Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Wheel face
Coffee dose
The mass of coffee used in the recipe.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Stage water masses
Recipe & Mass Balance · Input lever
How brew water is split across recipe phases.
Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Wheel face
Measurement-friendly
Competition practice
Inferred
Definition
Stage water masses define bloom pours, main pours, and any other staged water additions during extraction.
Why It Matters
Water staging changes saturation, concentration gradients, and thermal behavior.
Used In Recipe Language Like
Brewers may refer to this as bloom water.
Brewers may refer to this as main pour water.
Synonyms
bloom water
main pour water
Page Context
Stage water masses is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe how brew water is split across recipe phases.
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
Detail panel
Bloom water
The initial water used for wetting and gas release.
Input lever
Recipe & Mass Balance
Detail panel
Main pour water
The primary water addition after initial wetting.
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.