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All Articles Steven Leganski & Taylor Kirkman, RK Drums and the Super Bowl. A customer success story
Taylor Kirkman and Steven Leganski, the co-owners of SW Grilled Coffee, were excited to be sponsored by Intuit Quickbooks, Fox Sports, and the NFL in …
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All Articles Building Your Microroasting Business: Finding Customers for Your Fresh-Roasted Coffee
Finding customers can be intimidating. But, fresh roasted coffee is so much better than typical store-bought coffee that it almost sells itself.…
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All Articles Temperature: Understanding the Temperature Difference Between the RK Drums and Other Roasters
The Difference Between Roasting Temperatures Explained One of the questions that we frequently get is “Why do RK Drums roast with higher roasting temp…
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All Articles Motor Protection: Motor Heat Shield
When there isn't enough space between the rotisserie cutout and the motor, you'll need a heat shield to protect the motor from overheating.…
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All Articles Efficiency Modifications: AKA Sheet Metal Mods
Learn about the benefits and purpose of efficient modifications for your grill. The modification allows less heat to escape during the roast.…
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All Articles What Equipment Do I Need to Roast Coffee?
Ready-Set-Roast! From Roaster to Green Coffee, Find Everything You Need To You to Get Started with Your First Roast.…
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All Articles How Much Better is Fresh Roasted Coffee?
Fresh Roasted Coffee is the Pinacle of Coffee Experiences. The Aroma, Depth of Flavors and Lack of Bitterness Truly Eclipse What Many Associate with C…
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All Articles Should I White Label or Roast My Own Coffee?
While the taste and freshness of roasting coffee yourself can't be beat, there are times when the convenience of white labeling might be more valuable…
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All Articles How Much Green Coffee Do I Need?
For every pound of finished coffee, you must add 3.2oz or 20% more green coffee to your drum for a medium roast.…
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All Articles Three Tips for a New Roaster
Roasting Coffee is an Art that You can Truly Immerse Yourself In. But, that Doesn't Mean that Roasting Coffee is Inaccessible to the Beginner.…
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All Articles Why Shouldn’t I Use the Thermometer that Came with My Grill?
A good thermometer is very important for getting consistent and reliable results when roasting with the RK Drum. Most thermometers that come with a gr…
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All Articles How Fast Can I Learn to Roast Coffee in an RK Drum?
Roasting Coffee in an RK Drum is Fun and Easy-to-Learn! Read About the General Learning Process and Get an Introduction to Roasting.…
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All Articles What Grill Should I Choose For My RK Drums Roaster?
Not sure what grill you should use for your RK Drums Roaster? Checkout our blog to learn more about the subject if grills for coffee roasting.…
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What Size RK Drum is Right for Roasting Coffee for Profit?
Interested in Roasting Coffee for Profit, But Don't Know What Roaster You Need? What to Consider When Selecting the Drum Size for Your Microroastery.…
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All Articles How to Get Coffee Into Customer’s Hands
Ok. You're Sold on the Idea of Starting Your Own Microroastery. Now, You Need to Think About Getting the Coffee Into Your Customer's Hands.…
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All Articles What Size RK Drum is Right for Roasting Coffee as a Hobby?
Interested in Roasting Your Own Coffee, But Don't Know What Size Roaster You Need? We Discuss What You Should Consider When Selecting the Drum Size.…
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All Articles Coffee Farming in Colombia
In 2003, Shane Lewis founded Old Spanish Main, a coffee exporting business. Upon this foundation, the owner of RK Drums builds all his coffee knowledg…
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All Articles The Morning Cup with Java Stew’s Mexican Terruño Nayarita
Read the full review of a medium roasted coffee by Java Stew and grown by the Terruño Nayarita farmers in the soil of an extinct volcano of La Yerba, …
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All Articles The Morning Cup with Kahi Coffee’s Light-Roast Kenyan
Kahi Coffee's Kenyan offering proves delightful, with plenty of flavor to explore. A delightful morning cup renewed my curiosity for lighter roast lev…
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What Equipment Should I Use to Roast Coffee?
So, You Want to Roast Coffee for Profit or Home Use? Find out what Types of Equipment are Available to Produce the Quantities You'll Need.…
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All Articles Best Home Based Business You Can Start For Under $1500
Want to learn how you can start your very own home based business for less than $1500? It's easy to learn, and you can get started this very weekend!…
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All Articles Craft Roaster’s Directory – “Helping coffee lovers find your craft-roasted coffee”
Tell the world about your fresh, craft-roasted coffee Are you a craft coffee roaster or coffee shop? How does a free advertising platform to help get …
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All Articles How to brew coffee with the Chemex coffee maker
What's the Best Way to Enjoy Your Fresh Roasted Coffee from an RK Drum? Some Say Chemex. Read How to Properly Use a Chemex and See What You Think…
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All Articles How to brew coffee with the French Press coffee maker
What's the Best Way to Enjoy Your Fresh Roasted Coffee from an RK Drum? Some Say French Press. Read How to Properly Use a French Press & See What You …
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All Articles How you can learn to drink black coffee and love it.
Can Black Coffee Truly Taste Good? Can You Develop a Taste For Black Coffee? The Answer is "Yes!". Here are 9 Steps You Can Try to Learn to Love It.…
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All Articles What Happens If Your Grill Isn’t Powerful Enough for Roasting, BTU vs. Mass Explained
Just Like a Candle Beneath a Pot Won't Make it Boil, You've Got to Have a Enough Heat to Roast Coffee. Understand Why the BTU of Your Grill Matters.…
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All Articles Roast Development in an RK Drum
A coffee development review by Seth Newsome and the quality of the RK Drums equipment, personal service, and dedication to perfection.…
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All Articles Thermometer Calibration (Re-Calibration) Instructions
Just thought I would post here the Calibration or Re-calibration instructions for the Tel-Tru thermometer. In short you want to boil the thermometer, …
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All Articles Part 3: Putting it All Together During the Roast.
This article will help put it all together during the roast. Find helpful reference charts for your roast here.…
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All Articles Part 2: What Happens During the Coffee Roast Process
Taking a look at what coffee roasting is, and should be. Learn what happens during the coffee roast process.…
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All Articles Part 1: Understanding the Roast Process (Heat vs. Mass)
Not getting the coffee roasts results you were expecting? Understanding heat vs mass is important when roasting coffee.…
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All Articles The Relativity of Your Thermometer
The reason why your roast profile temperatures may be different than other people’s or even the profiles suggested here. One of the key concepts that …
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All Articles Custom Build: The Hobart HR7 Rotisserie for Cacao and maybe coffee?
A few months ago we had the great pleasure to build a custom Cacao roaster for Carol Morse of Acalli Chocolate out of a Hobart HR7 roaster. This was a…
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All Articles Roaster Highlight – Don Gilmer
I purchased one of RK Drums 2 pound “everything” kits and installed it in a 4 burner BBQ purchased for that purpose. Set up was a piece of cake. I h…
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All Articles Tips to Improve Roast Consistency and Uniformity (Revisited)
Work through these solutions step-by-step with our tips on how to improve your roast consistency and uniformity.…
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All Articles Health Department Certification, and Coffee Roasting as a Business.
If Your Microroastery Grows Big Enough, You'll Have to Deal with the Health Department. What Should You Expect? Find Some Common Sense Tips to Get Cer…
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All Articles Roasting Techniques. What Every Drum Roaster Should Know: Roasting to Target Your Time, Not Temperature.
Drum roasting techniques to help our roasts target your time and not your temperature. Learn why a bean temperature probe isn't required.…
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All Articles The Dangers of Aluminum Drums
How does the RK Drum compare to other drums on the internet?.. In recent years, there have come a number of other Aluminum, or mixed Aluminum and Stai…
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All Articles The Importance of a Good Thermometer.
But, my built-in thermometer is just so pretty! Please do not underestimate the necessity of a good thermometer. In so many cases that I have seen, ev…
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All Articles Improving Profitability in Coffee Roasting With a Few Key Steps
When You're Roasting For Profit, Efficiency is Key. Sheet Metal Mods and Lighter Roast Levels are a Couple Efficiency Tips You May Not Be Aware Of.…
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Guide to Even Roasting
Learning how to obtain even roasts on the 8LB & 12LB RK New Guide on how to get even roasts is available now! (Primarily for the 8LB Drum, but potenti…
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