Im building a bbq roaster! a few questions:

[JRCoffee]

Re: Im building a bbq roaster! a few questions:

Excellent design, I like it. Now only if you could hook it up to an electric circuit for a more controlled roast..

Also judging by the pictures (I cant see it on them) where can you actually see through the drum to the beans?

[MachoSilvia]

Re: Im building a bbq roaster! a few questions:

Hey there, yeah im doing 1.25kg batches, it soles 20% of mass to net 1kg +-30-40g, so its pretty good. I have yet to gear up the output so i can possibly do larger batches, at the moment it is not fast enough to keep more beans moving enough.

I have a aluminium trier, which i poke in to get a visual sample for nearer the end of the roast.

what kind of electric circuit do you mean? what would it control?

Cheers, Mark

[MachoSilvia]

Re: Im building a bbq roaster! a few questions:

1.5kg batches now! which yields 1.2 kg of net coffee.

Just thought Id say!

Im now trying to build a cooler with a box fan.

Any tips?

[Koffee_Kosmo]

Re: Im building a bbq roaster! a few questions:

Im now trying to build a cooler with a box fan.

Any tips?

An exhaust fan is more versatile

http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1222303036/21#top

KK

[WSullivan]

Re: Im building a bbq roaster! a few questions:

1.5kg batches now! which yields 1.2 kg of net coffee.

Just thought Id say!

Im now trying to build a cooler with a box fan.

Any tips?

Ha ha im chasing you! lol

[michel_c]

Re: Im building a bbq roaster! a few questions:

This looks like what I want to build! Thinking of using an old 4.5kg gas bottle cut up as the inner drum.

[3fun]

Re: Im building a bbq roaster! a few questions:

This looks like what I want to build!  Thinking of using an old 4.5kg gas bottle cut up as the inner drum.  

I have just started building a bbq based roaster at home, the thought of using a gas bottle crossed my mind a few times, but decided against it, as they have been used to hold a poisonous substance.