Arnoud and Roland from Hoofdkwartier called me to say that the shipment of very special Ethiopian beans arrived so I immediately went to pick up my order. I brought my camera so I could document their new BESCA roaster and their setup to have Artisan communicate with the roaster.
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| Arnoud Kruiver at work |
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| Arnoud, Artisan, BESCA roaster |
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| Hardware control panel |
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| Electrical circuitry, all very neat |
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| Artisan screen and recent roast profile |
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| Calibrating the drum position, in fully warmed up state there must be 1.5mm between drum and front. Arnoud made a simple measuring instrument to check this margin frequently. |
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| Artisan setup |
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| Artisan setup |
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| Fire! |
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| Roastery workshop |