Brew
Chemex Brewer
Easy to use with timeless, elegant design.
Brew
Chemex Brewer
Easy to use with timeless, elegant design.
The Chemex coffee brewer is one of the best pour-over brewers on the market. It produces an incredibly clean cup of coffee through its use of high quality glass (a substance that does not absorb odor or chemical residue) and high quality filters. It also looks great sitting on your counter and is a breeze to clean up. If you are looking for a great coffee brewer but do not want to spend a couple hundred dollars, the Chemex is perfect for you.
• Made of non-porous Borosilicate glass which will not absorb odors or chemical residues
• Chemex pour-over allows coffee to be covered and refrigerated for reheating without losing flavor
• Easy to use with timeless, elegant design. (A hand-blown version of the Chemex is found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art!)
• Six-Cup dimensions: Capacity 30oz / Height: 8 1/2" / Diameter: 5 1/8"
Base parameters:
- Brew time: 5 minutes
- Coffee: 50g
- Water: 750g
- Coffee to water ratio: 1:15
- Grind: medium-coarse (similar to sea salt)
- Ideal water temperature: 195 – 200 degrees Fahrenheit
Step 1
Place filter in Chemex, making sure that the three-layered side is towards the pouring spout. Rinse with hot water to remove the paper taste from the filter and to preheat the brewer.
Step 2
Without removing the filter, pour out the rinse water.
Step 3
Weigh out 50g of whole bean coffee. Grind medium-coarse and pour into filter.
Step 4
Place everything on your scale and tare it to zero.
Step 5
Start a timer and pour 100g of water over the coffee. Make sure to saturate all the grounds thoroughly by slowly pouring in concentric circles starting from the center and moving towards the edge. Allow the coffee to bloom for 30 seconds before adding more water (this will look like small bubbles rising to the surface of the wet coffee grounds). Allowing the coffee to bloom opens up the cup and helps develop the flavor of the coffee.
Step 6
Continue to periodically pour water over the coffee in slow, concentric circles. Keep the filter halfway filled with water during the brewing process, pour until you’ve reached the ideal weight of 750g of water.
Step 7
General brew times are between 5 and 7 minutes. When all the water has been poured over the grounds and the filter has begun to drip slowly, remove and discard the filter and grounds. (We recommend composting your coffee grounds and filter—they provide a good organic balance to many gardens when used in moderation, and plants that thrive in acidic soil love coffee grounds.)
Step 8
Give the Chemex a swirl to aerate the coffee, then share with your friends!