Wow, smoke. Hmm. My backyard is tight, about 30-35 feet wide, and the neighbors are right there on the other side on both sides. I wonder if it would bother them if I roasted a lot...?
I just got my neighbors hooked on my home roast. They already loved my cooking. Roasting four pounds at a time makes it easy to keep friends family and co-works supplied with your home roast.
Just kidding. So is the new motor too fast ie does it turn so fast that the beans are plastered and don't tumble? It doesn't seem that 57 RPM's would be, but...?
And also, how much smoke is there for a 4 lb batch of full city (say, just at the start of the second crack)?
I have the exact same motor. I got it on www.surpluscenter.com for about 40 bucks including the lovejoys and shipping. Here is a picture of it in case anyone missed it on the other other thread I posted. It didn't take too long to put together. The beans sling around quite a bit in there. I do not see any problems of beans plastered to the sides. I thought of a hand crank, and a foot pump, and also considered a sprocket and chain setup but I decided I wanted to be able to step away to answer the phone or something without ruining a batch. (Note that does not mean this is set and forget method. It's not). That was my main complaint about hg/db. That I couldn't move away for however long it took to roast.
Rawman the Expobarbarian.. AKA the Original Jon R.
Holy cow you guys are awesome! Thanks for the replies!
Artful, if I do this, it will be with the intention of eventually (and hopefully sooner rather than later) selling, whether over the internet or locally. That is my fear about the smoke: 20 minute of smoke every few days is no big deal, but if I needed to turn out 20+ lbs several times per week....
I guess I'll find out. I just need to get back into roasting for a while anyway.
brokencup, awesome chart, thanks! It is funny to me that that chart even exists. Coffeegeek-dom at its finest, so cool!
Thanks for the link to the motor on RK. I was on that site yesterday, but was having problems navigating it for some reason and couldn't find that. $125 is steep, but the setup is nice, simple, and effective.
rawman, thank you for the links. Do you have a part #? Is it the Base Mount AC (and which of the CW, CCW, or dual is needed)? Hey, you could buy a hand cycle, as used in physical therapy, and modify it to crank the drum. I would think it is much better to have the motor, though. This way if you were doing more than one batch, you could dump it into the cooling can and immediately start another roast, or take a leak.
Edit: Never mind, I am too slow; I just saw the numbers on the other thermometer post, thanks!
I have a similar setup. 1lb produces a fair bit of smoke - but certainly not enough to distract the neighbors from their usual routine. 4lbs once in a while probably wouldn't be an issue, either. 4lbs every day, 7 days a week would definately cause complaint from those who have not been converted into home roasted coffee lovers.
I'm using the 57 rpm motor from surplus center - it turns plenty fast enough, imho.
As for the rotisserie, you'll want the deluxe model which has a 1 piece spit - other kits have a 2 piece spit that fastens together in the middle. The 1 piece spit should be stronger than the 2 piece, in theory.
Don't get too caught up with the heat diffusing options. I swapped out the dual burner for a single burner replacement, and removed the heat diffuser entirely. The only time I have problems with uneven roasts is if there's a breeze blowing across the grill which tends to cool off one end - or if I get in a big hurry and just leave the burner on it's highest setting for the entire roast.
As for BTU's, the only issue I had(and I got the cheapest grill I could find) was a vent that was molded into the hood along the edge where the hinges are. That vent was supposed to let smoke out of the grill, but unfortunately, it also lets out a fair bit of heat. For the time being, I've covered it with heavy duty tin foil and that seems to have corrected the problem. Eventually, I'll make a more permanent plug for the vent out of some angle aluminum from the hardware store.
Pictures will be forthcoming soon, but overall, my setup isn't significantly different from what others have posted.
Posted Wed Oct 20, 2004, 5:02pm Subject: Re: New Rk Drum Setup
gsamu,
Mine came with a rotisserie kit that I got from Home Depot before I realized that I needed a faster motor than the 5rpm motor that came with the kit. In hindsight, it would have been better to have bought just the spit rod (somewhere) and then got the 57rpm motor from Surplus Center. Maybe someone of the list has a recommendation for where (what) to get just the rod.
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Posted Wed Oct 20, 2004, 6:59pm Subject: Re: New Rk Drum Setup
Yeah, $32 for a rotisserie kit is steep if youre only gonna use the spit.
I've noticed that most setups have a bracket mounted to each side of the lower body of the grill, through which the spit passes. Kind of a support thing. Are those necessary? Where would you get them?
Sorry for not responding sooner, but better late than never. Mine is not one piece, but it is very sturdy. I used a 3/8inch stainless steel (SS) threaded rod, with an SS connector and an SS eye bolt. If you want to see pictures I have some posted of my setup Here. The lovejoy connectors made it easy to connect the rod to the motor.
Edit: 3/8 inch SS rod not 3/4 as I originally put. I got mine at a local bolt shop for $7 vs $11 at home depot.
Rawman the Expobarbarian.. AKA the Original Jon R.
Posted Sun Oct 31, 2004, 8:44am Subject: Re: New Rk Drum Setup
Rawman Said:
I have the exact same motor. I got it on www.surpluscenter.com for about 40 bucks including the lovejoys and shipping. Here is a picture of it in case anyone missed it on the other other thread I posted. It didn't take too long to put together. The beans sling around quite a bit in there. I do not see any problems of beans plastered to the sides. I thought of a hand crank, and a foot pump, and also considered a sprocket and chain setup but I decided I wanted to be able to step away to answer the phone or something without ruining a batch. (Note that does not mean this is set and forget method. It's not). That was my main complaint about hg/db. That I couldn't move away for however long it took to roast.
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