Coffee Roasters

Probat Roasters

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:00:12 +0000

Probat roasters are a name to reckon with in the coffee industry. Every serious coffee enthusiast has heard the world famous name of Probat roasters. The company The PROBAT Werke von Gimborn Maschinenfabrik GmbH is an established market leader in the coffee industry.

It was established in 1868 and has since brought expertise and innovation to the coffee industry. Since its inception, the main focus of Probat has been developing, manufacturing and making available equipment for making roasted coffee from green coffee beans. For decades now, Probat has been considered a market leader in the segment of coffee roasting machines, equipment and plants.
Probat is a Germany based family owned business based internationally in a number of countries like US, Brazil, Spain and Italy. However, exports North America and South America comprise over 80% of their business. Due to its active international involvement, Probat now captures over 50% of the market share within the coffee industry. Their business also includes the pre-treatment, roasting and refinement of further other products that can be roasted, such as cocoa, grains, nuts and oilseeds.
Today, you are likely to see Probat roasters in shop fronts and in premium coffee outlets. But, the range of Probat roasters is not just restricted to shop roasters, but also includes large scale industrial coffee roasters. The assortment of products offered by Probat also includes roasting plants, industrial grinders, electric and electronic control units. Probat also manufactures high quality laboratory equipment and spare parts. Some of the most popular Probat roasters are: Probat Saturn, a centrifugal roaster; Probat Neptune, a drum roaster; Probat Jupiter, a tangential roaster; Probat Probatino and ProbatProbatone, their range of shop roasters for roasting small quantities of coffee at a time.
Over long decades of leading the coffee industry, Probat has acquired considerable expertise in roasters, roasting plants and equipment for refining coffee which are usually passed down from generation to generation. It is now in a position to offer their technical know-how for a number of new and exciting innovations. They are willing to combine their technical knowledge with those who are interested in pursuing exciting challenges in the world of roasting.

They offer numerous research and development opportunities, as well as a number of training courses to allow individuals to understand their technology and also to help them apply this technology to newer products. Constantly innovating, they are always open to ideas to make their product and processes more efficient.

Nesco Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:58:43 +0000

The Nesco Coffee Roaster, initially known as the Zach and Dani’s roaster, is one easy to use machine that guarantees one of very nice even roasts. The end results are full; light roasts that are even hence giving out the synonymous coffee aromatic.

The design of the Nesco Coffee roaster is one of its kind with an in-built catalytic converter that allows very small amount of smoke to be emitted outside. This is made possible by the honeycombed ceramic part that internally burns off the smoke.

Another outstanding feature of the Nesco Coffee Roaster is its ability to carry its operation quietly. One can be able to listen to cracks in the process. Similarly, this roaster has a significant pause in the middle of cracks, consequently allowing one to be able to target the exact time to stop the roast.

Needless to mention, the Nesco Coffee Roaster has the ability to achieve even light and medium roasts, commonly known as City roasts. While most home roasters do not produce the light and medium roasts evenly, the Nesco Coffee Roaster has this dramatic ability.

This unit prides itself in a firm auger that spins very quickly therefore stirring up the coffee thoroughly in the roasting cycle. It features a durable belt that drives the auger. Generally, the machine is of low maintenance thanks to the high quality materials used to make it.

The roasts controls of this machine are done manually by hitting the roast button hence giving one enough time of fixing everything and adjusting the voltage well. As much as automatic roast controls makes work easier, they may end up spoiling the roast or even the roaster incase of short circuiting. The default time for this machine is 20 with a maximum of 30 where you are expected to manually hit the roast button.

Another plus to the Nesco Coffee Roaster is the ability of the roast setting to correlate to time as it counts down while the roast progresses. In other words, a roast setting of 26 minutes, which includes the 5 minutes of cooling, produces an optimal 4 oz. That not withstanding, one can manually adjust the roast time by pressing the UP arrow while roasting is in progress.

If you want to have darker roasts while using the Nesco Coffee Roaster, you simply reduce the amount of coffee in the batch which is opposite to using air roasters where one increases the amount of coffee in the batch to get a darker roast.

Hottop Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:57:30 +0000

If you crave a freshly brewed cup of steaming hot coffee from beans that you have roasted yourself, then the Hottop coffee roaster is what you need. The Hottop coffee roaster is basically for home use. It is a drum coffee roaster with a batch size capacity of 250 gms. Of green coffee beans.

It runs on electricity for its heating and rotation of the drum. More importantly, it is computer programmed and does not encourage you to decide on the roasting time. The coffee beans are poured into the roaster through a chute on top of the drum housing.
The nice thing about the Hottop coffee roaster is that it lets you watch the roasting process through a clear glass window, and keep tabs on it. You can’t miss the tempting aroma of the roasting coffee beans. The cooling process happens outside the drum and is faster than letting the cooling happen inside, as it is with other machines. After roasting, the coffee falls into a cooling tray. A fan is mounted in the base which blows air up through the coffee to cool it while a rotating arm which is mounted in the cooling tray simultaneously stirs the coffee. It is important to remember to clean out the drum regularly, and remove the chaff and any broken beans that may have fallen into the drum.
The Hottop coffee roaster is a fairly large piece of machinery. The drum housing has a chrome-like finish and looks quite impressive. The machine has a control panel that is remarkably simple to use. There are red LED’s that show you the level of roast that has been pre-selected by the computer program. Of course, it does take into account the level of moisture content, the size of the beans and the ambient temperature. A fan assembly at the back of the roaster pulls out heated air through the roasting chamber and removes smoke.
The Hottop coffee roaster provides consistent roasting quality and is equally good for beginners and experienced roasters. It gives you the opportunity to experiment and yet replicates its own performance every time.

It still remains a top-of-the-line roaster for home use in the traditional category. Since it offers fully automatic roasting and cooling processes, it is very convenient for home users. And you can end the roast cycle by pressing the ‘Eject’ button when ever you want.
So at the end of the day, you can count on a very satisfying roasting experience with the Hottop coffee roaster.

Drum Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:55:13 +0000

Does the sight of your drum coffee roaster evoke images of the morning sunlight slanting in to your house? If you shut your eyes are you assailed by the aroma of freshly roasted, ground and brewed coffee tantalizingly floating around you?

Well, it’s not surprising. Coffee has long been known to be addictive and totally captivating. Once you are struck by the coffee bug (or should it be coffee bean?) there is no escaping.
Fresh roasted coffee has this totally alluring aroma. And every coffee addict has this burning desire to roast, grind and brew coffee at home. Instant coffee? Perish the thought. Such blasphemy!
So why should you roast your coffee at home? For one thing, it will be the freshest experience for you. You also have the option to do it according to the roast style you prefer. It will also enable you to create your own blend according to taste. Needless to add, when you buy green coffee beans instead of roasted, you save a lot of money.
The next step is to enquire how coffee is roasted at home. There are a few options available. These include using the oven or stove top, where the process is manual. Alternatively, a home coffee roasting machine can also be used. This is an automated process. However, both manual and automatic will require practice to produce that ultimate cup of coffee.
The automated process is carried out by a drum coffee roaster. This involves the roasting of green coffee beans inside a cylindrical type of drum. And the green coffee beans keep getting tossed and tumble inside the drum as it rotates over the heat. When the coffee beans are sufficiently roasted, the heat in the drum coffee roaster is automatically turned off as the coffee beans continue to tumble. This is the cooling off stage. After this, the beans are placed in a hopper.
A drum coffee roaster is definitely required for those who appreciate good coffee. But even after its work is done, you need to maintain the quality of your coffee by using proper storage procedures. Select a good airtight, clean and dry glass container to store your fresh roasted coffee in. That’s if you want to ensure that your freshly roasted coffee retains its flavor and freshness.

The final stage in this process is to brew your freshly roasted and ground coffee. Then sit back and relish the amazing aroma and tantalizing flavor of your coffee. You will never have instant coffee again!

Bravi Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:51:05 +0000

If you are looking to roast large batches very conveniently, the Bravi Coffee Roaster is specifically ‘tailor-made’ to do exactly that. This machine is sure to give you some very even and consistent roasting results guaranteeing great tasting in both light and dark roasts. This is made a success by the rotating drum that keeps rotating the beans to ensure an even roast.

The Bravi Coffee Roaster has outstanding features that work together to produce great results. First and foremost, life is already too complex and people are always looking for something that is easy to use. The Bravi Coffee Roaster has a one-touch operation making your roasting so fast. Similarly, it is very easy to clean-up, thanks to non-stick doors and the top reflectors. The main roasting drum is made of stainless steel hence can be cleaned easily using a simple damp sponge or piece of cloth. The chaff tray, the bean cup made of plastic; the ventilation port and the roasting drum are all dishwasher safe.

This coffee roaster boasts of an adjustable ventilation port that helps one direct smoke on the ventilation exhaust or kitchen hood hence minimizing smoke in your kitchen. It also prides in an original “Flow Thru” air Ventilation that helps the roaster separate chaff from roasted beans while at the same time helping it be cool to touch.

Time is money, or so the saying goes. With the Bravi Coffee Roaster, thanks to its large roasting capacity, one is able to roast up to 225g of green beans at a time, which makes an equivalent of 25-30 cups of coffee. This helps one cut down on costs by saving time.
Using the Bravi Coffee roaster is fun because it has a quiet operation therefore allowing one to hear the beans crack.

The even and consistent result is also brought about by the roaster’s PCB board that is programmed to roast beans in assorted stages. An able thermistor helps measure the temperature of the roasting process hence ensuring the most favorable temperature is used. Malfunctions in the temperature sensors can be detected by the well equipped self-diagnostic tools.

Safety measures are not compromised with the Bravi Coffee roaster. It features a closed-lid sensor hence cannot allow the roaster to start if the lid is not closed properly. The machine is equally equipped with double over heating safety devices which functions by shutting off the machine incase of over-heating consequently making it safe to use.

Behmor Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:50:03 +0000

If you want to do a full pound of coffee either once a week, or if one wants to roast coffee for family, for the office or even for gifting, the Behmor Coffee Roaster is the best choice of a roaster. Every feature is made specifically to produce a full pound of coffee such as the automatic cooling cycle, the pre-programmed roast times and heat curves.

First things first, the Behmor coffee roaster is able to roast either in ¼, ½ or in full 1Lb batches. For each particular batch size, one can combine the pre-programmed roast times in the control panel, and the pre-programmed heat curves, to produce a wide variety of different roasts ranging from Light City Roasts, Medium Full City Roasts to Vienna Roasts.

As expected in any roasting session, smoke is inevitable even while using the Behmor Coffee Roaster. However, it has smoke reduction or suppression features that greatly help reduce the output of smoke. This is a secondary heating element made of ceramic that treats smoke emanating from the drum.

Unlike most air roasters, the Behmor Coffee Roaster is remarkably quiet therefore giving you that opportunity of hearing the first and second crack. This helps you the roaster, know how dark the coffee is being roasted.

Compared to the size of the roaster, this machine produces exceptional roast. It is very consistent in its cup quality as compared to many commercial roasters. The Behmor Coffee Roaster comes fitted with a light bulb interiorly which illuminates the roasting chamber therefore helping one see the roast. Similarly, there is a see through glass window that makes the roast visible to the roaster.

This display allows you to see quite clearly the countdown clock, the cooling cycle clock and the general roast settings. Still at the display, it features an involuntary error code system that comes in handy especially to first timers.

The Behmor Coffee Roaster is easy to use and operate whereby one can adjust time by either clicking the adding sign (+) or subtracting (-) from the roast cycle. One can similarly opt to end, at any time, a roasting session by simply clicking on the cool button. Cooling is automatic for the Behmor Coffee Roaster with a cooling cycle of 8-12 minutes which generally depends on the size of the batch.

Finally, the Behmor Coffee Roaster is made of top quality materials. It features stainless steel front panels, a metal chassis and high quality fan and motor components hence making it very durable.

Ambex Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:48:38 +0000

The Ambex Coffee Roaster is a machine from the Ambex manufactures that is tailor made for all your roasting needs. First and foremost, the machine itself is customizable and comes in different colors of red, black and yellow. Similarly, one can request the manufacturer to add some custom colors of their choice.

With the cost of living rising by the minute, someone would want to buy a machine that will last long. The Ambex coffee roaster is very durable, with a life expectancy of up to 30 years under proper maintenance and care. The burners on the other hand, which are made of brass jets and cast manifolds, are extremely durable because they never corrode or rust hence need no replacement in the entire lifetime of the coffee roaster.

Most roasters would require some airflow changes in order to produce the desired results but not with the Ambex Coffee Roasters. The machines are equipped with efficient atmospheric burners which are controlled by the operators. Wherein, when one increases gas flow to the burner, the heat output increases and when one decreases, the heat output decreases instantly. This helps maintain the airflow at optimum levels. The airflow also moves through the drum and helps eliminate chaff, exhaust air and smoke therefore giving clean and bright coffee.

The Ambex Coffee Roasters capably roasts coffee batches from a maximum of 100% capacity to a minimum of 10% capacity. Needless to mention, the Ambex Coffee Roaster has a digital roasting and bean environment temperature display that allows the roaster to see both the bean and the temperature concurrently hence be able to adjust accordingly.

Basically, most operations of the Ambex Coffee roaster are digitized therefore making it extremely easy to use compared to other coffee roasters. It boasts of a digital timer that gives accurate time indications that start from the beginning of the roast cycle to the end.

For safety and efficiency, the Amber coffee roasters have in built maintenance reminders that are batch generated to help remind the user for safe operation of the equipment. Different levels of roasting, that produce different results of roasts, can be set and reset thanks to an able alarm temperature adjustment feature.

One needs not to worry about chaff fires because the Amber Coffee Roaster come fitted with an automatic fire prevention feature. It automatically moistens the pile of chaffs in the entire roast cycle hence completely minimizing any chances of chaff fires.

Alpenrost Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:47:34 +0000

Lovers of dark roasts, roasts of low acidity and those that feature lots of body will never be disappointed with the Alpenrost Coffee Roaster. The machine helps one custom roast their beans easily at home to get results that equal coffee made by commercial roasters.

The Alpenrost Coffee roaster is arguably one of the best home roasters, thanks to its ability to roast up to a half-pound (8 oz/227g) of green beans at a single time. It capably does this by using the convectional and radiant way of roasting the coffee unlike many home roasters that use the hot-air method. This makes it outshine other home roasters almost three times their production of roasts.
It is also loved by many because it is much quieter than many home roasting machines making it easier for one to distinctively hear the first and second cracks before the beans start softening up. The Alpenrost Coffee Roaster has very many merits among them the ability to perform perfectly well in cold weather and adding to roasts an extra body.
Unlike many home roasters whose performance is notably affected by wind, the Alpenrost Coffee Roaster’s performance is never altered by wind therefore one is always guaranteed of great roasts. The exterior parts of the machine remain moderately cool during the roasting process, minimizing the chances of burning you the operator.
The Alpenrost Coffee Roaster is made in such a way that one can apply the back-to-back roasts hence maximizing on time to have both large quantity which does not compromise the quality of the roasts. It is advisable to allow the machine to rest for at least 30 minutes before starting another roast.
However, by hitting the start button and then immediately hitting the cool button, it will initiate a new cooling cycle. Once the cycle is complete, one is comfortable to start roasting another batch of roasts. Note that one can do two consecutive roasts without cleaning in between the processes.
The Alpenrost has a much slower roast time compared to other air roasters. Typically, it takes up to 20 minutes while air roaster’s take a maximum of 8 minutes to roast. The slow roast time is what builds the body of the end product in the cup.

Finally, it has a very dedicated and effective chaff collecting system. This is done successfully by the flow-through ventilation. However, this machine needs one to be accurate because it roasts consistently using the same weight one puts of the green coffee in the roasting drum.

Home Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:45:17 +0000

Coffee has long been considered a staple in most households. A home coffee roaster is one way to enjoy not only a wide variety of coffee, but to also enjoy the making of the coffee yourself. The true connoisseur believes that coffee roasting and brewing is an art form that they strive to perfect. There are even competitions where you can put your best efforts against others who feel the same.

Buying a home coffee roaster can be a daunting project if you do not prepare yourself with a little research. You need to know what to look for. The best way to do this is to decide what size of home coffee roaster you would like to have. From there you can move onto the next step, which is seeing what models are available to you that fall within your price range. Prices can vary widely it is up to you to do a little research and you are sure to find a bargain that will fit your budget.

Once you have decided on size and price then you can decide what type of home coffee roaster you would like, there are several options, including a drum roaster, air roaster and stove top roaster. By now, your choices should be narrowed down and you can look at the individual pros and cons of the machines that you are picking between.

Weather you are a novice or an experienced coffee roaster you are sure to enjoy your new home coffee roaster. You will undoubtedly have your favorite beans and will be experimenting with many others. There are sample packs that make this cost effective as well as interesting. You can get coffee beans grown from all over the world and start your own coffee library.

You will be able to offer a wide variety of coffee to guests and it is sure to become a conversation topic, coffee brewing is becoming so popular that you are bound to find like minded individuals that you can relate to and experiment with. So you not only get the enjoyment of the coffee you get much entertainment value as well.

Take you new home coffee roaster and have fun with it. It can be a very rewarding experience with each roasting and brewing that you do you will get the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself. It should make the richness of the coffee even richer.

Commercial Coffee Roaster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:43:09 +0000

When purchasing a commercial coffee roaster there are many things to consider. Most important among them is the size and capacity of commercial coffee roaster that you will need in your business. Size ranges from ounces to hundreds of pounds and the prices vary just as widely. Once you have determined the size of commercial coffee roaster that you will require you can start your search for the perfect machine.

One of the best avenues for research today is the internet with a few simple searches you will be able to access all the information that you need to make an educated decision on which brand and model of commercial coffee roaster you would like to purchase.

With the popularity of coffee growing more each year, you want to be sure to get a machine that will allow your business to grow with you. If you go too small, it could soon be outdated and obsolete to your business. However going to large will cost you thousands of dollars more and you may never fully utilize the full capacity of your commercial coffee roaster.

The first coffee house was opened in London in the 17th century; it was know as “penny universities” because you could purchase a cup for 1 cent. The coffee houses of centuries past were becoming ever more popular and this has not changed today. To most people coffee is a staple and the connoisseur will always be willing to pay the extra for a fresh roasted brew. So keeping that in mind you should plan accordingly when deciding on which machine to buy.

Your commercial coffee roaster will be a welcomed addition to your business, true coffee lovers will come to your establishment to have a cup if you offer a quality product. In addition, freshness is the most important aspect after the choice of coffee bean of course. Choosing the right beans will be a try and try again until you get something that suits your customer’s tastes. There are so many to choose from you are sure to have some hits and misses and your customers will surely let you know which is which!

Once again, research is the key to purchasing your commercial coffee roaster, with a little effort on your part you are sure to get all of the knowledge that you will require to make an informed decision.