I finally understood the water ratio mistake I was making for years

My french press coffee always came out too weak or too strong, and I blamed the beans. The realization was that I was eyeballing the water, not weighing it, which threw off the extraction completely. How do you guys ensure consistency in your measurements without overcomplicating things?

3 comments

3 Comments

grace83011d ago

Seriously, it's just coffee, not rocket science.

kelly.wyatt12d ago

Wait, you were just eyeballing the water for years without weighing it? I can't believe that didn't drive you crazy sooner. My french press was a total guessing game until I got a scale, and even then, I was off by grams and it tasted like dishwater. Like, one time I added what I thought was enough water, but it was so weak it looked like tea. Another day, I overdid it and got a sludge that could strip paint. Weighing everything changed the game. Now I use 30 grams of coffee to 500 grams of water, and it's perfect every single time.

the_piper12d ago

Absolutely, weighing makes all the difference. I had the same issue with my pour-over until I started using a scale. Now my coffee is consistently decent, which is all anyone can ask for.