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Just wanted to throw that out to all you keepers of the flame!! Hope 2011 good to us all!

I've recently moved up from a 2kilo to a 5kilo drum roaster and am having trouble with bean tipping. What is the general thought behind cause? Temp too high at charge? Flame to high during temp drop to turn point? temp too high during drying phase? temp too high in 1c stage??? This is a...

Hi All - I have my 2006 red Ambex YM2 about ready to sell. I use this little beast about 3 days a week. It iis set up for propane. It is a workhorse. The cooling bin stirring arms have been work on by Ambex and are not original but work fine. It will be availible in 4-5weeks as I am...

I'm getting to the point where I need to move up to a larger roaster. Currently on a 2006 model YM2 on propane. I'm looking to move up to a YM5 or 10 or on a USR 5 kilo. Anyone have some input on these? Anyone have experiance or knowledge of them? Anyone know of a roaster like this for sale?

I've been trying to decide on the Alex Duetto vs other double boiler. ANy feedback on this one or others I should be considering? Grinder to match??? lachris

How? I wanted to post with a photos of my blower fan cage filth and I don't know how... I've seen other posts that have photos - how?

Need help with poor sweeper arm design. My used YM-2 (2006 model)had the UHMW pusher style arms that just pile up the beans and did nothing to push the beans out of the tray. Don at Ambex sent me a replacement set of arms that were adjustible but they are not working well either. What do the...

Question: For roasters looking to sell their product to the public as a hobby or other, what unit size do you use most and what price for each do you see that sells better? Example: 1lb @ $10 12oz @ $8 All units same price regardless of origin?? Priced based on origin??? I have been...

Got the used YM-2 this weekend - She's red and shinny! Can someone make some recommendations for pre-heat and drop temps for 1lb, 2lb, and 4lb batches. I realize there will be some variance based on bean origin, but some help here would save a lot of lbs of beans from being scorched or baked...

New to this board (second post) I’ve been into specialty coffee for over two years now. By that I mean I caught the bug by buying some just roasted beans from ROJO roasters in the Northeast. Once I tasted that, I was off and running to find out more – I sought out and found folks that sell...