shells sticking / not coming off easily after roasting?

[jhoff]

I roasted some of these:

chocolatealchemy.myshopify.com/products/belize-organic-dt-2012-13

the way I usually do - in a convection oven at 325 for 10 mins, 300 for 10 mins then for 10 mins w/ the oven turned off and stirring every 5 mins. But this time, it's really difficult to crack and open the beans by hand to taste - do I need a longer and/or hotter roast or if I let them cool and run them thru the cracker, they'll be OK?

[Sebastian]

Too much moisture in them still. Roast longer or add airflow in your roaster to take moisture away.

[jhoff]

I'm just oven roasting... so I need to put them back in for awhile then? letting them sit for several hours probably won't be sufficient?

[Sebastian]

letting them rest may work just fine, depends on how much moisture is left and what your environment is like. give it a shot

[jhoff]

I gave them another 5 mins at 350 then left them in the oven w/ the heat turned off for another 10 or so. Now I'm letting them cool and they seem a bit better. I'll crack and winnow them later tonite then get them in the my Wondergrinder...

[jhoff]

And thanks a lot for the quick replies / help!