Goal: Use the Roastable Recipe Changes Report to analyze how your roastable recipes have changed and understand the timeline of different recipe versions.
Prerequisites: You have roastables created in RoastLog. You have recorded roasts using these roastables.
What This Report Shows
The Roastable Recipe Changes Report gives you a complete timeline of how your roastable recipes have evolved over time. Whether you're tracking blend adjustments or component substitutions, this report shows exactly when changes occurred and how long each recipe version was in use.
This historical view is invaluable for understanding how your blends have developed and can help you make informed decisions about future recipe adjustments.
Running the Report
To generate a Roastable Recipe Changes Report:
Navigate to the Reports section in RoastLog
Select "Roastable Recipe Changes Report"
Choose your roastable from the dropdown menu
Set your start and end dates to define the time period you want to analyze
Click "Go!" to generate the report
Understanding the Results
The report displays a Recipe Change Timeline table with the following information for each recipe version:
Version: A unique identifier for each recipe configuration
First Used: The date and time when this recipe version was first implemented
Last Used: The date and time when this recipe version was last used for a roast
Roast Count: The total number of roasts that used this exact recipe version
Recipe Components: The complete ingredient list with percentages for this version
Analyzing Recipe Evolution
This report helps you track several important patterns:
Component substitutions: See when you switched from one bean lot to another for the same component role
Proportion adjustments: Track how you've refined the percentages in your blends over time
Seasonal variations: Identify periods when you used different recipe configurations
Recipe stability: Understand which versions lasted longest and were most frequently used
Organic Certification Documentation
This report is especially valuable for roasters maintaining organic certifications. Certification bodies require detailed traceability documentation showing exactly which organic components were used in blends during specific time periods. The Roastable Recipe Changes Report provides the complete audit trail needed to demonstrate compliance, showing precisely when organic bean lots were incorporated into recipes and how long each certified configuration remained in use. This eliminates guesswork during certification audits and provides the documented proof that all blend components maintained organic status throughout your specified time periods.