Need to talk about coffee stuff today guys. Gotta keep my mind off the news as much as I can.

I still use my chemex for washed multicup brews. I think it excels at this, and I love the asthetic. I have a handmade wool cozy for it and a 3d printed lid to keep these larger brews warm though and while the cozy is protective, I do worry about breaking this fragile brewer.

It seems like the Miir directly addresses the thermal and fragility concerns and still allows use of the chemex filters. Seems hard to argue with that.

Other than nostalgia and maybe not wanting to spend a cool $80 right now, any reason to hold on to the Chemex?

  • ImgonnatrythisOP
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    15 days ago

    Thanks. These are great points. Agree with you completely about cleaning stainless. I was hesitant to introduce stainless into my brewing at all because of this. We’ve probably all smelled thermoses with a seemingly permanent coffee aroma. I did give in last year and have been brewing with my orea big boy directly into a stainless thermos. I’m really paranoid about keeping it clean whereas I just kind of use visual cues with the chemex. For now at least I use unbleached chemex filters which require heavy hot rinsing so I’m always thoroughly preheating. I think I’ll hold on to my chemex for now unless partner complains too much about cold coffee or it breaks, in which case the Miir seems like a worthy replacement.