I just roasted up several batches of some Brazilian Fazenda Peaberry Tree Dried coffee for the first time and was surprised that I never heard any 1st cracks. Even with my ear close enough to the roasting chamber (I have a Zach & Danis roaster) to almost burn it there was not the sound of a single crack!
Second crack was *barely audible with only a few snaps heard.
Both cracks are usually plainly audible in my roaster from several feet away.
This coffee has a pretty small green bean size but the beans expand a *lot during roasting. Right around the time you would expect 1st crack the beans basicly double in size.
When finished the beans have a very dense and heavy feel to them.
Now for my question. Is this a roasting characteristic of just this bean or of tree dried beans in general? Anyone?
Java "Cant wait to taste it" phile
Second crack was *barely audible with only a few snaps heard.
Both cracks are usually plainly audible in my roaster from several feet away.
This coffee has a pretty small green bean size but the beans expand a *lot during roasting. Right around the time you would expect 1st crack the beans basicly double in size.
When finished the beans have a very dense and heavy feel to them.
Now for my question. Is this a roasting characteristic of just this bean or of tree dried beans in general? Anyone?
Java "Cant wait to taste it" phile
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