Home made, 25# drum roaster for sale

[opus]

Well, its crude but I have roasted a LOT of coffee with this. After a couple batches you'll figure it out easy enough.

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$2000

 

[LBBeans]

Did you build it? It looks great.

 

[opus]

A local metal shop and I. I excelled in supervision and pointing.

 

[CoffeeJunky]

I can't really see the burner. I see you are using propane but I couldn't see the burner head.

 

[Bardo]

Opus,
I wish you had posted this a month ago! I am near finishing my roaster, which is a 10 lb drum on a 6 burner bbq. How big is the motor? Do you have an electronic thermocouple? This is just what I envisioned when I "built" mine! Where are you located?

 

[opus]

I just put a couple pix up of the burner. No, no, no, never have anything electronic on something I build!!! I am in White Pine, MT.

The motor is just a simple washing machine motor. If it dies, go get another one for $10 and call it good. Gee, 1/4hp I think.

Like I said, its crude. You can see the thermometer on it. It goes round and round. When it gets to where I have it marked, its time. Its all eyes, ear and smell.

 

[Bardo]

I just meant a digital thermometer, nothing too high tech about that. You remove the chaff through the screen, I gather. And do you just rake the beans out of the drum onto the screen?

 

[CoffeeJunky]

Its pretty impressive for home made.
Pretty good idea but could use little stronger burner and heat control.
Well done.

 

[opus]

Most the chaff falls through the cracks by the door. The rest goes when you dump it in the "cooler". I was going through 100# a week with this.

The burner really throws well. I couldnt put it on full throttle and roast....too hot. The propane is controlled by a regulator on the hose.

I couldnt figure out how to do a digital thermometer with the wire connected to the probe...going round and round.