Learn as Hrag Kalebjian shows you how to fold a Chemex Half Moon filter. Preparing your Chemex filter Fold your Chemex filter into quarters. Find the corner with the most folds: this will become the bottom of the filter, through which the coffee will drip. Imagine a straight line running from this corner to the opposite one: this imaginary line will serve as a point.
Folding these odd shaped Chemex filters is actually pretty simple. After doing it once, you will be able to quickly make a Chemex brew, even while groggy at 6am. Chemex filters come in a half moon shape which can be confusing for most especially if you haven’t seen one before. Lay the Chemex filter on a flat surface and fold it in half, give it a nice solid crease.
After that, fold the filter in half once. I started using the Kone metal filter inside the Chemex square paper filter about a year ago. It makes removing the pre-wetted filter easier because you have the Kone helping maintain the shape. It also allows me to reuse the Chemex filters since I can dump the majority of the grinds by removing the Kone and then just rinsing the fines from the paper and hanging it to dry.
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Fold a round or square Chemex filter into quadrants. Since the Chemex filters are large and flat, fold a square or round one in half. One side should have layers, the other side.
Placing the filter as directed prevents vent clogging and facilitates filtration. Here is a great guide from the Chemex Coffeemaker on how to fold and place the filter paper.
If you prefer cloth over paper, there are also Chemex coffee socks available. As mentioned above the primary function of coffee filter is trapping the excess grounds in your brew.
The following is a step-to-step guide of using a paper filter. The result is a slower brew and a richer cup of coffee. Fold the filter paper into a half. Although not as rich as the French press, the Chemex does produce a sediment-free cup of coffee that will impress anyone used to the weaker taste of most less than carefully calibrated auto-drip coffee machines.
Prima Coffee introduces the Chemex, a classic in pour-over coffee brewing. The Chemex is great for producing clean and dynamic brews and is an American desig. A Chemex is designed in such a way to hold a Chemex filter. However, to cover the niche of the expensive Chemex filters, other companies have developed coffee filters that can fit in a Chemex.
Therefore, you do not have to worry about having to look for a Chemex filter to brew your favorite cup of coffee. Step 3: Setup the square filter inside the Chemex. Note: There are other filters which can be substitute they should be easy enough to figure out.
You’ll notice the filter is a square folded twice. Fold filter according to the package. Put the filter in the Chemex with the thick side on the spout. Rinse the filter with hot water.
Rinsing the filter gets rid of paper flavour and it also preheats the vessel. Measure out 40g of coffee or roughly tablespoons. Grind the coffee to a. The Chemex requires a specific set of Chemex filters, but they’re super easy to use!
The best filters are the paper ones we have linked to below. Filters For Coffee. Keeping the filter in its square shape, move one of the outer layers so you have one layer on one side, and three layers on the other side. Square Chemex filters will be easier to lift up by the corners and throw out after brewing, as they stick out quite significantly.
Whereas it’s slightly trickier to peel off round filters. You may want to factor this in when buying the type of filter papers for your Chemex. The Chemex filters are thicker than those filters used in most pour-over coffee makers. Thisin slow brewing to achieve a richer and strongly flavored coffee.
Heavy filters also filter all the unwanted fats and oils to ensure that your coffee has the best natural taste. There are a number of alternative filter options that you can use with a Chemex, but it’s the original double-bonded filter that will yield the distinguished coffee taste Chemex is known for.
Still, if you’re not keen to have that classic Chemex -style brew, you can invest in a reusable permanent filter version such as a stainless steel cone or a cloth filter.
