Single Pour
Open in appChemex's approach is simplified for the 3-cup brewer into a bloom followed by 1 count uninterrupted main pour. With little manual agitation, the method favors repeatability and a delicate, transparent cup from the thick paper filter.
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Parameters
- 18 g
- Coffee
- 280 g
- Water
- 1:15.6
- Ratio
- 96 °C
- Temp
- 4 medium-fine
- Grind
- 2:30
- Total
- ~280 ml
- Yield
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Method
2:30 · total-
Pour 1 / 20:002m30s
Pour 280g in a spiral.
+280g→ 280g Spiral 4.8g/s 58s 96°C -
Done 2 / 22:30
Drawdown complete.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by Chemex, published at chemexcoffeemaker.com.
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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.
- Origin Where the coffee grew shapes the cup more than almost anything else. Soil, altitude, climate, and varietal interact for the years the tree spends in the ground. Once the cherry is picked, the rest of the chain (processing, roast, brew) only modifies what's already there. You can't put fruit into a coffee that wasn't grown for it.
