commercial roasters

Idaho-based coffee roasting equipment manufacturer Coffee Crafters recently rolled out the Valenta 18 fluid-bed roaster, the second and largest machine in its new Valenta machine line.  Priced at $17,500, the 18-pound-capacity Valenta 18 (a.k.a. the V18) offers approximately double the capacity of the Valenta 8 (V8), which launched at the SCA Expo event in Portland last year. The V18 shares…