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Homeroasters - Home Roasting Coffee Community » BUILDING A ROASTER » Drum Roasters

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Drum angle
kwrcst	#1 Posted on 03/28/2019 9:21 AM
1/4 Pounder Posts: 75 Joined: November 26, 2018	Hi again all, can anyone share the angle your drum is set up on so it allows for bean drop when the door is open? I figure it doesn't need to bee too steep but I doubt it can be completely flat. thanks Kelly


renatoa	#2 Posted on 03/28/2019 9:36 AM
Administrator Posts: 2409 Joined: September 30, 2016	Is the first time I hear there is such angle... always thought the beans are pushed outside by vanes !


kwrcst	#3 Posted on 03/28/2019 11:17 AM
1/4 Pounder Posts: 75 Joined: November 26, 2018	Looking at some of the example drums, it looks like the vanes pull the beans towards the back as they toss them in the air. I assumed, there was a slight angle involved to get them to return to the front of the chamber


Stew	#4 Posted on 03/28/2019 3:48 PM
Newbie Posts: 19 Joined: April 09, 2015	Drum is level, outer vanes against the drum move the beans forward (and out) and the inner vanes move them back to keep them evenly distributed while roasting.


kwrcst	#5 Posted on 03/28/2019 3:49 PM
1/4 Pounder Posts: 75 Joined: November 26, 2018	Ahhh. that makes sense now.

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