Coffee ratio

How much coffee for 10 cups

For 10 five-ounce cups (1479 ml), use about 87–92 g of coffee.

Water (10 × 5 oz)
1479 ml
50 fl oz
Coffee at 1:17
87 g
3.1 oz
Stronger, 1:16
92 g
3.3 oz
SCA, 1:18
82 g
55 g per litre

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Coffee for 10 cups

Cup sizeWater1:161:171:18 (SCA)
5 fl oz1479 ml92 g87 g82 g
6 fl oz1774 ml111 g104 g99 g

A coffee-maker “cup” is usually about 5 fl oz (148 ml) — check your machine’s manual. The SCA Golden Cup standard is 55 g per litre ±10% (SCA). Because the grounds hold back roughly twice their weight in water, you will pour out a little less than you put in.

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FAQ

Coffee — questions

Most drip machines count a cup as about 5 fl oz, so 10 cups is 1479 ml of water. At 1:17 that takes about 87 g of coffee; at 1:16, 92 g.

10 six-ounce cups is 1774 ml of water, which takes about 104 g of coffee at 1:17.

The SCA Golden Cup standard is 55 g of coffee per litre of water ±10% — about 1:18. Many people prefer a little stronger, 1:15–1:17.