While Agtron color measurements are useful internal quality control tools, publishing Agtron numbers to consumers is of limited value because color alone doesn't tell the full story about roast quality, though significant deviations from expected color ranges indicate problems.

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I'm not sure that's very useful... the color alone doesn't tell you all that much, but it's definitely gonna be a problem if that color is too dark or too light.

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Coffee Roasting ExplainedJames Hoffmann
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:53:30 AM

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