Gene Café CBR101 Coffee Roaster with CBC101 Cooler

With this Gene Café bundle you roast your own coffee at home, starting from green, unroasted beans and ending with a batch that is ready for your grinder. You get two machines, both in black: the CBR101 coffee roaster and the CBC101 coffee bean cooler.

The CBR101 roaster

The CBR101 is built for home use. Its batch size suits a household rather than a café, so you roast what you will drink over the coming days and start a fresh batch when that runs out.

The CBC101 cooler

Straight out of the roaster the beans still hold enough heat to keep cooking. The CBC101 takes that heat out quickly, so the roast stops at the point where you ended it and the batch keeps its quality.

Supervision

Always use the roaster under supervision and don't leave it unattended during a roast.

Green beans

The bundle contains the roaster and the cooler. The green coffee beans to roast in it are in our unroasted coffee range.

Specifications

Brand: Gene Café
Included: CBR101 coffee roaster and CBC101 coffee bean cooler
Batch size: about 250 g of green coffee beans
Roasting time: 13 to 17 minutes per batch
Cooling time: within a minute after roasting
Colour: black
Intended for: home use

Explore More

Coffee roasting equipment Gene Café

More Information
Product code	CDJ-GCCBR101CBC101
Brand	Gene Café
Produced in	South Korea

2-year manufacturer’s warranty

Customer Questions

Does the Gene Café CBR101 with CBC101 cooler include unroasted coffee beans?

No, this set consists of the Gene Café CBR101 coffee roaster and the Gene Café CBC101 coffee bean cooler. Unroasted coffee beans are not included and must be ordered separately. We have a wide range of unroasted beans for you to experiment with. Allow roughly 250 grams of green beans per roast.

How many coffee beans can I cool at a time with the Gene Café CBC101?

The maximum capacity of the CBC101 cooler is 500 grams, but we recommend 400 grams or less at a time. With 250 to 400 grams of beans, cooling takes about a minute, depending on the type of bean and the temperature. Because you roast up to 250 grams per roast with the CBR101, you can cool a full batch in one go.

Can the rubber bumpers of the Gene Café CBR101 be ordered separately?

Yes, the rubber bumpers are wear parts and we sell them separately under item number CDJ-GENECAFE-BLADECUSH. If they wear out unusually quickly, check whether the metal flap that the rubber sits in is still straight and whether the fastening ring has stretched. If more chaff than usual stays behind in the metal grid, that is usually also a sign that something is not right.

How much coffee can I roast at a time with the Gene Café CBR101?

The CBR101 handles 50 to 250 grams of green coffee per batch. We recommend 250 grams at a time, because fewer beans mean a shorter roast time and more beans a longer one. A roast takes around 13 to 17 minutes. Bear in mind that because of moisture loss you are left with about 20 percent fewer roasted beans than you put in.

How long do I have to wait before I can brew coffee from the Gene Café CBR101?

After roasting, wait at least 4 to 24 hours before you use the beans. The coffee is at its best between day 3 and day 5 after roasting, because by then the beans have degassed enough. Cool the beans down straight after roasting with the CBC101, otherwise they carry on roasting and the quality deteriorates.

What should I watch out for when roasting with the Gene Café CBR101?

Always stay with the roaster while it is roasting. That is necessary for fire safety and it also lets you hear the first and second crack. Use the roaster under an extractor hood or by an open window, because smoke is released. Remove the chaff after every roast and clean the chaff collector in warm water every 20 roasts, then let it dry thoroughly. It is best not to roast too dark, because the finest flavours are precisely the ones lost in a dark roast.

Gene Café CBR101 Coffee Roaster including CBC101 Cooler

The CBR101 roaster

The CBC101 cooler

Supervision

Green beans

Specifications

Write Your Own Review

You're reviewing: Gene Café CBR101 Coffee Roaster including CBC101 Cooler