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jkoll42	#21 Posted on 04/07/2012 11:49 AM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 860 Joined: February 14, 2011	Can you let us know a bit more about the situation? How often and how far are we talking about this setup being moved? It takes a while to get a wood fire going - is that the only heat source available or is their access to propane/NG? You still haven't mentioned how much coffee should be roasted per batch so that's information we need. Unless I am missing something I'm with Scott and others that a homebuilt rocket stove and cast iron pan would be best. If you build the rocket stove smartly it could be easily moved around on a small cart pulled behind a bike, would be cheap, and you cant get more visual (or cheap) than a pan. If I saw a kid stirring coffee beans in a skillet over a diy stove with smoke wafting off in a poor area I would buy them if only to throw them out down the road :) -Jon Honey badger 1k, Bunn LPG-2E, Technivorm, Cimbali Max Hybrid, Vibiemme Double Domo V3


JETROASTER	#22 Posted on 04/07/2012 8:51 PM
Administrator Posts: 1780 Joined: March 06, 2010	Hi Steve, Sorry about burying you in questions but....... What sort of materials are available and what is the mechanical capacity ? (will it be built on site?) -Scott


opus	#23 Posted on 04/08/2012 9:27 AM
1/2 Pounder Posts: 352 Joined: January 16, 2008	Pretty hard to beat the simplicity of roasting in a pan, over a fire. castironcoffee.com
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Dan	#24 Posted on 04/08/2012 9:54 AM
1 1/2 Pounder Posts: 1662 Joined: October 24, 2005	I worked on some third-world designs in grad school and at one time I considered applying to a London-based industrial design house that developed projects for such situations. You are on the right track with local materials, fuel and roaster labor. You also need to include local artisans for its construction. The trick isn't to design, build, or ship a roaster "for them," but rather to "show them" how to design and build their own. Therefore, its not the roaster you'll be designing (although you'll have to make some prototypes to demonstrate the possibilities), but rather design a coffee roaster building workshop.
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