In this inaugural installment of CCC video tutorials, I walk you though a Chemex-style brew with a 1:17 ratio pour-over method.
The coffee featured is Verve Coffee Roasters Burundi Kerinci, purchased at Architect Coffee Co. in Springfield, Missouri.
Method
1:17 ratio: 15g medium to medium-fine grind coffee to 255g water
- Add coffee to mesh basket in brewer and add 30g water to coffee.
- Start timer, and wait 45 seconds.
- At 0:45, pour 100g water and wait until 1:45.
- At 1:45, pour 125g water and brew until 3:30.
- Remove brew basket
- Swirl to incorporate transferred sediment.
- Serve immediately.
As is mentioned in the video, I make a point to try to create the highest-quality cup of coffee without spending the pricetags involved with specialty coffee gear. If you want to grab the entire setup for your own enjoyment, here are the links to all the equipment I use in the video:
Brewer: Bodum 34oz pour over brewer
Bodum’s brewer is a Chemex-style and works really well for half the price. Highly recommend. It can be used with Chemex’s paper filters, or with the included reusable wire mesh basket.
Grinder: Krups Electric Coffee Grinder
In the video I mention that I don’t have a super customizable burr grinder, but this electric blade grinder linked above works pretty well for me. I’m used to them, so getting a consistent grind out of these isn’t that hard, and saves some money in the process.
Kettle: Mainstays Gooseneck Kettle
By no means do you have to have a gooseneck kettle with a thermometer—but it just serves to make the pouring easier—more control over the flow.
I modified my cheaper gooseneck kettle by drilling out one of the steam vents on the lid to fit this meat thermometer inside.
The kitchen scale I use is pretty old, and I’ve had it a long time. It’s not on Amazon, but this one has great reviews and also will only set you back $11.
You can gather all of this gear for right around $70, which I think for the quality of coffee you can produce with this equipment, is a great amount for all of it.
I spend a lot of time checking out specialty coffee gear, and some places sell scales with timers for twice the amount of everything I have in my setup. Crazy.
Thanks for watching, and please feel free to share with your friends or anyone who you think would benefit from enjoying this method of coffee brewing. Comment if you’d like to see more, and what you’d like to see covered in future videos.
