Pouring hot water over coffee grounds in a Kalita Wave brewer

Chemex

"The Chemex filter removes a lot of the fines from coffees, which gives these brews a unique mouthfeel and unparalleled flavor clarity. When I was first getting into coffee, I brewed almost exclusively on a Chemex because I felt like I was able to get a better sense of coffee's origin characteristics." - Alex Stoffregen, Green Coffee Buyer

Brew time: 3 min

Ratio: 1:17

Yield: 12 oz

Gather your supplies

We use a 1:17 coffee-to-water ratio. Our recipe makes two, 12 oz cups of coffee.

45 grams of fresh-roasted, whole-bean coffee
750 grams of filtered hot water (200 F)
Chemex
Chemex paper filter
Grinder (we recommend burr grinders)
Gram scale
Kettle
Timer

"The Chemex filter removes a lot of the fines from coffees, which gives these brews a unique mouthfeel and unparalleled flavor clarity. When I was first getting into coffee, I brewed almost exclusively on a Chemex because I felt like I was able to get a better sense of coffee's origin characteristics." - Alex Stoffregen, Green Coffee Buyer

- by Alex Stoffregen

Let's Brew!

Place filter in Chemex and rinse with hot water, discarding when finished.
Weigh 45g coffee and grind on medium-coarse setting, like kosher salt.
Place ground coffee in filter, and shake to level.
Start a timer and add 100g of water to wet all the coffee grounds.
Wait 30 seconds and then pour water in a circular motion to 200g.
By 1:00 the water should have drained a centimeter, pour in a circular motion to 300g.
Repeat this process every 30 seconds, or as the water drains a centimeter, pouring water in a circular pattern until reaching a total weight of 750g.
The coffee should finish draining by 4:00 - 5:00.

I'm an Eagle Scout and an avid home chef who loves experimenting with new recipes. When I'm not in the kitchen, I'm usually taking way too many photos of my dog (and eagerly waiting to show them to you).

Alex Stoffregen - Green Coffee Buyer at Counter Culture Coffee