2nd roast, Bolivian
Today I roasted my second ever batch of beans in the Corretto. I went with the Bolivia Montanas Verde, 500gm
I used a spreadsheet I found on http://coffeesnobs.com.au/ to attempt to get a roast profile happening, I was somewhat successful, but reached second crack fairly early (16 min). Rather than tinker with the heat gun on this one, I adjusted roast temp by sliding a cover over the Corretto, on and off as required to keep a stable temp. I roasted outside in the wind, so it was tricky. PDF attached shows the temps (current / red). First crack was 11 min, second at 16 min which is when I pulled it all and cooled it. It's not too dark, I could probably gone darker / longer. I should also mention that since I roasted my first batch (El Salvador) it's really come up nice with a five day rest, it seems to be getting better each day I try it. It's probably at it's peak now. Impressed for my first ever roast!