Tea dose calculator

Work out how much tea to weigh for a given volume of water, using the leaf ratio you choose.

The right ratio depends on the tea, the teapot and your taste. The tea’s packaging often suggests a dose. A scale reading to a tenth of a gram is more reliable than a spoon.

Enter your values, then calculate.

Method and limitations

Tea mass in grams = water volume in millilitres × chosen ratio (grams per 100 ml) ÷ 100. US fluid ounces are converted with 1 US fl oz = 29.5735295625 ml, and grams to ounces with 1 oz = 28.349523125 g. The mass is shown to one decimal place in grams and two in ounces.

Sources

No external reference is documented for this calculation; its method and limitations are described above.