Start with two weights
Dose is the mass of dry ground coffee in your basket. Beverage yield is the mass of liquid in your cup, not the volume of water in the tank or the percentage of coffee extracted. Put your cup on a suitable scale and tare it before brewing.
Read the ratio
A 1:2 ratio means two parts beverage by weight for each part ground coffee. For example, 16 g in and 32 g out, or 18 g in and 36 g out, both have a 1:2 ratio. Counter Culture offers the latter as a starting recipe; it is not a rule for every basket.
Adjust deliberately
Start with a dose that fits your basket and keep it steady. If you change the desired beverage weight, write it down; it changes the drink even if the dose stays the same. Taste and the coffee itself matter more than copying one number.
Keep the terms separate
A 36 g drink does not mean 36 g of coffee solids have dissolved. Measuring extraction percentage requires additional information and equipment. For a repeatable home routine, record dose, yield, approximate time, coffee and your impression.
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