Building The Worlds Best Coffee Roasters (IMF Factory Tour)

[@JPMC1234]

Thanks for the tour, Luke 🎉

[@Markusableitinger1]

Would have been nice to watch a sequence of the roasting process, maybe with discharging. What I missed in this video is a more detailed outline of the pros and cons and comparison to let's say the major other coffee roasting companies Probat, Diedrich, and a couple others. I feel I have not learned much in this video about why this machine is seemingly so good. I was also missing some indications about the price of the machines from the 15k model upwards.

[@ArtistiCoffeeRoasters]

Appreciate the comment thank you and I like the idea of doing a comparison between manufacturers. This video really was mostly just a quick look at the IMF factory and some of what they are doing there. If you are interested in learning more about the pros and cons of an IMF then check out our Roasting Playlist where we have shared videos about our experience with our own IMF roasting plant: kzbin.info/aero/PLhDCB0L1lVOzWDBr7RrIpu-hlMpxk0x7k&si=2k6Y9y6oGL6SAK7n Thanks again and hope you enjoy our other videos! :)

[@AWoodworkersLife]

Interesting factory tour. Thanks for sharing it. An interesting fact that catches people’s misconceptions is that wood fired roasting, provided the wood lot is sustainably managed, is actually carbon neutral, something which gas and fossil-fuel generated electric roasters are not able to achieve by their nature.

[@cangkircoffee5155]

Wow gd job...

[@אספרסוטק]

so you say it is not recommended roasting less than 10 kilo in 30 kg roaster?

[@ArtistiCoffeeRoasters]

Well you can, but your measuring air temp not bean temp and you have to adjust your profile as its air which will be higher and more reactive than the bean temp

[@Серго-т2у]

Круті хлопці

[@Johnnybananass-_]

he looks like the Coffee Jesus ...

[@ArtistiCoffeeRoasters]

He is a wonderful man! Jesus?? Maybe 🤔 I see where you’re going with this. 😂

[@amirhosseinkhosravani2178]

👌👌👌👌

[@fulltimber]

That's all well good, building massive roasters. But where is all the coffee going to come from to feed these behemoths ? Global production is down, growers looking for alternative products to grow, as farmers now seeing through fair trade agreement for export. Local incentives need to be looked at on a farm level, not at middleman level, where only the ones that don't do anything get rich. Poor old farmer still getting screwed no matter what scheme logo they print on the bag to make the end consumer feel like they are doing the right thing

[@Markusableitinger1]

It is not true that 'poor old farmers' get screwed; this is a very simplified statement. I live in PHIL, a coffee-producing country with 1000 coffee farmers. However, like in any other business, farmers need to step up their game and improve their processing methods to stay competitive, otherwise, they left behind what you call 'they get screwed'. Those who improve their methods do very well in fact extremely well, they currently have the upper hand over the rest of the supply chain. There are a lot of aid programs for the farmers and they can learn for free, they can learn from best farming practices worldwide, etc. So, there is no excuse for farmers anymore to be 'poor'. Coffee farming is a business as any other business is; no one is forced to do it. Prices, demand, and supply fluctuate. Being a business person one has to adapt to that. But what you forget is, that coffee consumption is increasing all over the world. So, what to complain about. All is good, one just has to work harder and adjust to circumstances, something every entrepreneur has to do every minute, day in and day out!