Coffee roasting software that meets you where you are. Log roasts by hand, live in your browser, by importing from Artisan, or connected directly to your Kaleido or Croaster via Bridge. Every roast gets the same instant feedback: defects flagged on the curve, consistency tracked over time.
Why import at all
Not AI guesswork — an assessment on the axes roasters already trust.
How roast analysis works →Rate of rise dived to 6°F/min around 9:15 — 11°F/min below where it sat at first crack.
Ease the heat before first crack so the rise glides down through development.
From one roast
Crashes and bakes, flagged on the curve.
From many
How tightly your repeats land — scored.
Every roast, in one place
From the bench roaster typing temps on paper to the production setup streaming over USB, First Crack meets every roaster where they are and puts every roast on the same chart.
Some roasters can't talk to a computer: no probe interface, no USB. That doesn't mean you skip the data. Type the temps and times you watched, hit save, and you get the same phase analysis as any hardware-captured roast.
A real-time HUD that takes typed probe readings and event taps. Auto phase detection, RoR computed inline, numpad-first logging. No install needed; it works in any browser on any drum with a thermometer.
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Drop an .alog file — we auto-detect your BT and ET probes, parse events, and derive missing metrics. Then every imported roast gets the same instant read as a live one: crash and bake defects on the curve, and consistency once you've got a few of the same bean. Your whole history, finally analyzed.
If you roast on a Kaleido M-series or Croaster, Bridge talks directly to your hardware. Live BT, ET, RoR, automatic phase detection, event keyboard, 1 Hz cloud sync. Native macOS and Windows.
Recipes & automation
Build a recipe from triggers and setpoints — when bean temp hits 300°F, ease the heater to 60%; at five minutes, open the fan. On your next Live Roast, Bridge fires every step automatically. Repeatable curves without babysitting the dials.
Color development
Phone-camera Agtron scoring with color science. Photograph your beans against a gray card, get a calibrated score on the industry-standard 0–100 scale. No spectrometer required.
Community
Full temperature curves, events, and development metrics shared by roasters worldwide. Filter by origin, process, or roast level — and stack them next to your own.
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Learn
Browser-based live HUD for any drum roaster. How it works, when to use it, when to upgrade to Bridge.
Read →Article · 8 minBridge talks to Kaleido + Croaster directly. Live BT/ET/RoR, phase detection, the event keyboard.
Read →Article · 9 minEverything Kaleido M1 + M10 owners need to know about running First Crack against their roaster.
Read →The web app is free: analytics, inventory, cupping, community. Bridge connects your Kaleido or Croaster when you're ready. Both funnel into the same library.