Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Wheel face
Pour rate
The speed at which water is poured.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Swirl intensity
Delivery & Mixing · Input lever
How forceful the swirl is.
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Wheel face
Competition practice
Inferred
Definition
Swirl intensity differentiates gentle homogenizing motion from aggressive bed-release motion.
Why It Matters
Intensity changes whether the swirl simply mixes the slurry or actively detaches and redistributes the bed.
Page Context
Swirl intensity is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe how forceful the swirl is.
Related variables
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Detail panel
Pour intensity
How forceful the pour is.
Input lever
Delivery & Mixing
Wheel face
Pour pattern
The spatial path of the pour.
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.
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.