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…
The first wireless Bluetooth data logger dedicated to coffee roasting Manually recording time/temperature on graph paper was rendered obsolete when RoastLog was introduced a few years back. Now, in that same vein, tracking the progress of a roast has gotten a lot easier and doesn’t require being tethered to a laptop or computer. Read more…
Text “OPEN2” from any mobile phone to 411427 We’re back at the Speciality Coffee Association of America’s conference – in none other than Seattle, Washington. This is the one time every year that we get to meet and spend quality time with many of our users. SCAA is hands down one of our favorite events Read more…
Where in the hell has the RoastLog team been? It’s a good question. As can be seen in the dates of our blog posts, we’ve been fairly quiet (at least publicly) for almost a year. Why? There are a couple of big reasons: Our inventory system has undergone a massive Read more…
I’m excited to be writing about some very cool new features in our latest version of RoastLogger, our client application which roasters use to log hundreds of roasts each day all over the world. Roast Profile Translation / Zoom at Temperature If you’ve followed @RoastLog on Twitter, you may have Read more…
Who can guess where this screen shot is taken from? If you guess RoastLogger version 0.3 circa 2009, you’re right! Notice there is a little field in there called “Heating Rate”. That thing made it into the earliest versions of RoastLogger, but I took it out since I never had Read more…
I’m very very excited to talk about some long requested RoastLogger features which will be landing in the next week or so. Cutting straight to the chase, they are: Improved feedback when a roast doesn’t upload successfully Spacebar shortcut for starting and saving a roast Selectable profiles in the Roast Read more…
This Thanksgiving I wanted to fry a turkey. It’s all the rage and I had heard how fantastic the turkey tastes. There are all sorts of warnings and videos about frying turkeys and burning your house down (it’d be seriously fun to be one of these firemen!) Not only did I not Read more…