Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Alpenrost Rotary Drum Home Coffee Roaster (#)

  „The quality and consistency of the roast appears to be inferior to my fluid-bed roaster (Hearthware), which reliably brings every bean in a batch to exactly the same degree of roast. Batches from the Alpenrost will typically have beans ranging over a fairly wide range of color, sometimes even dumping a green bean. This isn't necessarily bad, as there is some merit to having the mix of flavors from come from the different degrees of roast.“

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  „Experienced roaster/operators can use the Alpenrost to test smaller samples of green beans by doing a "manual roast." This technique will allow the roaster to roast in smaller quantities (IE: 125gr. /4oz.) rather than the “recommended 225gr. /8oz.“

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  „Roasting also develops caramelized or "brown" flavors. The longer you roast, the more acids you break down and the more caramelization you add. The personal touch of the roaster will be balancing acids with caramelization.“

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