Three Center Pours
George Howell Coffee's Chemex recipe for the 6-cup. Three equal pours of 260g each at 30-second intervals with center-focused technique. Produces a clean, nuanced cup emphasizing terroir.
- Floral
- Fruity
- Light-bodied
- Light roast
- Long
- Intermediate
- Total
- 5:00
- Ratio
- 1:16.3
- Coffee
- 48 g
- Temp
- 96 °C
The Three Center Pours recipe by George Howell for the Chemex 6 Cup uses 48 g of coffee and 780 g of water (1:16.3 ratio), at 96°C, with a target brew time of 5:00.
Parameters
- 48 g
- Coffee
- 780 g
- Water
- 1:16.3
- Ratio
- 96 °C
- Temp
- 6 medium
- Grind
- 5:00
- Total
- 3
- Servings
Method
-
0:00Pour
First pour: 260g targeting the center of the bed.
+260g 30s Slow -
1:00Pour
Second pour: to 520g. Again targeting the center.
+520g 30s Slow -
2:30Pour
Third pour: to 780g. Center pour.
+780g 30s Slow -
5:00Done
Drawdown complete. Target ~5:00.
Notes
More Chemex 6 Cup recipes
-
6-Cup Concentrate
1:9.1by Chemex
- Sweet
- Caramel
Total 4:00 Temp 96°C -
Light Roast 6-Cup
1:16.3by Chemex
- Floral
- Citric
Total 4:30 Temp 97°C -
Classic
1:16.7by Chemex
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 4:00 Temp 96°C -
Coffee Concentrate
1:10by Chemex
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 4:00 Temp 96°C -
Dark Roast
1:17by Chemex
- Chocolate
- Nutty
Total 3:30 Temp 90°C
Other Chemex methods
More by George Howell
-
1:18 Long Immersion
1:18Clever Dripper L
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 5:00 Temp 96°C -
1:18 Long Immersion
1:18Clever Dripper S
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 4:50 Temp 96°C -
Six Pour
1:16.7Fellow Stagg X
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 3:30 Temp 95°C -
Six Pour
1:15.8Fellow Stagg XF
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 3:30 Temp 95°C -
Six Timed Pulses
1:15.6Kalita Wave 185
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 3:30 Temp 95°C
Original source
Recipe by George Howell, published at georgehowellcoffee.com.
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