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heck ya buddy! haha Ikawa actually makes a home roaster one. I think it may be pretty legit to from what I hear. I am going to see if I can find someone close see if I could borrow it for a day and do a comparison. Hope all has been well brother!
Your "thoughts" on the Ikawa were extremely well presented. I have been subscribed for a while but not getting notifications. Finally realized I hadn't "hit" the bell. Over the next few weeks I'll be watching your previous videos. I just started roasting for personal consumption using an old Showtime Rotisserie. It has no temperature control but has helped me decide to go to the next step. Now searching for the right roaster.
Thanks so much buddy! I’m trying to get better at making the points clear in the videos. Actually harder than it sounds. Roasting is a fun journey! What are your goals with roasting going forward? That will help determine what roaster you should look at.
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee I'm 73 and pretty comfortable in my retirement, so I only plan to roast for myself, family and a few friends. I'm fairly technically minded (former airline pilot) so I want something a little less crude, looking for something that can handle 250-300 grams on autopilot. I'm leaning toward a Kaldi but would like something with integrated heat source.
I think the Arc 800 is a great little machine. It does about 800 grams but after you adjust for a good capacity your looking at about 650 grams. Showroom coffee sales them and they seem to have pretty good customer service. I have loved my little Kaldi but I had the cheapest one so there was no data or anything you could pull from it without manually installing it. Let know what you decide! I am curious to see what you go with.
Hi Rob, Coffee Bean Corral, eh? Thanks for the review of the Akawa 50. I'm in central WI and moving along in my specialty coffee journey. I have a hickory-based specialty food business. I've been experimenting with Hickory roasted coffee and had interesting results...
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee Hi Rob, Beaver Dam is about 20 minutes from my place! If you ever come back up this way, let me know. You'd be my guest! I'd love to talk coffee with you and tell you a little about what I'm doing up here.
Heck ya! I truly appreciate you the offer! It will most likely be awhile before I get back up that way but def would love to travel back up there one day! Beautiful rolling country.
Hey there, Rob! Really enjoyed this video! The Ikawa seems like a great machine, and I’ve seen so many people enjoy the coffee they get out of it. I’m roasting on an Aillio Bullet currently, and I’m loving it! You’ve been such an inspiration, and I hope you’ll maybe consider letting me send you some coffee once I get some things up and running. Coffee Bean Corral is a great place to get greens from!
Thanks so much dude! Glad I have been able to help! I have heard good things about the bullet! Looks like a solid machine. How long have you been roasting on it?
Hey Rob! Happy to have found your channel, really enjoying the energy and passion you have for coffee that comes through the videos. Keep up the great work man! Cheers
Haha welcome to the coffee bean corral! They have some great beans. I have been impressed with the ones I have gotten from them. Thanks for Watching Bruce!
Yes the original 50 gram home model. I think they only sell the 100g model now for home. But like you said, 50 is normally plenty for testing and experimenting.
Thanks for the awesome input love your video’s actually helped my brother in law get the same roaster for his small time roasting company he’s starting up going to be cupping with him Saturday keep up the great work. Coffee bean corral
Yo Yo Yo Wasup Wasup Wasup? Glad to see you are putting that bad boy through its paces! The profile I tend to use for a simple baseline is the IKAWA Espresso Roast 1 which gets up to 424 degrees. Of course you can stop the roast at any point just by pressing the startup button during the roasting process (in case you want a lighter roast). Samples, samples, and more samples!!! GO HAM on that bad boy. Don't forget to get a sample of the PNG Sigri Estate.
I’ve been checking out Coffee Bean Corral. What are your thoughts on the Ikawa Home for home roaster as it is a bit more affordable than the Pro 50 or Pro 100.
Just got started with the Hive, which is also an amazing tool. This Ikawa could really kick things up a notch :) Thanks man for the great video. Coffee Bean Corral :)
No problem buddy! I have really enjoyed the Hive. I will say not having to twirl coffee around has been nice. Haha The hive still puts out some solid roasts. Thanks for watching buddy!
Ya it’s a big investment and I priced the roest and it was a good bit more. I would love to try it out though and see how it does. Thanks for watching buddy!
It would be super interesting if you could find four professional roasters with an Ikawa Pro to discuss their strategy for scaling up from the Ikawa to their production roaster. It would be great to hear from those who production roast on both something like a Loring and a traditional gas fired drum roaster.
Great idea! My podcast wish Jason I just did we kind of discuss it and he has a 15kg Loring. Would love to have a chat with a few others and stick it all together into a single video. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffeeI listened to the podcast. While I get Jason's point that you will not be able take a short/fast sub-seven minute roast profile from the Ikawa and use the same profile on a Loring or any other production roaster that needs a longer roast profile, I assume you should be able to take away roast profile concepts and apply them. For example, maybe you find on the Ikawa that a particular coffee does well with a faster or slower roast profile with a certain percentage of time spent in the second and third phases. It seems that these are the types of concepts that should carry over.
That is what I think and my point behind getting it. If I can find a good flavor on the Ikawa, I can use that data and back into it on a larger machine. It may take a few trials but at least you know what the capability of that coffee is. And I am sure the more you do the more you learn how both machines can work together and it will get easier over time. That is my hope anyway. Definitely going to be doing some videos on that in the future as I figure it all out.
Yes indeed! Def going to use it for a few more weeks and get my head wrapped around it before I do a full roast along with it. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
I didn't even think to check with Coffee Bean Corral for Yemeni coffee. I'll have to check some out when I next need green beans. I roast on an SR800 and just got a temperature probe to use. I have a ways to learn before I could try to justify such a neat machine.
Ya coffee bean corral has some pretty exotic stuff in low batch sizes. I really like that. For the Ikawa, I truly believe if it is not being used for business it is really hard to justify for personal use. The fresh roast and other machines can put out some dang good coffee once you get the trial and error batches out of the way.
This giveaway is probably the closest I'll ever come to tasting some Ikawa Pro roasted beans. So here goes my luck: Coffee Bean Coral lol I really like the roaster with all its features but waaay out of my budget. Maybe once I get into professional roasting but I really can't justify spending >4000€ on what's currently still a hobby. Success with all the coffee tasting and the setup of your coffee business!
Man I truly appreciate that and hoping I can make it all work out. Ya, the ikawa is very pricey and for most people unless your using it for a business it’s hard to justify. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
@Christopher Bortle Kaffelogic is the one to go for. I have replaced Ikawa Home which I had for several years and it's a more serious roaster than Home version of Ikawa. It comes with a pro software if you want to create your own profiles, but there are also a lot of preprogrammed profiles to roast any coffee you like. Just amazing roaster. Cheers!
Thanks buddy! It is definitely a neat little machine. I will say I think if marketed correctly and the demand was there. The quantity they could sell could drop the price substantially.
The magic words are Coffee Bean Corral! Neat little machine you got, congrats. I really like also how you evolved your style of videos on UA-cam. Don't choose me for the giveaway, sending costs are going to be on the expensive side 😅
Haha! Thanks so much! Ya, I didn’t even think about international shipping until I was reading through the comments. Lesson learned! Haha I am trying to constantly improve the videos and I honestly love making them so it makes it worth it. Thanks so much for watching buddy!
I’ve pulled right at s cons crack as soon as it was starting but nothing further. That’s actually a great point. I never really roasted dark enough to probably see a ton of smoke. I should of made that clarification. I will do that in the next one for sure. Thanks for watching buddy!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee apparently everyone around me has never cared to do dark roasts with the Ikawa. The only concern is that it is so-called self cleaning, but can’t imagine it would be easy to clean off so much smoke and oil.
I’m sure it will pop just about anything if it’s small enough to fit inside. Lol ya they have different profiles for different origins and some for robusta and things like that. The library is just a guide. You will find better things experimenting on your own and talking to different people with the ikawa. Thanks for watching buddy!
Haha! Sometimes when I’m editing I just shake my head… If only people would hear the things in edit out. Lol thanks so much for confidently watching! Haha
Great video, do you have any idea how this compares to their home version? As far as I can tell it's almost the same thing. But it's 1/4th the cost? There must be something else but the spec sheets don't really say what the difference is. Some people said you cant create roast profiles yourself but I checked the home app and you can do that yourself as well.
I don’t know much about the home. I know Keith Pooles comments below refer to it as he has one. I need to see if Ikawa could loan me a refurb or something for a bit to test it out. Would love to see what the major differences are. Thanks so much for watching.
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee I looked into it more and I can't find anything besides temperature metrics. That's it? Surely there's more the price is too good to be true. Or at least in comparison to the pro. Thanks for your reply!
Sorry just seeing this comment! This is a great question. I will reach out to a ikawa and see if they can give me the details and then provide it in the next video info with the Ikawa roaster.
Coffee Bean Corral! I have to add just a couple comments here; I’m new to this, but loving it. I get my green coffee beans from stated above company. Secondly, I recently purchased a Ikawa 100(home) because of your videos. I was looking at Fresh Roast SR800s and others, but hit on this one because of the consistency. So, to that end, thank you!!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee I’m truly liking the home version; though I need to make a pelican case setup like what comes with the pro! I just got it on Thursday; I’ve roasted 4 - 100g batches, letting them degas a couple days and see where I’m at. I’m excited to put it through its paces. Oh, and I do like the idea of putting it in the stove under the exhaust. Within a minute of it being on, my smoke alarm went off! No smell or odor, but the alarm, some 15 feet away detected it.
Ya, that was the weird thing. My wife can burn the heck out of something on the stove and we have to open windows and it never goes off but as soon as it detected this little machine it started beeping. I have not roasted super dark on the stove but the vent def helps. I honestly roasted like 10 batches back to back the other night and no issues.
I may try and do a video in the future comparing them if I can find someone close by with the home that I could borrow for a day or so. The more I read on the home the more I am curious about it.
Yes it is a fluid bed roaster. Hot air shoots up at an angle and roasts the coffee. Once complete it switches to cool air to cool it off and then reverses the airs direction to push it into the canister. Very thought out machine. I’m going to do a full roast review in the next few weeks and show how it works in more detail. Thanks for watching buddy!
I'm kinda jealous you can use MacBook to run the machine....I'm opposed to Apple, so I had to get a Android Tab. As far as your reasons for purchase, I'm 100% on the same thought process. I've gotten the green-light to start sourcing new coffees from all over. This little beauty will defiantly help me understand and give educated decision on what is good for us. I'm happy with our Pro100. It gives me the ability to have a 5 bowl cupping and testing a few days later to see how age affects the bean. As far as transferring to production roaster, I'm with Rao's opinion that it'll be almost impossible even if talking a Loring or Typhoon. There are just too many variables that can affect such a transfer..but how awesome and easy would that be?! Then again, if roasters just use the library...out of ease or laziness....how many companies would have almost identical coffee? (I was confused why everyone was commenting "Coffee Bean Corral" 😅🤦♂)
I was against apple for the longest time but after my last HP died I had to find something different. I edit a lot of videos so the processing and uploading speeds kill me. I got the new M1 chip and OMG I can't believe the difference it has made. What use to take hours (4-6 hours) to export and render a video now just takes 20-30 minutes. If you ever try apple, def go with the M1 or M2 chip. The difference is insane. But ya, I am loving the hell out of this little Ikawa. Just starting to experiment away from the Library and test out some things and cupping the heck out of coffee. Can't wait to start using it for the purpose you are using it for!
Picking every 15th comment and you are a winner! Shoot an email to info@cedarotacoffee.com with you address and I will get the Yemen coffee shipped out as soon as I get everyone's address. Thanks so much for participating!
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Coffee Bean Corral Thanks for the video - new subscriber. Been pretty impressed with your content and found it pretty helpful as I am an aspiring roaster who is just getting started out. Also, I don't think I've ever tried Yemeni coffee so winning that giveaway would just be icing on the cake 😉☕
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Yo this is super cool. I've been saving up and researching for a home roasting setup so this kind of came at the perfect time. Once you've decided if it was money well spent I'd love to hear. Also, ~~~~coffee bean corral~~~~
I will def let you know. I want to make sure it doesn’t die after a month or two of heavy roasting and see if any issues arise. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
Have you tried saving a new profile while its roasting? I was trying to roast a new bean 3-4 different ways to get an idea of how I can manipulate said coffee. I tried to edit the profile only slightly between the roasts. Anyway...while roasting batch #1 I tried to edit that profile and the save it as #2, but it kept overwriting what I was currently doing instead of "saving new" like I wanted.
I have found that I have to make any changes once the roast is complete if I want to save them. I tried the same thing I believe during a roast and it basically gave me an error message not allowing it to save during a roast. So I make the changes and number them like you did. Hasn't bothered me to bad but I wish I could organize it a little better or put the library in folders. Its becoming just a long list that I have to sort through and remember which one I used to roast a certain coffee with. I am creating a list of little issues and when I make the review video I am going to add some of that plus some issues that other people have brought to my attention.
Awesome video again. I hadn't considered this one but will look into as a sample roaster. Can't wait to get into large roasts . Rabbit hole on its way.
I roast on a little 2kg Bideli. I have some other small roasters like the Kaldi and Hive I sometimes play with as well. The Ikawa is nice for small batches and trying new coffees. What about you all?
Did you also look into the Roest? If so, how do you think it compares to the Ikawa Pro? I know you had a good first impression of the Ikawa Pro, but do you still think it is a great roaster now that you have had more time to use it?
I did. It was definitely a good bit more expensive but I have never used it. There is a lady named Kat who replied to one of my comments. I asked what she thought between the ikawa and the Roast? Her answer is below... It a sweet little machine! I’m not super super familiar with the Ikawa, but I’d say they’re relatively different. This one can do up to 120g, and I know Ikawa can only do 50 at a time. This one has a lot of ability to adjust the roast as you’re going, and as far as I’ve experienced, ikawa is a mostly “set and go” thing. As far as ease, yes it’s very easy, though there’s a learning curve getting into it I’d say. And data, it gives you roast curves that you can compare with bean temp, air temp, power, and RoR. Hope that answers your question! Haha
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee - You can buy a good used car for that price. Too expensive for 100 gram output that you can’t even transfer your fav profiles to a professional size roaster. Best save up and buy a good used professional roaster imo. .
I assume the giveaway had ended but coffee bean corral anyway 😂. I really wish I had the means (and the justification) to get a unit like this one. It very much seems like the Decent of coffee roasters.
Thanks so much for watching Andrew! Unfortunately it has passed. The ikawa is a nice roaster for sure but I agree. They make a home version that is much cheaper. I don’t know the major differences in them yet. Thanks for watching my friend!
Interesting video, but to me it sounds like a very expensive popper with which you can also do batches of 50gr in the same amount of time. Coffee bean corral
@@jonmichaellawrence5193 with a few mods or ways you use it you can. As for the good roasting profile, I find it hard to believe that in this simple process of adding heat in 5 minutes you could get such extremely different results. Of course I am happy to acknowledge my mistake when I get to try out Rob's sample :D
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee a dear friend of mine is a coffee roaster ( social grounds coffee roasters) here in Jacksonville, Fl. He uses the ikawa for sample roasting before purchasing pounds of green coffee. I'm lucky enough to experience all the techy side of coffee because of him 😂😂
what!?!? I have heard of them. Scotty Meades knows them. He is a dude that just started a coffee school in my little town. His son use to work there I believe. What a small world dude.. haha
I did. For cupping it can roast enough for 4 cupping sessions at a time or 2 normal coffees. The larger option can obviously do more. It’s more for cupping and picking green coffee though. Not really feasible to buy just to make pour overs with. Unless you have the means to do so. For its purpose, it is a good machine. I’m going to use it to start testing a ton of coffee while I build out the roastery so I can move quickly purchasing and roasting when I get it ready to go.
Coffee Bean Corral I like my coffee With nothing from a cow And the only sugar I give Is from my own lips When I kiss the side of my cup now With coffee from beans from Coffee Bean Corral
I like my coffee minus the milk Brewed and extracted and smooth as silk. It’s kickstarts my day and feeds my soul. When it hit my lips, It makes me do back flips. Haha! Thanks for watching buddy!
Seems like the IKAWA’s are useful as samplers, but not much more. 50g of coffee is basically 3 espressos (I dose 15g ea.). Perhaps for cupping it doesn’t matter, but that’s just a days worth of beans which have to de-gas for a couple of days or so. Seems like you’d need to roast just about every day just per person!
It is definitely just made for sample roasting. Easy to travel with if you are going to different locations or to origin. The small batch allows you to test 15 coffees over a short amount of time without having a ton of coffee left over from a normal roaster. It's good for making future coffee purchasing decisions. Thanks so much for watching my friend!
Coffee Bean corral! "If you don't know how to say things, you just say it confidently." I tell the same thing to my students! I teach Global Studies to 6th graders, and when they're presenting on a topic that they've researched and come across something they don't know how to say, I just tell them "you're the expert in the room on the topic. Say it confidently and no one will know the difference." Cheers!
haha yes indeed! My wife still corrects me but for the most part people just nod approvingly and you move on! Thanks so much for watching my friend. Truly appreciate it!
I love your channel. I am from Ethiopia living in Ontario Canada. My cousin is a coffee farmer. I would like to get in to the roasting business. Could you help me. I would like to speak to you on a phone if possible please.
Hey buddy! I am hard to get on the phone. I work most days, run a lot, and when I get home the kids and wife are so loud I can barely hear myself think. hahah. You can always email though. I try to answer as best I can or shoot me some questions on here. info@cedarotacoffee.com
Picking every 15th comment and you are a winner! Shoot an email to info@cedarotacoffee.com with you address and I will get the Yemen coffee shipped out as soon as I get everyone's address. Thanks so much for participating!
GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED - Thanks to everyone for participating!
The five people are below and have been reached out to! Congrats!
-Carson Rogers
-Duane Cormier
-Mike S
-Jason Starbird
-South Paw
Thank you for your time! About to purchase one as a test roaster.
Nice! I am still enjoying mine. It’s a nice roaster for sure!
Loved the video n the hat n the shirt 😁😁😁, might consider this roaster to use it as a hobby at home :) will wait for your long term review
heck ya buddy! haha Ikawa actually makes a home roaster one. I think it may be pretty legit to from what I hear. I am going to see if I can find someone close see if I could borrow it for a day and do a comparison. Hope all has been well brother!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee awesome :) been a bit busy with house renovation, but now will catch up on your other videos too... Keep em coming 😁
Your "thoughts" on the Ikawa were extremely well presented. I have been subscribed for a while but not getting notifications. Finally realized I hadn't "hit" the bell. Over the next few weeks I'll be watching your previous videos. I just started roasting for personal consumption using an old Showtime Rotisserie. It has no temperature control but has helped me decide to go to the next step. Now searching for the right roaster.
Thanks so much buddy! I’m trying to get better at making the points clear in the videos. Actually harder than it sounds. Roasting is a fun journey! What are your goals with roasting going forward? That will help determine what roaster you should look at.
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee I'm 73 and pretty comfortable in my retirement, so I only plan to roast for myself, family and a few friends. I'm fairly technically minded (former airline pilot) so I want something a little less crude, looking for something that can handle 250-300 grams on autopilot. I'm leaning toward a Kaldi but would like something with integrated heat source.
I think the Arc 800 is a great little machine. It does about 800 grams but after you adjust for a good capacity your looking at about 650 grams. Showroom coffee sales them and they seem to have pretty good customer service. I have loved my little Kaldi but I had the cheapest one so there was no data or anything you could pull from it without manually installing it. Let know what you decide! I am curious to see what you go with.
I can see that little beast will be a great sample roaster. Great plan to pump out flavors and get your menu dialed in. 👍
Coffee Bean Corral! I got some greens from them for my birthday last year and had a lot of fun roasting with them.
Hi Rob,
Coffee Bean Corral, eh? Thanks for the review of the Akawa 50. I'm in central WI and moving along in my specialty coffee journey. I have a hickory-based specialty food business. I've been experimenting with Hickory roasted coffee and had interesting results...
Nice! Last time I was in Wisconsin was at a concert in Beaver Dam. What a night that was! Haha thanks for watching buddy!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee Hi Rob,
Beaver Dam is about 20 minutes from my place! If you ever come back up this way, let me know. You'd be my guest! I'd love to talk coffee with you and tell you a little about what I'm doing up here.
Heck ya! I truly appreciate you the offer! It will most likely be awhile before I get back up that way but def would love to travel back up there one day! Beautiful rolling country.
Hey there, Rob! Really enjoyed this video! The Ikawa seems like a great machine, and I’ve seen so many people enjoy the coffee they get out of it. I’m roasting on an Aillio Bullet currently, and I’m loving it! You’ve been such an inspiration, and I hope you’ll maybe consider letting me send you some coffee once I get some things up and running.
Coffee Bean Corral is a great place to get greens from!
Thanks so much dude! Glad I have been able to help! I have heard good things about the bullet! Looks like a solid machine. How long have you been roasting on it?
Hey Rob! Happy to have found your channel, really enjoying the energy and passion you have for coffee that comes through the videos. Keep up the great work man! Cheers
Truly appreciate hearing that buddy! It makes creating them all worth it. Thanks so much for watching and have a blessed weekend!
I checked into the Coffee Bean Corral. "You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!" (Nice review.)
Haha welcome to the coffee bean corral! They have some great beans. I have been impressed with the ones I have gotten from them. Thanks for Watching Bruce!
Thank you for your reviews Rob! Coffee Bean Coral is now on my resource list.
Glad you like it, still having fun with home model, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
You have the ikawa home model?
Yes the original 50 gram home model. I think they only sell the 100g model now for home. But like you said, 50 is normally plenty for testing and experimenting.
Nice! I didn't realize you had one!
Thanks for the awesome input love your video’s actually helped my brother in law get the same roaster for his small time roasting company he’s starting up going to be cupping with him Saturday keep up the great work. Coffee bean corral
Yo Yo Yo Wasup Wasup Wasup? Glad to see you are putting that bad boy through its paces! The profile I tend to use for a simple baseline is the IKAWA Espresso Roast 1 which gets up to 424 degrees. Of course you can stop the roast at any point just by pressing the startup button during the roasting process (in case you want a lighter roast). Samples, samples, and more samples!!! GO HAM on that bad boy. Don't forget to get a sample of the PNG Sigri Estate.
Im still using my poppery 2 popcorn maker. Thanks for another green bean resource COFFEE BEAN CORAL.
No problem my friend! Coffee Bean Corral is actually pretty close so I am hoping to go make a video with them! Thanks for watching buddy!
I’ve been checking out Coffee Bean Corral. What are your thoughts on the Ikawa Home for home roaster as it is a bit more affordable than the Pro 50 or Pro 100.
Just got started with the Hive, which is also an amazing tool. This Ikawa could really kick things up a notch :) Thanks man for the great video. Coffee Bean Corral :)
No problem buddy! I have really enjoyed the Hive. I will say not having to twirl coffee around has been nice. Haha The hive still puts out some solid roasts. Thanks for watching buddy!
Coffee Bean Corral. Great video. Haven't bit the bullet yet, but I've been considering this or the roest.
Ya it’s a big investment and I priced the roest and it was a good bit more. I would love to try it out though and see how it does. Thanks for watching buddy!
It would be super interesting if you could find four professional roasters with an Ikawa Pro to discuss their strategy for scaling up from the Ikawa to their production roaster. It would be great to hear from those who production roast on both something like a Loring and a traditional gas fired drum roaster.
Great idea! My podcast wish Jason I just did we kind of discuss it and he has a 15kg Loring. Would love to have a chat with a few others and stick it all together into a single video. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffeeI listened to the podcast. While I get Jason's point that you will not be able take a short/fast sub-seven minute roast profile from the Ikawa and use the same profile on a Loring or any other production roaster that needs a longer roast profile, I assume you should be able to take away roast profile concepts and apply them. For example, maybe you find on the Ikawa that a particular coffee does well with a faster or slower roast profile with a certain percentage of time spent in the second and third phases. It seems that these are the types of concepts that should carry over.
That is what I think and my point behind getting it. If I can find a good flavor on the Ikawa, I can use that data and back into it on a larger machine. It may take a few trials but at least you know what the capability of that coffee is. And I am sure the more you do the more you learn how both machines can work together and it will get easier over time. That is my hope anyway. Definitely going to be doing some videos on that in the future as I figure it all out.
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great video, looking forward to seeing a further review for this Ikawa Pro 50.
Yes indeed! Def going to use it for a few more weeks and get my head wrapped around it before I do a full roast along with it. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
Coffee Bean Corral!! The best coffee I've had to date was from Yemen (Ismaili).
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What a way to drive engagement. Keep it coming.
Ya, I never expected this many comments. Lol The 2 week wait may be to long. May choose next week sometime.
I didn't even think to check with Coffee Bean Corral for Yemeni coffee. I'll have to check some out when I next need green beans.
I roast on an SR800 and just got a temperature probe to use. I have a ways to learn before I could try to justify such a neat machine.
Ya coffee bean corral has some pretty exotic stuff in low batch sizes. I really like that. For the Ikawa, I truly believe if it is not being used for business it is really hard to justify for personal use. The fresh roast and other machines can put out some dang good coffee once you get the trial and error batches out of the way.
This giveaway is probably the closest I'll ever come to tasting some Ikawa Pro roasted beans. So here goes my luck: Coffee Bean Coral lol
I really like the roaster with all its features but waaay out of my budget. Maybe once I get into professional roasting but I really can't justify spending >4000€ on what's currently still a hobby.
Success with all the coffee tasting and the setup of your coffee business!
Man I truly appreciate that and hoping I can make it all work out. Ya, the ikawa is very pricey and for most people unless your using it for a business it’s hard to justify. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
@Christopher Bortle Kaffelogic is the one to go for. I have replaced Ikawa Home which I had for several years and it's a more serious roaster than Home version of Ikawa. It comes with a pro software if you want to create your own profiles, but there are also a lot of preprogrammed profiles to roast any coffee you like. Just amazing roaster. Cheers!
@Christopher Bortle Not a problem, I am glad if it helps. Cheers!
Solid video man. I can for sure see why the price is so high.
Thanks buddy! It is definitely a neat little machine. I will say I think if marketed correctly and the demand was there. The quantity they could sell could drop the price substantially.
Coffee Bean Corral!!
Thanks for this video! Super helpful.
Glad to hear it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!
Coffee bean corral.... from Pakistan. Been to Yemen border once and tried local kaffee ( coffee), amazing but very strong.
Just letting you know. I watched the ad on your video. Cheers!
Haha! Thanks so much! I actually do that with the creators I really like too. Thanks so much for watching my video buddy!
The magic words are Coffee Bean Corral! Neat little machine you got, congrats. I really like also how you evolved your style of videos on UA-cam. Don't choose me for the giveaway, sending costs are going to be on the expensive side 😅
Haha! Thanks so much! Ya, I didn’t even think about international shipping until I was reading through the comments. Lesson learned! Haha
I am trying to constantly improve the videos and I honestly love making them so it makes it worth it. Thanks so much for watching buddy!
Super cool! Have you tried 2nd crack with it yet? Light roast doesn’t give off much smoke with it
I’ve pulled right at s cons crack as soon as it was starting but nothing further. That’s actually a great point. I never really roasted dark enough to probably see a ton of smoke. I should of made that clarification. I will do that in the next one for sure. Thanks for watching buddy!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee apparently everyone around me has never cared to do dark roasts with the Ikawa. The only concern is that it is so-called self cleaning, but can’t imagine it would be easy to clean off so much smoke and oil.
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Another great video Rob. I really enjoyed it. Coffee bean corral.
Thanks Shane! I truly appreciate you watching!
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Yeah... But will it pop popcorn? Seriously though... Do they recommended specific beans for their different roast library?
I’m sure it will pop just about anything if it’s small enough to fit inside. Lol ya they have different profiles for different origins and some for robusta and things like that. The library is just a guide. You will find better things experimenting on your own and talking to different people with the ikawa. Thanks for watching buddy!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee Thank you!
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Did I say that confidently enough?
And, I’m a huge fan of when coffee roasting meets metal chassis’s 🤣 spot on description!
Haha! Sometimes when I’m editing I just shake my head… If only people would hear the things in edit out. Lol thanks so much for confidently watching! Haha
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee Now THAT’s a video idea 💡 🤣 “What The Cut - A Roast” hahaha
I may actually do an end of the year video like that. That would be fun! haha
Great video, do you have any idea how this compares to their home version? As far as I can tell it's almost the same thing. But it's 1/4th the cost? There must be something else but the spec sheets don't really say what the difference is. Some people said you cant create roast profiles yourself but I checked the home app and you can do that yourself as well.
I don’t know much about the home. I know Keith Pooles comments below refer to it as he has one. I need to see if Ikawa could loan me a refurb or something for a bit to test it out. Would love to see what the major differences are. Thanks so much for watching.
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee I looked into it more and I can't find anything besides temperature metrics. That's it? Surely there's more the price is too good to be true. Or at least in comparison to the pro. Thanks for your reply!
Sorry just seeing this comment! This is a great question. I will reach out to a ikawa and see if they can give me the details and then provide it in the next video info with the Ikawa roaster.
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Truly appreciate that buddy! Coffee Bean Corral definitely has some good quality. Thanks for watching!
Coffee Bean Corral is my goto for buying down here in Tx.
Ya, there shipping rates are pretty decent down here too.
Coffee Bean Corral! I have to add just a couple comments here; I’m new to this, but loving it. I get my green coffee beans from stated above company. Secondly, I recently purchased a Ikawa 100(home) because of your videos. I was looking at Fresh Roast SR800s and others, but hit on this one because of the consistency. So, to that end, thank you!!
How is the home version and how long have you had it? I have been curious about it. Thanks so much for watching buddy!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee I’m truly liking the home version; though I need to make a pelican case setup like what comes with the pro! I just got it on Thursday; I’ve roasted 4 - 100g batches, letting them degas a couple days and see where I’m at. I’m excited to put it through its paces. Oh, and I do like the idea of putting it in the stove under the exhaust. Within a minute of it being on, my smoke alarm went off! No smell or odor, but the alarm, some 15 feet away detected it.
Ya, that was the weird thing. My wife can burn the heck out of something on the stove and we have to open windows and it never goes off but as soon as it detected this little machine it started beeping. I have not roasted super dark on the stove but the vent def helps. I honestly roasted like 10 batches back to back the other night and no issues.
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee That’s great to hear!! Let’s keep talking. I’m most likely going to do about 10 batches tomorrow.
haha always happy to talk coffee!
Would love to see more on the Ikawa home roaster and comparisons between profiles on the same bean [Coffee Bean Corral]
I may try and do a video in the future comparing them if I can find someone close by with the home that I could borrow for a day or so. The more I read on the home the more I am curious about it.
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Pretty cool little machine. So is it considered a fluid bed roaster? Coffee Bean Corral!
Yes it is a fluid bed roaster. Hot air shoots up at an angle and roasts the coffee. Once complete it switches to cool air to cool it off and then reverses the airs direction to push it into the canister. Very thought out machine. I’m going to do a full roast review in the next few weeks and show how it works in more detail. Thanks for watching buddy!
I'm kinda jealous you can use MacBook to run the machine....I'm opposed to Apple, so I had to get a Android Tab. As far as your reasons for purchase, I'm 100% on the same thought process. I've gotten the green-light to start sourcing new coffees from all over. This little beauty will defiantly help me understand and give educated decision on what is good for us. I'm happy with our Pro100. It gives me the ability to have a 5 bowl cupping and testing a few days later to see how age affects the bean. As far as transferring to production roaster, I'm with Rao's opinion that it'll be almost impossible even if talking a Loring or Typhoon. There are just too many variables that can affect such a transfer..but how awesome and easy would that be?! Then again, if roasters just use the library...out of ease or laziness....how many companies would have almost identical coffee?
(I was confused why everyone was commenting "Coffee Bean Corral" 😅🤦♂)
I was against apple for the longest time but after my last HP died I had to find something different. I edit a lot of videos so the processing and uploading speeds kill me. I got the new M1 chip and OMG I can't believe the difference it has made. What use to take hours (4-6 hours) to export and render a video now just takes 20-30 minutes. If you ever try apple, def go with the M1 or M2 chip. The difference is insane. But ya, I am loving the hell out of this little Ikawa. Just starting to experiment away from the Library and test out some things and cupping the heck out of coffee. Can't wait to start using it for the purpose you are using it for!
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Haha yes indeed! Thanks for watching!
Coffee Bean Corrale! Love the vibe on these videos, keep it up!
Thanks so much buddy!! I’m going to do my best to keep them coming! Appreciate you watching!
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Nice video, high tech looking machine, very different from the other home roasters....and of course, Coffee bean corral
It is def on the higher tech side. Took some thinking before I pulled the trigger on it. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
neat and compact coffee roaster
It is! Very nice little roaster.
Awesome video. I would love to try a roaster like this. The beans sound very interesting! 🙂 Coffee been corral.
The machine is nice for sure! I can’t find to many faults just yet. Thanks so much for watching buddy!
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@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee Awesome!! Thank you so much!!
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Thanks for the video - new subscriber. Been pretty impressed with your content and found it pretty helpful as I am an aspiring roaster who is just getting started out. Also, I don't think I've ever tried Yemeni coffee so winning that giveaway would just be icing on the cake 😉☕
Truly appreciate you subscribing buddy! Means a lot. Going to be picking in a couple days! I will let you know for sure!
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Thanks for the videos! I always enjoy them and learn a lot!
no problem my friend! I truly appreciate you checking them out!
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Always down to try new coffee
Yes indeed! Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
Coffee Bean Corall... Go ship to Germany 😂. Love your videos!!!
Yo this is super cool. I've been saving up and researching for a home roasting setup so this kind of came at the perfect time. Once you've decided if it was money well spent I'd love to hear. Also,
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I will def let you know. I want to make sure it doesn’t die after a month or two of heavy roasting and see if any issues arise. Truly appreciate you watching buddy!
Have you tried saving a new profile while its roasting? I was trying to roast a new bean 3-4 different ways to get an idea of how I can manipulate said coffee. I tried to edit the profile only slightly between the roasts. Anyway...while roasting batch #1 I tried to edit that profile and the save it as #2, but it kept overwriting what I was currently doing instead of "saving new" like I wanted.
I have found that I have to make any changes once the roast is complete if I want to save them. I tried the same thing I believe during a roast and it basically gave me an error message not allowing it to save during a roast. So I make the changes and number them like you did. Hasn't bothered me to bad but I wish I could organize it a little better or put the library in folders. Its becoming just a long list that I have to sort through and remember which one I used to roast a certain coffee with. I am creating a list of little issues and when I make the review video I am going to add some of that plus some issues that other people have brought to my attention.
Nice overview of the IKAWA. Wish I could afford it - would learn a lot! Coffee Bean Corral
Way to go dude, as always
Thanks buddy!
Awesome video again. I hadn't considered this one but will look into as a sample roaster. Can't wait to get into large roasts .
Rabbit hole on its way.
Rabbit hole indeed! Truly appreciate you watching and have a blessed weekend!
What do you roast on normally?
I roast on a little 2kg Bideli. I have some other small roasters like the Kaldi and Hive I sometimes play with as well. The Ikawa is nice for small batches and trying new coffees. What about you all?
Did you also look into the Roest? If so, how do you think it compares to the Ikawa Pro? I know you had a good first impression of the Ikawa Pro, but do you still think it is a great roaster now that you have had more time to use it?
I did. It was definitely a good bit more expensive but I have never used it. There is a lady named Kat who replied to one of my comments. I asked what she thought between the ikawa and the Roast? Her answer is below...
It a sweet little machine! I’m not super super familiar with the Ikawa, but I’d say they’re relatively different. This one can do up to 120g, and I know Ikawa can only do 50 at a time. This one has a lot of ability to adjust the roast as you’re going, and as far as I’ve experienced, ikawa is a mostly “set and go” thing. As far as ease, yes it’s very easy, though there’s a learning curve getting into it I’d say. And data, it gives you roast curves that you can compare with bean temp, air temp, power, and RoR. Hope that answers your question! Haha
Thanks for the video. Appreciate your input. Coffee bean corral. Cheers
I ended up ordering the 50. It’s currently stuck in Customs though. Wondering if you had any problems with the shipping when you got yours.
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How much does it cost? And what is the max size of the roast?
This one costs about $4,400 last I checked. Now they could have changed pricing since I got it. They make a home version to that is less expensive.
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee - You can buy a good used car for that price. Too expensive for 100 gram output that you can’t even transfer your fav profiles to a professional size roaster. Best save up and buy a good used professional roaster imo. .
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It is indeed! Close to me, so quick shipping.
"SAY IT VERY CONFIDENTLY."😆👍💪
Haha yes indeed! And twice if they didn’t hear it correctly the first time. Lol
“Just say it confidently “
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I really wish I had the means (and the justification) to get a unit like this one. It very much seems like the Decent of coffee roasters.
Thanks so much for watching Andrew! Unfortunately it has passed. The ikawa is a nice roaster for sure but I agree. They make a home version that is much cheaper. I don’t know the major differences in them yet. Thanks for watching my friend!
Nice video Rob!
Thanks so much Evan! I forgot, I owe ya! Haha I will get it sent this weekend!
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Interesting video, but to me it sounds like a very expensive popper with which you can also do batches of 50gr in the same amount of time. Coffee bean corral
Except a popper can't separate your chaff, moderate your temperature, or create a good roasting profile.
@@jonmichaellawrence5193 with a few mods or ways you use it you can. As for the good roasting profile, I find it hard to believe that in this simple process of adding heat in 5 minutes you could get such extremely different results. Of course I am happy to acknowledge my mistake when I get to try out Rob's sample :D
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Appreciate the informative video!
No problem my friend! Truly appreciate you watching!
Just realized you work with Coffee Bean Corral! haha Small world!
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Love it! Thanks for the giveaway! Coffee Bean Corral ... boom...
Haha thanks buddy! Truly appreciate you watching!
Great video. I'm familiar with the Ikawa, not familiar with the coffee you're giving away.
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It’s pretty unique. Looking forward to see what people think of it! You have an ikawa?
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee a dear friend of mine is a coffee roaster ( social grounds coffee roasters) here in Jacksonville, Fl. He uses the ikawa for sample roasting before purchasing pounds of green coffee. I'm lucky enough to experience all the techy side of coffee because of him 😂😂
what!?!? I have heard of them. Scotty Meades knows them. He is a dude that just started a coffee school in my little town. His son use to work there I believe. What a small world dude.. haha
You bought that thing?
Roasting 1 cup of coffee at a time
I did. For cupping it can roast enough for 4 cupping sessions at a time or 2 normal coffees. The larger option can obviously do more. It’s more for cupping and picking green coffee though. Not really feasible to buy just to make pour overs with. Unless you have the means to do so. For its purpose, it is a good machine. I’m going to use it to start testing a ton of coffee while I build out the roastery so I can move quickly purchasing and roasting when I get it ready to go.
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With nothing from a cow
And the only sugar I give
Is from my own lips
When I kiss the side of my cup now
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I like my coffee minus the milk
Brewed and extracted and smooth as silk.
It’s kickstarts my day and feeds my soul.
When it hit my lips,
It makes me do back flips.
Haha! Thanks for watching buddy!
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Seems like the IKAWA’s are useful as samplers, but not much more. 50g of coffee is basically 3 espressos (I dose 15g ea.). Perhaps for cupping it doesn’t matter, but that’s just a days worth of beans which have to de-gas for a couple of days or so. Seems like you’d need to roast just about every day just per person!
It is definitely just made for sample roasting. Easy to travel with if you are going to different locations or to origin. The small batch allows you to test 15 coffees over a short amount of time without having a ton of coffee left over from a normal roaster. It's good for making future coffee purchasing decisions. Thanks so much for watching my friend!
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Sorry - how much does it cost ?
It $4k+ for the Pro50. Thanks for watching!
@@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee I ordered one.
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How much does it cost?
About $4000+ on the pro 50 and $5000+ on the pro 100.
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Coffee Bean corral! "If you don't know how to say things, you just say it confidently." I tell the same thing to my students! I teach Global Studies to 6th graders, and when they're presenting on a topic that they've researched and come across something they don't know how to say, I just tell them "you're the expert in the room on the topic. Say it confidently and no one will know the difference." Cheers!
haha yes indeed! My wife still corrects me but for the most part people just nod approvingly and you move on! Thanks so much for watching my friend. Truly appreciate it!
I love your channel. I am from Ethiopia living in Ontario Canada. My cousin is a coffee farmer. I would like to get in to the roasting business. Could you help me. I would like to speak to you on a phone if possible please.
Hey buddy! I am hard to get on the phone. I work most days, run a lot, and when I get home the kids and wife are so loud I can barely hear myself think. hahah. You can always email though. I try to answer as best I can or shoot me some questions on here. info@cedarotacoffee.com
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why are we greeted with eating noise???
Because that coffee was lip smacking good ol buddy! Thanks for watching!
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