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    009 — Guatemala Huehuetenango Rolando Sanchez (Full City+)

    roast guatemala huehuetenango

    FC 7:21
    Total 12:10
    Dev 4:49
    DTR 39.6%
    Loss —
    Ready to drink Jun 21 – Jun 24 Resting
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    Cooled, roasted beans for 009 — Guatemala Huehuetenango Rolando Sanchez (Full City+)
    Roasted beans — color reference

    Roast plan

    Origin
    Guatemala — Huehuetenango, Finca Claima (Rolando Sanchez)
    Process
    Wet Process (Washed)
    Source
    The Captain's Coffee
    Target level
    Medium-dark
    Roaster
    Behmor 2000 AB Plus
    Profile
    P1
    Batch size
    227 g
    Weight setting
    ½ lb
    Green weight
    223 g
    Conditions
    84°F / 50% RH
    Recommended setting
    ½ lb — Move here once comfortable with ¼ lb roasts. 75% shutoff at 9 min elapsed — often coincides with FC.
    75% shutoff at
    9:00 elapsed

    Machine cheat sheet: Behmor 2000 AB Plus

    Targets for Medium-dark level

    Weight loss target
    16–18%
    DTR target
    19–23%
    Drop trigger
    First few snaps of second crack
    Flavor goal
    Roasty notes appearing, body forward, less origin character

    Targets sourced from methods reference.

    ⚠ The Behmor 2000 AB Plus manual states explicitly: "The Behmor Roaster is not intended to roast coffee to levels known as Vienna, French, or Italian." Oily beans accumulate in the chaff tray as a fire risk. For Full City+, reduce batch to 336 g.

    Measured

    Time to FC
    7:21
    Total time
    12:10
    Dev time
    4:49
    DTR
    39.6% over by 16.6%

    Bean-specific notes

    • Central → Auto P1. SHB EP, Catuai + Caturra, ~1,100–1,200 m.
    • Vendor (Captain’s Coffee): dark chocolate, caramel, peach, cashew butter.
    • Vendor range City+ to Vienna; targeting Full City+ (Medium-dark) = Behmor safe maximum (manual prohibits past 10 sec into 2C).
    • Drop trigger: first 1–3 snaps of 2C → Cool within 10 sec.
    • 008 lesson applied: FC came early (7:30 on ½ lb / 12:00 program). The C button RESETS the clock to ~2:09 — pressing it when 3:00+ remains will SHORTEN the roast. New rule below.

    Today's playbook

    Same bean, same weight, same target as 008. Difference: correct C-button rule.

    SETUP

    1. Chaff tray empty. 227 g green in drum.
    2. Preheat: press ½ lb + any P + START, drum OUT, run 1:30, press OFF.
    3. Drum in. Chaff tray in. Door closed.

    ROAST

    1. Press ½ lb + P1 + START. Start phone timer.
    2. ~7 min on: listen for FC.
    3. 75% shutoff at 9:00 (display blinks un:30): press C to continue.
    4. At FC: mark time, then check the remaining clock.
      • Clock ≥ 2:30 remaining: do NOT press C. Let Auto P1 run.
      • Clock < 2:30 remaining: press C to extend.
    5. Stay on Auto P1 (no P3, no D). Listen for 2C.
    6. First 1–3 snaps of 2C → press Cool within 10 sec.

    IF SOMETHING’S WRONG

    • Bluish/acrid smoke → press Cool now.
    • Rolling 2C (continuous snaps) → already past the safety line → Cool immediately.
    • Clock running out, no 2C yet, you want to push deeper → press C to extend.

    AFTER

    1. Cool cycle ~10 min. Door open ~1:30 into cool if you want faster airflow.
    2. Weigh roasted. Target loss 16–18%, DTR 19–23%.
    3. Wait 1 hour before any next roast.

    DROP CUES (read once before starting)

    • Smell shift through the roast: bread → toast → caramel → cocoa → resinous (= past the safety line).
    • FC sound: wet popcorn pops. 2C sound: sharper, drier, faster snaps.
    • For Full City+, drop on the first sharp distinct snap that’s not a popcorn pop after FC has wound down.

    Live notes

    Color at FC
    pale tan
    Smell at FC
    bread
    Why dropped
    smell cocoa