Colombia Huila Santa Maria - El Berlin - Pink Bourbon (GP) (22 lb. Box)

This micro lot comes to us from El Berlin farm in Santa Maria, Huila. The arrival sample roast was stellar on the cupping table, exhibiting a clean, bright cup with notes of peach, cane sugar, grapefruit, and floral. I was excited to take this coffee to our Diedrich for a production roast. I charged to 389°F with the burners set to 50%. The roast turned around 1:22 into duration at 165°F. At 3:03, I increased the burners to 75%. Just over five minutes later, I adjusted airflow to 50%. Color change was reached 6:07 into duration at 314°F. As the roast built momentum and moved closer to the development phase, I reduced the burners to 50% 6:13 into duration. Approaching 8:07 into duration, I reduced the burners to 30%. The development phase of the roast began 9:00 into duration at 387°F. First crack was audible with a brown sugar aroma. At 9:03, I adjusted airflow to 100%. No further gas adjustments were necessary as the roast had a smooth descending rate of rise. The duration of the roast was 11:52 with an end temperature of 403°F and a development time of 2:52.