Hi,
I am wondering approximately how much coffee to put in my coffee maker for a certain number of cups of coffee.
My friend said it is once scoop of beans per cup. How much if it is already ground? Does anyone know? I know that I should do it to taste, but I need a starting point from which I'll make my adjustments as time goes on. Is there a "rule-of-thumb" for this?
Thanks very much!
Kathleen
-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001
The "standard" measure is 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per 6 oz cup
of water, but most people find that WAY too strong. It also depends on
the grind: if you make it finer, you can use less coffee (but at the
risk of bitterness), if coarser, more coffee (but less bitterness).
If you're trying to guage how many whole beans are equal to a scoop,
that takes some experimentation. I've found that one heaping
tablespoon of beans is roughly equal to one level tablespoon of
ground.
-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001
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Dear Doctor Science,
Why do scientists drink so much coffee? I just got my PhD and I don't
like coffee. Will I have to learn to drink it now?
-- Dr. J. Novak from Minneapolis
Unfortunately, yes. Coffee is essential to any scientist - pots and
pots of it. One cup simply won't do it, nor will decaffeinated brands.
In order to function as a true scientist (or computer programmer for
that matter), you must possess what the lay person calls "coffee
nerves." Science calls this "hyper synaptic calculosis." What most
people think of as the jitters is actually a state of creativity. The
scientist or computer analyst who is not "jittery" is merely thinking.
Thinking is fine as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough. You
must make those great intuitive leaps, from the lowly atom to the
mighty stars and back again, in split-seconds. Coffee lets you do
this.
Of course, your hand is usually shaking so uncontrollably you cannot
even read your own notes, but that's part of the price you pay. And,
pal, if you can't pay that price, you'd better get out now.
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