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A better Chemex
The thick Chemex paper slows everything, so a bigger bloom, two pours and a deliberate stir keep extraction up without stalling.
By James Hoffmann · Chemex (6 cup) · Watch or read the original ↗
- Coffee
- 30 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Ratio
- 1:16.7
- Water temp
- Just off the boil
- Grind
- Medium (coarser than V60)
1Zpresso K-Ultra: 0.9.4 (94 clicks) - Total time
- ~4:00–4:30
Starting point for a light-medium or medium roast. Lighter: a few clicks finer. Darker: a few coarser. Grind converter
Suits Light-medium Medium roasts · More from James Hoffmann
0:00
- Bloom with 60–80 g, swirl0:00
- Pour to 300 g in 30 s0:45
- Pour to 500 g in 30 s1:15
- Stir once each way, wait 10 s, then a gentle swirl1:45
- Drawdown done4:30
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