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AEROPRESS · LONG STEEP

Robert Mennell’s five-minute steep

An extended immersion with a measured water plan and a slow finish.

5:45 suggested time4 guided stepsMethod: Robert Mennell
SOURCE & TIMING

Credited method. Independent guide.

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

Source: second pour at 1:00; press STARTS at 5:00. Top-up 15 s and press 45 s are editable estimates, so this guide finishes at 5:45 rather than the headline 5:00.

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 water240 g
Coffee : brewing water1 : 15.0
Grind starting pointSlightly finer than a usual V60 grind
Customize the water plan

Enter water per step at the base dose of 16 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. Fit a paper filter in the standard cap. Use a sturdy receiving cup and check usable chamber space.
  2. Secure the filter cap, set the brewer upright over the cup and add the ground coffee.

Source: second pour at 1:00; press STARTS at 5:00. Top-up 15 s and press 45 s are editable estimates, so this guide finishes at 5:45 rather than the headline 5:00. Editing values creates your variation of the credited method.

Water input is not finished drink yield. This recipe is limited to 240 g of water; check your brewer’s usable capacity.

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02 · FOLLOW THE BREW

Ready when you are

0:00/ 5:45

Step 1 of 4 · 60s remaining in this step

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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

    Bloom

    Add 80 g Scale target: 80 g

    Wet the grounds and agitate gently; leave them to bloom.

  2. 02

    Top up & seal

    Add 160 g Scale target: 240 g

    Pour without extra stirring and seat the plunger.

  3. 03

    Long steep

    Wait with the brewer upright.

  4. 04

    Press before the hiss

    Press gently, stopping before the hiss.

BEFORE YOU BREW

Make the experiment useful.

  • Start timing with the first pour unless preparation says otherwise. Keep the brewer attended; stop pressing if resistance is high.
  • Grinder clicks apply only to the named model. Adjust one variable at a time; flavour outcomes are not guaranteed.