The suggested 28 tbsp coffee almost filled up the filter thingy - some grounds were even dry after sitting. What measurement works best?
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We have been using 1 cup, I flip the brewer over a few times during the process to mix everything up. Works great. And yes the filter is quite full. We add a little extra water as well
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The instructions I received with my Takeya suggested 14 to 16 TBS, which works well.
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I use a one cup measure completely full of beans for a full pot of water using my Bunn drip coffee maker with the grinder set at five. I do enjoy stronger coffee with a touch of pure sweet cream.
428006
Probably 3 tablespoons. 4 for really strong coffee. Remember it will make stronger coffee any ways because it is a press. Press the plunger slow and good drinking!
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It sounds like you are either not using enough coffee, or you are using a filter, which is not needed. It takes at least 6 heaping tablespoons of coffee.
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You are wise to measure by weight!. The best starting ratio of water to coffee is 15:1, then you can experiment to your own taste (and to the coarseness of your coffee grind). Any digital kitchen scale will work fine, but it's very helpful to have one that adjusts to tare so that you are weighing only the water or the coffee and not the container as well.
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It ONLY works with ground coffee. You open the top and put in a small coffee filter, then your ground coffee. I believe the instructions say 4 tablespoons (double check your own to confirm) but I usually just put an amount that looks like "enough" to me. It's not exactly rocket surgery.
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We had this problem with our Bunn Coffeemaker and found a way to avoid the overflow. We wet the paper filter just a bit before adding the coffee grounds. That seems to take care of the overflow. Hope this helps others with the same problem.
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Depends on your coffee strength and how much water you use. I use one heaping tablespoon per 8 oz. The more the better!
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if you can, adjust your grinder so that it's not so fine. Do not tamp it down, it's only used to level the coffee surface and to let water seep down onto the coffee. I find that if it's taking too long, you can remove the filter/tamper and get a spoon and stir it to free up what's stuck in the bottom filter. You'll find that having the coffee ground more coarse than fine will do the trick.
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I put in 320ml of water, 20g of coffee and get about 250ml (8oz) of brew out of it. That's about all you can get in there without making a mess.
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since it's cone shapped I'm not sure how to measure it, however it is similar to the #2 paper filterswhich fit 2 to 6 cup electric coffee pots.
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John, I would say it depends on the coffee you use and how much you put in the basket. We like ours a bit stronger, we use Columbian coffee and I put 3 level scoops and maybe 1/3 to a 1/2 scoop. I do recommend using the Bunn coffee filters too. They are bigger so you don't have overflow of grounds in your coffee. You may just want to try out different amounts until you find what works for you.
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I would say that 10 minustes is about the same time this would take to fill a 32 oz- I use the #2 filter which holds a smaller amount of grounds & I only make 16 oz at a time and it is about 5 minutes or less. I assume you are probably using a larger #4 filter to hold the grounds for a 32 oz cup which would also make a differance in how fast the water flows thru the dripper.
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I was struggling with this as well. This process worked better (I actually got a great cup like this):~24 grams medium ground (Baratza encore setting 26)190-200F water (Hotter than I was doing, pretty much just filled the press up when inverted)Pour slowly, Stir for ~15 seconds, use two rinsed filters (I do all this slowly so it is around 30 sec brew times). Flip it over and press slowly. Now, I
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For strong coffee, use more coffee or less water or both. For weak coffee, use more water or less coffee or both. I use three measures--~2 rounded teaspoons--to "9-cup" mark or about 3 of my man-sized cups.
428005
Ahh. the magic question. Depends on how strong you like your coffee, how fine your grounds are, how long you let it steep, even the brand of coffee. Personally, I use a scale to measure both grounds and water. I use a ratio of 1.25 grams to 1 oz of water. I know is sounds complicated but with the kg/lb toggle button it is real easy. so for a 18oz cup of coffee, I put in 24g of grounds. I let mine steep for 5 minutes then pour it all out into my cup and/or thermos. This prevents bitterness and maintains the same flavor throughout the whole pot. That is my preference. My suggestion is to start with your preferred brand of coffee, ground course, and start with your usual measure of coffee and water you would put in your regular coffee maker. Then adjust up or down depending on what you get till you figure out your magic formula.
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Try about 6 scoops then adjust to your liking. All depends on the coffee and your taste. Take care of your machine, it was the best coffee maker I ever had and is no longer available.