Stumptown Coffee Roasters Chemex

A straightforward Chemex guide aimed at home brewers wanting a clean, balanced cup with floral notes in about four minutes.

Coffee: 42g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“42g (6 Tablespoons) of Stumptown coffee”
said in the original · What You Need section and Weigh and grind coffee step
Water: 700g, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“pour water to 700g or until the slurry is roughly flush to the top of the Chemex”
said in the original · Fill to the top step
Ratio: 1:16.7
Temperature (estimated): 96°C, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
Hot water just off the boil (about 205°F)
worked out from the recipe · 205°F converts to approximately 96°C; 'just off the boil' confirms this range
Brew time: 4:00, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“At 4:00, you should be pretty close to your target volume”
said in the original · Wait for it to brew step; 4:00 is the stated target brew time
Grind (estimated): medium-coarse, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
grind it medium-coarse like Kosher salt
worked out from the recipe · Creator's own descriptor maps directly to medium-coarse on the standard spectrum

FineCoarse

Grind: medium-coarse like Kosher salt

Tap any underlined number to read where it came from. Numbers marked estimated are ones the original recipe does not give.

Equipment

Designed on: 8-cup Chemex, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“8-cup Chemex”
said in the original · What You Need section

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grams

Uses 700g of water

Water in the brewer over time, drawn from the recipe.

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0:00Pour to 150gPour until all grounds are saturated; bloom
0:00StirStir to ensure no dry grounds remainyou have 45s
0:45Pour to 450gadd 300gPour over dark spots, avoid light ones; reintegrate coffee and wateryou have 1:00
1:45Pour to 700gadd 250gPour until slurry is roughly flush to the top of the Chemexyou have 2:15
4:00Let it drainAt 4:00 check volume against the glass bubble (20 oz mark); lift and remove filter
↳SwirlSwirl the Chemex before serving

Weights are cumulative: what the scale reads when that pour finishes.

Filter: Chemex paper filter, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Place a Chemex filter in the brewer with a single sheet away from the spout and multiple sheets lined up against the spout”
said in the original · Prep and preheat step
Filter rinsed first: Yes, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Rinse the filter with hot water. This preheats the brewer and gets rid of any papery flavor from the filter. Discard the rinse water.”
said in the original · Prep and preheat step
Stirring and swirling: stir during bloom to ensure no dry grounds; swirl before serving, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“Stir to make sure there are no dry grounds”
said in the original · Saturate grounds step; swirl also stated in Serve and enjoy step

Style: clarity, said in the original. Show the evidence.
“it brews a clean cup while preserving body and balanced floral notes”
said in the original · Introduction paragraph; 'clean cup' indicates clarity-oriented result
Suits: light, medium, dark roasts, worked out from the recipe. Show the evidence.
42g (6 Tablespoons) of your favorite Stumptown coffee
worked out from the recipe · No roast restriction stated; 'your favorite' implies broad suitability across roast levels

Where the original recipe does not say how the coffee tastes, the flavour here is an estimate.

This recipe is Stumptown Coffee Roasters’s. We have written out the numbers and linked to the original.