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Part 1: Understanding the Roast Process (Heat vs. Mass)
“As simple as boiling a pot of water.” One of the most common subjects we teach new roasters about is understanding Heat vs. Mass. A
June 15, 2015
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The Relativity of Your Thermometer
The reason why your roast profile temperatures may be different than other people’s or even the profiles suggested here. One of the key concepts that
June 15, 2015
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Tips to Improve Roast Consistency and Uniformity (Revisited)
If you should experience lack of uniformity or mixed dark and light coffee upon finishing a roast, please apply the following tips in order. It
September 7, 2014
Roasting Techniques. What Every Drum Roaster Should Know: Roasting to Target Your Time, Not Temperature.
Why a bean temperature probe isn’t required… With the RK method of roasting, or rather any manual method of coffee roasting, there is a certain
June 22, 2012
The Importance of a Good Thermometer.
But, my built-in thermometer is just so pretty! Please do not underestimate the necessity of a good thermometer. In so many cases that I have
October 17, 2011
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RK Drums has been providing roasting advice for coffee aficionados and small business owners for over 15 years. We specialize in making coffee roasting accessible to anyone who wants to roast, and sell complete solutions to roast coffee using a barbecue grill.
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