For my 2 cents having used the chemex daily about 2 years, I don't have any issues with stalling and I've only had the spout clog a handful of times. I grind just barely coarser than a v60, but also make a larger 30:500 batch (in ~5min). You can totally avoid those issues just by using the filter the normal way, and I love how clean the cup is. Totally excited to try these hacks, love the stir stick and the cut filter hack! I just think the chemex deserves more love!
I don’t have clogs either. If it does happen, it just takes a quick shift of the paper to correct. If it does happen to my brews, it is a simple correction.
@@LanceHedrick I think the reason for all those complaints is because most coffee connoisseurs (or snobs, lol) like to experiment and do their own thing. I have Baratza and Chemex and I do what the instructions say: 18-20 grind setting depending on how light the roast is. I’ve never had an issue with clogging. I do a very gentle pour and a couple of swirls. Love my v60, moka, aeropress, but in the morning for the whole family 60/1000gr is perfect. Cheers!
Ever since taking that home barista course held by a local SCA judge I was immediately hooked to the Chemex and bought it right after the course. And mind you I got the large one…. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into… more than 5 years later and I still use it daily and it is still my preferred method of brewing. I love the clean cup, the sweetness I get.. I feel so passionate about it I defend it left and right xD I am really excited to try your hacks immediately and I am happy I found your channel. I enjoy your clear instructions and tone of voice. Thank your doing this!
This is freaking awesome Lance. You have a way of explaining the theory while showing a practical method that is really something to enjoy. I learned so much from watching your channel! Keep up the stellar work king!
The little pink silicone thingy is what my Dad uses to keep his coffee cup from cooling off too fast. He sits it on top of the cup between sips and it creates enough suction to seal and keep the hot coffee hot longer.
Lance, I’ve come to learn about you via other coffee channels, so I decided to finally stop by. As someone who brews a Chemex, as their daily driver, this is perhaps one of the best, (if at least more insightful) videos about this brewer for those of us who use it, love it, and want to get more out of it. I’ve never had a brew stall and part of my routine is to pull the edges of the filter by the spout taught after my post bloom/initial pour draws down. Curious to see how much the 2 sided filter changes the taste in the cup. Excited to try this and some of the other hacks! That double pour was mind blowing and pure Gangsta! SUBSCRIBED!
I am a fairly lazy person when I'm not at work (just ask my wife!), so I doubt I'll do that filter hack more than once to try it, but it's a super interesting method that I wouldn't have known about without you bringing it to our attention. I've never really been a big fan of the Chemex after wasting a TON of coffee trying to get a cup I like. I may have to try this recipe now, if I can dig up my silicone jar opener! Thanks!
Haha! The recipe works well without that hack, so no worries. And for the filters, I understand. I would recommend it, though! It will incredibly increase your extraction and consistency. Just make them like once weekly. Knock out a few. Quite easy once you have made a couple
Love the seminar on using Chemex brewer. Another coffee friend suggested I use stainless steel microperforated filters. I also got some glass laboratory stir rods BUT I didn't know about placing them in the filter FIRST then pouring in freshly ground coffee and using the glass rod to make a funnel in the ground coffee to enhance extraction. THANK YOU!
The Chemex was my first pour over brewer that I got, and I quickly switched to the V60 after having trouble with smaller brews and wasting large amounts of coffee on brews that didn’t turn out right. Just made a batch brew following this technique and it’s hands down one of the BEST pour overs I’ve ever made!! Loving your videos Lance, feels like I’m taking college courses for coffee and I’m loving every second of it! Keep the recipes coming, your channel is awesome
Nice video as always and since we have a guest at home I was brewing 650ml in the mornings using Chemex so it's going to be a perfect opportunity to try out the recipe (it's going to suck to count to 60 with Red Clix though). I liked the filters hack but I have to admit that in my ~5 years of using Chemex daily I got one stalled brew with Ethiopian coffee. Never thought it's a flawed brewer. However, I prefer V60 these days mostly for clarity in the cup and fruity and floral notes.
Suprisingly the handblown version fixes all the spout problems. The brewcone is actually shaped the same as the filter and spout is more pronounced. No issues with collapsing filters, even tried the one layer on the spoutside.
I always feel weird that I've heard so much about chemex and stalls and used one for my daily brew for years and never had a particular problem with it. I just do the 3 fold side on the side with the spout and do the divot thing with the bed in this video and it's always worked great.
Nice! Well, I promise your extraction will be more even with these hacks, even if you haven't experienced stalls. Stopping the bypass with that silicon hack and, even more importantly, the filter folding trick, will both help increase extraction and I believe your whole experience
Wow just tried this and it produced some amazing coffee! I didn’t have a single piece of soft silicone in my house at all so I used a wooden spoon and put in the he spout, but I want to try to find something what you used. And that pour method 🤯 so cool!
Man I'm just watching this. I've been brewing with a Chemex for years. I can make pretty decent cups with it. You totally blew my mind with those hacks! I normally use a chopstick to help the airflow. Also the glass stick thing is interesting. I'm going to try this when I get my next batch of beans!
Never had an issue with bypass using any of the Chemexes, or even a V60. With proper pouring technique it simply doesn't occur; there's even a video with James Hoffman pouring directly on the filter, and still the water travels down (not out) the side of the paper and into the coffee (actually giving more, but a worse tasting extraction). Secondly I've never had an uneven extraction due to the 3 ply on one side. Water doesn't leave through the side of the filter so it's irrelevant; with the Chemex filters it leaves only through the tip of the cone, after filtering through the coffee bed. Extraction is more even generally than with say a V60.
I've had a Chemex for over 30 years, never had a problem with the spout, but I use the unbleached filters, maybe they're thicker. You could just fold it over a little, might help. I never weigh the coffee but I have a programmable burr grinder that I can adjust to my preference. I'm not that pedantic.
Thanks for another great lesson, Lance! Instead of the silicone, you could try sitting a metal straw or glass pipette right into the spout: it would provide a wall for the paper filter and breathing hole for the container, and do away with plastics... Talk about metal, any word on stainless steel filters?
You could but it would solve the bypass that happens there! And I don't enjoy metal filters. They allow too many insolubles through to the final cup. I prefer clean cups where the acidity isn't overrun by the cell wall fragments, oils, etc, that make it through. But, everyone is different!
I've never had a problem with the filter blocking the chute - I just jigger it a bit after the rinse, if necessary. I always figured that the three layer side of the filter in conjunction with the chute, would ensure that the water passed through the three layers rather than going out elsewhere. Hmmm .... Maybe if the chute is taken out of play entirely like this with the silicone then water can ONLY exit into the carafe at the bottom tip of the filter, after it has also passed through the coffee.
Interesting method of preparing the paper filter... I just buy "cone" filter papers...but I liked the use of the silicon, and stirring stick placement.
For sure. You can use cone, but the chemex filter is actually quite good. Thick and sturdy. I like using them for big brews much more than thin cone filters
Followed your directions to the letter, used my brand new grinder (Christmas present from the wife) and I don't know if I should be scared or happy becuase I'm drinking it black and darn, if it don't taste good. Thanks for the video! Cheers!
Not sure if the three-layer filter side filters are any different than the one-layer filter. Because the filter is not filtering much pass-thru down its sides, we hope. It filters only through the bottom one-inch or so diameter bottleneck hole, so the filtration difference from three sides versus one side is only after the bottleneck hole. There is a difference, which you can check by tilting your Chemex one way or the other and you will see flow rate change. Once the filter is wet against the smooth glass cone above the bottleneck, no brew gets through until it reaches down into the bottleneck. Right? Now consider if I am wrong about that. Then the Chemex engineers would have made the triple-fold side filter 1/3 the amount of the single-fold side and the single-fold side filter three times the amount of the three-fold side with neither side's flow-through being optimal. That's not impossible; they would have made the filter's pass-through holes to allow an optimal average with a 3 to 1 ratio. Saying it differently, the thick side would filter three times slower than optimal and the thin side would filter three times faster than optimal. Together they would add up to Optimal. A tapered chopstick (Japanese style) is excellent to hold the funnel open, if necessary. A red one works best. That pink thing destroys the Chemex, I doubt you'd find that in the Museum of Modern Art.
WAIT WHAT!!!!!! Get outa town. I came here to learn how to use a Chemex and finished as a chemist 🤣🤣🤣 No really, I am just now looking in to getting my first Chemex pour over and had loads of questions. I didn't know of all the steps you go through to make a pot. I bet it tastes fabulous. I see that you must have patience when using a Chemex. Question, how do you keep your coffee hot? Can you put it on the stove?
so if I need these several hacks, why is this device so loved? Also, why not just use a Melita style cone and filter on top of the Chemix? No stalls. Great video and sound quality and coffee knowledge. ty
This is a great video Lance. I have been enjoying the Chemex for about a year now and this video has definitely upped my game. I have explored the Chemex, French press, and deeply into the world of espresso. I am wondering what I should get next. V60, Aeropress, or something else you suggest?
I just ordered my Chemex, and now I'm almost sorry already! I just wanted something without any plastic in it! How can you tell you're pouring this much or that much water in each pour? Is the glass marked? I will probably cut my filter your way, but no silicone! Buying this was trying to get away from anything that might have chemicals. You're also talking about the water cooling. Will my coffee be cold or lukewarm? Will it be ok to reheat it in the carafe?
I'm really digging your latest videos. A lot of TH-cam videos have hand-wavy statements so I appreciate your thoughtful explanations. Curious which cone dripper you'd choose for a 500g batch (30g coffee) v60 or chemex or???
I'm not sure what it is. I actually went about a year of using the Chemex before having issues, but once they started it never stopped. Not sure if it's something to do with technique or not. But I just have a square chopstick that I stick down in the spout and that works fine. It doesn't completely flatten out that spout, but it does it enough.
Great video Lance!! Can you explain the logic in using discrete pours? I understand the discrete bloom pours but why divide the remainder and wait for the draw down and pour again? As opposed to just keeping it topped off? And how do you decide how many discrete pours to divide it into?
Hey! Good question. Pouring is one of the most insane ways to introduce agitation. Bare kettle pouring causing insane movement and can discharge fines. Anyway, the more pours, the more agitation. You could keep topping it off to maintain high thermal mass, but I think it is more important to add judiciously based off what you're targeting in the extraction and when.
I read up a bit about both and know the I currently brew espresso type coffee’s - but am wanting to start with pour overs after having a nice coffee from my local coffee shop using a chemex. Im tossing up between chemex or v60. Still undecided. from your experience, would you prefer or recommend one more than another ? Cost for each here in Australia are pretty much equal - so taking cost out of thr equation
Hi Lance, trying to follow this with my C40 but getting longer brew times 10min+ sometimes. How are you locating your zero on the C40? (I'm doing it from where the crank sticks when holding the grinder horizontal - e.g. not where the burr is screwed in as tightly as it can be with the click mech)
This is personal preference. I don't enjoy metal filters because too many insolubles make it to the final cup. Paper filters produce much cleaner cups of coffee.
OK, I don't have a Chemex but if I was in the market for a 6th way to make my brew, then I would definitely be throwing down for one after this video. Secondly, why, whY, wHY, WHY did TH-cam wait 4 hours to let me know this video was up and live???? I know I was still at work but some things can (must) be paused for good coffee content...
Haha! That sucks! I've been hearing this a lot. My views have taken a drastic plummet and I'm getting loads of messages that YT isn't notifying people. Really sucks.
@@LanceHedrick just made one of the best brews ever from chemex. I also believe in your second bloom phase. Really great. Im going to try the chemex filters on a V60 next. I have a hard time finding hario filters.
I'm quite new to coffee in general. Would you do lighter and darker roasts with a chemex or would the kind of specialty coffee you use influence which brewer you use?
To start, I would not over complicate things. If you have a chemex, do everything on the chemex for now. Eventually you will find you have specific preferences, but no need to convolute things off the bat! Welcome to specialty coffee!
Hello, i just discovered your channel and is a treasure. Im a noob, I have a Hario Skerton grinder and just got my chemex, but I haven't found any grind settings yet, any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Don't know if i'm doing it right or wrong, but to enjoy the chemex taste, I just use chemex filters with my plastic V60..... the taste is just from the filter right? A poor man's chemex I guess lol. Main reason I do this is because I'm tired of cleaning my chemex ha!
@@LanceHedrick thanks for the tips! I’ve been using the Chemex method daily for about 10 years but I’m always looking to tweak things for a better cup. What’s your thoughts on the Able Cone filters? I’ve dabbled with it but haven’t “figured out” the best technique.
Issue with the cones is there is no way to make a clean cup. Paper filters absolutely make a much much cleaner cup by holding back insolubles and oils that tend to make the cup unpleasant. That being said, I have a video with the cones coming next week. Not the video you think it is, but interesting nonetheless
It's ok. Let's say we have a recipe with 3 pours and 300g. We could do 3x 100g. Now let's say we have double the recipe to 600g. We add a pour. Now we have 4x pours. Instead of 3x 100 and 1x 300, we will evenly divide them. So, 4x 150
@@LanceHedrick OK, I think I grok dividing the water evenly. Still not clear on time adjustment as a result of doubling the amount. We're adding a pour, so in this recipe, from 5x to 6x. What about the times?
Yea! That will work well. Tho, after the bloom, you might consider a glass stir stick. The surface area is so small on the small, thin Chemex that spinning won't do a full job on saturating the bed
For my 2 cents having used the chemex daily about 2 years, I don't have any issues with stalling and I've only had the spout clog a handful of times. I grind just barely coarser than a v60, but also make a larger 30:500 batch (in ~5min). You can totally avoid those issues just by using the filter the normal way, and I love how clean the cup is.
Totally excited to try these hacks, love the stir stick and the cut filter hack! I just think the chemex deserves more love!
You're one in a million if you've not had clogs. Lol it's a ubiquitous complaint globally against the chemex lol.
I don’t have clogs either. If it does happen, it just takes a quick shift of the paper to correct. If it does happen to my brews, it is a simple correction.
@@AdventuresinBackpacking Same for me! One tiny clog once, quickly corrected and typically very uniform results.
@@LanceHedrick I think the reason for all those complaints is because most coffee connoisseurs (or snobs, lol) like to experiment and do their own thing. I have Baratza and Chemex and I do what the instructions say: 18-20 grind setting depending on how light the roast is. I’ve never had an issue with clogging. I do a very gentle pour and a couple of swirls. Love my v60, moka, aeropress, but in the morning for the whole family 60/1000gr is perfect. Cheers!
@@LanceHedrick No Clogging for me
I love how he just casually pours into two cups like that wasn't the coolest thing we've ever seen a Chemex do...well played Lance, well played!
2 years later, IT IS THE COOLEST THING I've even seen in a chemex haha
Ever since taking that home barista course held by a local SCA judge I was immediately hooked to the Chemex and bought it right after the course. And mind you I got the large one…. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into… more than 5 years later and I still use it daily and it is still my preferred method of brewing. I love the clean cup, the sweetness I get.. I feel so passionate about it I defend it left and right xD I am really excited to try your hacks immediately and I am happy I found your channel. I enjoy your clear instructions and tone of voice. Thank your doing this!
Wow that's incredible! So glad you're loving the way you brew. Can't get better than that! Appreciate your support
This is freaking awesome Lance. You have a way of explaining the theory while showing a practical method that is really something to enjoy. I learned so much from watching your channel! Keep up the stellar work king!
Awesome! Let me know if you try it. Cheers, friend!
The little pink silicone thingy is what my Dad uses to keep his coffee cup from cooling off too fast. He sits it on top of the cup between sips and it creates enough suction to seal and keep the hot coffee hot longer.
That’s genius!
I feel like that’s a nipple cover haha
Lance, I’ve come to learn about you via other coffee channels, so I decided to finally stop by. As someone who brews a Chemex, as their daily driver, this is perhaps one of the best, (if at least more insightful) videos about this brewer for those of us who use it, love it, and want to get more out of it. I’ve never had a brew stall and part of my routine is to pull the edges of the filter by the spout taught after my post bloom/initial pour draws down. Curious to see how much the 2 sided filter changes the taste in the cup. Excited to try this and some of the other hacks! That double pour was mind blowing and pure Gangsta! SUBSCRIBED!
You're about to bring me back to the Chemex Lance.
Hahaha! I wanna see it!
I am a fairly lazy person when I'm not at work (just ask my wife!), so I doubt I'll do that filter hack more than once to try it, but it's a super interesting method that I wouldn't have known about without you bringing it to our attention. I've never really been a big fan of the Chemex after wasting a TON of coffee trying to get a cup I like. I may have to try this recipe now, if I can dig up my silicone jar opener! Thanks!
Haha! The recipe works well without that hack, so no worries.
And for the filters, I understand. I would recommend it, though! It will incredibly increase your extraction and consistency.
Just make them like once weekly. Knock out a few. Quite easy once you have made a couple
@@LanceHedrick Welllllll I guess I won't be trying it anytime soon, as I dropped my Chemex on the floor just now! RIP :(
NOOOOOOO what are the odds?!?
Fold the tip of the paper forward on the spout side and no need to use the silicone part. Keeps a nice opening on the spout.
Love the seminar on using Chemex brewer. Another coffee friend suggested I use stainless steel microperforated filters. I also got some glass laboratory stir rods BUT I didn't know about placing them in the filter FIRST then pouring in freshly ground coffee and using the glass rod to make a funnel in the ground coffee to enhance extraction. THANK YOU!
For the silicone I recommend using a silicone food cover. If you have one you don't use, just cut it so that it covers the chute.
The Chemex was my first pour over brewer that I got, and I quickly switched to the V60 after having trouble with smaller brews and wasting large amounts of coffee on brews that didn’t turn out right. Just made a batch brew following this technique and it’s hands down one of the BEST pour overs I’ve ever made!! Loving your videos Lance, feels like I’m taking college courses for coffee and I’m loving every second of it! Keep the recipes coming, your channel is awesome
Fantastic! Thanks so much for the comment. Means a lot!
Lance we're all friends here, go ahead and leave your cape on for the videos. 😎
🤣🤣🤣 that's awesome.
Nice video as always and since we have a guest at home I was brewing 650ml in the mornings using Chemex so it's going to be a perfect opportunity to try out the recipe (it's going to suck to count to 60 with Red Clix though). I liked the filters hack but I have to admit that in my ~5 years of using Chemex daily I got one stalled brew with Ethiopian coffee. Never thought it's a flawed brewer. However, I prefer V60 these days mostly for clarity in the cup and fruity and floral notes.
Suprisingly the handblown version fixes all the spout problems. The brewcone is actually shaped the same as the filter and spout is more pronounced. No issues with collapsing filters, even tried the one layer on the spoutside.
I tried the hack with filter this morning and it made such a huge difference in my coffee. I'm going to use my chemex more often now.
Heck yeah! Stoked you gave it a chance and enjoyed it!
I just wish I could taste it. 🤤 The pouring into 2 cups at the end was an unexpected additional hack.
Haha for sure! Thanks for watching
I always feel weird that I've heard so much about chemex and stalls and used one for my daily brew for years and never had a particular problem with it. I just do the 3 fold side on the side with the spout and do the divot thing with the bed in this video and it's always worked great.
Nice! Well, I promise your extraction will be more even with these hacks, even if you haven't experienced stalls. Stopping the bypass with that silicon hack and, even more importantly, the filter folding trick, will both help increase extraction and I believe your whole experience
@@LanceHedrick why would he care about those silly hacks when it works just fine. way too complicated doing all these unnecessary extra steps
I loved all these tips especially cutting the filter and using a chopstick! I feel slightly less anxiety using my chemex now!
Haha good! And that recipe will work even if you don't have time for the hacks!
Bro! Shattered my Chemex a few months ago and now I want another one just to try this! Amazing recipe!
Haha! Do it! It's a fun few hacks
Wow just tried this and it produced some amazing coffee! I didn’t have a single piece of soft silicone in my house at all so I used a wooden spoon and put in the he spout, but I want to try to find something what you used. And that pour method 🤯 so cool!
I don't actually have a chemex and I cannot get one where I live but damn that pour into 2 cups is something that I need to learn. it's so impressive.
Hahaha! It is certainly fun! And a cool trick to casually flex on friends lol
Man I'm just watching this. I've been brewing with a Chemex for years. I can make pretty decent cups with it. You totally blew my mind with those hacks! I normally use a chopstick to help the airflow. Also the glass stick thing is interesting. I'm going to try this when I get my next batch of beans!
Love it! Do it! Thanks for watching
Great vid. I always love doing the Chemex split pour.
Haha it's definitely fun! And even better if you don't spill like I did haha
About the filter hack, don’t you still have 3 plys at the base of the cone on one side ? It still drips 3 something sides to one , no?
Lance. thank you for the filter hack and the recipe. You have a great practical channel
Never had an issue with bypass using any of the Chemexes, or even a V60. With proper pouring technique it simply doesn't occur; there's even a video with James Hoffman pouring directly on the filter, and still the water travels down (not out) the side of the paper and into the coffee (actually giving more, but a worse tasting extraction).
Secondly I've never had an uneven extraction due to the 3 ply on one side. Water doesn't leave through the side of the filter so it's irrelevant; with the Chemex filters it leaves only through the tip of the cone, after filtering through the coffee bed. Extraction is more even generally than with say a V60.
I've had a Chemex for over 30 years, never had a problem with the spout, but I use the unbleached filters, maybe they're thicker. You could just fold it over a little, might help. I never weigh the coffee but I have a programmable burr grinder that I can adjust to my preference. I'm not that pedantic.
Thanks for another great lesson, Lance! Instead of the silicone, you could try sitting a metal straw or glass pipette right into the spout: it would provide a wall for the paper filter and breathing hole for the container, and do away with plastics... Talk about metal, any word on stainless steel filters?
You could but it would solve the bypass that happens there!
And I don't enjoy metal filters. They allow too many insolubles through to the final cup. I prefer clean cups where the acidity isn't overrun by the cell wall fragments, oils, etc, that make it through. But, everyone is different!
Does the straw method work for you? I had that same idea and then saw your comment.
wow - My french press broke - wanted a simple cup of coffee in the morning - didn't know the chemex was this much work! But thanks
that pouring technique was amazing
Thank you! Try it out and let me know your thoughts
Hi Lance ,
Thanks for the video. Should I change the flow with the chemex 3 cups ? Want to mostly do 1 cup only with it
Thank you
I've never had a problem with the filter blocking the chute - I just jigger it a bit after the rinse, if necessary. I always figured that the three layer side of the filter in conjunction with the chute, would ensure that the water passed through the three layers rather than going out elsewhere.
Hmmm .... Maybe if the chute is taken out of play entirely like this with the silicone then water can ONLY exit into the carafe at the bottom tip of the filter, after it has also passed through the coffee.
Interesting method of preparing the paper filter... I just buy "cone" filter papers...but I liked the use of the silicon, and stirring stick placement.
For sure. You can use cone, but the chemex filter is actually quite good. Thick and sturdy. I like using them for big brews much more than thin cone filters
@@LanceHedrick I wonder how would a double cone filter compare to a chemex filter? i think it is worth a try.
Followed your directions to the letter, used my brand new grinder (Christmas present from the wife) and I don't know if I should be scared or happy becuase I'm drinking it black and darn, if it don't taste good. Thanks for the video! Cheers!
Learned so so much from the video! Legend
Wow. There are levels to this.
Not sure if the three-layer filter side filters are any different than the one-layer filter. Because the filter is not filtering much pass-thru down its sides, we hope. It filters only through the bottom one-inch or so diameter bottleneck hole, so the filtration difference from three sides versus one side is only after the bottleneck hole. There is a difference, which you can check by tilting your Chemex one way or the other and you will see flow rate change. Once the filter is wet against the smooth glass cone above the bottleneck, no brew gets through until it reaches down into the bottleneck. Right? Now consider if I am wrong about that. Then the Chemex engineers would have made the triple-fold side filter 1/3 the amount of the single-fold side and the single-fold side filter three times the amount of the three-fold side with neither side's flow-through being optimal. That's not impossible; they would have made the filter's pass-through holes to allow an optimal average with a 3 to 1 ratio. Saying it differently, the thick side would filter three times slower than optimal and the thin side would filter three times faster than optimal. Together they would add up to Optimal.
A tapered chopstick (Japanese style) is excellent to hold the funnel open, if necessary. A red one works best. That pink thing destroys the Chemex, I doubt you'd find that in the Museum of Modern Art.
I have a breville pro grinder and i can never seem to find the right grind size.... any tips for that grinder?
WAIT WHAT!!!!!! Get outa town. I came here to learn how to use a Chemex and finished as a chemist 🤣🤣🤣 No really, I am just now looking in to getting my first Chemex pour over and had loads of questions. I didn't know of all the steps you go through to make a pot. I bet it tastes fabulous. I see that you must have patience when using a Chemex. Question, how do you keep your coffee hot? Can you put it on the stove?
Chemex says you can place it on a glass top stove to keep warm. I place mine on a burner set to the lowest setting and it stays plenty hot.
This is interesting how different it is than what I usually do, and I’ll be trying your techniques to see if it improves the taste.
Sounds great!
This changed my experience with the chemex
Thank you! I appreciate you sharing this. 😊❤
You can literally find an issue with every single coffee brewer ever made. If you have a Chemex, enjoy it to the fullest!
The Chemex was my first pour over brewer and it almost put me off the practice entirely way back when
Where did you get your shirt? I couldn't find it on Google!
I have never had clog issue, I think that may happen if you place the paper in the wrong orientation, I loved the even sides hack though!
Can this same method and setup be used with loose leaf tea?
so if I need these several hacks, why is this device so loved? Also, why not just use a Melita style cone and filter on top of the Chemix? No stalls. Great video and sound quality and coffee knowledge. ty
You are absolutely correct. Though, many love the look, the tradition, and the volume it can brew
I don't do pour overs but it's fun to watch :)
Haha! Thank you for watching regardless!
Honestly i’ve been brewing with a Chemex almost daily for 5 years and never one time had the filter collapse in on the spout…
Cool!
Good one sir
This is a great video Lance. I have been enjoying the Chemex for about a year now and this video has definitely upped my game. I have explored the Chemex, French press, and deeply into the world of espresso. I am wondering what I should get next. V60, Aeropress, or something else you suggest?
V60 is great! And I already have a video on it up haha
What's the point of the filter paper hack?
What’s the electric water pot manufacturer?
Lance do you have reccomended timemore v3 click setting for chemex.
Love this! Silicone is such a good idea, cant wait to try tomorrow morning :)
How did it go?!
14:32 is incredible pouring tech
I brew using the Bodum while using a origami. It's a cheap knockoff of the chemex but it's exactly the same. I use the kalita papers tho. Works great
I just ordered my Chemex, and now I'm almost sorry already! I just wanted something without any plastic in it! How can you tell you're pouring this much or that much water in each pour? Is the glass marked? I will probably cut my filter your way, but no silicone! Buying this was trying to get away from anything that might have chemicals. You're also talking about the water cooling. Will my coffee be cold or lukewarm? Will it be ok to reheat it in the carafe?
Thank you. What about using a cone filter?
Excellant!
What grind size should I use with the Baratza Encore? 👀👀
Around 18-20 should do it!
I'm really digging your latest videos. A lot of TH-cam videos have hand-wavy statements so I appreciate your thoughtful explanations. Curious which cone dripper you'd choose for a 500g batch (30g coffee) v60 or chemex or???
V60! For sure. For something that big, I'd do a plastic v60 or plastic cafec Flower. And thank you!
I'm not sure what it is. I actually went about a year of using the Chemex before having issues, but once they started it never stopped. Not sure if it's something to do with technique or not. But I just have a square chopstick that I stick down in the spout and that works fine. It doesn't completely flatten out that spout, but it does it enough.
Yeah a chopstick will prevent the filter from sagging. Doesn't lessen bypass, but does well enough
Great video Lance!! Can you explain the logic in using discrete pours? I understand the discrete bloom pours but why divide the remainder and wait for the draw down and pour again? As opposed to just keeping it topped off? And how do you decide how many discrete pours to divide it into?
Hey! Good question. Pouring is one of the most insane ways to introduce agitation. Bare kettle pouring causing insane movement and can discharge fines. Anyway, the more pours, the more agitation. You could keep topping it off to maintain high thermal mass, but I think it is more important to add judiciously based off what you're targeting in the extraction and when.
8:30 Kabumi! Also, sweet trick pour into two cups at 14:33!
Thanks! And it is sorta Kubomi. This method I picked up from Ray, as well, some years back. Just a quick way to make a divot sans compression
@@LanceHedrick I do the same with a Saint Anthony Industries' G70.
Nice! Definitely need it on that deep dripper. Phew!
WTF WAS THAT POURING FLEX I LITERALLY SHOUTED AT THE SCREEN
dang how do you pour two cup at the same time that is just insane!
The silicon you have laying around is a cup cover 🤣
Haha! Had no clue what it was 🤣
@@LanceHedrick great tips and tricks as always but pouring two cups at the same time is another level 😎
Haha! Love how that is the big takeaway lol
Where do you get the silicone? What is the product called?
I read up a bit about both and know the I currently brew espresso type coffee’s - but am wanting to start with pour overs after having a nice coffee from my local coffee shop using a chemex.
Im tossing up between chemex or v60. Still undecided.
from your experience, would you prefer or recommend one more than another ?
Cost for each here in Australia are pretty much equal - so taking cost out of thr equation
The pink silicone you have is the cup cover 😂 I have a couple of those at home.
How do you figure out the grams of water being poured?
Hi Lance, trying to follow this with my C40 but getting longer brew times 10min+ sometimes. How are you locating your zero on the C40? (I'm doing it from where the crank sticks when holding the grinder horizontal - e.g. not where the burr is screwed in as tightly as it can be with the click mech)
Great tips as always! But which one is better to use, a paper filter or the metal filter that came with my chemex?
This is personal preference. I don't enjoy metal filters because too many insolubles make it to the final cup. Paper filters produce much cleaner cups of coffee.
Never had a problem with the filter collapsing into the chute
Nice! Good for you!
Fabulous!
I have a cloth filter made for the Chemex which I like a lot more than the paper ones.
Glad you enjoy that! I have yet to enjoy a cup from a cloth filter, but that is purely subjective. Hope you enjoyed the video nonetheless!
@@LanceHedrick of course always very good informative videos
Appreciate it sincerely
Yep, that 2 cup pour, *chefskiss
OK, I don't have a Chemex but if I was in the market for a 6th way to make my brew, then I would definitely be throwing down for one after this video.
Secondly, why, whY, wHY, WHY did TH-cam wait 4 hours to let me know this video was up and live???? I know I was still at work but some things can (must) be paused for good coffee content...
Haha! That sucks! I've been hearing this a lot. My views have taken a drastic plummet and I'm getting loads of messages that YT isn't notifying people. Really sucks.
@@LanceHedrick Are you aiming to publish at 10C on Fridays? If so, I will mark my calendar at work! 😁
(I did get a notification, but it wasn't 'live')
I usually do around 7-8am CST Fridays
Thanks Lance, will try if I have a chemex one day 😉
haha! Thanks for watching even without having chemex lol
GENIUS!!
What about the circular chemix filter ?
Works the same exact way!
Man - you mean I can actually use my chemex for something other than a show piece on my coffee bar? SWEEET
Hahaha! Right?! Take the flowers out of your pot and use it for brewing once more!
Damn its pretty tho, right?
Love mine!
Filter hack is great!!
Appreciate it! Hope you enjoyed the video
@@LanceHedrick just made one of the best brews ever from chemex. I also believe in your second bloom phase. Really great. Im going to try the chemex filters on
a V60 next. I have a hard time finding hario filters.
Thank you! So stoked you're enjoying it
I'm quite new to coffee in general. Would you do lighter and darker roasts with a chemex or would the kind of specialty coffee you use influence which brewer you use?
To start, I would not over complicate things. If you have a chemex, do everything on the chemex for now. Eventually you will find you have specific preferences, but no need to convolute things off the bat! Welcome to specialty coffee!
@@LanceHedrick Thank you Lance for this video and your response :)
3 cup chemex uses half moon shape filters. Is there a hack for that style of filter?
I'm sure there is! I figured you could do this to it? Haven't used one in years
Hello, i just discovered your channel and is a treasure. Im a noob, I have a Hario Skerton grinder and just got my chemex, but I haven't found any grind settings yet, any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
I'd recommend grinding coarse and brewing this recipe!
@@LanceHedrick Thanks for the response! I will follow your recommendation! Have a good day!
Perfect! Cheers, friend! And thanks again for the engagement!
At a distance that chemex filter sticking out of the chemex looks like a pair of tightly whites on Lance. 😳
Don't know if i'm doing it right or wrong, but to enjoy the chemex taste, I just use chemex filters with my plastic V60..... the taste is just from the filter right? A poor man's chemex I guess lol. Main reason I do this is because I'm tired of cleaning my chemex ha!
That two cup pour flexing on us
Haha had to do it.
Why bother with this method over a V60? What is the difference essentially?
Just wanted to leave a msg of support.....more more more thanks
Haha thank you so much !
Any tips for a 1000g pour?
Just scale up! I would not do more pours than 5, so try this:
60g coffee
1000g water
125g pour, swirl
125g pour, swirl
350g
250g
150g
@@LanceHedrick thanks for the tips! I’ve been using the Chemex method daily for about 10 years but I’m always looking to tweak things for a better cup. What’s your thoughts on the Able Cone filters? I’ve dabbled with it but haven’t “figured out” the best technique.
Issue with the cones is there is no way to make a clean cup. Paper filters absolutely make a much much cleaner cup by holding back insolubles and oils that tend to make the cup unpleasant. That being said, I have a video with the cones coming next week. Not the video you think it is, but interesting nonetheless
Great job,thanx
Thank you for watching!
Everybody gangster until Lance pours the chemex
That double pour shaking people hahaha
@@LanceHedrick I mean I am put in my place what can I say.
Hahaha! It's easy peesy lemon squeezy. You got this 😎
If we double the amount of coffee and water for this recipe, does this double the durations for each step?
If you double, that will change some things. I'd add another pour and divide the new water amount evenly.
@@LanceHedrick What do you mean when you say to divide the new wat4er amount evenly? Sorry, it's not clear for me.
It's ok.
Let's say we have a recipe with 3 pours and 300g. We could do 3x 100g.
Now let's say we have double the recipe to 600g. We add a pour. Now we have 4x pours.
Instead of 3x 100 and 1x 300, we will evenly divide them. So, 4x 150
@@LanceHedrick OK, I think I grok dividing the water evenly. Still not clear on time adjustment as a result of doubling the amount. We're adding a pour, so in this recipe, from 5x to 6x. What about the times?
I have the smallest Chemex, should I cut everything by half on the recipe?
Yea! That will work well. Tho, after the bloom, you might consider a glass stir stick. The surface area is so small on the small, thin Chemex that spinning won't do a full job on saturating the bed
@@LanceHedrick thank you mam, I'll try that out, you're the best!
Nah. You rock. Thanks for the support!