Tonight I tried roasting some Brazil Daterra beans in the Behmor as follows and the result of the roast appears to show that some beans were scorched and the roast resulted in quite an uneven roast. I pulled the beans well before SC and chucked quite a few fully scorched beans out.
Behmor settings [200], [P2], [C] - 14MINS
1. Yellowing of beans, hit P4 (75% power) at 7:30
2. First Crack at 9:22, hit P3 (50% power) and [D] to increase drum speed.
3. Rolling First Crack was very quiet and started at 9:53 and I hit P2 (25% power)
4. After noticing the beans were darkening faster than I liked I hit [Cool] at 11:10 and dumped the beans on an external Cooling exhaust fan at 12:00.
I was wondering if anyone has had some success in getting an even roast on Brazilian beans on the Behmor and what steps or profiles they have used to get an even roast?
It seems my roast really took off at first crack albeit uneven and I am sure if I left them much longer they would have either baked at the current setting, or, at a higher temperature would have burnt and been undrinkable. Here at least i think I saved them and can at least do some tasting before adjusting the roast somehow. Anyway, appreciate any thoughts or guidance here.
I haven't had any other bean scorch or become so uneven in my limited roasting experience (this is my 17th roast).

. Thanks for a great thread guys!
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