submitted 4 days ago by Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca to c/coffee@lemmy.world

32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Been successfully roasting green beans at home for a few years now. Just discovered my first problem - no first crack!

Following a tried and true recipe on an SR540 my beans went from green to straw to various shades of brown but the usual popcorn sounds of first crack are notably absent. Just a few beans do it. Like, 5 pops instead of hundreds. 2nd crack happens as usual.

I'm still early into my 10 lbs bag, and it didn't happen with the first few roasts of the new bag.

Any ideas? Premature failure of the SR540? Bad beans? Stroke? Anyone else ever have this happen?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Nick@mander.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

I would've assumed old stock if it weren't for the fact that you had a couple roasts out of the bag that behaved totally normally. Have you had the chance to taste any of the roasts that didn't have a first crack yet?

[-] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Not yet. Needs a couple of days.

this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2025

51 points (100.0% liked)

Coffee

9913 readers

1 users here now

☕ - The hot beverage that powers the world!

Coffee gadgets - It's always great to learn about new gadgets. Please share your favorite hardware or full setups. It might inspire newcomers to experiment!

Local businesses - Please promote your local businesses. If you are not the owner of the business you are promoting, kindly ask the owner if it's okay. It would be great if the business has a physical store to include an exterior or interior shot.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

martijn@lemmy.world

dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org

Xariphon@kbin.social