Grind & brew: fresh coffee with one button

Fill beans and water, pick your strength and grind, press start.

⏱️ 10 minEasy

Starting recipe

About 60 g beans for about 990 g water (1:16.5), medium grind setting, brew cycle 4–6 minutes.

Grind: Medium, like coarse sand

Add the water
Fill the reservoir with about 1 liter of fresh cold water (990 g if you weigh it), or to the full-pot line.
Add the beans
Fill the bean hopper. If your machine grinds whatever is in the hopper, weigh in 60 g. If it measures by cups, choose the number of cups that matches your water.
Pick strength and grind
Set the strength to strong: on most machines that means more coffee for the same water, which suits a 1:16.5 ratio. If there's a grind setting, start in the middle (medium, like coarse sand).
Some machines only allow grind changes while the grinder runs. Check your manual.
Put in a filter and start
Put a paper or permanent filter in the basket, close everything up and press start. The machine grinds, then brews. A full pot takes about 4–6 minutes.
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Stir and serve
Swirl or stir the carafe before pouring so every cup tastes the same. Move leftovers into a thermos rather than leaving them on a hot plate.
Clean the grinder chute
Steam from brewing makes grounds stick in the chute between grinder and basket. Brush it out every few days, and empty and dry the basket after each pot.
Taste and adjust next time
Sour or thin? Choose a finer grind. Bitter? Coarser. Weak? Raise the strength. One change per pot.

Leaving the strength on mild and wondering why the coffee is thin.
Never cleaning the chute, so clumps block the grinder and old grounds turn rancid.
Using oily dark beans that gum up the built-in grinder.
Leaving the pot on the hot plate for ages.

If it…	Try this
Sour or thin	Choose a finer grind setting so the water extracts more.
Bitter	Choose a coarser grind setting. If yours has no grind setting, pour the coffee into a thermos right after brewing instead of keeping it on the hot plate.
Weak	Raise the strength setting or add more beans for the same water.
Too strong	Lower the strength setting one step, or use fewer beans for the same water.
Grinder sounds strained or nothing comes out	Grounds are stuck in the chute. Unplug the machine, let it cool and brush the chute clear.

Ratio: Water weight divided by coffee weight. About 1:16.5 means 60 g of coffee for about 1 liter of water.
Extraction: How much flavor the water pulls from the grounds. Under-extracted tastes sour and thin; over-extracted tastes bitter and dry.
Brew cycle: The time from pressing start until the last drip falls. For a full pot it's usually 4–6 minutes.
Shower head: The part above the basket that spreads the hot water over the coffee. Even spreading means even extraction.
Hot plate: The warming plate under a glass carafe. Handy for a few minutes, but it slowly cooks the coffee and makes it bitter.
Descaling: Removing mineral buildup from the machine's water path, usually with a descaling solution. Keeps the water hot and the flow steady.