throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Development time ratio is still useful, but less than people pretend in mixed production weeks forum...
I want to hear real field experience about humidity and weather impact on roast baseline. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...
My confusion with recalibrating thermocouples on production roasters is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear...
Recently I have been discussing rest time for low-density Brazil lots with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
Recently I have been discussing drum speed impact on tipping risk with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole workflow. I...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Roast planning got messier once half-caf and low-caf orders entered the schedule on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one...
I want to hear real field experience about choosing batch size for sample roasting. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some people...
My confusion with color analyzer results that disagree with the cup is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear...
My confusion with keeping sweetness on high-grown washed coffees is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Keeping acidity alive in low-density coffees feels harder than people admit forum talk makes it sound...
Recently I have been discussing fixing flick after first crack with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole workflow. I am...
I want to hear real field experience about using low airflow in early roast stage. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some people...
I want to hear real field experience about pre-blend roasting versus post-blend roasting. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Frozen green samples are changing how I trust early roast planning i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them survive every...
My confusion with setting roast loss target for omni-roast coffees is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear...
My confusion with development ratio on very small roast batches is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Some washed Ethiopians are getting hollow faster after first crack than last year forum talk makes it...
Recently I have been discussing using environmental temperature as a roast decision point with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it...
Recently I have been discussing baked notes that appear only after several days with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the...
I want to hear real field experience about dropping honey-process coffee earlier in the roast. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...