Free interactive tool
Coffee Ratio Calculator
Espresso 1:2, pour-over 1:16 — dial any dose to its method's ratio by weight.
Dial a brew by ratio
Pick a method and a dose; the water or yield follows the ratio that method expects.
Brew ratios are the recipe under every recipe: espresso at 1:2 and pour-over at 1:16 are the same idea — coffee to water by weight — at two different strengths.
- Scale an 18 g espresso dose to its 1:2 yield.
- Convert the same beans to a 1:16 pour-over — how much water?
Brew ratios are the recipe under every recipe: coffee to water by weight. Specialty espresso runs about 1:2 (18 g in, 36 g out), while pour-over sits near 1:16 — the same idea at two strengths.
Set your dose and method; the tool returns the yield or water target. Weigh both sides — volume lies, especially with grind size.
What ratio for a stronger cup?
Move toward less water: pour-over at 1:14 tastes noticeably bolder than 1:17 with the same beans.
Why stop an espresso shot by weight?
The scale is honest and instant — time diagnoses grind, but weight defines the recipe.