How to create a roast online (Curve Designer)

This article explains the process of creating a roast manually using the Cropster Curve Designer.

Why use the Cropster Curve Designer?
Adding a roast
Adding a Roasting Curve

Why use the Cropster Curve Designer?

With the Cropster Curve Designer, you can:

Create roasts from scratch.
Copy the roast curve of an already existing roast.
Make adjustments to your roasts according to the Roast Compare Report.
Import and customize a roast curve from another system.

Creating a roast online deducts the green weight from the Green Inventory.

Adding a roast

All roasts with Cropster Roasting Intelligence are automatically logged in C-sar.

By following the steps below, you can add roasts manually:

Log in to the online platform C-sar.
Navigate to Roasts on the main menu bar. You will be directed to the
Click on the green + Add roast button on the right side of the page.
Enter the following details:
- Roast name
- Date
- Duration
- Profile
- Machine
- Roast technician
- Roast value
- Roast value 2
- Project
- Roast notes
- Green lot: Click +Add blend component to include additional components.
- Start weight (green)
- End weight (roasted)
The next section is the Roasting curve section, where you can select between the following options:
Click Create Roast to submit.

Adding a Roasting Curve

You can select between the following three options:

Creating a curve
Copying a curve
Uploading a curve

A new feature allows importing roasts from other systems, like Artisan or Probat Pilot, directly into Cropster.

The importer is compatible with the following files:

.crc (Cropster)
.xml (Probat Pilot)
.json (Artisan)

Creating a curve

Click the Create Curve button to display a default graph at the bottom of the page.

You can see how each tool works by hovering over it.

- To modify the curve, simply click and drag the data points using your mouse to reposition them as needed.
- To modify the axes, click and drag a data point beyond the graph's edge; the axes will automatically recalibrate to the new position upon release.
- To insert a new data point, simply double-click on the curve at the desired location.
- To insert a comment, simply double-click on the specific point on the curve where you would like your comment to appear.
- The comments box will appear, enabling you to select the event for your comment and enter notes, along with any adjustments to time or temperature.
- To save your comment, click the Update comment button. If you wish to remove a comment, simply select the Delete comment option.
- To adjust the roast duration, drag the start or end point on the graph or manually enter the times in the fields below.
- Select the Update Duration button to submit.