For a long time, coffee roasting was seen as something almost mystical. Experienced masters relied on their ears (listening for the “first crack”), their eyes, and even their intuition.
But when a business scales from a single coffee shop to an industrial facility, intuition becomes a liability. The cost of a single mistake is dozens of kilograms of expensive raw beans ruined and a hit to the company’s reputation.
Today’s market demands consistency. Customers expect their bag of coffee to have the exact same flavor as the one they bought last week. [Read more…] about Smart Roasting: Turning an Analog Coffee Roaster into an IoT Device