04 · Field notes · Roast ledgers · Experiments
Leave a trail of what we learn. A working record of profiles, origins, instruments, mistakes and small discoveries—written while the roastery is still becoming itself.
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Roast science · Field note 001 Featured · 8 min read
What Agtron can tell us—and what it cannot. Color measurement gives the roast a durable reference point. But the number is a checkpoint, not a verdict. Here is how we plan to use it alongside mass loss, curve shape and the cup itself.
Read field note 001 01 · Recent notes
From the bench, without polish. A mix of long-form essays, quick experiments and origin observations.
Origin study · Ethiopia
Acidity without sharpness. How charge temperature and early momentum shaped a washed Ethiopian coffee toward bergamot, apricot and a soft floral finish.
Build log · Sensors
Giving the roaster a memory. A practical look at what belongs in the first data stack: bean probe, environment, moisture, color and cupping notes.
Providence · Hospitality
A quiet gospel in the details. Why the faith within the brand should be encountered through generosity, honesty and the way the work welcomes people.
02 · Live prototype
The open roast notebook. Real production batches could eventually populate this surface from the roastery data system.
Recent roast batches Batch Profile Reading RR-0042 Providence Blend · Profile 1.3 Agtron 64.2 RR-0041 Highland Ethiopia · Test B 10:08 total RR-0040 Forest Decaf · Curve reset 17.9% dev. RR-0039 Ember Espresso · Production 11.3% loss