brew coffee. For drip, press or pour-over a volume measure is sufficient. For moka pot and espresso, a digital scale that weighs in tenths of a gram can be a big move towards consistency.

 

[coffeesuds]

it would be for a press and maybe sometimes the drip maker. say fro every 6 oz what would be the measurement in whole beans?

 

[Randy G.]

While things are pretty specific for espresso, or at least to say in a specific range, for other methods it is more a matter of personal taste. Usually it is about 2T. per 6 ounce cup which would be about 10 grams I think, but this varies widely.. very widely.

 

[coffeesuds]

thanks randy, are you talking 2T ground or whole bean? right now i use 2 T ground for 6 oz cup . i'm trying to find out either the weight or measurement to grind from whole beans to get 2 tbsp ground. i guess like they, is to experiment so i'm to the grinder.

 

[alphawave7]

When I manually dose on my Vibi (a naked triple basket, 21 grams), two heaping coffee scoops (whole bean) tends to do the trick. A standard coffee scoop is supposed to be 2TBSP, but I've also got a few 1.5TBSP scoops too. If I were doing drip,etc., try two scoops, and see what you think. Want it slightly stronger? Up the dose or reduce water.

 

[LittleBrother]

For this type of measuring food scales are really best. I use digital portion control scale. It is easy to measure on it.
The best thing about using a food scale is that we always know what quantity we are using at that time.

 

[monstro18]

Definitely use a scale of some sort. I suggest one that measures to 2 decimal places on the ounce, the CJ-4000 is a super accurate scale. I have some video tutorials on The Art of Coffee Dojo, how to brew the best cup of coffee, with some great advice on coffee to water ratios as well as other great videos. Check them all out they are free to view!