Today I roasted a 1/2 pound of decaf espresso blend from Grains, Beans & Things. Per suggestion of Behmor’s manual, I roasted at Profile 4, which is a stepped ramp to full power. Roast time was the maximum 16:30. Heard the 1st crack at 12:30 into roast. 2nd crack happened just as the roast cycle ended.
The result was a French Roast. The beans are barely black. Thankfully they didn’t completely carbonized but I’m afraid we’re going to have a week of some very sooty-tasting espresso.