Seeking Coffee Roaster

[don_nairn]

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at 2-3 Kg a week he will struggle to pay the rent yet alone make a wage unless coffee is a very small part of the business

[artscendence]

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I have a hottop Ill be selling for under 1k in the next two weeks (Will be listed in hardware for sale), brilliant machine for honing the subtleties associated with roasting. This will roast between 250-300g of coffee at a go and is a great place to start.

Art 

[TC]

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Hi Sam,

At 2-3kg per week, youre honestly wasting your time unless you can sell it at $100/kg. You need only to do the math.

Id give up the idea of mucking around for your cafe and instead, see if you can source small quantities of interesting origins from your regular roaster or perhaps even a CS sponsor.

If you want to learn, invest in one of the many small domestic roasters, play and learn at home and you never know, it may develop into something bigger.

In a cafe, unless youre contemplating a minimum of a 5kg gas roaster or perhaps a set and forget solution like a solar autoroast, the numbers will simply never add up regardless of what small solution you employ.

Chris

[Koffee_Kosmo]

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I dont think that is what Den is referring to KK....

Pretty sure Den is suggesting that for such a small amount of coffee, the OP would be much better off in selecting one of our many prize-winning professional roasters blends. That way, there is no need to outlay any capital until such time as needs dictate...

Thats my take anyway....

Mal.

Perhaps we should let the OP Sam to reply with more details
One would agree that his information so far is a little thin on the ground

At present he is looking at small home style roasters

I personally think that for such a small amount of coffee (2 to 3 kg per week) it would be far more cost effective to buy the finished product from a roaster

KK

[cuppacoffee]

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No, and I wouldnt be wanting to tell my customers that I roast my coffee on a piece of hobby equipment either.

Sam at 2 to 3kg per week, you will wow your customers much more by using an excellent, commercially roasted coffee that is well prepared, than bragging rights because you roast your own.

Thats quite fine if Sam
1) Has the room
2) Wants to spend many thousands of dollars

I dont think that is what Den is referring to KK....

Pretty sure Den is suggesting that for such a small amount of coffee, the OP would be much better off in selecting one of our many prize-winning professional roasters blends. That way, there is no need to outlay any capital until such time as needs dictate...

Thats my take anyway....

Mal.

Exactly Mal!

I guess you took my post the way it was intended because you have nothing to spruik - thankyou.

[Dimal]

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No, and I wouldnt be wanting to tell my customers that I roast my coffee on a piece of hobby equipment either.

Sam at 2 to 3kg per week, you will wow your customers much more by using an excellent, commercially roasted coffee that is well prepared, than bragging rights because you roast your own.

Thats quite fine if Sam
1) Has the room
2) Wants to spend many thousands of dollars

I dont think that is what Den is referring to KK....

Pretty sure Den is suggesting that for such a small amount of coffee, the OP would be much better off in selecting one of our many prize-winning professional roasters blends. That way, there is no need to outlay any capital until such time as needs dictate...

Thats my take anyway....

Mal.

[Vinitasse]

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In a small cafe or coffee outlet setting you probably wont have the time to dedicate to a manual roaster so I would definitely suggest you get a machine that is as hands off as possible. I think you might find that Coffee-Techs Solar Autoroast would fit the bill admirably. It has a very small footprint, is famed for the consistancy and ease of its roasts and looks pretty nice too. It will cost a bit but then again so does a good coffee machine.

Another alternative is the Sonofresco / Greenbean roaster in 600g and 1.2 kg versions. This is a gas fired fluid air bed roaster whereas the Solar is an electric drum roaster.

Both would suit the cafe environment and the task at hand and are available here in Au.

[Koffee_Kosmo]

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No, and I wouldnt be wanting to tell my customers that I roast my coffee on a piece of hobby equipment either.

Sam at 2 to 3kg per week, you will wow your customers much more by using an excellent, commercially roasted coffee that is well prepared, than bragging rights because you roast your own.

Thats quite fine if Sam
1) Has the room
2) Wants to spend many thousands of dollars

He may just want to trial the idea first before committing big cash and theres nothing wrong with that

Just to clarify I was responding to Sams post where he stated the machines he enquired about

Sam wrote
ive been quoted 1200 for a hottop and 400 for a behemor so far. does anyone have any pros and cons for these?

KK

[cuppacoffee]

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As a shop owner would you want to be roasting all day

No, and I wouldnt be wanting to tell my customers that I roast my coffee on a piece of hobby equipment either.

Sam at 2 to 3kg per week, you will wow your customers much more by using an excellent, commercially roasted coffee that is well prepared, than bragging rights because you roast your own.

[Koffee_Kosmo]

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There has been several recent threads on Behmor compared to Hottop to the Gene and also consider the KKTO at 2-3kg (USE the Search function here). All of them are really different roasters with weak and strong points and of course the one people own is always the best

Gday again Sam
My KKTO design has the highest payload of up to 700 grams or 800 grams for experienced users

Higher payloads also equate in less electricity cost per roast and less labour time
As a shop owner would you want to be roasting all day with multiple loads ?
Sam it takes approx 30 min including prep & cooling time per roast

Its simply the best value coffee roaster that consistently produces quality roast results

Decision is yours

KK

[beanflying]

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There has been several recent threads on Behmor compared to Hottop to the Gene and also consider the KKTO at 2-3kg (USE the Search function here). All of them are really different roasters with weak and strong points and of course the one people own is always the best 

best thing might be is tell us where you are and try and get along to look at one or more options in the flesh 

[Carts9]

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i anticipate only doing a 2-3 kilos a week in about 250g packs. Ive been quoted 1200 for a hottop and 400 for a behemor so far that sound ok. does anyone have pros and cons on these?

Does anyone have a small coffee roaster

How small?

[Koffee_Kosmo]

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Does anyone have a small coffee roaster they want to sell or know where i can get one thats affordable for a small cafe outlet. Cheers

Not enough information in your post
I am going to assume that you are a cafe owner and a small roaster may be anything from a 1 kg to 10 kg roaster

KK

[don_nairn]

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Perhaps some sort of guide to how many Kg a week you are using would be a start.

a Behmor is about $400 but if it would be subtable I have no idea.

in the scheme of things it may be sipler to find a good commercial roaster (company) that can look after that part of the business. After all you cant do everything yourself.

small roasting as a hobby is good fun but can you make good money from it?

[Vinitasse]

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Does anyone have a small coffee roaster

How small?