Practical tools for busy venues

Coffee Machine Group Size Finder

Plan machine group size around your busiest service, menu and expected demand.

Plan around your busiest service

Enter your service requirements

Turn your busiest hour into a starting group count and grinder workload. Adjust the assumptions to your drinks, team and workflow before comparing machines.

Your coffee demand
Your space & services
Review the planning assumptions

These are editable starting assumptions, not manufacturer capacity ratings. Use your measured service rate and average coffee dose where available.

Enter whole numbers or decimals, such as 1,000 or 18.5. Figures stay in your browser.

How this estimate works

Forecast demand equals your peak or daily coffees multiplied by one plus the growth allowance. Divide forecast peak coffees by the planned coffees per group per hour and round up. Results above three groups require a larger or multiple-machine review. Grinding demand equals forecast drinks multiplied by the average dose, divided by 1,000.

Milk and takeaway percentages shape the workflow guidance; they do not add a hidden throughput multiplier. The 60-coffee starting rate is a planning assumption, not a brand promise. Manufacturer specifications show why dimensions, power and steam capacity need a model-specific check.

Manufacturer reference: La Marzocco Linea Classic S specifications ↗