First Crack FAQ: What is First Crack? What is Second Crack?

May 18, 2021

If you’re struggling to identify the sound of first crackFirst crack in one of two distinct heat-induced pyrolytic reactions in coffee. It is distinguished by a cracking or popping sound in the coffee, and occurs between 390 and 410 degrees Fahrenheit in most coffee More and second crackAfter First Crack, a roast reaction around 440 to 450 degrees that is distinguished by a snapping sound. Second Crack is the second audible clue the roaster-operator receives about the degree-of-roast, following First Crack. Whereas More when roasting coffee, read on… I remember many years ago writing a

Quest Roaster Handbook for the M3 and M6 Coffee Roasters

April 21, 2021

Finally, a thorough Quest roaster handbook that covers so much more than just the basics. The Quest M3 and M6 roasters are known for their

Aillio Bullet Tip Sheet – Roast Panel Control Functions and Roast Time

April 16, 2021

Sweet Maria’s PDF Tip Sheet for Those Pesky Bullet Buttons, and How They Translate to Roast Time Software We realized a printable Cheat Sheet of

Pre-Heating the Behmor Coffee Roaster: What to Know About Warming Up Your Machine

January 12, 2021

Our guide to pre-heating vs. not pre-heating the BehmorA popular electric drum roaster designed for home use, with variable batch sizes (from 1/4 pound to 1 pound) and a smoke-reduction system. It has been modified and upgraded in refining the base model over More coffee roasterA machine for roasting coffee. Or the person operating it! The basic requirements for a coffee roaster are a heating element that gets suitably hot and a mechanism for agitating the beans.: A mechanism for More and what to expect. A topic that comes up a lot with BehmorA popular

A Step-by-Step Installation Guide to the Behmor Upgrade Kits

December 9, 2020

Installing the BehmorA popular electric drum roaster designed for home use, with variable batch sizes (from 1/4 pound to 1 pound) and a smoke-reduction system. It has been modified and upgraded in refining the base model over More Upgrade Kits is easier than you think and enhances many roasting features. Jump to the video tutorial BehmorA popular electric drum roasterA roaster with a rotating drum that provides agitation to the beans, while a heating element (typically either electric or gas) provides heat. The metal drum conducts heat to the beans, so drum roasters heat More

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Roasting Coffee Light in the Behmor Coffee Roaster

November 20, 2020

Our recommendation for roasting coffee light in the BehmorA popular electric drum roaster designed for home use, with variable batch sizes (from 1/4 pound to 1 pound) and a smoke-reduction system. It has been modified and upgraded in refining the base model over More coffee roasterA machine for roasting coffee. Or the person operating it! The basic requirements for a coffee roaster are a heating element that gets suitably hot and a mechanism for agitating the beans.: A mechanism for More is easy to follow and with great results (jump to our light roast instructions

Screw location on front faceplate -Aillio Bullet Coffee Roaster

Aillio Bullet R1 Cleaning and Maintenance Guide

November 1, 2020

Sweet Maria’s guide to cleaning the roaster and the thermal sensor in your Aillio Bullet R1 coffee roasterA machine for roasting coffee. Or the person

Aillio RoasTime 3 Makeover

October 21, 2020

Exciting news for Bullet owners The team at Aillio has been hard at work on RoasTime 3 and a Roast. World makeover. RoasTime 3 is

Air Fryer Rotisserie Drum for coffee roasting

Roasting Coffee in a Rotisserie Drum in a Toaster Oven Air Fryer

October 17, 2020

Some Air Fryer / ConvectionTransfer of heat through the bulk movement of a fluid. In the case of coffee roasting, we discuss convection in the context of heated air moving as a fluid through a roast chamber. More Toaster Oven models come with a Rotisserie spit, and it’s possible to roast coffee in them. Here’s why you shouldn’t

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20 Batches in a Row on the Aillio Bullet R1 Coffee Roaster …here’s what to expect

October 8, 2020

Roasting on a Bullet coffee roasterA machine for roasting coffee. Or the person operating it! The basic requirements for a coffee roaster are a heating element that gets suitably hot and a mechanism for agitating the beans.: A mechanism for More requires some awareness of maintenance and cleaning. The reason we tout the Aillio Bullet R1 Coffee RoasterA machine for roasting

Category: Drum Roasting

Focused on home roasting methods that turn coffee in a drum, including eht very popular Behmor electric drum roaster, the Aillio Bullet, GeneCaffe, the Quest roaster, and even our Probat commercial drum roasting…

First Crack FAQ: What is First Crack? What is Second Crack?

Quest Roaster Handbook for the M3 and M6 Coffee Roasters

Aillio Bullet Tip Sheet – Roast Panel Control Functions and Roast Time

Pre-Heating the Behmor Coffee Roaster: What to Know About Warming Up Your Machine

A Step-by-Step Installation Guide to the Behmor Upgrade Kits

Roasting Coffee Light in the Behmor Coffee Roaster

Aillio Bullet R1 Cleaning and Maintenance Guide

Aillio RoasTime 3 Makeover

Roasting Coffee in a Rotisserie Drum in a Toaster Oven Air Fryer

20 Batches in a Row on the Aillio Bullet R1 Coffee Roaster …here’s what to expect

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