Terminal Decline Roast

Heat exits. The cup opens.

Terminal Decline Roast documents a roast profile condition in which heat application during the terminal phase follows a deliberate, sustained, and controllable decline trajectory. The result is observable structural softening in the cup not a collapse, not a suppression, but a gradual opening.

This is a distinct roasting approach. The energy does not hold, accelerate, or spike in the final phase. It steps back in a controlled way, and the cup responds accordingly.

For the observer: this profile tends to produce cups that open across the temperature range rather than front-loading their expression. The cool phase often carries the more complete statement.

Research Status: Active Documentation
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