# Keurig-type coffee pods for larger cups **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [March 23, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714 "2026-03-23T16:31:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/1 "2026-03-23T16:31:21Z")
I have noticed that, generally, coffee pods are made for 6 to 8 ounce cups. Are there pods out there made for 10, 12 or even 16 ounce cups? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/2 "2026-03-23T17:02:16Z")
Nespresso Vertuo XL pods. 12oz I didn’t look them up for price, but Amazon has them ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/3 "2026-03-23T17:03:22Z")
Please re-read the title. Nespresso is automatically out. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/4 "2026-03-23T17:12:14Z")
The last few Keurig machines I had would let you select 6, 8, 10, and 12 ounce sizes. But wow, even with a very strong dark roast, 10 and 12 ounce pours were super watery. I see posts where the coffee snobs (and I can use that term as I am one) point out that the K Cups can only hold enough ground coffee to be correctly proportioned for a 4 or 6 ounce pour. I never got a satisfying cup of coffee out of the Keurig without using two K Cups per mug so I ditched the system. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/5 "2026-03-23T17:21:58Z")
There is something called “Keurig Coffee Collective” that supposedly is made to give you 30% more coffee, but I don’t know what sized cup that would be. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/6 "2026-03-23T17:30:04Z")
Yeah, I’ve seen those. A little doubtful but no way to test now that I don’t have the machine. just based on math, I would say that if a regular K Cup made an acceptable\* 6 oz brew, one with 30% more grounds should thus make an 8 oz cup. \*by my standards, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/7 "2026-03-23T17:30:09Z")
I thought all pods worked on any machine. So sorry. Don’t do pod type coffee. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/8 "2026-03-23T17:31:30Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > The last few Keurig machines I had would let you select 6, 8, 10, and 12 ounce sizes. But wow, even with a very strong dark roast, 10 and 12 ounce pours were super watery. We have the little cheapie Keurig coffeemaker, which brews 6, 8, and 10 ounces of coffee at a time. I don’t drink coffee black, so I brew one pod at 10 ounces, add half-&-half and sweetener, and I’m reasonably satisfied with the result. Still, I think the ol’ Mister Coffee drip pot made a better cup of coffee. There are refillable K-cup-sized pods that the OP can experiment with. I’ve used them from time to time when I’ve wanted to use ground coffee in the Keurig, and they work well (cleaning them is the hitch, but not too bad). Could probably figure out the best level of ground coffee to fill the reusable K-cup for your taste. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/9 "2026-03-23T17:32:44Z")
Again, no. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/10 "2026-03-23T17:34:38Z")
I really want to avoid the “refillable” option at this time. Just looking for K-Cups that are made for larger than 8 ounce cups. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/11 "2026-03-23T17:35:13Z")
Oh I wasn’t telling you not to do pod type coffee. I was saying “I don’t do pods” Again, I apologize. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/12 "2026-03-23T17:49:47Z")
I suspect the answer is “no, there are no Keurig pods that are optimized for more than 6-8 ounces of coffee”. I’ve never seen one, and we’ve had large-capacity Keurig machines for 15 years. 10- and 12-ounce cups of coffee are brewed with the same pods extracted with more water. Probably sub-optimal for a subjectively strong cup of coffee, but AFAIK the market has deemed this “good enough”. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/13 "2026-03-23T17:56:40Z")
My Keurig has been gone for a couple of years, but I wanted something similar. I eventually gave up and brewed two pods at a time. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/14 "2026-03-23T17:57:53Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I’ve never seen one, and we’ve had large-capacity Keurig machines for 15 years. 10- and 12-ounce cups of coffee are brewed with the same pods extracted with more water. When we first got our Keurig, I used to brew two 8-oz cups into the same 24-oz mug using a single pod. It wasn’t bad, but I just got used to the quicker single-cup brew. I’d like to experiment again with using one pod twice, and try to do a true taste test. Always taking milk + sweeteners probably allows me to get away with a lot. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/15 "2026-03-23T17:59:21Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I eventually gave up and brewed two pods at a time. I’ve done this from time to time, as well. Always fell back to the single-pod brew, but more for expedience than anything else. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/16 "2026-03-23T20:59:11Z")
Agree. the Keurig’s mission, besides to make the company lots of money, has been to deliver fresh-brewed coffee one at a time. Their answer to “But I want 16 oz of coffee” would be to say “Then what you really want is two 8 oz cups of coffee delivered one at a time a few minutes apart. There’s no reason to let the second 8 oz get cold and stale while you’re dinking the first 8 oz. Get it fresh when the first 8 oz is done.” Yes, I recognize that’s not the “right” answer for any number of use cases, including wanting to fill a big thermos for all-day use. But I bet that’s the reality. Back when we had an office Keurig my habit was to brew the big cup size (8 or 10 oz?), then without changing the pod, brew the small (4 or 6 oz?) size into the same cup. The strength & flavor was adequate, the cycle time for the second brewing wasn’t long, and it avoided a second trip down the hall 20 minutes later. Again not ideal but a workaround that worked / works for some use cases. The pod size is constrained by the machine design. Factory-filled pods aren’t filled to 100%, but there’s maybe only 20-25% headroom in there for more ground coffee if you were filling them yourself. But there needs to be room for water in there too. So decent bet the amount of additional coffee grounds that could go into a standard sized pod is maybe 10%. A finer grind (espresso anyone) can give you more extraction per ounce or cubic volume of grounds. IMO the only way the OP is going to get closer to their goal is to buy refillable pods, use an espresso grind of their chosen bean / roast / flavor, and overfill the pods vs standard to clos(er) to full. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/17 "2026-03-23T21:39:07Z")
Every K-Cup is a standard size and holds the exact same amount of ground coffee, so to get a larger cup without weaker coffee you need a larger pod (which won’t fit in your Keurig.) There are plenty of pod coffee makers that can accommodate a larger pod, but as far as I know, you need to hand fill the reusable pods that come with them. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/18 "2026-03-23T22:01:25Z")
Keurig did, once upon a time, make pods designed for more than one tiny cup of coffee (or one largish cup of dishwater). They had a line of brewers that would accommodate an actual smallish carafe and correspondingly larger K-cups. We have one at home: a Keurig K-250. We bought and used the carafe until we ran out of the one box of carafe-sized cups, and then realized we really didn’t have a good use for a smallish (5 cups capacity) carafe when we have an actual drip brewer with double that capacity, and the only real value proposition for a Keurig is “I want just one cup of coffee”. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/19 "2026-03-23T22:14:29Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Every K-Cup is a standard size and holds the exact same amount of ground coffee, According to Keurig’s website, those pods can range from 9-14 grams of coffee depending on boldness (scroll down to: K-Cup Amounts: Coffee Content vs. Brew Size). [Keurig Cup Sizes Guide: Brew Choices Explained](https://keurigcoffee.blog/keurig-cup-amounts/) ---
**Author:** ![Apodder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apodder/32/17727_2.png) [@Apodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apodder)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714/20 "2026-03-23T22:19:39Z")
Tbh, when I had a Keurig I used the refillable cups, filled them with espresso-grind grounds, and brewed through the same cup twice to get my 16oz travel mug filled. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714.md?page=2)