Chemex 8 Cup Chemex
Fine Grind
Counter Culture's recommended Chemex technique scaled for the 8-cup. High extraction for light roasts.
Parameters
- 38 g
- Coffee
- 600 g
- Water
- 1:15.8
- Ratio
- 96 °C
- Temp
- 5 medium
- Grind
- 4:30
- Total
- 3
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Bloom
Pour 75g, stir gently with spoon.
To 75g 10s Circular -
0:45 02Pour
Steady pour to 300g.
To 300g 35s Circular -
1:30 03Pour
Continue to 450g.
To 450g 25s Circular -
2:10 04Pour
Final pour to 600g.
To 600g 25s Circular -
2:45 05Swirl
Gentle swirl.
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4:30 06Done
Drawdown complete.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by Counter Culture Coffee, published at counterculturecoffee.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 Two-Pour byJames Hoffmann Scaled Hoffmann pour-over technique for the 8-cup Chemex. Clean, sweet, and balanced. Ratio 1:16 Time 4:30
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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.
Next step
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