The timer follows the AeroPress method popularised by James Hoffmann, a British barista, author and coffee educator whose recipe simplified the brewer into a repeatable two and a half minute routine. Hoffmann's approach removed weighing every step during brewing and instead relied on timing the steep, swirling gently, then pressing slowly. As his videos spread online, home brewers adopted the sequence for its consistency, and audio versions like this one emerged so people could follow the timings without a stopwatch, a phone timer app or constantly checking a screen while handling hot water.