RoastPATH’s new Path Intelligence tool lets coffee roasters predict how a batch will taste before it’s ready. The software studies two key roast numbers: finish heat and development length. These slices decide outer and inner seed growth, which shape flavor. It then maps the data to crop origin and processing style for sharper guidance. By merging real-time bean temps with over 500,000 stored profiles, the platform offers clear user experience cues during every roast. Additionally, the software’s data-driven approach considers how different processing methods influence flavor profiles, ensuring more consistent roasting outcomes.
Such predictive analytics appear as simple charts and countdown guides on Mac, PC, or touch screen beside the machine.
Each roast plan is wrapped inside a “Path.” Public Path Library and forums make proven time-temp landmarks easy to find and swap. A Path is a tiny file that lists time-temp landmarks and a smooth curve. Roasters can copy this file, tweak it, and share it across shops, machines, and harvest years. The tool will build new Paths straight from its forecasts, or users can pick proven paths from open forums, green suppliers, or consultants. Paths live in the same cloud app, so a profile born on a Mill City MCR roaster in Denver can be dropped onto an older drum in Portland without extra gear.
Path Intelligence is sold inside RoastPATH’s paid tiers. Subscribers get the full engine at the Small Roastery level and up. A free demo exists for trial, and the program doesn’t charge extra for logging more roasts or bigger loads. The feature pairs with most drum brands, grabbing bean probes, drum temps, and gas values on the fly.
Mill City Roasters has already added native support, giving automated curve replay on compatible rigs.
Trade media calls Path Intelligence the initial predictive roast profiler aimed at craft roasters. Early adopters report steadier cup scores across harvest changes and faster dialing-in for new coffees. As the specialty market keeps shifting, roasters now hold a data-driven script that links roast numbers straight to tomorrow’s flavor.
