Input lever
Coffee Material
Wheel face
Origin
The geographic and agricultural source of the coffee.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Process
Coffee Material · Input lever
How the coffee was processed after harvest.
Input lever
Coffee Material
Wheel face
Competition practice
Technical science
Definition
Process includes washed, natural, honey, anaerobic, thermal-shock, and other post-harvest methods that change flavor and extraction behavior.
Why It Matters
Process strongly affects aroma intensity, fermentation character, sweetness perception, body, and sometimes solubility.
How To Control
- Use it as a contextual variable when choosing agitation, filtration, and dilution strategies.
Avoid
- Do not assume more processing automatically means better competition performance.
Used In Recipe Language Like
Washed
Natural
Anaerobic natural
Page Context
Process is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe how the coffee was processed after harvest.
Related variables
Input lever
Coffee Material
Detail panel
Variety
The genetic variety or cultivar of the coffee plant.
Input lever
Coffee Material
Wheel face
Roast level
How light or dark the coffee was roasted.
Input lever
Coffee Material
Detail panel
Roast development
The internal development of the roast, not just the color.
Input lever
Coffee Material
Detail panel
Roast date
The date the coffee was roasted.
Input lever
Coffee Material
Wheel face
Rest time
The time between roasting and brewing.
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.