Chemex Brew Guide

The Brew Guide

How to Make Pour Over Coffee with a Chemex

The Chemex is a classic. It brews a clean cup and maintains body and balanced floral notes. Perfect for any filter coffee.

What Do You Need?

900ml Chemex.

Chemex paper filter.

60 grams (about 6 tablespoons) of coffee grounds. Use a filter blend, like our Lion's Mane Blend, for the Chemex.

900ml of hot water around 93°C.

Stirring utensil.

Timer.

Mug or carafe.

Scale (optional but helps with precision).

Note: if you have a smaller (or, larger) Chemex scale appropriately based on a coffee to water ratio of 1:15

Step #1

Prep & Preheat

Start by heating your water. Bring it to a boil and then let it cool for about 30 seconds to reach the ideal brewing temperature of 93°C.

Whilst your water is heating, place a Chemex paper filter in the Chemex with the folded side against the spout. Rinse the filter with hot water to remove any paper taste and to preheat the Chemex. Pour out the rinse water.

After you have placed your filter put the ground coffee into the centre of the pre-wetted filter. Ensure there is an even distribution of the grounds across the filter.

Note: ground coffee should be at a consistency similar to Kosher salt for optimal extraction. For best results, order our whole bean coffee and grind to size. If you are unable to do this, order the filter grind.

Step #2

Bloom & Brew

Pour a small amount of hot water (about twice the weight of your coffee grounds) onto the coffee in a circular motion. This is called the "bloom." Stir gently to ensure all the grounds are saturated. Wait for about 30 seconds.

Gradually pour the remaining hot water over the coffee grounds, starting at the centre and spiralling outward, making sure to wet all the grounds evenly.

This pour should take another 2 – 2.5 minutes. Gently stir as needed during this process to ensure all grounds are fully immersed in water.