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Permalink Reply by teresa pilarz on October 4, 2010 at 7:03am

I think it depends in part on how big of a roaster you're operating (and how often). If you have something smallish from a tabletop to a 5 kilo, and your vent system is properly constructed, you don't need an afterburner (for some of the smaller units, an afterburner would be overkill and may not even be an option.) I've been considering a Diedrich and they downsized their 7 kilo to 5 because at that level, most municipalities won't require you to mess w/ an afterburner. Beyond that though, it might start to become a consideration so you don't aggravate your neighbors.

In any case, I can't imagine that 2 doors down, all of their clothing would start to smell like coffee... especially when you've got a stack that goes 10' above the roofline! I'll be interested to hear what others have to say though

Permalink Reply by Chase Mann on October 4, 2010 at 10:27am

This would be a great question to ask Bill Kennedy, owner of The San Franciscan Roaster (coffeeper.com). He's a great guy and has 2 or 3 brothers that have roasting locations as well so he's pretty knowledgeable.

Permalink Reply by David Lanning on October 4, 2010 at 11:45am

Thanks Chase.

Funny thing...

I spoke to the company making our roaster and they said I should be concerned
with their clothing smell getting into my coffee.

Spoken with slight bias!

That's why I wanted to hear from some roasters in the trenches...




Chase Mann said:

This would be a great question to ask Bill Kennedy, owner of The San Franciscan Roaster (coffeeper.com). He's a great guy and has 2 or 3 brothers that have roasting locations as well so he's pretty knowledgeable.

Permalink Reply by aaron carlson on October 25, 2010 at 7:52am

David Lanning said:

Thanks Chase.

Funny thing...

I spoke to the company making our roaster and they said I should be concerned
with their clothing smell getting into my coffee.

Spoken with slight bias!

That's why I wanted to hear from some roasters in the trenches...




Chase Mann said:

This would be a great question to ask Bill Kennedy, owner of The San Franciscan Roaster (coffeeper.com). He's a great guy and has 2 or 3 brothers that have roasting locations as well so he's pretty knowledgeable.

Permalink Reply by Mark Kendall on November 29, 2010 at 9:47am

Actually he is right, if you can smell their chemicals from their shops, it could end up making your coffee taste like their clothes. Case in point- I was weighing and bagging some coffee one time and someone was smoking a cigarette in the same room as I was doing this, 2 days later one of the customers that got that coffee asked about someone smoking around it before it was bagged. Coffee sucks up odors like little sponges, that is why you don't store coffee in the freezer or frig.



David Lanning said:

Thanks Chase.

Funny thing...

I spoke to the company making our roaster and they said I should be concerned
with their clothing smell getting into my coffee.

Spoken with slight bias!

That's why I wanted to hear from some roasters in the trenches...




Chase Mann said:

This would be a great question to ask Bill Kennedy, owner of The San Franciscan Roaster (coffeeper.com). He's a great guy and has 2 or 3 brothers that have roasting locations as well so he's pretty knowledgeable.