Hi,
I’m considering opening a small neighborhood specialty coffee roastery with a tasting space, and I’m wondering if the Aillio Bullet R2 Pro would be suitable for this kind of setup.
• How much coffee could realistically be roasted per day and per week with this machine?
• Would it be sustainable for consistent production in a small business context?
I’ve seen some roasters successfully work with the Stronghold S7 Pro, but I’m more attracted to the Aillio’s philosophy and repairability. I’m trying to decide which option would be more appropriate.
Thanks in advance for your insights!
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Well, realistically, with a couple of spare chaff collectors, you can get to 30kg in a day, but it wouldn’t be impossible to reach 40kg. I’m talking about green coffee, so take into account the weight loss. This is a case scenario where there’s someone that operates the machine for 6 and a half hours, and an hour and a half for maintenance after roasting, to complete the 8-hour workday. Without proper maintenance, you wouldn’t get far roasting that much. It would be better if you could just come up with an estimate of how many kg per day you think you would sell. The Bullet is sustainable but, as with all other roasters, there’s cleaning and maintenance. As far as cost per roast, you can’t find much better than the bullet. Even larger, energy efficient, machines consume more per kg or pound if you prefer. It’s a question about time. While roasting 40kg on a Bullet might take 7-8 hours, including maintenance, on a 5kg machine it would take less than 3 hours, and on a 40kg machine, less than an hour. If you’re not in a big city, where you could be overwhelmed with clientele, the Bullet is more than sufficient. In Italy, bars in small towns struggle to sell 500g of coffee per day. Those that do are considered successful.
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The Aillio Bullet R2 Pro can consistently roast its full 1.2 kg green coffee capacity per batch, not just the 80 % you often see as the real-world limit on other roasters or as with the R1 whose sweet spot is around 800 grams.
At relaxed 4–5 batches per hour, that’s 4.8–6 kg per hour.
Over roughly 6.5 hours of active roasting, you’ll hit 31–39 kg green, which after the usual 12–18 % weight loss yields about 26–34 kg roasted. Adding 60–90 minutes for daily cleaning and maintenance fits neatly into an 8-hour workday. For a small specialty roastery with a tasting space, that’s more than enough capacity. Operating costs per roast are very low, and the Bullet offers more throughput than comparable small-batch roasters. If you’re not aiming for big-city volumes, it’s a sustainable, serviceable, and economical choice and well worth taking the step.
I myself am considerng something similar, although the hurdles for doing so seem significantly higher here in Germany.
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Thank you very much for your very technical feedback! I didn’t think I would have so much information, thank you very much I think the bullet r2 pro corresponds exactly to my needs and will quickly pay for itself. I can’t wait to be able to roast with it! I just have to wait for it to be available in France. Thank you
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