There are a number of methods for home roasting, but I was curious how folks tracked their progress in order to obtain consistent, repeatable results. For example, say you have 5 lbs of specialty coffee and you decide to roast 1/2 lb to full city with a certain profile. The roast came out good, but you want to try it again with a different profile, or a different level of roast to see how that tastes. Where doing some kind of logging can help you "dial in" the roast to match your personal tastes.
Part of the motivation behind this question was to also ask whether anyone used the BehmorThing software to track their roasts. Though it was designed to work with the Behmor roaster, I believe most of its capabilities are generic. I installed this software when I first got my Behmor, but did not really use it.
When I first started, I tracked what I did with pen and paper, keeping a few notes in a notebook until I figured out what I was doing, at which point I intended to use the software. But now I can see just roasting by one's senses and not even worrying about that. Though tracking things carefully should help even the causal roaster to find the sweet spot. I was curious how others approached this, regardless of their specific roaster or roasting method.
Part of the motivation behind this question was to also ask whether anyone used the BehmorThing software to track their roasts. Though it was designed to work with the Behmor roaster, I believe most of its capabilities are generic. I installed this software when I first got my Behmor, but did not really use it.
When I first started, I tracked what I did with pen and paper, keeping a few notes in a notebook until I figured out what I was doing, at which point I intended to use the software. But now I can see just roasting by one's senses and not even worrying about that. Though tracking things carefully should help even the causal roaster to find the sweet spot. I was curious how others approached this, regardless of their specific roaster or roasting method.