Beverage TDS
Measured total dissolved solids in the served beverage.
Cup Outcome · Judging metric
How closely the served coffee matches the brewer’s stated sensory description.
Descriptor accuracy captures whether the served beverage actually presents the notes, structure, and experience the brewer described in judged service.
Competition-facing recipes often succeed or fail on whether the cup delivers what the brewer promised, not only on beverage quality in isolation.
Descriptor accuracy is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe how closely the served coffee matches the brewer’s stated sensory description.
Measured total dissolved solids in the served beverage.
Calculated percentage of coffee mass extracted.
The liquid beverage mass collected or served.
The smell of the brewed coffee.
The integrated taste impression of the final cup.
The lingering flavor and tactile impression after swallowing.