The Coffee Roasting Process

Coffee Roasting

When it comes to coffee, roasting is a big deal and rightly so. By transforming the physical and chemical properties of the green coffee, roasting releases the sealed aroma and taste inside it, bringing out the flavor we crave. Once the right temperature is achieved, green coffee transforms into brown beans we see in commercial…

Coffee – From The Plant To Your Cup!

Coffee Berries

With every sip, a coffee lover falls deeper and deeper in love with his cup of coffee which hard as it is to sometimes believe, began as a seed, then a plant, and finally a bean. With the delicate processes these beans have to go through, it’s no wonder that they do not just taste…

Coffee Roasting Through the Years

Horizontal Old Spoon Coffee Shell Pan Beans

For many people, there is no better way to kick-start a busy day with a cup of coffee. It’s truly a wonder how these small beans can have such an effect on a person. Coffee has been enjoyed for many generations, but do we really know how these beans are processed for our drinking pleasure?…

The Phantom Series is here to impress

Phantom Series 22kg Full Line Coffee Roaster

It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention”. Imported roasters coming into Australia often had to be heavily modified to pass national standards but with the arrival of the Phantom Series, things are about to change in a big way. The Phantom Series comes in three sizes: the 7kg, 22kg, and the 22kg…

Roast By Yili & Phantom

Yili Wang with Phantom Coffee Roaster

2 time Golden Bean winner Yili Wang with his new Phantom 7kg Coffee Roaster delivered yesterday. Yili has recently rebranded his coffee to Roast by Yili. We think the new branding looks great! We have known Yili for a long time and followed his progress into one of Australia’s top roastmasters. Yili plans to use…

The Phantom 22kg installed at Coffee Works

Father and son Rob & Roland Webber from the Coffee Works

Father and son Rob and Roland Webber are at the forefront of the Australian coffee industry. Rob and his wife run a thriving coffee business in the heartland of Australia’s most prolific growing region in Australia, The Coffeeworks in Mareeba, North Queensland. Roasting almost exclusively Australian origins, this 30 year business is a must visit…

We’re Featured in Café Culture International

coffee beans

With the launch of the CRA Technology site and the new Phantom Series commercial coffee roasters, we were recently featured on the Café Culture International site. The article gave Mark the opportunity to talk about the Phantom Series, as well as the research and development that went into the new roaster. “My aim was to…

CRA Technology Has Officially Launched

Phantom Series Coffee Roasters

After years of operating as the home of Coffee Roasters Australia’s IP, designs, technology and products, we’ve now launched CRA Technology with it’s own website. Alana and Mark Beattie started Coffee Roasters Australia over 15 years ago, focusing on the supply of coffee roasting equipment for Australian roasters. They saw the specialty coffee roasting industry…