Brew Guide: Chemex | Peet's Coffee

How To Make The Perfect Chemex

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Process Overview

Chemex brewing combines simple function and elegant design. The resulting coffee is clean, bright and particularly rewarding for medium and light roasts.

Process Overview

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Highlights

Total Time: ~5 minutes

Makes: 3 cups

Skill Level: Moderate

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What You'll Need

Filter, Chemex, Coffee, Grinder, Scoop, Scale, Kettle

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1. Heat

Heat fresh water to 200° F.

1. Heat

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2. Measure & Prepare

Weigh out 55 grams of freshly roasted coffee beans. Preheat the Chemex with hot water and let it sit.

Peet's tip: No scale? Measure out 5 1/2 standard coffee scoops—or 11 tablespoons—of beans. Preheating helps the temperature stay more consistent throughout the brewing process.

2. Measure & Prepare

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3. Prepare the Filter

Place a paper filter with the 3-ply section facing the spout. Rinse the filter with hot water.

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4. Bloom

Discard the water and place ground coffee into the Chemex. Place the Chemex on the scale, zero out the scale, and start a timer. Pour 100 grams of hot water (twice the weight of the grounds) in a spiral pattern so that all of the grounds are saturated. Then wait for the coffee to bloom.

4. Bloom

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5. Pour

At 30 seconds, resume pouring water over the grounds, until your scale reaches 800 grams at 3 minutes. Pour first in a spiral pattern, and then straight down. It's okay to pause during your pour, but keep the coffee grounds fully saturated from start to finish.

5. Pour

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6. Serve and Enjoy

Discard the filter and give the coffee a final swirl. Your coffee is now ready for you to pour and enjoy.

Peet's tip: The secret to perfect coffee is the right ratio of coffee to water—1:16, or 1g of coffee for every 16g of water.

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How To Make The Perfect Chemex

Process Overview

Highlights

What You'll Need

1. Heat

2. Measure & Prepare

3. Prepare the Filter

4. Bloom

5. Pour

6. Serve and Enjoy

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