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Chemex (classic, 3 cups)

Method by Common technique · Source

Units
Dose
30 g
Ratio
1:16.7
Water
500 g
Temperature
94 °C
Grind
Medium coarse (the thick filter compensates)
Total time
4:30
Also works in
Large cone brewers with thick paper
Paper
Chemex bonded (thick — do not substitute V60 paper)

Grinder settings (approximate)≈ 850–1050 µm

  • Comandante C40 27–32 clicks
  • 1Zpresso JX 34–40 clicks
  • Timemore C2 19–22 clicks
  • Fellow Ode Gen 2 6–8

Steps

  1. Bloom, saturating evenly

    60 g
  2. Pour in stages, keeping the bed submerged

    300 g(+240 g)
  3. Final pours to target weight

    500 g(+200 g)
  4. Drawdown complete around 4:30

    500 g

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