Input lever
Finish & Service
Wheel face
Server swirl
Swirling the receiving vessel after brewing.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Aroma release
Finish & Service · Direct observation
How aroma is released from the final beverage.
Direct observation
Finish & Service
Wheel face
Competition practice
Inferred
Definition
Aroma release describes the practical sensory presentation of the coffee after dilution, vessel choice, and cooling.
Why It Matters
Finish-stage choices can either preserve or flatten the aromatic presentation of the cup.
Page Context
Aroma release is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe how aroma is released from the final beverage.
Related variables
Input lever
Finish & Service
Detail panel
Server stir
Stirring the receiving vessel after brewing.
Input lever
Finish & Service
Detail panel
Decanting
Pouring the beverage into another vessel.
Input lever
Finish & Service
Wheel face
Bypass water mass
The amount of water added after extraction.
Input lever
Finish & Service
Detail panel
Bypass timing
When bypass water is added.
Input lever
Finish & Service
Wheel face
Bypass temperature
The temperature of the dilution water.
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.