AIR  ROASTING

Taste the coffee,
not the roaster.

Simply put, air roasting suspends and roasts coffee beans on a bed of hot air. The vortex within the roasting chamber created by this air roasts each coffee bean at the same rate from all directions.

Because your beans are roasted by hot air, you taste only the coffee, not the roaster.

A continuous stream of fresh, hot air floods the roast chamber and removes dust, chaff, and smoke to produce an incredibly clean, pure, and balanced roast. The sweet, natural, clean flavors shine through in every sip.

The result is an end product that is intensely aromatic and flavorful, minus the acids and bitter tars produced by conventional roasters.

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AIR ROASTING IS ON THE RISE!

5 Reasons to Air Roast on an
Air-Motion Roaster

Air-Motion Roasters can roast a batch of green coffee beans in under 15 minutes.

This short roasting time reduces the formation of negative acidic compounds that can make coffee taste bitter or cause stomach irritation. This is one reason why air-roasted beans are thought to have a more pure flavor than drum-roasted beans.

Like a popcorn popper, Air-Motion Roasters keep coffee beans moving with a perfectly controlled hot airflow for an even roast. The hot air forces out the chaff and contaminants that might burn into the beans and mask the beans’ true flavor profile. In short, the only thing being roasted is the bean. No smoke or particulate exhaust means no additional ventilation, afterburner, or chaff collector needed — making for a smaller environmental footprint that allows you to place the roaster almost anywhere.

One of air roasting’s biggest benefits is the ability to accurately sense the digital bean temperature with a thermocouple. With this information, the degree of roast is known at all times, and you can easily adjust the settings for different degrees of roast and offer accurate reproducibility. The coffee “puffs” a bit more, the appearance is more even and attractive, and the roasts are very repeatable.

You can produce a good amount of coffee in an 8-hour workday, thanks to air roasting’s short roasting cycle:

  • 3KG = 25 lbs/hr, 200 lbs/8-hr shift
  • 6KG = 50 lbs/hr, 400 lbs/8-hr shift
  • 12KG = 100 lbs/hr, 800 lbs/8-hr shift

The mechanics of air roasting are built on a simple “plug and play” platform. Just install with common tools and you’re pretty much ready to go.

No fuel.
Lowest emissions.
Unmatched control.
Practically no maintenance or service required.
Average 120 degrees F exhaust temperature.

‌Air-Motion Roasters are designed with an intuitive interface that is quick to understand and easy to train your team to use. They’re also usually made of commercial-quality parts that are easy to clean and maintain.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: How does air roasting coffee affect the flavor? +
A: Air roasting on a coffee electric roaster uses hot air to roast each bean evenly, removing chaff, smoke, and contaminants along the way. The result? You taste only the coffee — clean, aromatic, balanced, and free from bitterness or harsh acids.
Q2: How productive and efficient is an Air-Motion Roaster fluid bed coffee roaster? +
A: Air-Motion Roasters roast beans in under 15 minutes per batch, offering high output without sacrificing quality. Depending on the model, you can produce up to 800 lbs of air roasted coffee in an 8-hour shift, all while maintaining consistent, reproducible roasts.
Q3: Are Air-Motion Roasters easy to use and maintain? +
A: Absolutely. These fluid bed coffee roasters are all-electric, plug-and-play, and built with intuitive controls. They require minimal maintenance, have low emissions, and are designed for consistent, precise roasting — making these commercial coffee air roasters easy to train your team on and operate daily.