Concentrate 3-Cup
Open in appA strong 1:10 concentrate on the single-serve 3-cup Chemex. Half the usual water builds a dense, sweet extraction meant to be diluted to taste, so one small brew becomes either a hot cup or a quick iced coffee.
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Parameters
- 22 g
- Coffee
- 220 g
- Water
- 1:10
- Ratio
- 95 °C
- Temp
- 6 medium-coarse
- Grind
- 2:30
- Total
- ~220 ml
- Yield
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Method
2:30 · total-
Bloom 1 / 50:0012s
Pour 45g.
+45g→ 45g 5.6g/s 8s 95°C -
Swirl 2 / 50:1228s
Swirl gently. Let it bloom.
4s -
Pour 3 / 50:4030s
Pour in a spiral to 130g.
+85g→ 130g Spiral 5.7g/s 15s -
Pour 4 / 51:101m20s
Finish in a spiral to 220g.
+90g→ 220g Spiral 6g/s 15s -
Done 5 / 52:30
Drawdown complete.
Notes
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Definitions, ratios and protocols behind this recipe.
- Chemex The Chemex is mostly known for its hourglass silhouette, but its real signature is the paper. Chemex bonded filters are 20–30% thicker than standard pour-over papers — they trap more oils, more fines, and slow flow noticeably. The brewer is a vessel; the filter does the work.
- Origin Where the coffee grew shapes the cup more than almost anything else. Soil, altitude, climate, and varietal interact for the years the tree spends in the ground. Once the cherry is picked, the rest of the chain (processing, roast, brew) only modifies what's already there. You can't put fruit into a coffee that wasn't grown for it.
