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HydroRaven
8
Oct 24, 2017
What is the difference in taste between drip coffee and a Chemex?
FancyRedFox
94
Oct 24, 2017
HydroRavenI think generally when people refer to drip coffee they are referring to coffee brewed through a machine that has an automated brew cycle, usually using a bed of coffee grounds with a paper filter. Chemex is a pour over method, which is a manual process. The benefits of doing a pour over are that you have more control over how your coffee is brewed. It certainly takes more time and attention, but you can control all the important variables like flow rate, water temperature, ratio, grind size, etc. You don't by any means have to invest that much effort, but the thing I love about pour over coffee is that you get out of it however much you choose to put in. With a auto-brewer you can control some of those variables, but overall you are generally limited.
HydroRaven
8
Oct 24, 2017
FancyRedFoxAlright, let me rephrase that: what is the difference between Chemex and pour-over drip coffee?
crers
11
Oct 24, 2017
HydroRavenChemex is basically just a very specified type of pour-over. The actual structure of the cone is somewhat different which I believe changes the rate of flow of water through the coffee. Chemex recipes are also often very specific in terms of the amount of beans and water, temp of the water, etc (not to say you couldn't use the same recipes for a traditional pourover). Chemex is considered to produce a 'cleaner' cup of coffee, and I personally very much enjoy coffee made in a Chemex but, in my personal opinion, my V60 pour-over dripper is almost as good and is cheaper and more portable.
hotelmode
14
Oct 24, 2017
HydroRavenIt's all pour-over, as in you pour water directly into the bed of coffee and gravity does the rest... A Chemex has a thick, pointed filter. The thick filters means the water doesn't flow through it as fast as other methods, and it also catches more sediment and oil so you get a very "clean" cup. Also, the coffee gets collected in the bottom so you don't need a separate vessel, so it's good for making large batches and pouring into multiple mugs.
FancyRedFox
94
Oct 24, 2017
HydroRavenChemex uses thicker filters with bonded paper. You will get a "more clarified" cup of coffee through a Chemex as opposed to something like a V60 because the thicker filters filter out many of the oils present in coffee that compose the mouthfeel/body of the cup.
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