Chemex Coffee Brewer
The chemex was designed in 1941 and has been making delicious coffee ever since its non porous heat resistant glass construction combined with proprietary scientifically designed filters produces coffee with clarity and complexity in fact.
Chemex coffee brewer. The thick three layer portion should cover the pouring spout. Undoubtedly one of the most recognizable and elegant coffee makers available. The chemex coffee maker is loved like few other products in the coffee world. It brews a clean cup and maintains body and balanced floral notes.
Unfold the chemex filter and insert in the top of the brewer making sure the 3 layered side of the filter is lined up with the pouring spout. Dampen the filter with warm water to rinse and preheat the brewer. The chemex coffeemaker consists of an hourglass shaped glass flask with a conical funnel like neck and proprietary filters made of bonded paper that are thicker than the standard paper filters used for a drip coffeemaker the thicker paper of the chemex filters removes most of the coffee oils and makes coffee that is much cleaner than coffee brewed in other coffee making systems. Chemex is unique in that it is a one piece design and flat glass all around the filter holding area save for the chute in front of the brewer that you pour coffee out of.
Chemex coffee brewer pour over method. If that chute becomes blocked by the filter paper welding itself to the contours of the chute a seal to the lower chamber will be created not allowing air to easily escape from. Along with the iphone harley davidson and pabst blue ribbon choosing a chemex means joining a tribe with its own customs values and language. The chemex is housed in the moma permanent design collection it also lives on most of our kitchen counters too.
Open a chemex bonded coffee filter into a cone shape so that one side of the cone has three layers and place it into the top of the chemex brewer. The pour over method of brewing coffee is a simple way to gain better control of your extraction and to experiment. An iconic brewer with a timeless design invented in 1941 the chemex is easy to use and easy on the eyes. Step 3 pour hot water around the inside of the filter for about 5 seconds.