How to Brew Our Tanzania Peaberry

Our Tanzania Peaberry is smooth, flavorful, and easy to drink — but like any good coffee, the way you brew it matters.

If you’ve ever made a cup and thought, “Why does this taste watery?” there’s a good chance you simply used too much water or not enough coffee.

Here’s how we recommend brewing your Bickie Beans Tanzania Peaberry so you actually get the flavor that’s supposed to be in your cup.

Start with the right coffee-to-water ratio

A good starting point is:

2 tablespoons of ground coffee for every 6 ounces of water.

That means:

• 6 oz cup: 2 tablespoons coffee

• 12 oz mug: 4 tablespoons coffee

• 16 oz mug: about 5 tablespoons coffee

If you prefer stronger coffee, add a little more coffee rather than dramatically reducing your water.

Brewing a 2 oz Tanzania Peaberry sample

Our sample bags contain 2 oz of coffee, or about 57 grams.

A 2 oz sample is meant to give you several properly brewed cups — not one giant pot of weak coffee.

For the whole sample bag, we recommend using roughly 30–32 ounces of water.

If you run significantly more water through the same amount of coffee, the cup can start tasting thin or watery and you won’t get a great representation of the Tanzania Peaberry.

Using a standard drip coffee maker

For most automatic drip coffee makers, use a medium grind and start with the same basic ratio:

2 tablespoons of coffee per 6 ounces of water.

One important thing to know: the “cups” marked on many coffee makers are not the same as the mugs you drink from.

A coffee maker may call 5–6 ounces one “cup,” while your favorite mug might hold 12–16 ounces.

That’s where it becomes very easy to accidentally use too much water.

Using a reusable K-Cup

Tanzania Peaberry can also work well in a reusable K-Cup, but reusable pods only hold a small amount of coffee.

Fill the pod generously without packing the grounds down too tightly.

Then choose a 6–8 oz brew size if your machine allows it.

Running 10–12 ounces of water through a small reusable pod can result in a much weaker cup.

French press

For a French press, use a coarse grind.

A good starting point is approximately:

28–30 grams of coffee for 16 ounces of water.

Let it steep for about 4 minutes, then press slowly.

If your Tanzania Peaberry tastes watery...

Before deciding the coffee just isn’t for you, try adjusting your brew.

Use a little more coffee, a little less water, and make sure your grind matches your brewing method.

Small changes can make a surprisingly big difference.

Our Tanzania Peaberry should taste smooth, flavorful, and satisfying — not like coffee-flavored water.

Start with these recommendations, then tweak them until you find the cup that tastes best to you.

Happy brewing, Bickies. 🐾