Hi! We recommend adding one rounded teaspoon or one Bodum scoop of coarsely ground coffee for each cup/4oz water. The Bodum measuring scoop is around 0.25 oz of coffee. Here's a how to video that might help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P7BGDuge700.html. Thank you!