So, you want to try roasting your own coffee? It’s a rewarding hobby that you’ll enjoy for years to come. The freshness of a roast is the most important factor contributing to great tasting coffee. It can even be more important than beans, assuming the beans are at least a minimum quality.
In fact, I’d rather drink coffee made from fresh roasted so-so beans than coffee roasted 6 months ago from the very best beans you can find.
What size RK Drum should you buy to get started? In general, because the freshness of the roast is so important, you want to roast coffee that will last you not more than 3 weeks. Coffee peaks in taste 2-3 days after roasting and begins a slow process of becoming less and less fresh. At the 2-3 week mark, we consider it past it’s prime, and on it’s way to going stale.
The 2 LB RK Drum
The 2 LB RK Drum is so named because you can roast up to 2 lbs of coffee at a time, per 15 minute batch. This smaller size is great for people who are are budget conscious or only roasting for 1-2 people. 2 lbs of coffee is approximately equivalent to 2 bags of coffee, and most people can go through 1 bag in 5-9 days, if they are making coffee every morning. This drum is also the smallest and lightest drum we make, weighing only 4 lbs and measuring 9″ long by 5″ diameter.
Fully loaded and fully assembled with the rotisserie rod and bearings, the RK Drum assembly weighs around 7 lbs, and is easy enough to handle for pretty much everyone.
