Pro Tips
You can use a needle or a toothpick to even out and remove clumps from the coffee bed in your Chemex. Carefully by placing the end of the toothpick in the coffee bed and moving across it to break up any clumps.
You can also make a small hole/well in the centre of the coffee bed to channel your water flow through the ground coffee, only about 1-2cms deep. When you start pouring your for your bloom, aim the pour into this well . This will make the water easily saturate all the ground coffee.
Right after pouring the water for your bloom, swirl the Chemex once or twice to ensure all the coffee grounds are saturated with water.
After the last pour, gently swirl the Chemex to level the coffee bed for an even extraction.