How Much Matcha Powder Should You Use Per Cup?

GET THE RATIO RIGHT

About 1.5-2 g for a straight bowl, and 2 g for a latte. Weigh it if you can.

A teaspoon measures volume, not grams. The weight of matcha in that spoonful varies with its size and how firmly the powder is packed. For consistency, weigh your serving when you can.

A kitchen scale that reads to a tenth of a gram is a straightforward way to repeat a cup you liked.

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Plot No.6 · OkumidoriHigh umami · very low astringency

Plot No.7 · TsuyuhikariHigh umami · slightly higher astringency

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Fine matcha powder and bamboo whisk for measuring a serving — Measure the tea once, then adjust the liquid to taste.

Why the number is a ratio and not a volume

The strength of a finished matcha drink depends on how much powder it contains and how much total water or milk is added. The first splash of water is simply for mixing.

A larger glass made with the same amount of powder will taste more dilute. You can adjust the recipe for flavour, but a larger glass does not automatically call for a proportionally larger dose of tea.

It also means the same scoop of powder can be a completely different drink — it depends entirely on when you mix it. Powder whisked into a small amount of water and then extended with milk keeps its character — powder dumped into a full glass of cold milk never got dispersed properly to begin with.

Two methods, and how to adjust them

A straight bowl

1.5-2 g of powder, 70-80 ml of water at 70-75 C (158-167 F). Make a paste with a little of the water, add the rest, whisk.

A latte

2 g of powder whisked with 30-40 ml of water until smooth, then 180-220 ml of milk poured in. Hot or iced.

Adjusting from there

Taste it, then change one thing — water first, then grams, then milk.
Want it lighter? Add more water. Want more of the tea? Add a little more powder.
More powder does not make a better cup. It makes a more concentrated one, and the bitterness and astringency come up with it.
Making a large iced drink? Keep the powder dose and scale the milk. The cup will be longer, not stronger.
If you are also trying to work out caffeine, our caffeine calculator shows the arithmetic and the assumptions behind it. We do not publish a measured caffeine figure for a specific tin.

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Plot No.6 · OkumidoriHigh umami · very low astringency

Plot No.7 · TsuyuhikariHigh umami · slightly higher astringency

Final price and availability are confirmed by Shopify in the cart and checkout. Adding an item takes you to the cart.

Questions people ask next

Is one teaspoon always two grams?

No — weighing is the only consistent way. If you only have a spoon, use it as an approximation and keep the spoon, the way you fill it and the powder consistent from cup to cup.

How much matcha for a 32 oz drink?

The standard 2 g base spread through 32 oz will taste much more dilute than a normal latte. It is not a recommended dose for every glass size; start with the house recipe and adjust according to preference.

Does adding more milk reduce the caffeine?

No. It dilutes each sip but does not remove the caffeine present in the amount of matcha powder used.

I have no scale. Now what?

A level measuring spoon is a useful approximation, but its volume does not reveal the precise gram weight. Just keep the dose steady, because a changing dose is what makes a method impossible to repeat.

Measure once, taste twice

Use the same starting grams with either powder so the comparison is fair, then change the recipe until you like the cup.

Both come as a 30 g tin and a 50 g refill bag. Sizes and prices are on each product page.

Matcha 101 explains the same house preparation amounts used here. Use the measurements from one complete recipe; different versions may use different ratios.