A brief history of instant coffee

Re:A brief history of instant coffee by Error9632 on Sunday April 05, 2026 @09:37PM (#47655945)

The 7-10 times seems quite off. It’s pretty close to 5 times assuming common extraction yields about 20%. So instead of brewing 16g of coffee you could dissolve 3.2g of instant.

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Re:A brief history of instant coffee by maxbond on Sunday April 05, 2026 @10:50PM (#47656440)

For what it's worth I just checked my store brand instant, and the serving suggestion is 1.9 grams.

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Re:A brief history of instant coffee by Error9632 on Monday April 06, 2026 @11:52AM (#47662547)

All depends on the concentration you are trying to achieve. If you brew 16g of coffee, you'd usually end up with around 260g of finished brew.

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