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Stumptown's Chemex recipe scaled for the 8-cup. Saturate and stir, then large staged pours. Coarser grind for the larger batch prevents over-extraction during the longer brew time.

  • Balanced
  • Sweet
  • Medium-bodied
  • Light roast
  • Medium roast
  • Long
  • Intermediate
Total
5:00
Ratio
1:16.1
Coffee
56 g
Temp
96 °C

The Official recipe by Stumptown Coffee Roasters for the Chemex 8 Cup uses 56 g of coffee and 900 g of water (1:16.1 ratio), at 96°C, with a target brew time of 5:00.

Parameters

56 g
Coffee
900 g
Water
1:16.1
Ratio
96 °C
Temp
7 medium coarse
Grind
5:00
Total
4
Servings
Grind · 7/10 · medium-coarse
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Method

5:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Bloom

    Pour 150g to saturate all grounds. Stir gently.

    +150g 15s Slow
  2. 0:45
    Pour

    Pour to 450g in a steady stream.

    +450g 30s Circular
  3. 2:00
    Pour

    Pour to 700g.

    +700g 30s Circular
  4. 3:00
    Pour

    Final pour to 900g.

    +900g 25s Circular
  5. 5:00
    Done

    Drawdown complete. Target ~5:00.

Notes

Stumptown emphasizes fully saturating the grounds during the first pour and stirring to eliminate dry pockets. For the 8-cup, use a coarser grind than the 6-cup to compensate for the extended brew time. The Chemex filter handles the coarser grind well.

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Original source

Recipe by Stumptown Coffee Roasters, published at stumptowncoffee.com.

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