Chemex 3 Cup Chemex
Light Roast 3-Cup
by Chemex
Chemex 3-cup recipe optimized for light roast coffees. Higher temperature and slightly finer grind extract more from hard-to-extract light roasts. The thick Chemex filter produces a tea-like clarity.
Parameters
- 22 g
- Coffee
- 350 g
- Water
- 1:15.9
- Ratio
- 97 °C
- Temp
- 6 medium
- Grind
- 3:30
- Total
- 1
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Bloom
Pour 50g. Stir once.
To 50g 10s Slow -
0:45 02Pour
Pour to 180g in circles.
To 180g 25s Circular -
1:30 03Pour
Pour to 350g.
To 350g 25s Circular -
3:30 04Done
Drawdown complete. Target 3:00-3:30.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by Chemex, published at chemexcoffeemaker.com.
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- 02 Concentrate 3-Cup byChemex Strong 1:10 concentrate on the 3-cup Chemex. Dilute with water or ice for a refreshing cup. Ratio 1:10 Time 2:30
- 03 Dark Roast Gentle byChemex Low-temperature extraction for dark roasts on the 3-cup Chemex. Smooth and rich without bitterness. Ratio 1:15 Time 3:00
- 04 Official byJames Hoffmann Adapted from James Hoffmann's pour-over method for the 3-cup Chemex. Ratio 1:16.7 Time 3:00
- 05 Flash Iced byChemex Flash brew iced coffee for the 3-cup Chemex. Brew hot directly over ice for instant cooling. Ratio 1:10 Time 2:30
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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.
- Processing Coffee grows as a cherry. The bean you brew is the seed. Processing is everything that happens between picking the cherry and getting a dry green bean ready to ship — and it's the second-biggest flavor decision after origin. Two coffees from the same farm processed differently will taste like two coffees.
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