Chemex
Chemex is a type of pour-over coffee. The coffee is light and smooth with a well-defined body.
Origin: USA
Pairing: Milk-based desserts, breakfast pastries
Difficulty: Medium
Strength: Medium
Ingredients
- 40 g. coarsely ground coffee beans
- 600 ml. water
Steps
- Pour water into a kettle and bring to a boil.
- Grind the coffee beans coarsely using a burr grinder.
- Place the Chemex filter in the Chemex carafe, with the three-layered side facing the spout.
- Rinse the filter with hot water to remove any paper taste and to preheat the Chemex.
- Discard the rinse water.
- Pour the ground coffee into the filter.
- Start a timer and pour just enough water over the grounds to wet them and allow them to bloom for 30 seconds.
- Pour the remaining water in a circular motion, starting from the center and working your way outwards, trying to saturate all the grounds evenly.