Size:
- 36" x 24" x 24" (Not including the hopper which rises about 36" above the table top)
Weight:
- 80 lb empty
- Table should be rated for 200 lb for the 50 lb the hopper and husk bin can each hold
Efficiency*:
- Roasted beans: 78-82%
- Raw beans: 72-80%
*82% is considered perfect, i.e. husk is about 18% the weight of average roasted beans
Throughput:With Deluxe Cracker
- Roasted Beans: 120-140 lb/hour
- Raw Beans: 100-120 lb/hour
Without Deluxe cracker, i.e. standard Champion cutter head
- Roasted Beans: 70-80 lb/hour
- Raw Beans: 50-60 lb/hour
In both cases, and with the disclaimer that it depends on the roasting and preparation of your beans, you can expect to see no more than 0.5% of nib in the husk bin, and 0.5% husk in the nib in a single pass. For more difficult beans, it is still possible to have nearly husk free nibs, but it may require a few percent of nib in the husk or a 2nd pass.
Note: We DO NOT recommend other crackers and specifically not roller mills, automated or not. Those are great for hand winnowing but the sizes of the pieces don't work well. Capacity
- 50 lb of beans (hopper capacity)
Included:
- Flux Separation Chamber
- 50 lb hopper
- Champion Juicer adapter
- Sizing Screen
- Champion platform
- Vacuum chamber
- Husk bin
Options (included in the Complete System):
- Deluxe Cracker (optional but recommended)
- Champion Juicer (required)
- Vacuum (required)
Deluxe CrackerWe cannot recommend the Deluxe cracker enough. It is a beast and we use it daily.It is machined out of Stainless steel and Brass, with hardened cold rolled tool steel blades that are replaceable (1/8" thick as opposed to 1/32") that are four way reversible (double sided and double edged). Each side will allow cracking of 1500-2500 lb of beans depending on whether they are raw or roasted and how clean they are. All materials are food grade.
Champion Juicer** We are aware that the Champion 2000 has been discontinued. We have verified used ones in stock and are happy to offer them to you. Right now there is no other option. This does not concern us and should not concern you. There are so many good ones out there and they last decades.Many people already have a Champion juicer and it can do double duty - hence the decision not to include it by default. You can order an extra if you like of course. If you are cracking raw beans, you will find that the blades on the Champion juicer cutter wheel will wear away. Usually about 5-10 times faster than if the beans are roasted. Checking the sharpness of the cutter blade routinely is recommended. A heavily used (used every day, for many hours) Flux may require a cutter blade every week. Moderate use with roasted beans may only require a change every couple months. The same goes for the housing on the Champion. After a couple months of use with raw beans, it has been found to crack and need to be replaced. This was not found with roasted beans.The standard Champion cutter head will crack raw nibs, but depending upon the moisture content and preparation of the bean, the feed rate may may drop significantly (even to the point that they will not feed). If you insist on raw nibs, you may have to hand push them through the Champion. And likewise, expect the separation may not be as good since the raw husk is much closer to the density of the nibs. Generally I find if raw nibs are produced the final product needs to sieved through a 1/4" mesh. The Deluxe Cracker handles raw beans very well and does not require hand pushing.
Vacuum We recommend you find the 6.5 hp Shop Vac locally. In general it will be much cheaper than me supplying it. If nothing else you will save on shipping.We currently use the DEWALT Stealthsonic Quiet 12-Gallon 5.5 HP Corded Wet/Dry Shop Vacuum. I can’t say enough about how quite and awesome this vacuum is.International users who need a 220V model could well use this one.
