How to Brew the Perfect Coffee with a Chemex

Banks Thomas, Director of Coffee for Salt Spring Coffee demonstrates how to flawlessly prepare and serve the perfect cup of coffee using the Chemex drip brewing system.

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[klarinetta]

The vacuum brewer is also between french press and auto drip but not as acidic as the Chemex.

[SaltSpringCoffee]

@klarinetta Thanks for the feedback. The vacuum brewer is another very cool and unique brewing system that offers a different outcome and love it. Join our newsletter and keep in touch. Cheers

[Rmiller07]

LOL. Great vid. Love the part where you burn your hand at 2:17!

[rikzz0r]

@GuitarzanOO50 pretty much the filters, yes. Some say you should use Melitta / Clever / Hario V60 for one or two mugs and a Chemex if you make a lot of coffee. Chemex filter tend to leave a paper taste even after rinsing. Even white ones. The more coffee you make with them, the less this becomes a problem.

[mrbillmacneill]

good vid

we have been using the chemex for about a year now, we have tried bodums and the kone as well. the chemex ended up being the one we prefer to use. please note that we also liked the other methods as well. nothing wrong with them at all.

I quite agree about the temperature. I have taken to using a thermometer to keep the temperature at a known level.

I am slowly working my way down from 205 to 195 in the interests of 'science'.

establishing a baseline and experimenting is good advice

[GuitarzanOO50]

How is this different than a Melitta pour through? Really just in the filter thickness? Does the result differ much? Thanks!

[klarinetta]

I always love African coffee like Kenya and Ethiopia in the Chemex. Right now I'm brewing a great organic coffee from Daterra in Brazil. Fruits and acidity in the beginning then some nuts and hint of spices(not as much I think than in the non organic one) and it finish off with sweet caramel. Very clear and medium bodied coffee. Love it in the Chemex. But as alway when I try a new coffee for the first time I brew it in the French press got get all the flavors highlighted and go from there.

[klarinetta]

@SaltSpringCoffee Sorry didn't see the comment until now. Thanks for the invitation to your newsletter. I always love to read something coffee related to expand my knowledge about this terrific liquid :D

[proustie]

I don't think that traditional Chemex has more body than regular paper drip. Body comes from insolubles that the thick Chemex paper traps. Only way to get good body from a Chemex is to use a metal filter in it, but then it becomes less clean of course.