Input lever
Finish & Service
Wheel face
Server swirl
Swirling the receiving vessel after brewing.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Cup shape
Finish & Service · Input lever
The bowl and rim geometry of the serving cup.
Input lever
Finish & Service
Detail panel
Competition-relevant
Competition practice
Inferred
Definition
Cup shape is the geometry of the final vessel, including opening width and rim shape.
Why It Matters
Geometry changes aroma release and how the beverage reaches the palate.
Page Context
Cup shape is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe the bowl and rim geometry of the serving cup.
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.