How much coffee for a 6 cup coffee maker: grams and scoops

For a 6 cup coffee maker, use about 55 grams of ground coffee, which is 11 level tablespoons or 5.5 standard scoops, with 30 ounces (about 887 g) of water. That is a 1:16 ratio, a middle-of-the-road pot. Go to 59 grams for a stronger pot or 52 grams for a lighter one.

Most coffee makers count a cup as about 5 ounces, so a 6 cup maker brews roughly 30 ounces, not 48. If you are filling regular 8 ounce mugs, that is just under four of them.

What does the 6 cup table look like?

Tablespoon and scoop figures assume ground coffee at roughly 5 g per level tablespoon, with a scoop equal to 2 tablespoons (about 10 g). Water is 30 ounces (about 887 g). The numbers are rounded.

The reasoning behind these ratios is in our pour-over ratio cheat sheet. Whole beans weigh the same as ground, so weigh before you grind.

How much coffee for 6 full mugs?

A 6 cup maker will not fill six mugs. If you want six 8 ounce mugs, you need 48 ounces (about 1,419 g) of water, which is more than one pot.

For that much coffee, look at the 8 cup, 10 cup or 12 cup measures. For a smaller pot, see the 5 cup and 4 cup pages.

How many pots does a 12 oz bag make?

A 12 oz bag is about 340 grams of coffee.

So one bag is about six pots. Brew one a day and a bag lasts about a week, which is where a subscription cadence of every 2 weeks, monthly or every 2 months starts to matter. Two pots a day is a bag every three to four days.

Which of our coffees suit a 6 cup pot?

A 6 cup pot is usually the household pot, so we point at the two the roaster describes for exactly that. No. 1 Common Sense is described as the cup you make every morning without thinking about it, for drip or French press at 60 g per litre. No. 10 Folklore is described as the second pot and the one you make for the house. Both are medium roasts.

Folklore has its own brewing guide. You can see all ten coffees, or read the FAQ on whole bean or ground.

Why does my 6 cup pot taste weak or bitter?

If it tastes weak, first check that you are filling to the 6 cup line and not to a mug count, then move up one row in the table. If it tastes thin even at the right ratio, grind a touch finer. If it tastes harsh, go a little coarser or move down a row. Our posts on too weak and too bitter cover the fixes, and most apply to a drip maker too.

The other trap is the scoop. A heaped scoop can hold much more than a level one, so 55 grams can quietly become 80. Weigh once, write the number on the canister, and the pot takes care of itself.

Does grind size change the dose?

Not the dose, but it changes how the same dose tastes. A drip machine wants a medium grind, about the texture of coarse sand. Too fine and the basket can clog and the pot turns bitter. Too coarse and water rushes through, so the pot tastes sour and thin. If you buy whole bean, grind just before brewing and keep the setting the same from pot to pot, so the only thing you change is the amount. That makes the tables above easy to adjust: if the pot is too strong, drop a row, and if it is too weak, move up one.

How much water should go in a 6 cup maker?

Fill the reservoir to the 6 cup line, or measure 30 ounces yourself. Some makers hold back a little water in the filter and the grounds, so the carafe may end up slightly under 30 ounces. That is normal, and it is one more reason to weigh the coffee and not only count scoops. If you want a full carafe every time, aim the dose at the water you pour in, not the volume you pour out.

Is a 6 cup pot the right size for you?

One person who drinks two mugs a morning is close to the right size, since 30 ounces is just under four 8 ounce mugs. For a couple, it is usually a single pot. If you find yourself brewing it half full, the smaller sizes keep the grounds bed thicker, which tends to give a better extraction. If you brew it twice every morning, jump to the 10 or 12 cup measure and brew once.

If you are choosing between brewers, drip machine vs pour-over sets out the tradeoffs.