Drip Brewer Recommendations for Coffee Trailer

[border_beans]

Hi Forum,

I am opening a mobile coffee trailer and while it comes with 2, 3 L Fetco Airpots, it does not include a drip brewer. As we will be serving specialty coffee I would like a drip brewer that would work well with highlighting the quality of coffee. Obviously price is a consideration but primarily just looking for a quality recommendation at this point.


I realize this may be covered elsewhere in the forums but I have searched and not been able to find a discussion. Any input would be appreciated!

 

[Musicphan]

Fetco is the premier product, followed by Bunn/Curtis... all three make great products.

 

[shadow745]

Fetco is the premier product, followed by Bunn/Curtis... all three make great products.

That is like claiming La Marzocco is the premier for espresso machines and just an opinion/brand bias.

I used a BUNN VPR in a mobile espresso van and it worked great. Simple, well built and quite affordable. Largest airpots we used were around 80 oz. capacity. Over time I got away from doing drip to minimize waste and focused on Americanos as we had a 2 group NS Aurelia and maximized the use of it.

 

[Musicphan]

Well... IMO Fetco clearly has advantages when it comes to programming in batch parameters. Nice clean and easy to use interface. I actually think Curti's G4 system has the best programmability, but its at a premium price over Fetco. If going Pour over vs. plumbed Bunn is your only option. It's certainly a generalization but I think most would agree the big three manufacturers can all make great batch coffee.

If it was me... I would go with Fetco 2141XPS with 1 gallon Lexus dispensers... I find the dispensers easier to use over airpots.

 

[sidg]

I use a Bunn 240v double brewer that can make 18 gallons an hour. Starting with good quality coffee and a good grinder our coffee stands out. But it takes power to run it and can go through the water tank fairley fast when kicking out alot of coffee. I chose the brewer based on my business plan to be able to cater a lot of freah hot coffee at sights that cant do their own coffee. I have one client that uses us several times a year for 20-30 gallons each time. That pays for the extra size and power needs. If you aren't going to do those kinds of things then go for a much smaller and efficient brewer based on what power and watet you are going to have available.