Brew assist scale

A brew assist scale configured to assist with the manual preparation of pour over coffee by a user, the brew assist scale comprising:

• a main body having an outer housing and one or more internal components contained therein;
• a weigh pan coupled to the main body and configured to support pour over coffee brewing components as well as coffee and water to be weighed thereupon;
• a power and tare button disposed at the outer housing and configured to accept user inputs regarding powering the brew assist scale and taring a weight detected on the weigh pan;
• a mode select button disposed at the outer housing and configured to accept user input regarding a mode of operation of the brew assist scale;
• a timer control button disposed at the outer housing and configured to accept user input regarding the operation of a timer associated with a manual pour over coffee preparation process;
• a digital display component disposed at the outer housing, wherein the digital display component is configured to display outputs regarding mode selection, timer operation, and weights detected on the weigh pan during the manual pour over coffee preparation process;
• and
• a processor disposed within the main body and coupled to the power and tare button, the mode select button, the timer control button, and the display component, wherein the processor is configured to facilitate:
• detecting automatically the weight of ground coffee placed atop the weigh pan,
• determining automatically a water target weight based on the detected ground coffee weight and a water to coffee ratio setting,
• providing automatically output to the user on the digital display component reflecting the determined water target weight,
• detecting automatically the changing weight of the water poured over the ground coffee as the water is being poured over the ground coffee during the manual pour over coffee preparation process,
• providing automatically output to the user on the digital display component reflecting the changing weight of the water,
• detecting automatically the water target weight being reached while water is being poured over the ground coffee during the manual pour over coffee preparation process, and
• providing automatically output to the user on the digital display component when the water target weight is reached.

A method of preparing pour over coffee, the method comprising:

• detecting automatically by a brew assist scale the weight of ground coffee placed atop the brew assist scale;
• determining automatically by the brew assist scale a water target weight based on the detected ground coffee weight and a water ratio setting;
• detecting automatically by the brew assist scale the water target weight being reached while water is being poured over the ground coffee atop the brew assist scale;
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• providing automatically by the brew assist scale output to a user when the water target weight is reached.