Peaberry - very little cracking
Fairly new to roasting (have done maybe 6 batches so far, 4 half lb, 2 full pound). Doing a low temp roast in a stovetop popcorn popper. I've found I've been over-roasting my beans a bit (too dark, I like light roast), so I went with lower initial heat with the beans starting in the pan at room temp and kept the heat increase gradual. Also, I'm at high altitude if it matters, hence the lower temp (1st crack is usually between 360-370f instead of 390+).
Roasting 1 lbs. Tanzanian Peaberry. I heard first crack around 365f, but then there was a long delay before any other cracking, and I only heard like 5-6 beans in total cracking. Seems low for a full pound. After the first initial crack I kept stirring for 2 mins or a bit more and dumped them to cool, peak temp was probably about 390f. Very few cracking sounds when normally it's like popcorn machine guns.
The beans look good and roasted but I'm just finding it strange there was so little sound.
Is there any problem with not hearing the crack, or if the temp was too low? Still good and drinkable?
Is it just a quirk of peaberry since they're so tiny? I've not had this happen in any of my other batches so far, including a very light roast Ethiopian Guji.