Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Wheel face
Coffee dose
The mass of coffee used in the recipe.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Actual pre-dilution yield
Recipe & Mass Balance · Measured metric
The liquid mass collected before post-brew dilution.
Measured metric
Recipe & Mass Balance
Wheel face
Competition practice
Inferred
Definition
This is the beverage yield of the brewed concentrate before any finish-and-service water is added.
Why It Matters
It sets concentrate strength and determines how much bypass is still needed.
Used In Recipe Language Like
Brewers may refer to this as beverage yield.
Brewers may refer to this as concentrate yield.
Synonyms
beverage yield
concentrate yield
Page Context
Actual pre-dilution yield is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe the liquid mass collected before post-brew dilution.
Related variables
Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Detail panel
Dose into grinder
The mass of whole-bean coffee placed into the grinder.
Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Detail panel
Dose into brewer
The actual ground coffee mass placed in the AeroPress.
Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Wheel face
Brew water mass
The total water mass that contacts the coffee during extraction.
Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Wheel face
Stage water masses
How brew water is split across recipe phases.
Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Detail panel
Bloom water
The initial water used for wetting and gas release.
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.