Bellwether Coffee Electric and Automatic Commercial Coffee Roaster Instructions
- June 3, 2024
- Bellwether Coffee
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Electric and Automatic Commercial Coffee Roaster
Instructions
Incredible Coffee.
Real Impact. Made Simple.
Electric and Automatic Commercial Coffee Roaster
Empower everyone to sustainably source and roast their own incredible
coffee.
Join us in creating a better future for the entire coffee industry–one that is
sustainable for the environment, equitable for farmers, and accessible to all
communities.
The Bellwether Automated Roasting System.
100% electric and fully automated, Bellwether enables any business to
source and roast their own incredible coffee at the touch of a button.
- Ventless
- 100% Electric
- Automated Roast Control
- Zero Emissions Roasting
- Digital Roast Profiles
- Adaptive Closed Loop System
- Advanced Cooling Tray
- 24” Touchscreen
Features
Plug in and Roast.
The Bellwether was designed to seamlessly fit into any retail environment with
minimal effort or additional expense, eliminating the challenges of
traditional gas roasting.
Simple to install
The easiest installation of any commercial roaster, all you need is a standard
220 outlet and internet connection.
No construction or gas lines required.
Simple to operate
Our innovative roasting software and Digital Roast Profiles allow anyone to
roast artisan quality coffee at the touch of a button, no experience required.
Automatic Roasting.
Recreate the perfect roast every time at the touch of a button using our
Automated Roast Control and Digital Roast Profiles. Each roast requires just 2
minutes of labor so you can roast what you need while completing other tasks.
Automated Roast Control
Our Automated Roast Control is a user-friendly interface allowing anyone to
roast craft quality coffee with no experience required. Simply select a coffee
and Digital Roast Profile to begin roasting.
Digital Roast Profiles
Digital Roast Profiles are software versions of handcrafted roasts accessible
on your Bellwether with the touch of a button. Profiles are created by
Bellwether’s master roasters and customizable to meet any style.
Integrated Cooling.
Our innovative armless cooling tray cools coffee in under 4 minutes. State of
the art technology allows coffee to go from the roaster to the cooling tray
and into a bucket ready for packaging, all automatically.
Green Coffee Sourcing.
Bellwether provides access to a curated library of green coffees around the
world that meet our standards for quality, transparency and sustainability.
Custom Roast Creation.
Intuitive software gives you total creative control over every roast, while
our sophisticated technology executes each profile to your exact
specifications over and over again. All the customization of a conventional
roaster with unmatched consistency.
Endless creativity
Set parameters for charge temp, rate of rise, finish time and finish
temperature to achieve your perfect roast, customized however you like.
Total consistency
30% more thermocouples than a conventional roaster and pinpoint accuracy
provide a level of roast-to-roast consistency not possible on conventional
roasters.
Technology
Closed Loop System.
Our Adaptive Closed Loop System provides superior consistency, and the most
precise thermal control of any commercial roaster.
Unprecedented quality and consistency
Innovative technology cleans and reuses the air inside the drum hundreds of
times per roast, making Bellwether the most thermally stable, consistent and
controllable roaster on the market, while also making it several times more
efficient than conventional roasters.
Automated Roast Control.
Automated Roast Control is a user-friendly interface allowing anyone to roast
craft quality coffee with no experience required. Simply select a coffee and
Digital Roast Profile to begin roasting.
The perfect roast every time
Automation is the key to consistency and quality. Once you’ve crafted your
perfect roast, our Automated Roast Control will repeat it over and over again
with unmatched precision, no matter who’s roasting.
Digital Roast Profiles.
Digital Roast Profiles are software versions of handcrafted roasts accessible
on your Bellwether with the touch of a button. Profiles are created by
Bellwether’s master roasters and customizable to meet any style.
Build you dream coffee menu
Bellwether coffees come with custom profiles in every roast style, available
for use right away. For those who prefer to design their own, Bellwether’s
intuitive software lets you build any roast to your exact specifications for
total control and variability.
Green Coffee Marketplace.
A curated menu of expertly sourced green coffees from around the world, chosen
for flavor, quality and transparency. Our online store makes green coffee
buying easy and accessible. Purchase coffees in bags or boxes, shipped right
to your door with no extra steps.
Incredible coffee on demand
The Bellwether Marketplace is the easiest way to buy green coffee online.
Featuring click-and-ship ordering, automated freight shipping for bags and
pallets, detailed transparency and farm data, and comprehensive flavor
analysis for every coffee.
Impact
Impact at Bellwether.
We are creating a better future for the entire coffee industry, one that is
sustainable for the environment, equitable for farmers, and accessible to all
communities.
The coffee industry is not sustainable
- Current coffee prices don’t provide a living income to most of the world’s farmers, causing instability and enduring poverty.
- The coffee industry creates significant carbon emissions,disproportionately affecting farmers through climate change.
- Coffee retailers are struggling with low margins, rising labor and supply costs, and limited access to new revenue streams.
To create a more sustainable and equitable coffee industry, we believe:
- We must pay coffee farmers equitable prices that support a living income, and invest in farm communities where we source coffee.
- We must advocate for the widespread adoption of electric and distributed roasting to reduce our carbon footprint.
- We must create access for every coffee retailer to source and roast their own coffee to improve margins and grow revenues.
Environmental sustainability.
We can meaningfully reduce the climate impact of the coffee industry by
advocating for the widespread adoption of electric and distributed roasting to
reduce our carbon footprint.
The future is electric
Roasting makes up 15% of the entire carbon footprint of coffee. Traditional
gas roasters are not a sustainable method for roasting, creating significant
carbon emissions and VOC’s. Bellwether’s all-electric roaster reduces the
carbon footprint of coffee roasting by 87%.
Roast local
Eliminate the wasteful packaging and delivery miles of buying from a
wholesaler by roasting onsite, and on demand. For a business roasting 100
pounds per week that reduction in packaging is equivalent to 20,000 single use
coffee cups over a single year.
Reduce your footprint
Any coffee retailer can significantly reduce their carbon footprint by
roasting electric, reducing delivery miles, reducing packaging, and making
business decisions to support the environment.
Responsible Sourcing.
A better way to buy green coffee. Our green buying principles are rooted in
quality, equity and sustainability for the best possible coffee with maximum
impact.
Farmer-centric Pricing
We are committed to raising the industry standard by paying farmers equitable
prices that enable them to earn a living income.
Gender Equity
We buy coffee from women producers whenever possible, providing financial
empowerment to women across our supply chain.
Invest in farm communities
We provide financial resources directly to our farm partners,enabling them to
fund projects that support their local communities.
Transparency
We foster 2-way transparency with our farm and retail partners to create more
accountability and trust across the coffee supply chain.
Ongoing relationships
We develop direct relationships with our farm partners and work to sign year-
after-year contracts, providing long-term stability to help farm communities
thrive.
Verified Living Income
Verified Living Income is a new pricing model designed to meet coffee farmers’
livelihood needs. Rooted in transparency, VLI determines the minimum price
farmers need to be paid for their coffee to earn a living income.
Tip the Farmer
Tip the Farmer™ is a turnkey impact program allowing retailers to fund
community projects where they source their coffee. Projects are initiated by
the farmers to support their workers, their communities, and their land.
Accessibility.
We’re removing barriers to roasting so coffee retailers of any size and type
can realize the benefits of roasting in house and help create a better, more
sustainable future for the coffee industry.
Anyone can roast
Historically, most businesses never have the opportunity to roast due to high
startup costs and cost of experienced labor. Bellwether’s low-barrier
installation and automated roasting system is empowering businesses to realize
the benefits of roasting who would otherwise be unable to.
Bellwether Roast Accelerator
Roast Accelerator provides a Bellwether Roaster at zero upfront cost and a
full year of subsidized monthly roaster rent to businesses who face the
largest social and economic barriers to coffee roasting.
Specifications
All electric, fully automated roasting system.
Profiles, roasts and cools coffee without ventilation or gas lines.
Reduces co2 from the roast cycle by 87%. Touch-safe sides and surfaces, safe
to install in common areas.
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24” touchscreen with automated roast control.| Removable copper-plated hopper
with
touch-safe rubber collar.| Cooled coffee exits the roaster
automatically, ready for packaging.| Armless cooling tray cools coffee in
under 4 minutes.
| 
Adaptive closed loop system for maximum consistency.| Click-and-ship green
coffee marketplace.| Locking wheels for easy roll-in installation and
service.| Easy access to chaff bucket and water
reservoir for regular cleaning.
Bellwether Series 2
Our most consistent, durable and efficient roaster yet – with 50% more
roasting capacity per hour, enhanced cooling in under 4 minutes, a built-in
touchscreen and our most intuitive software to date.
Electrical specifications single-phase
| USA/Canada:
240 VAC, 1-phase
60 Hz
50 amp circuit
36 amp max draw
Plug: 14-50P
Simple Installation
- No ventilation, gas lines, or construction needed
- No additional parts or accessories
- Roast the same day you install
Capacity
- Roasts 6 pounds green coffee at a time to yield about 5 pounds of roasted coffee per batch
Size and Weight
- 30” deep
- 35” wide
- 76” tall
- 1350 lbs
Ambient Environmental Impact
- No impact to indoor heat or humidity
- Roaster surfaces are cool to the touch, safe for use in public and high traffic areas
- The quietest commercial coffee roaster available
- Advanced filtration limits ambient odor, making Bellwether suitable for indoor use. Some roasted coffee aroma will be detectable when the roaster is in operation.
Electrical specifications three-phase
| USA/Canada:
240 VAC, 3-phase
60 Hz
50 amp circuit
36 amp max draw
Plug: 14-50 Delta
Power Use
- 2-3 kWh per roast
- The Bellwether requires either a 240-volt, 50-amp, single-phase service, or a 208-volt 50-amp three phase service
- The receptacle needs to be installed between 12” and 24” up the wall
- The Bellwether Roaster Includes 6 foot (183 cm) long cord with a 15-50 plug
Network and Connection
- Requires a direct ethernet cable connection to a broadband internet router.
- 5mbps upload and 15 mbps download speeds required
Preheat and Cooling Cycles
- 25 minutes preheat from cold
- 3-10 minute charge temp return between roasts
- End of day cooling not required
Incredible
Coffee. Real Impact. Made Simple.
Empower everyone to sustainably source and roast their own incredible coffee.
Bellwether Coffee
Phone: 510-985-1996
Email:
connect@bellwethercoffee.com
1710 4th Street Berkeley, CA 94710
References
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