Preface/Things to know before brewing on a coffee pot

• "1 cup" in a house brew coffee pot is equal to 5oz instead of the 8oz we know to make up the standardized measurement of a cup
• This is because the standard American coffee cup is thought to only hold a little over 5 oz, with enough room to add cream.
• To put this into context, an 8-cup brew on a standard coffee pot is making 8, 5-oz servings, or 40oz of coffee
• Knowing this will help you to understand how to best think about how much coffee to use when brewing your coffee

Recipe

Ratio: For this drip recipe, the ratio is roughly 1:14, but it's okay if it's a little off when you measure and brew.

Grind size: Aim for a medium-slightly coarse grind size. This will all depend on the kind of grinder you have and the flow rate of your coffee pot's shower head. Achieving the right grind setting may take some tweaking, but that is the fun part about coffee: experimenting, tasting, and adjusting.

Total brew time: This will depend on your machine and whether it has to preheat. But on average, it should be between 5-7 minutes.

Brewing materials:

• A tablespoon or a large spoon that you will use consistently for brewing your coffee. You can also use a scoop if your pot came with one, just be sure to keep track of how many scoops you use as you experiment with the ratio that achieves the flavor profile you're looking for.
• Filtered or distilled water. Tap water is also fine, just know that this may create inconsistencies in the flavor of your cup and require you to descale your coffee pot more frequently.
• Paper Filters. A reusable filter is fine, just know that it will require more cleanup and maintenance.

Recipe:

For every "cup" marking you see on the side of the pot, we will want to use 9-10 grams of coffee. If you have a scale, that's great, then you can just weigh out how much coffee you need to make your desired amount of "cups."

If you don't have a scale, use a medium-sized spoon like your typical household tablespoon. This should hold 8-9 grams when scooping a heaping spoonful. The same thing goes for if you are using a scoop that came with your coffee pot, you want the scoop to be heaping.

For the sake of clarity and understanding, we are going to use an example of making 8 "cups" of coffee.

1. If you have a scale, you can measure out anywhere between 72g to 80g to make 8 "cups". If you don't have a scale, this will be 8 to 8 1/2 tablespoons of ground coffee (~9g per scoop)
2. Place ground coffee into the filter and insert the filter into the brew basket
3. Fill the machine with the desired amount of water needed for the brew. You can either use the cup markings on the side of the pot and measure it to 8 "cups" or you can measure out 40oz of water and pour that into your water reservoir on your machine.
4. Press start and let the machine do its magic
5. Once the coffee is done brewing, you should have a yield of 7 "cups" of coffee (35oz of coffee)
6. Enjoy

Notes from the team: These brew ratios and recipes are not meant to be prescriptive but rather a helpful guide to get you started. Our goal as a company is to provide a stepping stone to make brewing coffee a little less scary. We are here for you and we know you got this! Play around with ratios, make a lot of coffee, have fun with it, and if you run out of coffee - we will always have another bag ready for you!