Cocoa bean roasting

The roasting of cocoa beans instead of nibs is another way to develop the typical aroma components in cocoa. Roasting cocoa beans in the UBRS ball roasting system guarantees the best aroma yield. Due to its ideal spherical geometry, the roasting ball provides optimum heat transfer.

Ball roasting technology is probably the oldest industrially used roasting system for cocoa beans. But even today this technology convinces with the best aroma development compared to other roasting processes for cocoa beans.

As a sphere, the roasting ball represents the ideal body for the even application of heating energy to the cocoa beans. Inside the roasting ball, the roasted product is gently moved by mixing plates and thus experiences optimal energy transfer at all times through the heating energy in the form of hot air.

A key advantage of the UBRS roasting system is the accessibility of the roasting ball. The system is equipped with a pivoting front section that, at the end of roasting, allows the cocoa beans to be conveyed into the cooler installed directly below the machine. The pivoting front panel can be opened for maintenance and cleaning. This allows inspection and any necessary cleaning of the inner roasting ball.

The roasting plant can be heated using either with fossil fuels or saturated steam. Even heating with electrical energy is possible.

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Cocoa bean roasting system UBRS

The cocoa bean roasting system UBRS works in batch mode. This gives flexibility to roast different cocoa origins. Heating is realized either with an oven with an industrial burner or an steam to air heat exchanger. The exhaust air is cleaned using cyclones or filters.

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Cocoa bean roasting system UBRS

The structure of the roasting plant UBRS is realized in a compact design. The cooler of the system is located directly under the roaster. As a result, the space requirement is very small.

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Cocoa bean roasting system UBRS

A special feature of the UBRS roasting system is the swiveling front section for emptying the roasting ball at the end of roasting. The front section can be opened by two pneumatic cylinders to allow the cocoa beans to be emptied into the cooler. The entire front section can be swivelled for maintenance.

HIGHLIGHTS

Roasting system UBRS

Here are the highlights of the roasting system UBRS:

Best aroma development in the cocoa beans
Due to the spherical shape, an absolutely even energy distribution is given
Compact design
Easy maintenance and cleaning

CAPACITIES

Roasting system UBRS

The roasting system UBRS is available with the following capacities:

UBRS 250: 250 kg/batch cocoa beans
UBRS 500: 500 kg/batch cocoa beans