Chemex CHEM6WOOD 6-Cup Wood Neck Coffee Maker - Clear

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As with any coffee brewing method, the quality of your brew starts with freshly ground coffee beans. For Chemex, we recommend using a medium-coarse grind size (think sea salt consistency). This will help ensure a balanced cup of coffee that is neither too weak nor too strong. You want to pour just enough water so that all of the coffee grounds are evenly saturated — but not so much that they start floating on top of the water. The “slurry” should be fully saturated and there shouldn’t be any visible dark spots on the grounds. Now it’s time to add the coffee grounds to the filter. We recommend using a coffee scale for this step, as it will help ensure that you are using the correct amount of coffee.

We suggest three different coffee-to-water ratios for pour-over brewing, depending on whether you prefer a mild, average, or robust cup of coffee. The 8-cup Chemex brews 1,182 milliliters of coffee, which is 39.96 fluid ounces. As we’ve done before, we’ll round that up to 40 fluid ounces. This is easy math dividing 40 by 8, but it means you only get 5 cups of coffee, not 8. Feel free to experiment with your brew time. You’ll know you need to shorten the brew time if your coffee is over-extracted resulting is some bitterness. Lengthen your brew time if your coffee have a sour flavor. It should take about 3 minutes for the water to run through the coffee grinds. Chemex 6 Cup Classic. The Chemex® coffeemaker is an elegant, one-piece, hourglass shaped vessel made of high quality, heat resistant glass. The traditional model comes to you with a polished wood collar and leather tie. The collar serves as an insulated handle around the middle of the coffeemaker. Once you’ve added the coffee grounds, give them a light shake so they are evenly distributed in the filter.

How to Brew Coffee with Chemex

Fold filter — First, fold your Chemex filter in half and then in half again. This will create a cone-like shape. Place the filter in the Chemex, making sure the three layers are facing out. Next, it’s time to heat your water. We recommend using filtered water, as this will help reduce any unwanted flavors or impurities in your final cup. The ideal water temperature for Chemex coffee is between 195 and 205 degrees Fahrenheit.

With the original square bonded paper filters, you simply fold the filter in half and then fold it in half again — popping it open to form a cone-shaped filter. One side will have a single sheet (one fold) and one side should have 3 sheets (triple fold).For most people, a coffee brewer that can make about 4 cups of coffee at once should more than suffice. According to Mayo Clinic, anything greater than 400 milliliters of coffee per day is too much. Their advice states that that’s about 4 cups of coffee. If you work in an office where you’re in charge of making coffee, then 4 cups at a time probably won’t cut it. You might then consider some of the higher-capacity Chemex coffeemakers such as the 8-cup or 10-cup editions.

The ideal brewing temperature for Medium Roast Coffee is about 30 seconds off boil or between 194 - 203 degrees Fahrenheit. The moderate brewing temperature helps keep the medium-roasted coffee balanced and rich. Put one rounded tablespoon of ground coffee for every 150 ml. cup into the filter cone. Feel free to use more if you prefer it stronger; the CHEMEX Coffeemaker brewing process eliminates bitterness and acidity. The golden ratio is the ideal coffee to water ratio. No under or over extraction, a perfectly balanced cup. The Specialty Coffee Association of America (the SCAA) has published a golden ratio of 55 grams (plus or minus 10% depending on the type of coffee and the roast) of coffee per liter of water. Dividing 30 by 8 gives us 3.75. Even if we’re being generous and round up that number, you’re still 2 cups short of the advertised 6 cups. Should You Choose the 8-Cup or 10-Cup Chemex?

CHEMEX Coffee Maker With Wood Collar - 1-3 cups

If you’re using pre-ground coffee, aim for a grind size that is slightly coarser grind than what you would use for drip coffee. Now that you know the Chemex brewing method, let’s go over what you’ll need to make a great cup of coffee.

Chemex coffeemakers are available as part of three different series: the Classic, the Glass Handle Series, and the Handblown Series. Let’s talk more about each series now. Classic Series Chemex Coffeemakers Although we’re only talking about two of them today, Chemex coffeemakers are available in a variety of sizes: 3 cups, 6 cups, 8 cups, or 10 cups. Here is the storage capacity for each. To do this, simply pour hot water into the Chemex until it reaches just below the top of the brewer. Then, discard this water by pouring it out of the Chemex and into your sink. Step #5: Add the Coffee GroundsThe third series of Chemex coffeemakers is the Handblown Series. Each of these coffee brewers is blown by hand, as the name suggests. The glass is still borosilicate, but it’s Croatian in origin. This is the first full pour. Using the same circular motion as during the blooming process, you’ll want to pour in concentric circles until your water level reaches the top of the Chemex. Few products in this century can match the flawless blending of design and function of the Chemex®. Its visual elegance has earned it a place in the permanent collection of New York's Corning Museum of Glass. The Chemex® coffeemaker was also selected by the Illinois Institute of Technology as one of the 100 best designed products of modern times. What do we mean by that? Not each of the Chemex series has coffeemakers in the same sizes. For example, in the Classic Series and the Glass Handle Series, you can choose between 3-cup, 6-cup, 8-cup, or 10-cup coffeemakers. Yet in the Handblown Series, your options are only 3 cups, 5 cups, 8 cups, or 13 cups. Price Start by pouring a small amount of hot water over the coffee grounds. We recommend using twice as much water as you have coffee (i.e. if you’re using 64 grams of coffee, then use 128 grams of water for this phase).