Chemex Brewing Guide

Elegant and smooth, Chemex brewing celebrates clarity and floral nuance. Its thick filter highlights lighter roasts with grace and finesse, ideal for long, easy sipping.

Equipment

• Chemex (6 or 8 cup)

• Chemex filter

• Grinder

• Kettle

• Scales

• Timer

Recipe

• Coffee: 30 g (coarse grind – like granulated sugar)

• Water: 500 g

• Ratio: 1:16.6

• Brew time: 4:00–4:30

• Water temp: 93–96°C

Steps

1. Prep and heat water to ~97°C.

2. Fold and insert the filter, thick side over the spout.

3. Rinse the filter thoroughly and discard the rinse water.

4. Add 30 g of coffee and level the bed.

5. Tare your scale and start your timer.

6. Bloom with 60 g of water. Wait 30 seconds.

7. At 0:30, pour 250 g more.

8. At 1:00, pour the final 190 g to reach 500 g.

9. Gently swirl the Chemex and let it finish dripping by 4:30.

Notes

• Swirl the finished brew for consistency.

• Grind finer or coarser to fine-tune flow time.