Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Wheel face
Pour rate
The speed at which water is poured.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Pour pattern
Delivery & Mixing · Input lever
The spatial path of the pour.
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Wheel face
Competition practice
Definition
Pour pattern describes whether the water is delivered to the center, in circles, spirals, or another repeated path.
Why It Matters
Pattern changes saturation uniformity, agitation distribution, and bed disturbance.
Used In Recipe Language Like
Circular motion
Spiral inward to outward
Page Context
Pour pattern is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe the spatial path of the pour.
Related variables
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Detail panel
Pour intensity
How forceful the pour is.
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Detail panel
Pour stages
The number and structure of pours.
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Detail panel
Saturation method
How the brewer ensures all grounds are wetted.
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Wheel face
Exact stir count
The exact number of stir motions.
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Wheel face
Stir direction / pattern
The directional path of the stir.
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.