Dark Roast Gentle

Chemex 3 Cup Chemex by Chemex

The single-serve 3-cup Chemex tuned for dark roasts: a low brew temperature and one gentle swirl coax out chocolate and nut tones while keeping bitterness at bay.

1:15 Ratio

3:00 Total

18g Dose

90°C Temp

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Parameters

18 g
Coffee: 270 g
Water: 1:15
Ratio: 90 °C
Temp: 7 medium-coarse
Grind: 3:00
Total: ~270 ml
Yield

Grind · 7/10 · medium-coarse

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Method

3:00 · total

Bloom 1 / 5
0:00

12s

Pour 40g.

+40g→ 40g 5g/s 8s 90°C
Swirl 2 / 5
0:12

28s

Swirl gently. Let it bloom.

3s
Pour 3 / 5
0:40

30s

Pour over the centre of the bed to 150g.

+110g→ 150g Center pour 5g/s 22s
Pour 4 / 5
1:10

1m50s

Finish over the centre of the bed to 270g.

+120g→ 270g Center pour 5g/s 24s
Done 5 / 5
3:00

Drawdown complete.

Notes

Grind medium-coarse, a touch finer than you would on a larger Chemex — the smaller bed brews and cools quickly. Pre-warm the carafe and drink it fresh; the 3-cup holds heat far less well than a 6 or an 8.

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