Building a coffee roaster from junk

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[Rxdtxd] has tried his hand at roasting coffee beans in a frying pan. It works but he can only roast small batches at once. What he really needed was a large-scale roaster that would have no problem with a few pounds of the green beans all at once. He ended up building this large-scale coffee roaster out of junk parts. The vessel which holds the beans is the drum from a top-loading washing … [Read more...]

Another take on roasting those beans

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[Andrew] takes his coffee very seriously and like any hardcore aficionado he wanted to do the roasting himself. The coffee roaster design uses a heat gun for the roasting and sources an old bread maker as a vessel. As part of the automatic bread making process there's a little agitator arm inside which keeps the beans moving while the heat is applied. A computer controls the heat gun, adjust with … [Read more...]

Hack together a Coffee Roaster

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For most people, making coffee entails taking a couple scoops out of a can of pre-ground coffee, adding water, and pressing "Go" on the drip machine. To others coffee brewing is an artform, and want as much control over the process as possible. For those without an overflowing bank account for a home roasting machine, Evil Mad Scientist Labs have put together a general guide for throwing together … [Read more...]