Chemex CHEM6WOOD 6-Cup Wood Neck Coffee Maker - Clear

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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 Grounds

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. Now that you know the Chemex brewing method, let’s go over what you’ll need to make a great 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.

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Based in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Chemex is a non-porous glass pour-over coffeemaker brand. A man named Peter Schlumbohm came up with the concept of Chemex in 1941, and it’s endured ever since then. The Golden Cup Standard is an excellent baseline for any brewing method, including pour-overs. The standard recommends a coffee-to-water ratio of 1:17 to 1:18, meaning you would use 17 grams of water for every 1 gram of coffee grounds. Coffee grinder– Ideally, a good burr grinder is best. Either way, you need to achieve a medium-coarse grind size (think sea salt consistency. 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

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). The Chemex coffee maker was invented in 1941 by German chemist Dr. Peter Schlumbohm. This simple, elegant pour over brewing method produces clean, well-balanced coffee without any bitterness. All you need is a Chemex, filter papers, ground coffee, and hot water. What does it mean to have a cleaner cup of coffee? Your beverage will have less bitter flavor as well as less caffeine. A compound in coffee known as cafestol can be extracted as well, although not in full. It’s believed that cafestol can increase your cholesterol, so you don’t want it in your coffee.

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Start by folding your Chemex filter. Depending on whether you have the half-moon, square, or triangle filters the process will be slightly different.

After your coffee brews, a spout within the Chemex allows you to pour hot coffee straight into your favorite mug! You’ve always loved the look of a Chemex coffeemaker, with its wood collar, but you hadn’t realized they were available in so many sizes. You’re having a hard time deciding between a 3-cup or a 6-cup model. Which one is the ideal choice for you? The Chemex Coffeemaker was invented in 1941 by Dr. Peter Schlumbohm PhD. Made simply from non-porous, borosilicate glass and fastened with a wood collar and tie, it brews coffee without imparting any flavors of its own. On permanent display at MOMA NY and other fine museums, it is truly a work of artStart the second pour — After the bloom, begin your pour in a slow and steady circular motion, starting from the inside and working your way out. Once the water reached the top of the filter, pause and let the coffee filter through before starting the next pour. The brew time is controlled by the filter and the coffee grounds (grind size), which determines how long the coffee will extract before dripping down into the carafe. This means that the main variable you can control here is the temperature. Again, we recommend a ratio of 15:1. So, if you’re brewing with an 8-cup Chemex then you’d want to use 64 grams of coffee (8 grams per cup) to brew eight 5-oz cups of coffee. Once the desired amount of coffee is brewed, lift the filter with spent grounds out of the brewer and discard. CHEMEX filters are biodegradable and compostable. The bloom helps release any trapped gases (CO2) in the coffee grounds from the coffee roaster and the roasting process. It also allows them to fully expand for optimal extraction during brewing.