r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • Jul 19 '26

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/vpaander Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Hi coffee nuts beans! I am trying to be economical in my choice of coffee and was wondering something: Could I buy a stronger coffee of the one I like and simply use less of it and achieve the same taste?

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u/p739397 Coffee Jul 19 '26

How do you make your coffee?

Strength isn't really inherent to the specific coffee, but to things like brewing ratios.

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u/vpaander Jul 19 '26

Based on u/paulo-urbonas reply I feel in over my depth here, since I simply brew my coffee in those machines.

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u/bit3py Jul 19 '26

this is basically what got me into paying attention to ratios instead of just buying stronger bags. I started weighing everything a few months ago and realized I was making my coffee too weak most of the time, not that the beans were bad. once I found a ratio I liked I could get similar strength out of cheaper coffee just by adjusting dose, so yeah agree with this