How To Use A Chemex To Make Coffee

How to use a Chemex

Using a Chemex takes a little practice, but once you learn it will become second nature! The extra 5 minutes that are needed to make Chemex pour over coffee are absolutely worth it. Our ratio is for every 1 gram of coffee, use 15 to 16 grams of water. Here are a few things to know about how to use a Chemex — then reference the recipe below. The major steps are: Alex and I have had coffee every morning for our entire marriage. A few years in, we started making Chemex coffee and it took our coffee game to a new level. We think, in fact, that the Chemex makes the perfect cup of pour over coffee. So, here are all our secrets!

Coffee beans: For Chemex coffee, we like a light roast or medium roast coffee, since the flavors really shine in this method. Chemex 8 cup coffeemaker: Here’s the Chemex we use: it can make up to 4 cups of coffee at once. Chemex coffee filters: The Chemex uses special filters. Bodum electric burr grinder: Grinding the beans with a burr grinder is one of the best things you can do for a great cup of coffee. We’ve used this grinder for years and love it. A affordable option is handheld coffee mill—it just takes much longer. Electric gooseneck kettle: This kettle is perfect for heating water for coffee and tea; we’ve used ours for 6 years. A gooseneck kettle provides an advantage for Chemex coffee: you can slowly pour the water onto the coffee beans, allowing it to extract maximum flavor. Or, try this more affordable pour over coffee kettle. Digital food scale: This is the food scale we use. It’s reliable and we use it for many things outside of coffee too, like weighing ingredients for baking sourdough bread or Dutch oven bread.

And that’s how to use a Chemex! Once you’ve practiced a few times, it will feel like second nature. When we first started making Chemex coffee, Alex always made the coffee. I was intimidated to learn, but after he showed me a few times, I can now do it while barely awake! It is 100% worth the few extra minutes, because it is truly our perfect cup of coffee.

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