Chemex 8 Cup Chemex
Two-Pour
Scaled Hoffmann pour-over technique for the 8-cup Chemex. Clean, sweet, and balanced.
Parameters
- 40 g
- Coffee
- 640 g
- Water
- 1:16
- Ratio
- 100 °C
- Temp
- 6 medium-coarse
- Grind
- 4:30
- Total
- 3
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Bloom
Create well. Pour 80g, swirl.
To 80g 12s Circular -
0:45 02Pour
Pour steadily to 380g in circles.
To 380g 40s Circular -
1:45 03Pour
Pour to 640g.
To 640g 35s Circular -
2:30 04Swirl
Gentle swirl.
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4:30 05Done
Brew complete.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.
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- 03 Dark Roast Balanced byChemex Lower temperature, coarser grind for dark roasts on the 8-cup Chemex. Reduces bitterness while preserving body. Ratio 1:15.2 Time 4:00
- 04 Four Pour byChemex Even four-pour technique for the 8-cup Chemex. Consistent extraction through equal pours. Ratio 1:15.6 Time 4:30
- 05 Iced 8-Cup byChemex Japanese-style flash-brewed iced coffee in the Chemex 8-cup. Brew at double strength over 400g of ice for a clean, bright batch of iced coffee for 4 people. Ratio 1:10.6 Time 4:00
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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.
Next step
Let Gota run the timer.
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