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Volume 5, Number 6

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STiR coffee and tea 41 roaster with a capacity of 100 to 1,500 grams for selective roasts of exclusive beans. The W1 weighs 330 pounds (150 kilos) and fits into a 1 meter space. Coffee Lab International uses a Japanese-made 200g Fuji Royal bench roaster with cyclone. The IKAWA Pro in- stalls anywhere, with no need for vents and packs into a Peli Storm Case. This 1500W roaster operates in Apple iOS with an app that can plot up to 20 temperature and 10 airflow points. Roasting at the next level One of the challenges for micro-roasters, shared Georgiou, is consistency. They depend heavily on the roasting expertise of a few key individuals. Technology helps fill the gap in and blending capabilities as a large-batch drum roaster in a space-saving configu- ration. The smallest batch roaster in the Diedrich IR series has a minimum capac- ity of 250g and delivers 8,000 BTU per hour. The machine weighs only 125 lbs. Giesen Coffee Roasters in the Neth- erlands offers a precision in-store batch The Fuji Royal Coffee Discovery roasts 200 grams of coffee in under 8 minutes Roasts can be cooled within three minutes on this roaster by Fuji Royal, Tokyo expertise, by providing hands-free roasting with Bluetooth technology paired with online applications. "The Ikawa Pro sample roaster can be programmed to follow the same curve on consecutive roasts to achieve standardized sample roasting," said Georgiou. "Conversely, head roasters can also edit the roast profiles through the app to vary the roast when profiling coffee to find the optimal way to bring out the best of your green coffee of choice," he said, adding, "There is still a benefit to hands-on experience, which is particularly true when adapting the cup profiles to a larger batch." IKAWA roasting controllers are wireless and profiles are easily shared online

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