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Water Chemistry
Detail panel
Water source
The base water used for brewing.
AeroPress Wheel Variable
Water recipe
Water Chemistry · Input lever
A deliberate mineral recipe added to low-mineral water.
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Water Chemistry
Wheel face
Competition-relevant
Measurement-friendly
Competition practice
Technical science
Definition
A water recipe is a defined remineralization formula used to build the brewing water from distilled, deionized, or reverse-osmosis water.
Why It Matters
A recipe lets you tune hardness, alkalinity, and ion balance directly rather than inheriting them from the source water.
Used In Recipe Language Like
Apax-style concentrates
Custom magnesium/bicarbonate recipe
Page Context
Water recipe is part of the Brew Supply AeroPress Wheel and helps brewers describe a deliberate mineral recipe added to low-mineral water.
Related variables
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Water Chemistry
Wheel face
Water TDS
The total dissolved solids of the brew water.
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Water Chemistry
Wheel face
Hardness
The calcium and magnesium load that drives brewing hardness.
Input lever
Water Chemistry
Wheel face
Alkalinity
The water’s buffering capacity, often driven by bicarbonate.
Input lever
Water Chemistry
Advanced detail
Calcium
A hardness ion commonly present in brewing water.
Input lever
Water Chemistry
Advanced detail
Magnesium
A hardness ion commonly used in custom brew-water recipes.
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.