Brew Video: How to brew with the Chemex - Director's Cut

Learn how to brew coffee using the Chemex Coffeemaker from Dylan Siemens, the 2017 US Brewer's Cup Champion and Head Trainer for Onyx Coffee Lab.

[chtitmog]

I think I watched almost every videos about brewing with a chemex on YT and I must say that this is probably the best one to date.
The setting, lighting, camera angles and explanations are on point - the man is an amazing teacher! And it is one of the rare tutorials which addresses the issue we may have with the deep cone shape of the Chemex that causes some kind of "clogging" at times - changing the circle pouring to a centered pouring is brilliant! Anyway, thank you so much for this video, it is REALLY helpful. :-)

[BlackRifleCoffeeCompany]

Love the Chemex! One of our favorites!

[GageHorobetz]

I absolutely love the way you explained how to use the Chemex. I have been interested in it for a while and this video has only brought me closer to getting one.

[christianfoster]

Awesome video! Don't really see too many videos on larger volume pour overs. I used a 1Zpresso JX manual grinder with 2.5 rotations or 75 clicks from 0. It came out really nice. The tip about the more coarse grinds was really helpful. I think mine may have drawn down too quickly but it's way better than my previous attempts that took forever to draw down. I also used a stainless steel filter.

[TravellingMusicMan]

Thank you so much! Every other vid mentions the whole brew taking 4 min and mine is always around 6, this cleared the reasons and adjusted my pour technique. Great vid!

[andrewblair]

Damn you make good coffee. So much so that I bought a ridiculous amount in bentonville and am still drinking it!

[leveluplifestyle]

When you have schematics at the end of video it's serious. Good video thanks.

[pyxylation]

Welp, if I'm ever stuck in an empty warehouse with nothing but my Chemex setup, ill know exactly what to do!

[Homegrownknits]

Wow this really helped me up my Chemex game. Excellent explanation and easy to follow. Thanks so much.

[teresa]

I'm thinking about buying buying a Chemex because my ninja coffee bar is on the fritz, but I was confused on how it worked. Seems pretty simple, Great video 👍

[superchillho]

Onyx, you all make some really really delicious coffee

[Middlemanof]

Love this! What grind setting do you recommend on an Ode Gen 2?

[jakelacayo]

Excellent video! I follow these times for 40-50gm of coffee using 1:16 ratio. Would you recommend a shorter brew time for less coffee, say between 30-35gm? I use an 8 cup chemex. Thanks again!

[michaelwallach]

I see that you’re using the Fellow Stagg EKG and the Fellow Joey ceramic mug. Any recommendations for grind settings on the Fellow Ode for your exact setup? I’ve been battling a “is that bitter or sour?” Issue at a 2-3 setting on the Ode with large batch Chemex brews. Also, what was your water temp on the Stagg EKG?

[logancrook]

Dumb question- the schematics say to pour 110g for the bloom but on the far right it says 100g total should that be 110, then you pour 90g to get to 200g?

[smallpp]

i use mostly light roasted coffee, what would be the ideal brewing temperature for most of your video tutorials
aeropress, chemex, v60 and kalita. ive done about 208 but i'm not sure if thats hot or too hot. any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. love onyx!
posting the same comment on most of your videos so i can hopefully get an answer, thanks so much

[piyvwgt]

Love you ONYX and love this recipe but it’s so frustrating how every chemex video seems to have the Kettle like Mary Poppins purse!

I have the same EKG Kettle and there’s no way I can get 900grams of water and a poor to rinse my filter without refilling as well as filling over the Max line.

[dvtony]

Have you try chemex brew clip? I changes time of brewing and the flavor

[jacobfoster]

What grind setting do you recommend on the Baratza Encore for this method?

[kevincarter]

Love your coffee where did the videos go?