Brewing Guide
At Bers Brews Coffee, we believe knowing how, is best coffee experience. Discover the joy of preparing your favorite cup of coffee. Pretty soon your friends will be calling you a coffee snob.
A few important notes: A kitchen scale with 0.1 gram accuracy is very helpful to crafting a consistent brew and allowing you to fine tune it to what you like best. by making small changes to the ratios. For optimal results with hot brewed coffee your water temperature should be between 195°-205° Fahrenheit.
If you are buying whole bean coffee use a burr grinder which will produce a consistent and accurate grind. Blade grinders, while cheap, will just chop the coffee into too many different size particles and will prevent an even extraction.
1 Fluid Oz = 29.57 Grams
1 Dry Oz = 28.34 Grams
1 Milliliter (ml) = 1 Gram (g or gm)
- Drip Coffee or Pour-Over: Use medium-ground coffee and hot water to brew a classic cup.
- Espresso or Macchiato: Use finely ground coffee in an espresso machine for a concentrated shot.
- Cold Brew: Coarsely grind the coffee, steep in cold water for 16–20 hours, then strain for a smooth, low-acidity cold brew
- Nitro Cold Brew: Infuse cold brew with nitrogen for a creamy, stout-like texture
Pour-Over / Drip Machine
Time Needed: 3-6 min
Grind: Medium
Ratio: 1 Gram Coffee / 18 Grams Water
Example: 18 Grams Coffee / 324 Grams Water (11 fl oz)
Instructions: Place the appropriate amount of coffee in the filter, For a pour over place your cup and filter on the scale. Tare the scale first and pour about 25-30 grams of water across the top to “wet” the coffee. After about 15-25 seconds slowly pour the rest of the water in a spiral motion. So make small adjustments.
Cold Brew Ready To Drink
Time Needed: 10 min setup/cleanup, 16-20 hours brewing
Grind: Coarse
Ratio: 1 Gram Coffee / 16.25 Grams Water
Example: 58.5 Grams Coffee / 950 Grams Water (32 fl oz)
Instructions: Combine the coffee and water in a clean container. You can either put it all in together and filter it when done or use a cold brew filter bag, fine cheesecloth, french press or a cold brew pitcher (anything that will keep the grounds out of the water).
Brew at room-temp, and refrigerate immediately when done.
Adjust time and coffee ratio to taste. For ready to drink cold brew we’ve found 18 hours to be the sweet spot. Don’t agitate or squeeze out the bags or filters when you are done the brew. You can let it drip out but if you mess with it too much or it will make the brew bitter.
Keurig Compatible Pods / Capsules
Time Needed: 3-4 min
Ratio: 1 Pod / 1 Cup
Instructions: Place the Keurig compatible pod in your brewer. Best practice is to use your 2 thumbs to push it down before closing the top until you feel the bottom needle pierce the cup.
We put as much coffee as possible in to the pods and optimize the grind for the best possible cup. Nevertheless K Pods generally have a lower coffee ratio than an equivalent ground coffee brew. For best results use the smaller brew sizes 8 or 10 oz and if you have the option select “strong” to slow down the brew a bit. As always adjust to taste!
To keep your pods brewing especially in an office or other busy environment please make sure to do the following. Keep your brewer clean, use filtered water, descale it regularly and make sure the needles are not clogged particularly the bottom one. Note: Our pods are compatible with all Keurig brewers including the 2.0
French Press
Time Needed: 6-8 min
Grind: Fine/Medium
Ratio: 1 Gram Coffee / 12 Grams Water
Example: 18 Grams Coffee / 215 Grams Water (~7.5 fl oz)
Instructions: Put the filter(s) and cap on and place the coffee in the aeropress. Pour the water on top of the coffee, after ~1 minute give the coffee a quick stir. Around 1:30 start to press the coffee, complete the press in about 30 seconds.
Adjust the coffee ratio, qty and type of filter and speed of press to taste. Bear in mind it wont be 100% linear, as you add or subtract coffee the extraction (how fast the water passes by and therefore how much coffee solids are dissolved) will change as well. So make small adjustments and adjust the other parameters to taste.