Chemex Pour-Over Recipe
The Chemex's thick filter produces an exceptionally clean, crisp cup with no sediment. It's the pour-over to brew when you're making coffee for two or three.
Ratio
1:16
Grind
Medium-coarse
Water temp
200°F / 93°C
Coffee
40 g
Water
640 g
Time
4–5 min
Step by step
- 0:00Open the filter (three layers toward the spout), rinse with hot water, discard the rinse.
- 0:00Add 40 g coffee. Bloom with 80 g water for 45 seconds.
- 0:45Pour in stages up to 640 g, keeping the slurry level and even.
- ~4:30Let it finish draining, lift out the filter, swirl and serve.
Tip: A medium-coarse grind keeps the thick filter from stalling.