Input lever
Finish & Service
Wheel face
Server swirl
Swirling the receiving vessel after brewing.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Stratification
Finish & Service · Process state
Layering of temperature or concentration in the beverage.
Process state
Finish & Service
Detail panel
Inferred
Definition
Stratification is the separation of the final beverage into hotter, cooler, stronger, or weaker layers.
Why It Matters
It creates inconsistency even when the total beverage mass is correct.
Page Context
Stratification is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe layering of temperature or concentration in the 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.