Build Your Own Coffee Roaster  is a practical guide to constructing and operating the  Cobra Smartroaster  and its companion  Open Roaster Controller (ORC) .

The book walks the reader through every stage of the build, from assembling the powerhead and wiring the system to installing and configuring the controller. Along the way, you'll learn how to use the Raspberry Pi to bring precision and flexibility to your roasting process.

Clear, step-by-step chapters cover: 

>  Powerhead construction and required components

>  Low- and high-voltage wiring

>  Installing the ORC, network setup, and using the web interface

>  Roasting coffee with the Cobra in different setups, including hand-stir and bread-machine roasting

>  Advanced topics such as manual mode, fixed profiles, Artisan-Scope connections, and ORC system programming

A complete parts list, practical guidance throughout, and concise explanations make this book a useful reference for anyone interested in building, modifying, or understanding their own coffee-roasting system.



Matthew Beard has spent over twenty years in maintenance and process engineering, in the automotive, marine, bio-medical and specialty coffee industries. He prefers stick shifts, Linux, and anaerobic fermented coffee, preferably simultaneously.