ROEST Sample Roaster

USER MANUAL
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Contents

1 Important safeguards 1
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
One year guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Alterations Service & Accessories. . . . . . . . 3
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Roasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Unpacking and setting up the ROEST 5

Content of the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Positioning the roaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview of roaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview of the touch screen . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting up the sample roaster. . . . . . . . . 12
Setting up WiFi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the roaster with WIFI: . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the roaster without WIFI . . . . . . . . 13

3 Operating the roaster 14

Ready for the roasting mode. . . . . . . . . . 14
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Waiting temperatures:. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
End of roast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Next roast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Profile settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Downloading profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Profile settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Roast settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Reduce PWR after FC . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Waiting Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Autodrop Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Auto First Crack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Buzzer and Buzzer Temperature . . . . . . . 18
Machine settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bean cooling fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Temperature Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Bean Cooler Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Window Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turning off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

4 Maintenance 20
Chaff Collector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
After every roast session . . . . . . . . . . 21
Monthly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
After 300kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
After 600kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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5 Problem Solving 22

6 Roaster Web Portal 23

One user - one roaster. . . . . . . . . . . 23
One user - multiple roasters . . . . . . . . . 24
Main Menu > LIVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Main Menu > LOGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Log preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Compare Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Main Menu > PROFILES. . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Assigning Profiles to ROEST . . . . . . . . 30
Create New Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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1 Important safeguards

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed,
including the following:

General
1. Read all instructions carefully before
using the appliance.
2. The roaster is only intended for com-
mercial use.
3. Incorrect operations and improper use
can damage the appliance and cause
injury to the user.
4. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles
or knobs.
5. To protect against electrical shock do
not immerse cord, plugs, or roaster in
water or other liquid.
6. Always turn off the power button and
unplug from outlet when not in use
and before cleaning. Allow to cool be-
fore turning off.
7. The use of accessory attachments or
software not recommended by the
appliance manufacturer may cause
injuries, fire or electric shock.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over edge of
table or counter or touch hot surfaces.
10. Do not place on or near a hot gas or
electric burner, or in a heated oven.
11. Always attach plug to appliance first,
then plug cord into the wall outlet. To
disconnect, turn any control to “off’,
then remove plug from wall outlet
12. Do not use appliance for other than
intended use.
13. The roaster operates at high tempera-
tures, and must be kept away from
flammable materials, including chemi-
cals, fabrics, and paper
14. The roaster must be placed on a heat
resistant and slip proof surface that will
not allow the roaster to slide.
15. Allow 20cm of space around the sides
and front of the roaster.
16. Never use the ROEST from within a
cabinet.
17. Never leave the ROEST unattended
during pre-heating and roasting. Also,
do not leave the roaster unattended
until 2 minutes after the cooling pro-
cess has started, to insure no fire is
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present. by the ventilation, they will be eject-

ed (shot out) at a high speed from
18. There is a risk of the coffee beans
the exit ventilation hole. Especially
catching fire during roasting. Parts of
this can happen through the cooling
the roaster also becomes hot enough
tray. Therefore, the ventilation exit
to cause burns.
hole must never be directed against
19. The smoke from roasting may be people and a person must never look
harmful. Please ensure adequate vent- inside the ventilation exit hole when
ing of smoke. the roaster is on. We recommend to
always use a least a small ventilation
20. The instructions for cleaning the ap-
hose to create a 90-degree angle.
pliance must be followed. They are
located in section called Maintenance. 25. This appliance is intended to be used
in cupping labs, coffee shops, roast-
21. The appliance must not be operated
eries and household and similar ap-
by means of an external timer or sepa-
plications such as: staff kitchen areas
rate remote-control system.
in shops, offices and other working
22. This appliance can be used by chil- environments; - farm house; - bed and
dren aged from 8 years and above and breakfast type environments.
persons with reduced physical, sensory
26. Save these instructions.
or mental capabilities or lack of ex-
perience and knowledge if they have
been given supervision or instruction One year guarantee
concerning use of the appliance in a
This product is guaranteed for one year
safe way and understand the hazards
from the date of purchase. If any defect
involved:
arises due to faulty materials or workman-
• Children shall not play with the ship, the faulty products must be returned
appliance. to ROEST for repair or replacement.
• Children shall not play with the The following conditions apply:
appliance. Cleaning and user mainte-
1. The product must be installed and
nance shall not be made by chil-
used in accordance with the instruc-
dren unless they are older than 8 and
tions contained in this user manual.
supervised.
2. The guarantee does not cover wear
• Keep the appliance and its cord out of
and tear, damage, misuse or consum-
reach of children less than 8 years.
able parts.
23. If the supply cord is damaged, it must
3. RØST Coffee AS has no responsibility
be replaced by a special cord or as-
for incidental or consequential loss or
sembly available from the manufac-
damage.
turer or its service agent.
24. If coffee beans or etc. are sucked in

Revisions
Version Major changes
1.0 Initial release for pilotcustomers
1.1 Changes in Important safe-
guards and new operational
function such as manual PID
mode and Power profiles
1.2 Changes to incorporate firm-
ware v10000
1.3 Changes to incorporate firm-
ware v10003
1.4 Updated Caution warning,
Overview, Operating the RO-
EST and Web Portal
1.5 Updated Edit Profiles
1.6 Small updates and added link
to WIFI – STEP BY STEP setup
1.7 Updated with new pictures and
info about chaff drawer.
1.8 Updated with new screen
layout
1.9 Updated to comply with CB
-scheme regulations
Alterations Service
& Accessories
1. Do not modify the roaster without per-
mission from the producer. away from the front part of the roaster,
2. Any accessories not recommended
by the manufacturer must not change
the operation of the coffee roaster or
interfere with normal operation. cal circuit with ground (earth). Do NOT
3. If disassembling is necessary, allow the
machine to completely cool before ser-
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vice is carried out. Always disconnect
the power plug before disassembling
the roaster.
4. Do not operate the roaster if not fully
assembled.
5. Do not operate the coffee roaster if it
is damaged or you suspect a malfunc-
tion.
6. Do not attempt to service the roaster
yourself unless instructed to do so by
us. The use of accessory attachments
other than those supplied or recom-
mended by the manufacturer may
cause hazards and can void your war-
ranty.
Electrical
1. To avoid electric shock, do not oper-
ate the roaster in a wet environment
or near water. Any cleaning should be
with a moist or dry cloth and should
only be performed when the roaster
is cooled down and with the power
cord disconnected. Some parts may be
removed for additional cleaning. Please
see the cleaning section.
2. The power cord and USB cord must be
arranged in such a way that they will
not be tripped over, or able to pull the
roaster off the table. Keep the cords
which may get very hot and can melt
the wire.
3. The roaster needs a dedicated electri-
plug other appliances into this circuit.
4. If an extension cord is needed, please
make sure it meets the minimum re-
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quirements of power rating and is fully
grounded (earthed). Do not connect
other appliances to the extension cord.
5. After the roaster has cooled down.
Mechanical
1. Never touch moving parts, and do not
place hands or fingers inside the drum
while the coffee roaster is connected
to the mains. This includes through
the trier hole, through the hopper and
through the side where the coffee
beans exit.
2. Never place hands or fingers inside the
ventilation exit at the back. The fan has
metal impellers that can create injuries.
3. The coffee roaster is heavy, and care
should be taken when moving the
roaster. Only move the roaster when
it is completely cooled down. Do not
lift the coffee roaster by the handles,
chaff collector or any other detachable
parts.
Roasting will be turned off.
1. When the coffee beans are dropped
into the cooling tray, they are extreme-
ly hot, and should not be touched until
they have cooled completely.
2. The operating environment should be
clean and free from dust and sand.
3. The ROEST is only intended for roast-
ing coffee beans. Roasting other food/
items will void the warranty.
4. After roasting has finished the roaster
will return to “roasting standby mode”
and will be ready to roast another
batch.
5. When roasting is done please leave the
roaster in “cool down mode” until it
has cooled down. see chapter Turning
off
6. DO NOT disconnect the power until
properly cooled down or you risk dam-
aging the electronics.
7. The chaff collector should be emptied
after each roast session or after every
25 roasts.
8. After roasting 20 Kg the roaster must
be cleaned. Refer to cleaning instruc-
tions.
9. The roaster is designed for profile
roasting, minimum 5 minutes roasting
cycles. This means the temperature
goes down to below 250 degress cel-
cius between each roast. The roaster
shall therefore not be used on maxi-
mum power in manual mode. If the
environment temperature reaches 320
degrees Celsius the electrical element
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2 Unpacking and setting up

the ROEST
After receiving the ROEST, please inspect the packaging for any damage. If you are in
doubt, please contact the shipping company, and document the damage.

Content of the box

1. ROEST Sample Roaster 3. Hopper

4. Trier

5. Cooling tray

2. In the chaff drawer: 6. Extra included in the box:

• Power cord • Sample Tray
• Foam air lock • Ventilation Hose
• Bean cooler filter
• WiFi antenna
• Two basic tools
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Positioning the
roaster
The roaster must be placed on a flat hard
surface with a minimum of 20 cm clear-
ance to all sides and 40 cm over the
roaster.
Ventilation
Although not needed, fixed ventilation
installation through a pipe or ventila-
tion hole, is strongly recommended. It is
recommended to use a flameproof metal
pipe or flexible hose with a diameter of
80mm (3 inches). The 80 mm pipe/hose
can maximum be 3 meters to ensure
good ventilation. If a ventilation hose is
not used, we still recommend to attach a
small hose so that the ventilation exit hole
is not easily accessible for safety reasons.
Caution: Make sure that the air
inlet on the back is not blocked
by any means. The ventilation/
cooling holes on the side and on
the back must likewise not be
blocked.
Caution: The roaster must stand
on its four legs with free air
passing under the roaster.
Caution: The roaster has mul-
tiple places that gets very hot.
For safe operations only use the
handles, touch screen and rotary
encoder to operate the machine.
Touching the hot surfaces may
cause injury.
Caution: The roaster has moving
paddles inside of the drum. Do
not put anything besides coffee
inside the trier hole, the bean
exit side wall or the hopper.
Caution: The roaster has power-
ful fans that are accessible (for
cleaning) at the back. The im-
pellers (fan blades) can create
injury on hands/fingers. Never
place your hand or fingers inside
the ventilation exit hole.
Caution: If a coffee bean or
something similar gets sucked
into the ventilation they will
be ejected (shot out) at a high
speed from the ventilation exit
hole. Therefore:
1. Never look inside the ventilation exit
hole when the roaster is ON.
2. Never place the roaster so that the
ventilation exit hole is directed against
people or animals.
3. We recommend to always use at least
a small ventilation hose to direct the
airflow down/up.
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The hottest places on the roaster is as shown below. Other parts can also
gets warm. Show caution.

. . . . .

Overview of roaster
The roaster is operated by:
1. A touch screen (1)
2. A rotary encoder (2)
3. A handle for letting the beans into the
roaster (3 – bean load handle)
4. A handle for dumping the beans if not
done automatically (4 – bean drop
handle)
5. A small trier (5).
6. A bean cooler (6)
7. A chaff collector with air-tight filter
and chaff drawer (7) (see next page)
8. A hopper (8)
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At the back you will find:

9. Ventilation exit (9)
10. WIFI antenna (10)
11. WIFI Button (11)
12. Power socket with 10A fuse (12)
13. Cooling fan (13)
14. USB for debug (14)

. . . . .

The chaff drawer (7) is located as shown Notes:

below. The foam at the front of the chaff
• Always turn of the roaster when emp-
drawer is critical for functionality. It cre-
tying the chaff drawer. If not, the fan
ates the needed vacuum. Please always
will such chaff into the impeller and
place correctly.
reduce functionality.
• The chaff drawer is made of 0,7mm
stainless steel to reduce weight. Edges
is therefore sharp so handle with care.
• Always replace the foam correctly

Under transport the chaff draw-

er can hold power cord, antenna
etc. This is how we send the
roaster. The chaff drawer has
sharp edges. Handle with care!
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Overview of the
touch screen
The main screen on the roaster has this 1. (a) Time – for timing the roast. Also
information: shows selected profile. Press this for
settings.
2. (b) Event button– this is for manually
pressing “Charge”, “Yellowing” and
“First crack”.
3. (c) Pre-set development time (Auto
drop, – this can be changed until first
crack is pressed. If pressed when the
countdown has started the automatic
drop is cancelled and must be done
manually.
4. (d) AIR TEMP (Also called ET – envi-
ronment temperature) This is the tem-
perature measured in the drum. Press
for manual control over AIR TEMP.
5. (e) BEAN TEMP – (BT)Bean tempera-
ture measured in the beans
6. (a) Settings – press for changing pro-
files and other settings.
7. (f)Power – shows the power percent-
age. (f) By pressing this you go over to
manual control. Can only be pressed
after roasting has started.
8. (g) Fan – shows the fan-speed. Can be
pressed and adjusted anytime.
9. (h) WIFI strength symbol and chaff
indicator
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Navigation in the screen: And one setting of chaff collector:

CHAFF COUNTER
By pressing the timer (a) you can access Text explaining how it works
the main menu.
The four individual menus can be viewed: RESET
Press when you empty the chaff drawer
1. PROFILE
Your five downloaded profiles.
On the next page you can see each indivi-
2. ROAST SETTINGS
tual screen for each menu.
Your five downloaded profiles.
3. MACHINE SETUP
Your five downloaded profiles.
4. WIFI SETUP
Your five downloaded profiles.
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1. PROFILE 3. MACHINE SETUP

2. ROAST SETTINGS 4. WIFI SETUP

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Setting up the
sample roaster
1. Put the bean drop handle (4) in up-
ward position. (shown in downward
position in the overview picture on
page above)
2. Make sure the trier (5) is inserted cor-
rect
3. Make sure the hopper (8) is placed
correct
4. Make sure the cooling tray (6) is
placed correct
5. Make sure the power button (12) is set
to OFF.
6. Insert the power cord into the roaster
7. Insert the power cord into the socket
8. Turn on the power button (12) at the
back.

Setting up WiFi
WIFI is by default turned off when we ship
roasters. This can be seen on the status
bar at the bottom of the screen,
Using the roaster with WIFI:
In order to use the roaster with WIFI the
function must first be enabled in the WIFI
settings. Press “Turn WIFI ON”
A note: When WiFi is enabled the roaster
will not be able to be used before it has
found a WiFi connection. The roaster can
however be told not to look for WIFI dur-
ing start-up. See “Using the roaster with-
out WIFI”
There are two ways to connect to
WIFI:
1. Use an app called “Particle” and con-
nect using your phone. The steps are
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guided in the app or you can see our
step by step guide for iPhone or An-
droid.
2. Using a computer by downloading a
program file in this folder and following
the steps in the PDF file in the same
folder: LINK
Either way, follow these steps:
1. Place the bean drop handle in upward
position and turn on the roaster
2. Press the WIFI button (at the back)
for 3 seconds until the screen says
WIFI SETUP. (don’t press more than 7
seconds, as it will delete excisting WiFi
credentials)
3. Follow the guided steps in the app/
webpage.
Using the roaster without WIFI
There are two ways to disable WIFI:
1. If WIFI is turned on in the settings
but you don’t want to use WiFi for a
temporarily period it can be turned
off during start-up. Simply press “Turn
Wifi off temporarily” at the bottom left
corner during startup.
2. WIFI can be turn off permanently in
the menu setting. Press WIFI SET-
TINGS and “TURN WIFI OFF”. The
roaster can now be used with the
stored profiles or in manual mode. This
can currently only be done while the
roaster is connected to WiFi.
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3 Operating the roaster

Turn on the machine and start roasting. Everything you need to know for this process:

Ready for the roasting mode

As long as the bean drop handle (4) is in
its upward position the heating elements
are turned off. This is the reason why the
handle must be in upward position during
start-up and cool down. (if you are not us-
ing a cool down profile)
Once the roaster has WIFI connection
(or if the WIFI is disconnected), the bean
drop handle (4) can be pushed into down-
ward position. This closes the drum and
turns on the heating elements. The roast-
er is now in “ready for roasting” mode. Figure 1 Bean drop handle (4) in its up-
ward position
The roaster will go to the start tempera-
ture of the selected profile.
By letting the roaster stand in ready for
roasting mode for 5 minutes it gets pre-
heated. For optimal heating conditions
roast one batch of coffee.

Figure 21 Bean drop handle (4) in its

downward position Roasting

Roasting
The roaster has these roasting modes:
• Automatic temperature adjusted profile
roasting based on AIR temperture (also
called environment temperature/ET)
• Automatic temperature adjusted profile
roasting based on BEAN temperature
(also called BT profiles) (currently in
BETA testing)
• Automatic profile roasting based on
power settings (power percentage)
(pwr profile)
• Manual mode based on power percent-
age (Manual pwr)
• Manual temperature mode based on
air temperature (environment tempera-
ture). (Manual PID)
Automatic mode
When the roaster has reached the target
temperature, simply add coffee beans
(never more than 120 grams) in the hop-
per (8) and open the bean load handle (3)
to let in the beans. Please verify that all
beans have entered the roasting chamber.
Tip: We recommend dropping in
the beans in one smooth opera-
tion by opening the bean load
handle (3) and adding the coffee
at the same time. Use a sample
tray.
The timer and profile will automatically
start when the bean load handle (3) is
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opened. The roaster will now follow the
selected profile. No action is needed be-
fore first crack.
Waiting temperatures:
For AIR Temp (ET) and Bean Temp (BT)
profiles the waiting/charge tempera-
ture comes from the profile. Can also be
viewed on the main screen behind either
AIR TEMP or BEAN TEMP (ET OR BT on
olf firmware).
Example: AIR TEMP (T: 200 DIFF: 15)
T = target / DIFF: Distance to target
For pwr profiles the waiting temperature
is set in the PROFIL SETTINGS in the
menu.
These actions can be done
during roasting:
Register events
Before 175 degrees Celsius in bean tem-
perature (BT) you can press “yellowing”
(b) for registration of the colour change.
After pressing “yellowing” or after 150
degrees Celsius in bean temperature (BT)
“First crack” can be pressed (b). This will
start the Auto Drop countdown.
Ventilation fan
Change the speed of the ventilation fan
(g).
NB: If you have fixed ventilation hose out
of the room and you smell roasted coffee
this can be because the ventilation fan is
set to low.
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Auto drop
Before pressing “first crack” the auto drop
timer can be adjusted. Once “first crack” is
pressed the timer will start and cannot be
changed. By pressing the countdown, you
can however cancel the auto drop.
Manual mode
You can take over manual mode once the
roasting has started.
There are two manual modes:
1. After the coffee is “charged” (a) and
the automatic profile has started press
“POWER (f) and adjust the percent-
age power with the encoder (2). The
roaster is now in manual mode for the
remaining time of the roast.
2. You can also press the air temperature
(environment temperature) (d) and set
a manual adjust this. The roaster will
then adjust the temperature to your
settings.
To end the manual mode the coffee must
be dropped. See “End of roast” below.
Tip: If you prefer manual roasting you
can set the start temperature (up to 225
degrees C) directly in the ET (d). After
dropping, the roaster will return to this
start temperature.
End of roast
There are 3 ways to end a roast.
• By pressing “First crack” (b) the Auto
drop (c) timer will count down the
selected time and drop the beans. The
auto drop timer (c) can be adjusted by
using the encoder (2) until first crack is
pressed.
• By pressing “First crack” (b) and then
pressing the “Auto drop count down”
(c), you take manual control over the
dumping. Press the same button (c),
now called, “Drop” or use the bean
drop handle (4) to dump the beans.
• Use the bean drop handle (4). This can
be done at any time.
Next roast
Once you have ended a roast you can
start a new roast session immediately. We
recommend letting the start temperature
stabiles before starting the new roast.
Using the trier
The trier can be used at any time during
the roast. However, opening a hole in the
drum lets a lot of cold air into the drum.
This will not immediately affect the roast-
ing but the highly sensitive temperature
sensors will be affected, especially the
environment temperature. We therefore
recommend using the trier as fast and
little as possible during automatic roast-
ing since the software will give full power
to the heating element due to the sudden
drop in AIR temperature measurement.
In manual mode the AIR temperature will
also be affected, but this is not critical
to the roast as the percentage power is
given by the user. We do however also in
manual mode recommend being fast.
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Profile settings off/on. Helps to alert that attention is

needed, for example just before “first
crack”
Selecting profiles  
Go to the PROFILE menu. Select a new
profile by pressing that profile. The select-
ed profile will be loaded, and the screen
Roast settings
returns to the main .
Reduce PWR after FC
Downloading profiles If you use a power (pwr) profile then
this setting can be used to automatically
Only The 5 first profiles designed in the reduce the pwr after first crack is pressed.
web portal are downloaded to the roaster. This is useful to not overroast the coffee.
See XX for selecting profiles in the web Set to 0% if not wanted.
portal. Press “download” to download new
profiles. Example: if the power setting in the profile
is 80% then a 10% reduction would mean
that the power is reduced to 72% (10% of
Profile settings 80% power is 8 percentagepoints)
By entering PROFILE SETTINGS these op-
tions can be changed:
• The standby temperature (waiting tem-
perature) for PWR profiles. Maximum is
240 degree Celsius. This is the temper-
ature the roaster will go to before you
start roasting for PWR profiles.
• The option to set at percentage drop in
PWR profiles (and manual PWR) once
you press first crack. This option is to
not give to much power during first
crack.
• Change the speed of the drum (rpm).
Only if not a part of a profile.
• Set at target for auto first crack – and
turn off/on. Will automatically go into
pre-set drop time at this BT tempera-
ture. (BETA testing mode)
• Set at target for buzzer – and turn
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Waiting Temperature the coffee is dropped. These are the set-

tings:
For power profiles this is the starting tem-
perature. BEAN COOLING DURATION
Duration of increased speed after drop.
Main Motor Speed BEAN COOLING %
Percentage speed after drop.
This is for manual adjusting the drum
speed. Can be adjusted at all times during BEAN COOLING IDLE %
a roast. Percentage speed while idling.

Autodrop Setting
Tip: If you don’t want the bean
Choose between % and seconds (Sec)
cooling fan to increase speed
for developmenttime after first crack. If a
after dumping set timer to 0
percentage is used then the development-
seconds or the fan speed to the
time will be calculated. So if you have
same speed
set it to 20% and press first crack after 5
minutes it will be 60 seconds. (5 minutes *
60 seconds * 20% = 60 seconds)

Auto First Crack

This is a beta function and only works for
a few pilotcustomers.

Buzzer and Buzzer Temperature

Turns on and off the buzzer that will make
a sound when a set bean temperature is
reached. This is to give you a “heads up”
that your about to enter a the final stage
of the roasting.

Machine settings
Bean cooling fan
The bean cooling fan is always on (idling)
but can be set to increase in speed when
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Temperature Reading roasting mode for 5 minutes it gets pre-

heated. For optimal heating conditions
Change between Celsius and Fahrenheit. roast one batch of coffee.
(Must be set every time on this firmware.
Will be fixed on next realease)

Bean Cooler Light

Turns on and off the bean cooler light

Window Light
Turns on and off the window light if in-
stalled.

Turning off
Before turning the roaster off let it cool
down to room temperature by setting the
bean drop handle (4) in its upward posi-
tion. This is called “cool down mode”
In the settings menu there is a special cool
down mode that will set all fans to 100%
for 1 minute: (not active in this version)
As long as the bean drop handle (4) is in
its upward position the heating elements
are turned off. This is the reason why the
handle must be in upward position during
start-up and cool down. (if you are not us-
ing a cool down profile)
Once the roaster has WIFI connection
(or if the WIFI is disconnected), the bean
drop handle (4) can be pushed into down-
ward position. This closes the drum and
turns on the heating elements. The roast-
er is now in “ready for roasting” mode.
The roaster will go to the start tempera-
ture of the selected profile.
By letting the roaster stand in ready for
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4 Maintenance

How to keep your ROEST sample roaster clean:

Chaff Collector
The chaff collector must be emptied after
every 20 roasts. The chaff symbol will
let you know when you have roasted 20
times. Turn OFF the roaster and empty the
chaff collector. Then reset chaff counter in
the settings 

Notice: The black airtight foam

in front of the chaff drawer is
there to create a vacuum. IT is
important that this foam is cor-
rectly placed. If not chaff will go
into the impeller (fan-blades)
and the fan will not perform op-
timal. Contact us for a replace-
ment if it is damaged.

Warning: If the roaster is not turned off

when you empty the chaff collector – chaff
will be blown into the impeller (fan-blades)
and the fan will not perform optimal.

Cleaning
External parts can be cleaned with a moist
cloth or a small amount of alcohol/clean-
ing liquid sprayed onto a clean cloth. Make
sure the roaster is unplugged while clean-
ing.
After every roast session
• Empty the filter under the bean cooler
• Empty the chaff drawer
Monthly
Clean/vaccum the back filter. Important
so that the roastere gets enough fresh air
for cooling.
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After 300kg
Unplug the roaster before starting.
• Clean the ventilation exit with a brush
or equvilant.
• Take off the top and remove the (3)
bean load handle. Then clean the ven-
tilation.
Insctruction videoes will come shortly.
After 600kg
A service of the ventilations fans and cy-
clone are due. This requires the fans to be
taken out of the roaster. We are preparing
guides for this. Contact us on support@
roestcoffee.com if you need to do this
now.
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5 Problem Solving

Will be updated. Contact us on support@roestcoffee.com if you have any problems.

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6 Roaster Web Portal

After ordering the ROEST sample roaster you will receive an email with your username
and password to login into the Web Portal. The Web Portal’s key features: live view
of your roasting session, creating and editing profiles in your library, and backtracking
roasting logs.

Web Portal address

http://client.roestcoffee.com
Insert your credentials in order to log in.

After logging in you will access the home page with the listed roaster. One user can
have one or more sample roasters assigned to their account.

One user - one roaster

After logging into the portal, there is a
ROEST assigned to the user, as shown on
the screenshot.

The roaster’s menu is devided into three

key actions:
1. LIVE
2. LOGS
3. PROFILES
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One user - multiple roasters

All roasters are listed with a unique name and production number and their own main
menu. See the screenshot below.

In order to access another roaster’s menu from your list click on the dropdown menu
(the name of your roaster) and choose the roaster you wish to access.
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Main Menu > LIVE

Here you can monitor the roasting process while you roast.
Refresh the window before starting. The roast is streaming live – if you open this win-
dow after charging beans or loose internet connection, the beginning of the graph will
be missing. (the entire roast will be stored nevertheless in the LOGS of the menu).

Add Comments
During live viewing you can add comments.

Full Screen
Switch to Full Screen.
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Main Menu > LOGS

All valid roasts are stored in a cloud.
(Inavlid roast = roast missing DRYEND or DROP event)

Logs in the list are grouped by roasting dates.

To view specific log click on the batch number.
You can delete logs which you don’t want to see listed.
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Log preview
On the screenshot below you can see the preview of your saved log:

Breakdown of all values at the specific time of the roast.

Here you can view overlaying logs for comparisson.
Download CSV file in order to import for further use.
Comments you made while roasting.
Legend of the roasting graph. Click on the individual parameters to disable or
enable.
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Compare Logs
After you click on “Compare Logs” when viewing your log, it opens the list of other logs
you can choose from to compare:

Select parameter you want to compare.

Disable parameters you don’t want to display.
Choose the logs you want to overlay. You can compare as many logs as you
want. Color is matching the color of the curve.
Main log is displayed with the bold curve.
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Main Menu > PROFILES

Here you can create your library of profiles and create your own new profiles.
The library is divided into two sets of profiles: assigned profiles and assign to slot.

Assigned profiles – profiles (up to 5) downloaded to your roaster’s library.

Assign to slot – all other profiles that you have created or downloaded from an-
other user and can be assigned to your roaster.
By clicking on “Share” you get the unique link which you can send to others.
Type of profile.
Editor for creating brand new profiles from scratch.
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Assigning Profiles to ROEST

How to download library to your ROEST:
1. By clicking on the number (1 to 5) you are assigning the position of the profiles to
be downloaded (accessed via ROEST’s touch screen) your library. See below.

2. Connect ROEST to Wifi

3. Go to your profile library on the roaster and download assigned profiles (via touch
screen on ROEST) Press on Air Temerature >> Profiles >> Download (see below)
4. Wait for profiles to get downloaded.

Evertime you make any changes

in the list of Assigned profiles,
in order to see the change on
your ROEST’s library you need
to download the changes again
(follow the same instructions as
listed above).
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Create New Profile

There are 3 different types of profiles
you can create: Air Temperature Pro-
file, Bean Temperature Profile, Power
Profile

Autodrop settings for time-based profiles.

Editor length - set the length of horizontal axel (time)

Based on the chosen profile you have

different list of parameters you can
edit. Fan Speed and Drum RPM is the
same for all profiles. The screenshot
on the right shows parameters for the
Air Temperature Profile.
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How to plot the curve:

1. Choose the type of profile you want to create.
2. Choose the parameter you want to plot the graph for: by choosing from the list or
clicking on the specific line (On the screenshot below you can see example of cre-
ateing Air Temperature profile and ploting curve for Air Temperature)
3. Set the time and value of the point you want to create and press ADD POINT

SHORTCUT: Hold CTRL and click on the curve to add the point.

You can edit points by clicking on the specific point and adjusting the
value and time or by holding it and moving to the desired position.
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Continue adding points. Curve will shape based on your added points.

Continue adding points for all parameters

Before saving give your profile a name. If you want the profile to be downloaded to
a roaster follow instructions from page no.30
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Autodrop for time based profiles

For time-based profiles you can Enable Autodrop and set the time at which you wish
the roaster to complete the roast.

Precise Plot
Function to deliver higher precision of your drafted graph.
In the graph on the next page, the purple line is a graphical view based on algorithms.
The roaster will interpret these graphs a little bit different. By using the “Precise plot”
function you can see the roasters interpretion. For complex graphs it can be a little bit
off. By using the precise plot you can adjust before downloading to the roaster. See
the example on the next page, where the roasters interpretation is off after the second
point. (Profile is just created to give an example)
By adding one more point at 01:00 minutes with temperature 125C precision plot
shows that the drawing and actual interpretation is the same. Normally small modifica-
tions are needed to get the correct result.
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Precise Plot after adding one more point at 01:00 at 125C.

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Settings
By clicking on the user name in the main
top bar you can access settings.

Here you can adjust:

1. Timezone in order for Logs to be
listed at the correct time of roasting.
2. Temperature display: Fahrenheit or
Celsius
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