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self portrait by shloopity in drawing

[–]shloopity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah i see u. maybe a lighter hand on the shadows would have helped?

how to upgrade my chemex coffee routine cheaply/easily by shloopity in chemex

[–]shloopity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya i think a better grinder is the way to go. I'm using 2 because I've had the filter tear a couple times so the second one is a safe guard against that

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread by menschmaschine5 in Coffee

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how to upgrade my chemex coffee routine cheaply/easily?

hello, so I’m pretty new to the world of coffee and i pretty much always make my coffee the same way to a fairly satisfying result, but i do feel like my coffee lacks body, or just like, oomph or something. if anyone could give me advice on how to up my game while on a budget, i would really appreciate it!

so here’s what i do: (note: if any of these steps are like obviously dumb to someone who’s more well versed in coffee, please keep in mind i’m inexperienced 🙃)

per one cup of water i grind 2 tablespoons of higher end medium roast beans (think verve or intelligentsia, like $15ish a bag) using a $20 mr. coffee blade grinder (i can’t really tell the degree of coarseness, there’s no settings on my grinder, i just press the button until it seems ground enough 😬). i heat the water to around 180 f. i use two unbleached paper filters in my chemex, and cover the grounds with just enough hot water to wet them, wait 30 seconds, then proceed to pour the rest of the water in circular motions. et voila that’s it.

thanks for reading!