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Jerry Verhoeven’s small cup

An 8 g upright brew with a short bloom and a late swirl.

2:30 suggested time6 guided stepsMethod: Jerry Verhoeven
SOURCE & TIMING

Credited method. Independent guide.

Method by Jerry Verhoeven. CupClarity independently wrote the instructions and drew the diagrams. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.

Author specifies a 10 s bloom, swirl at 1:45 and headline 2:30. Pouring 5/10 s, swirling 5 s and pressing 40 s are editable timing estimates. No physical taste test.

01 · MAKE IT YOURS

Your brew, your dose.

Start with the original settings below. Coffee dose is the weight of dry grounds; changing it scales the water automatically. Temperature is the water temperature when pouring. Step times do not scale automatically.

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Brewing water145 g
Coffee : brewing water1 : 18.1
Grind starting pointFine to medium-fine
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Enter water per step at the base dose of 8 g. Your selected dose scales these amounts automatically. Set a step to zero for waiting or pressing. The actual amount to pour appears beneath each field and in the guided steps.

Before starting the timer

  1. Use a dry paper filter in the standard cap; place the brewer on a sturdy cup and add coffee.

Author specifies a 10 s bloom, swirl at 1:45 and headline 2:30. Pouring 5/10 s, swirling 5 s and pressing 40 s are editable timing estimates. No physical taste test. Editing values creates your variation of the credited method.

Water input is not finished drink yield. This recipe is limited to 155 g of water; check your brewer’s usable capacity.

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02 · FOLLOW THE BREW

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0:00/ 2:30

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In each pour, “Add” is the water for that step. “Scale target” is the cumulative water added since the start: tare before the first pour, not between pours. The timer advances automatically; pause if you need more time. Duration fields use seconds (60 s = 1 minute).

  1. 01

    Wet the grounds

    Add 40 g Scale target: 40 g

    Pour and gently swirl until the grounds are wet.

  2. 02

    Short bloom

    Let the wet coffee rest.

  3. 03

    Top up & seal

    Add 105 g Scale target: 145 g

    Reach the cumulative target; seat the plunger gently to limit dripping.

  4. 04

    Steep

    Leave the brewer undisturbed.

  5. 05

    Swirl

    Hold the brewer securely and swirl three times.

  6. 06

    Gentle press

    Press slowly; stop rather than forcing resistance.

BEFORE YOU BREW

Make the experiment useful.

  • Start with the credited settings, then change one variable at a time. Grinder settings are not interchangeable between models.