Chemex CHEM6WOOD 6-Cup Wood Neck Coffee Maker - Clear

Product Information

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. If this is going to be your first Chemex coffeemaker, it doesn’t hurt to get acquainted with the product. After all, Chemex is not your average coffee brewer! Add coffee grounds — Now it’s time to add your coffee grounds. Slowly pour them into the filter, being careful not to overfill. Shake the Chemex slightly to achieve a level coffee bed.

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. 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.

RECIPE:

This classic 6-cup Chemex pour-over is a simple and elegant way for brewing filter coffee. For us, brewing should be a ceremony, and with the Chemex it really is. This short brewing guide gives insight on how to get the most from your Chemex brew. Brewing coffee with a Chemex is simple, but there are a few key steps you’ll want to follow for the best results. 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.

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. 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.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. 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? Whether you want a 3-cup or a 6-cup Chemex depends on how much coffee you drink. The 3-cup version can hold approximately 1 pint or 473 milliliters while the 6-cup version brews 30 ounces or 887 milliliters of coffee. 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. Think you need an expensive machine or a barista degree to make café-quality coffee at home? Think again. With the Chemex, all you need is a little know-how and the perfect Chemex recipe.

Digital scale and timer– This isn’t required, but it will help you make consistent coffee each time. Are you more into handblown glass, or perhaps you want an all-glass Chemex coffeemaker? Depending on how you answer that question, you don’t necessarily get to choose between a 3-cup or a 6-cup coffee brewer.Remember, it’s all about experimentation! There is no one perfect way to brew Chemex coffee. It’s all about finding what works best for you and your tastes. Step #1: Grind the Coffee