Heya, acquired some beans re the title and am finding roasting them a bit tricky in my correto set-up.
Mainly, because they don't seem to exhibit a noticeable crack!
I took my attention away during the first roast and caught them approaching 220c without any really audible cracking that sounded anything more than the usual outliers before a rolling crack. I dropped them when I saw the temps (which got there well before the 12 minutes I try for a normal roast) and they looked okay, but do have a scorched flavour and lost any subtle notes they might have had
Kept my eye on Artisan this time and dropped at 214c this time and with less power in the heat gun to slow the roast, but there was still very little audible crack.
This batch looks and smells MUCH better, but I'm just wondering if this is normal behaviour for this variety and if there are any tips?
Mainly, because they don't seem to exhibit a noticeable crack!
I took my attention away during the first roast and caught them approaching 220c without any really audible cracking that sounded anything more than the usual outliers before a rolling crack. I dropped them when I saw the temps (which got there well before the 12 minutes I try for a normal roast) and they looked okay, but do have a scorched flavour and lost any subtle notes they might have had

Kept my eye on Artisan this time and dropped at 214c this time and with less power in the heat gun to slow the roast, but there was still very little audible crack.
This batch looks and smells MUCH better, but I'm just wondering if this is normal behaviour for this variety and if there are any tips?

) and that seems to reflect my own experience. The fact the beans are smaller than others I have roasted perhaps should have been the giveaway that a slower roast was in order. Good to know that quiet and relatively little cracking being heard is the rule with these beans.
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