hand-washed coffee| Chemex Coffee Pot Extraction Guide

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Many hand-brewed coffee lovers have a special preference for CHEMEX. The design is simple and practical. The filter cup and sharing pot are integrated. Let's introduce several common types of CHEMEX.

CHEMEX family photo

This classic Chemex Coffeemake coffee pot with an elegant, smooth and beautiful body has a history of 74 years. Chemex is deeply loved by coffee lovers and professionals around the world, including Charles&RayEames and his wife, Liu Zongli and other designers, and is firmly imprinted in the hearts of global coffee gluttons. it has become an irreproducible classic and often appears in film and television works.

Chemex coffee pot uses the high temperature and corrosion resistant glass flask in the chemistry laboratory as the foundation, it is resistant to high temperature and chemical corrosion, the whole process does not come into contact with the possibility of plasticizer, and the taste of the coffee is clearer and cleaner. Interestingly, even the filter paper used at first was obtained from the laboratory.

The overall shape of Chemex is like a combination of triangular flask and funnel, minimizing the adverse factors in hand-making, fully showing the ultimate flavor of boutique coffee, even beginners can make good coffee.

Chemex first appeared on the big screen in the 1963 film FromRussiawithLove, in which JamesBond's breakfast coffee was made with Chemex. In the famous American TV series "Mary Taylor Moore Show", Chemex can often be seen in MaryTylerMoore's kitchen.

So where on earth did Chemex come from? This beautiful pot was invented in 1941 by Dr. PeterJ.Schlumbohm Chemistry, born in Germany, and named Chemex? in the United States. The coffee pot has a history of nearly 70 years. The doctor modified it based on a laboratory glass funnel and tapered flask, especially adding an exhaust passage and a water outlet that Dr. Schlumbohm called (airchannel). With this exhaust channel, when brewing coffee, you can not only make the hot air avoid the filter paper and make the coffee extraction more complete, but also pour the coffee out easily along the trough. And add a detachable anti-scalding wood handle in the middle and tie it with a fine leather string, just like a bow on a beautiful girl's slender waist.

During World War II, various metals, as important strategic materials, were scarce, while the whole Chemex was composed of glass, wooden burn-proof grip and leather rope, which was highly respected by even the President of the United States at that time. Because of its excellent design and craftsmanship, Chemex handcuttle is now in a permanent collection by the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum, the Corning Museum and so on.

In 1956, it was selected by the Illinois Institute of Technology as one of the best contemporary design products. There are many practical design details, such as the classic square mouth design, one or two protrusions in the middle of the kettle body used to mark the capacity, the digging of the injection port, and the separation and cleaning of all parts, which is also an important reason for the popularity and long-term spread of the Chemex coffee pot.

Now Chemex has developed a complete product family. One-person pot, one-person drink, three-person pot, shared by the whole family, as well as large-capacity pots for eight and ten, suitable for large families and parties.

[note that the filter paper is folded]

There are detailed instructions on the filter paper box. The official CHEMEX cup is semicircular. There are 100 tablets in a box. Because the special filter paper of Chemex is about 20%, 30% heavier than ordinary filter paper, it can filter out all the sediment, and with the right (not too slow, not too fast) water filling speed and Chemex pot, you can extract a perfect cup of good coffee without bitterness, which has been a favorite of coffee lovers for more than 70 years.

Steps / methods:

The first step is to fold the filter paper into the spout, let the filter paper fit with the four walls of the spout, and soak the filter paper in hot water to remove the smell of the paper.

The second step is to grind 28 grams of moderately roasted coffee beans into powder, be sure to use fresh coffee beans, ghost teeth grinding 3.5 (moderate grinding), the powder is generally about as thick as sugar)

The gouache ratio is 30 grams of beans + 500ML water to make two cups of coffee. You can also fine-tune it according to your preferences.

Use 90 degrees hot water, water in the center, turn clockwise and slowly, stew, water flushing at medium speed

The third step, after the beautiful foaming, and then complete the water injection in the next two and a half minutes, similar to the Japanese style.