GFH x RNY: Organic Honduras Jahaira Yosely Cardona Natural Process - Fair Trade - Micro Lot (GP) (22 lb. Box)

Organic Jahaira Yosely Cardona is a natural offering from Honduras that expressed notes of cane sugar, peach, strawberry, and green apple from the arrival sample roast. Thinking about this coffee, I wanted to achieve balanced acidity in the cup with a well-rounded body and a nice balance of sweetness. As I prepared a production roast on our Diedrich IR-5 I wanted to extend the maillard phase slightly and push for a later first crack. I brought the charge temperature up to 389 degrees and released the coffee into the drum with 50% of heat applied. Turning point was reached at 1:32 and at 2:46 I increased heat application to 75%. At 5:00 into duration I adjusted airflow to 50%. This coffee took on color smooth and even. I entered the maillard phase of the roast 6:31 into duration. At this point in the roast, I still had 75% of heat applied and my next heat adjustment would be at 8:17 with heat reduced to 50%. As I began moving toward first crack, I began to reduce heat further. Down to 35% at 8:39 and then 25% at 9:02 into duration. I entered the development phase of the roast 9:26 at 392 degrees Fahrenheit. First crack was audible and a little aggressive at first, then toned down to a light crackle. Aromas of strawberry and chocolate were present throughout development. I finished this roast with a development time ratio of 19.5% and end temperature of 415 degrees. Total duration was 11:43.