Drum Coffee Roaster – In the process of coffee roasting, we will need a machine that helps us roast the coffee beans. This machine is known as a “Coffee Roaster”. In this article, we will introduce you to one type of coffee roaster machine, that is Drum Coffee Roaster.
Drum Coffee Roaster
In the coffee roasting, drum coffee roaster is one of the most frequently used machine options for coffee roasting. According to the machine’s name, the green beans we roast will be processed in the cylinder tube, known as “drum”. This drum will be installed horizontally at the machines so that coffee beans can rotate easily. So that the roasting process occurs evenly in each coffee bean.
This process will make the coffee beans roasted directly with the heat from the drum wall and indirectly from trapped hot air in the drum. Usually, the heat source comes from gas fire or electrically heated. This heat source later will be used to heat the drum from below, so the coffee beans will be heated. The coffee beans in the drum will spin and fall inside the drum.
When we use the drum coffee roaster, we can set or adjust it according to the specifications we want. Like the drum speed, airflow, and size variation that we can get is very much. by example, on Pratter Coffee Roaster, we can adjust the capacity requirement that we need, like roaster with capacity 1,5 kg per batch or 5 kg per batch and still much other variation that we can get from drum coffee roaster.
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Sampling Spoon
There is a tool named a “sampling spoon” mounted on the front of the drum. The function of this tool is to take samples from roasted coffee beans. By taking samples during the process, we can see and ensure periodically regarding the roasting of coffee beans. Of course, this spoon will be much helpful for us to determine does the coffee beans suit our needs.
Discharge Port
After the roasting process is finished, the coffee beans will be out through a door known as the “discharge port”, when the door is opened, the coffee beans will fall onto the cooling tray. In this tray, the coffee beans will be cooled by the suction of hot air and the coffee beans will be stirred continuously.
Pratter - Artisan Drum Roaster
Pratter is a coffee roasting machine made in Indonesia. All types of machines pratter using classic drum type with Cast Iron with Special Treatment material for making machines with the cleanest level equal to “modern” Hot Air Roaster.
Seeing the great potential of the development of the coffee industry (roaster), Pratter Coffee Roaster can become one of the options for coffee roaster machines with the best quality and latest technology.
Pratter uses an approach to the needs of the Coffee Industry (Roaster) with the technology and features available in it. Developing and producing artisan-type machines (profiling and developing) yet with its stability and endurance for a specialty coffee product, that can meet the needs of long-term production.
