Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

[Thundergod]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

Very nice.
Good luck.

[Dimal]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

Now Thats a Roaster... 8-)

All the very best to you Goodies, a lot of hard work ahead of you mate but it should be fun [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Cheers,
Mal.

[greenman]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

Great stuff Steve, good luck with your new venture. Lots of hard work ahead but there are plenty of people out there looking for good quality fresh roasted coffee.

[Dennis]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?


So Steve, are you still going to keep the Crazy Popper as a back up for small batches? ;D

[thegoodies]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

So Steve, are you still going to keep the Crazy Popper as a back up for small batches?  ;D

;D lol

I might keep it though to go into the Jolly Goat Coffee Museum (A history of how it all began) I am contemplating a Gene Cafe for sample batch roasts now.

[stuartgrant]

Re: Starting up Business with a 5kg Roaster!

Awesome, Goodies!

May I ask what the Toper set you back?


I suspect that plenty of the smaller roasters out there (especially cafe/roasteries) would have had to deal with environmental pollution type issues with councils etc... I reckon itd be worth your while visiting as many such places as you can to ask if they had any troubles. I know of a guy in Hobart who had residents complaining about smoke from roasting and had to move... I can PM you with details if you want.

Just a thought. A Genecafe will give you a very different roast to a drum roaster (obviously) and - while it may be good for sampling beans from brokers - may not be of much use for trialling different roast profiles to use in the Toper. Im sure you knew that, but it might be worth considering something like a Hottop as a better match? That way you could kill two birds with one stone.

Speaking of sample roasting, have you been practising your cupping skills?

Good luck with it! Im enjoying this thread (vicariously!) a great deal...
Keep us updated!
Cheers
Stuart.

[Dennis]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

I am contemplating a Gene Cafe for sample batch roasts now.

That wont work.

it might be worth considering something like a Hottop

That wont either.

[Dimal]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

What do you use Den... :-?

Mal.

[Dennis]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

What do you use Den... :-?

Mal.

The Diedrich Mal. I guess thats one advantage of having a smaller roaster. Despite the fact that I can roast as little as 300gm in it, this doesnt translate to larger sized roasts. So I start with 1.5 then 2, etc. till I (hopefully) get it right.

[Dimal]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

Ahh rightio... 8-)

This is all tied in with IR Thermal Design aspects of the Diedrich is it?

Mal.

[cuppacoffee]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?


Yep!

[acoggins]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

This is all tied in with IR Thermal Design aspects of the Diedrich is it?

Dennis/Mal,

Care to explain or provide links?

[cuppacoffee]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

Care to explain or provide links?

Its a long story. Basically, Diedrichs are built differently to traditional gas burning roasters. Apart from infra red panels being pretty clean and efficient, heat is radiated evenly. The drum is high carbon steel that also disperses heat evenly and air that is introduced into the drum is warmed by heat exchangers rather than passing through or over the flames.

Ultimately, these roasters are very responsive and batch sizes and roasts can be manipulated accordingly.

These are some of the features I like about my roaster. Other roasters will undoubtedly like features about their own roaster. And as discussed in previous threads, while I might prefer one method or piece of equipment over another, it really doesnt matter unless you as an individual can get the best out of whatever equipment you use.

And believe me, that takes a whole lot of beans, time, effort, and constant learning.

[thegoodies]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

Another view of my Tops Toper. does anybody know of a good priced frieght company that would transport it from Brisbane to Perth.

Been looking on the net but if anyone knows of a freight company please let me know.

Cheers
Steve

[Epic76]

Re: Starting up Business with a 2kg Roaster?

I once moved a heap of stuff from Brisbane to Kalgoorlie with Karl Moller (K.T. Moller Transport?). Hed probably be your best bet as I believe he continued on to Perth and then up the West Coast.