Low inventory notification based on realtime roasting data! Managing green coffee inventory is as much art as it’s science. Maintaining the right balance of inventory to satisfy your production needs without taking up precious roastery space or putting excessive pressure on finances, can be a juggling act. At RoastLog we’re Read more…
Producer/Farmer & Contract details all under one roof! Green coffee purchasing decisions can be complicated; and in many respects, it’s what sets apart the best cafes and roasteries. Now it’s possible to collect and organize all the details related to your coffees in one place. In addition to details about Read more…
Understanding roasting events based on when they occur Time and temperature of roast events, e.g., first crack, provide significant details for understanding roast development. Looking at first crack and other roasting milestones through another lens, can help shed light on how these events impact cup quality. Within the details page Read more…
Understanding the overall amount of energy transferred from equipment to beans We’ve introduced a unique way of representing the amount of energy inputted into a given roast. Comparing the overall Roast Energy from one roast to the next might be a convenient metric to measure batch consistency. We also have Read more…
Blind cupping is now supported in RoastLog! When initiating a cupping session, blind cupping is turned on by default. If your cupping session doesn’t require masking the identity of your coffees, display the names with a simple click of a button. Now you see it… Click to display Roastable names. Read more…
To give you complete control over your sensitive info in RoastLog, we are glad to introduce our latest feature: role-based permissions. This feature enables the creation of customized views and the selective sharing of information while providing control over the editing, viewing, sharing, deletion and creation of specific data within RoastLog. The best thing Read more…
There is no denying that the science and experimentation of coffee roasting are alive and well within the industry these days. The tinkering and optimizing remind me so much of the so-called maker movement. One of the most heralded terms being batted around these days is heating rate, or rate-of-rise Read more…
We’ve long promoted RoastLog as software designed for running your business. So while RoastLog is probably best known as a tool for developing and logging roast profiles and managing green coffee inventory, did you know RoastLog is used by many roasters as part of their air quality management program? Roasting coffee is fundamentally Read more…
It’s official! RoastLog is now available for use with the Phidgets 4-input Temperature Sensor. This is something we wanted to do for quite awhile. Compatibility with the Phidgets device simplifies the transition to RoastLog from other software systems and opens up an affordable option for home roasters who may have already invested in Read more…
Practical applications of RoastLog’s Roast Development Timer There are a lot of folks out there espousing various ‘Truths’ when it comes to coffee roasting, roast profiling and ‘the right way to roast’. As a mere part-time roaster, I’m not only unqualified to weigh in on this debate, but like most things coffee… Read more…