Input lever
Time & Sequencing
Wheel face
Timer start rule
The event that starts the timer.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Press duration
Time & Sequencing · Input lever
How long the pressing phase takes.
Input lever
Time & Sequencing
Detail panel
Measurement-friendly
Competition practice
Definition
Press duration describes the full time span of active plunger movement during separation.
Why It Matters
It affects flow, pressure, extraction contribution from the last liquid, and consistency.
Used In Recipe Language Like
Press gently for 20 s.
Plunge consistently over 1:00.
Page Context
Press duration is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe how long the pressing phase takes.
Related variables
Input lever
Time & Sequencing
Advanced detail
Grind-by time
The target time by which grinding should be complete.
Input lever
Time & Sequencing
Wheel face
Bloom time
The time between initial wetting and the next major action.
Input lever
Time & Sequencing
Wheel face
Pour timing
When staged pours start and end.
Input lever
Time & Sequencing
Detail panel
Cap-on timing
When the filter cap is attached.
Input lever
Time & Sequencing
Wheel face
Stir timing
When stirring happens in the brew.
Affected outcomes
Measured metric
Cup Outcome
Wheel face
Beverage TDS
Measured total dissolved solids in the served beverage.
Calculated metric
Cup Outcome
Wheel face
Extraction Yield
Calculated percentage of coffee mass extracted.
Measured metric
Cup Outcome
Wheel face
Beverage Yield
The liquid beverage mass collected or served.
Cup outcome
Cup Outcome
Wheel face
Aroma
The smell of the brewed coffee.