Romulus II Professional Home Coffee Roaster

The Romulus II professional home coffee roaster is a single-drum industrial-grade coffee roaster that was specifically designed for personal use by Primo Specialty Roasting Equipment (PSRE). Romulus II is based on an original dual-drum design (called "Romulus & Remus") that was specifically designed for laboratory use by "Cuppers." (Cuppers are professional coffee tasters who custom-design blends and define roasting parameters for coffee distruibutors.)

The laboratory roaster was designed to allow professionals full flexibility in experimenting with all of the parameters that go into a great custom roast. That same flexibility and ruggedness is now available to you in this single-drum version specifically built for home use.

PSRE specializes in producing equipment of the highest possible quality for industrial and for "boutique" (custom) applications. (The lifetime warrany is a testament to its quality.) For the first time, PSRE has taken their most praised professional laboratory roaster, and downsized it for the home connoisseur. Unlike many small roasters that are purely electric (which like an electric stovetop, cannot be quickly controlled), Romulus II uses a propane (or natural gas) oven with hot-air convection to yield a uniform roast, and to give the roaster maximum responsiveness and control.

Just as any professional Chef will prefer a gas range, the responsiveness and control of a gas roaster is the preference of any professional Cupper. And now, for the first time, gas roasting is finally available to the home coffee connoisseur.

The price of the Romulus II is consistent with the fact that this is an industrial strength product made for professional roasting. But its size makes it compatible with the modern kitchen. Romulus II was optimized to a roasting quantity of 4 ounces (1/4 pound) of green coffee beans. This will produce the right amount of coffee for use by 2 people for about a week, or the right amount for a nice weekend dinner party.

For producing more freshly roasted coffee, you can simply run a sequence of 4-ounce roasts once the oven has been pre-heated. For many, it comes as a revelation that freshly ground coffee (ground immediately before brewing) greatly enhances the fresh flavor of coffee. The Romulus II lets you take this a step further by freshly roasting your own custom blend prior to grinding. This takes freshness of flavor to a much higher level.

Each machine will be custom built to your order, and will take approximately 12 weeks to construct and ship. The machine in the picture is shown in basic red with a stainless steel drum that is painted to match the rest of the machine. We will custom color any machine to your kitchen decor. We can also build the drum out of most metals (chrome, copper, brass, hammered copper, etc.) for a slight price increase, or we can paint the drum (over stainless steel) the color of your choice as in the picture.

Each machine is a highly rugged industrial roasting oven, designed for the professional roaster, but made compact for the home. And its contours and custom colors - which we can tailor to your kitchen (or pantry), together with your choice of metals for the drum will make it a beautiful addition to your home environment, and will certainly be a conversation starter.

Please call prior to ordering so that we can settle on your options (colors and finishes).

Note that while these machines plug into a standard electrical outlet and don't require much power, the oven runs on propane, and the exhaust should be vented out. (The fumes are not noxious, but can leave an intense "coffee smell" in the room if not vented.)

The propane supply can either be tapped off your kitchen-oven feed, or a small propane tank (a simple Coleman camping tank) can be attached directly. We can also configure it to tap off of a natural gas supply.

The exhaust output can be attached to a 3-inch hose, and connected to any existing duct, or run into your oven hood.