Recent content by daneja72

Looking for NW roaster with Ambex Looking for someone who roasts with an Ambex and lives in the Northwest

On the road to Seattle!! Finally made it...the fest should be tons of fun and I should learn a lot!

I am definitely going to try and go, being so close here in Boise it would be a great experience.

Please tell more about the roaster itself, how much you want for the whole package and if you would sell individual items.

A brand new ambex 10k roaster with external chaf collector and roasting profile software is $14500

From what I've read a lighter roast has more caffeine, and robusto has significantly more caffine. Robusto is more bitter too. Personally, I can't stand Starbucks and have always thought their coffee tastes like crap.

So I took Redswings advice and went digging around in the forum. Found a lot of good stuff. Topher and poison were part of my favorite thread I found. I think the last comment in the thread was poison deciding to go with the San Franciscan. Was interested in how that was working for you...

Fyi---base price for a new iR 5 is $20, 000

Wow, so many looks but no one has an opinion.

Anyone is welcome to comment, but mainly looking for input from those who have some experience. I'm looking to buy a new roaster. We'll call it a hobby for now but if I can make money as I go that is my goal. I think I've narrowed it down to three roasters. The first two are 6lb. capacity...

So this isn't an actual Diedrich roaster? they don't make a 7k...at least not any more.

I've kinda been thinking along those lines. The newer roasters seem to be pretty operator friendly. There is a roasting package for sale on ebay that I've been watching, which is why I was asking if anyone knew anything about the roaster I mentioned previously. It is a 3k roaster and was...

I have another question...does anyone think it's possible to get into roasting as a business without any prior roasting experience?

Has anyone even heard of them?

Does anyone have any knowledge about coffee roasters from Shandong Light M&E Co?