How to Use Cropster To (Almost Always) Know Exactly When First Crack Began

One challenge to precision roasting is knowing when first crack began. Some roasting machines make hearing the cracks nearly impossible, but even when hearing the cracks is easy, knowing exactly when to mark the beginning of first crack can be debatable or subjective.

Coffee RoastingScott RaoDecember 6, 2018cropster, first crack, coffee roasting, ROR, gas settings, ROR curve

Your Bean Probe Has Been Lying to You

Coffee RoastingScott RaoSeptember 7, 2016roasting machine, bean probe, the turn, roast curve, cropster, bean-temperature, ROR curve, ColorTrack

Development Time Ratio

I occasionally see discussions online of Development Time Ratio (DTR) and a recent discussion on the Barista Hustle Facebook Group motivated me to write about this at length.