Input lever
Finish & Service
Wheel face
Server swirl
Swirling the receiving vessel after brewing.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Cooling rate
Finish & Service · Process state
How quickly the beverage cools during finish and service.
Process state
Finish & Service
Detail panel
Competition practice
Inferred
Definition
Cooling rate is the speed at which the beverage moves toward the target serve window after brewing.
Why It Matters
It determines whether judges or drinkers encounter the cup in the intended condition.
Page Context
Cooling rate is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe how quickly the beverage cools during finish and service.
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.