The next step in expanding our enjoyment of coffee is to roast our own green beans. We invested in the Aillio Bullet R1 roaster and allocated a corner of the laundry room for our roastery. Roasting coffee produces some smoke so this necessitated installing a hood and ducting with a remote exhaust blower. It’s compact but it works great, in spite of requiring a little bit of engineering to make everything work effectively.

The Bullet roaster is controlled by either or both a laptop or manually through the control panel on the front of the machine. The roaster (machine) is very capable with great control over the process. The roaster (Me) is doing a great deal of learning about the fascinating process of selecting coffees from around the world and roasting them to perfection. It’s a whole new world enjoyed by a significant community engaged in the process. I hope to share what I learn as I make the journey on this site.