Our Mission ............................... 5 Our Vision ..............................5 Warranty and Guarantee ..........................6 Artisan 9 Warranty ............................ 6 What is Not Covered by the Warranty ..................... 6 If You Need Service ........................... 7 30-Day Complete Satisfaction & Money-Back Guarantee ................ 7 Return Instructions ...........................
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Bean Loft Motor Won’t Run ........................ 8 3 Both Heat Elements Won’t Turn On ....................39 Bean Loft Motor Runs at Full Speed Only ................... 9 3 Both Element Running but Roasts Take too Long ................40 Coffee Crafters -| Introduction...
While living in Thailand and unable to find fresh roasted coffee, Ken Lathrop, developer of Coffee Crafter’s Artisan 9 coffee roaster, conceived of a concept to design and build a reliable, affordable machine capable of roasting five pounds or more of coffee beans in less than ten minutes.
Warranty and Guarantee Artisan 9 Warranty Your Artisan 9 Roaster has been manufactured and tested to the highest quality standards by Coffee Crafters. This Limited Warranty covers defects in material or workmanship on new Artisan 9 Roasters. The Warranty extends to the original purchaser only and is non-transferable.
30-Day Complete Satisfaction & Money-Back Guarantee We want you to be fully satisfied with every item that you purchase from Coffee Crafters. If you are not satisfied with an item that you have purchased, you may return the item within 30 days of purchase date for a full refund of the purchase price, minus the shipping, handling or other additional charges.
Roaster has at least a 6” (inch) gap between the back vent pipes and the wall. Hardware Packages Your Artisan 9 roaster comes with all the fittings and hardware needed to install the chaff collector, roaster, bean cooler and exhaust blower. Not included is the electrical cord or ducting on the discharge side of the exhaust blower.
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Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
This is factory adjusted to insure a proper seal between your hopper mount ring and the roast air chimney. Install hopper mount and mount ring using six 8-32 x ½” stainless screws as shown above. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
ITEM# PART# DESCRIPTION A9-RBA-0000 ROASTER BODY ASSEMBLY A9-PA-1000 PLENUM 8-32 X 3/8” SCREW Installing Plenum Secure the plenum to the back of the roaster body with two 8/32 x 3/8” stainless Phillips head screws. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
3. Tighten the 2 – 10/32 keps nuts. 4. Install 2 ¼” x ¼” x 20 carriage bolt through the roaster hopper support and mast as shown. Finger tighten with the 1/4” lock washer and wing nut. Do not overtighten. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
Be careful not to pinch the electrical cord between mast and hood. 3. Secure the top two ¼” x ¾” bolts into the top two holes of the hood and finger thread into place. Insert the final 4 bolts and tighten all 6. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
The photo insert shows an electrical pigtail installed. For rigid conduit connection remove the cord grip and install the proper conduit connector. Note: We recommend installing a pigtail and plug to ease in moving the roaster for cleaning. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
ROASTER BODY ASSEMBLY HIGH-TEMP-HOSE Installing High Temperature Hose Install the 22” blue high temperature silicone hose to the back of the roaster and plenum top as shown using the 2 - 1 3/4” hose clamps. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
2. Cut the 6 hose sections to the lengths shown on the list above. Secure each end using the 4” hose clamps provided. Make sure each hose section if seated completely over the duct flange before tightening the hose clamp. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
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ITEM# PART# DESCRIPTION A9-RBA-0000 ROASTER BODY ASSEMBLY A9-HSM-1200 HOOD SUPPORT MAST, BACK PLATE 8-32 X 3/8" SCREW Install the mast back panel with 16 – 8/32 x 3/8” screws. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
INSTALLING EXHAUST BLOWER Installing Exhaust Blower 1. Connect the 6” semi rigid flex hose to the right end of the plenum and secure with the 6” hose clamp. 2. Position the exhaust blower within 6’ of the plenum and secure the other end of the 6” flex hose to the side intake of the exhaust blower.
Ventilation Installation The Artisan 9 roaster must be exhausted in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions as documented in the prior section of this manual. The roaster exhaust system must be independent of all other systems. Exhaust Penetrations Any wall or ceiling penetration of ducts that transfer roaster exhaust must meet the International Building Code fire-resistance rating and cannot be located within any fireblocking* and/or draftstopping* areas.
Installing Chaff Screen There screw, washer keps back edge chaff ring Remove, aside until later. Facing hopper, hold chaff screen with small hole postitioned left. There tabs under chaff screen. These grip edge hopper once position. Starting from front hopper lide back edge...
It is critical that the probe tip is ½” away from the hopper side wall and 1” from the hot air flow coming up from the bottom of the hopper. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
Velcro strips. X 3/8” screw end keps nut. Step 3: Secure Step 4: Plug thermocouple cable into thermometer to thermometer. thermometer bracket as *Note narrow prong connector is the positive. shown, and press firmly. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
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18. Step 7: Secure excess thermocouple wire to the Step 6: Place thermocouple wire into notch on back of the thermometer top portion of wire chimney. bracket with the post and tie wrap provided. Coffee Crafters -| Assembly and Installation...
Helpful Tips 1. Wash and completely dry your Hopper and Bean Cooler Tray prior to use. Go to the Maintenance and Troubleshooting section for instructions on proper cleaning of the Artisan 9 Roaster. 2. Your roaster does not require preheating.
The on/off switch is located on the front of the blower motor. This directs all the suction through the hood so chaff does not escape. Your Artisan 9 Roaster does not require preheating. Coffee Crafters -| Roasting...
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Turn on System Power Switch The system power switch is the single red switch to the left. As a safety feature the heat elements cannot be turned on with the system power switch in the off position. Coffee Crafters -| Roasting...
Set the bean loft 3-5” above the bean bed. CAUTION: Never let the beans stop lofting with the heat elements on. You will burn your beans and possibly damage your Roaster. BEAN LOFT RECOMMENDED LOFT 3-5” FROM BEAN BED Coffee Crafters -| Roasting...
When roasting, this machine will roast down to 1 lb of beans. Roasting on the Artisan 9 is very easy. Never leave your roaster unattended. If you lose your bean loft you will ruin your batch and possibly damage your Roaster. Coffee beans will catch on fire if they stop circulating.
1. Turn off the Heat element switch. 2. Turn down the loft if needed 3. Open the hood blast gate 4. Open the bean cooler blast gate. Pull knob out to open airway Coffee Crafters -| Roasting...
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Our tray is designed to be removed for easy pouring of roasted beans. You may now begin another batch while this one is cooling. Coffee Crafters -| Roasting...
Another great, yet expensive storage option is to keep beans in vacuum sealed bags. Vacuum packed beans do not need to be monitored as much since they are not exposed to oxygen and atmospheric moisture. Coffee Crafters -| Coffee Bean Education...
17/18 – Refers to screen size. The larger bean size generally correlates to a higher quality bean. Rioy Taints – Defect in the bean resulted from an over ripened cherry. Quaker – Defect in bean. Unripe cherry. Coffee Crafters -| Coffee Bean Education...
Rotate hopper 90 degrees to the left and lift slightly and pull towards you to remove the hopper. *Note- it’s easier to look behind the hopper to see the key rotating into removal position. Coffee Crafters -| Maintenance and Troubleshooting...
Any excess liquid could damage electrical components. The body of the Roaster can be washed down with a damp cloth or mild detergent. Do not use industrial spray cleaners/degreasers on your roaster. Coffee Crafters -| Maintenance and Troubleshooting...
Mechanical and operational issues most commonly experienced by customers are addressed. The Artisan 9 has proven to be a very reliable machine but like all mechanical devices, things will go wrong. Coffee Crafters roasters were designed from the ground up to be very easy to operate and maintain. All wiring is color coded and labeled.
(or similar) to blow the switch out. Note: A tripped system power fuse is an indication that a fault has occurred in the system. reseting fuse, does come call manufacturer. Coffee Crafters -| Maintenance and Troubleshooting...
Bean Loft Motor Runs at Full Speed Only Problem Cause(s) Solution Speed control 1. SSR-3 has failed. 1. Replace SSR-3. knob will not reduce bean loft 2. Motor speed control 2. Replace motor speed control motor RPM. potentiometer has potentiometer. failed. Coffee Crafters -| Maintenance and Troubleshooting...
The roaster does not perform well below 215 line voltage. If you confirm that both heat elements are running but have trouble achieving your desired roast air temperature with full loads, have a qualified electrician check your line voltage under load. Coffee Crafters -| Maintenance and Troubleshooting...
Troubleshooting Figure 1.1 Image of Roaster with the lid up and the front panel removed. Troubleshooting Figure 1.2 Wiring connection of controllers underneath the lid. Coffee Crafters -| Maintenance and Troubleshooting...
Note that the SSR’s are installed with the writing upside down. Potentiometer connections are on the top, power connections are on the bottom. SSR 3 Motor Speed Control Module SSR 1 and 2 Heat Control Modules Coffee Crafters -| Maintenance and Troubleshooting...
This list provides the customer with a brief description of the various parts used for specific sections of the Artisan 9 Roaster. If a part needs to be ordered, please reference the corresponding part number and revision when contacting Coffee Crafters Customer Service.
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Part Description Part Number Noark contactor 40 amp 240 vlt CC-Ex9CK30B20 Power Distribution Block CCE-63133 Single red switch Cherry CC-TRG22F2BBRLN Speed Control Knob CC-SPKnob Temperature Controller F CCE-4020 Temperature Controller C CCE-4021 Heat Element Cartridge CC-HCART Coffee Crafters -|...
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