Coffee Brewing

Chemex

The Chemex Coffeemaker is a manual pour-over style glass coffeemaker, invented by Peter Schlumbohm in 1941, manufactured by the Chemex Corporation in Chicopee, Massachusetts. In 1958, designers at the Illinois Institute of Technology said that the Chemex Coffeemaker is "one of the best-designed products of modern times" and it is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City

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  1. Place the filter in the ChemexThe filters are pre-folded into four sheets: separate them into two with one sheet on one side and three sheets on the other. Place the thicker side (the three sheets) against the spout
  2. Rinse with hot waterThis preheats the Chemex and eliminates the paper-like taste of the natural filter
  3. Leave the filter in place and discard the water
  4. Add the ground coffee to the rinsed filter
  5. Pour the water in two stages
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  6. Wait 45 seconds for the coffee to develop its full flavourDrip the coffee from the centre of the cone to the outside of the cone, turning in a circle to saturate the coffee with water
  7. Bring your overall water weight
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  8. Wait 3 minutes 30 seconds
  9. Remove the filter and enjoy!