Jonas Lillie, the founder of Aillio, is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, who spent a decade as a fashion photographer, but ended up building coffee roasters. Not your typical route to running an international company, in other words. Aillio’s Head of PR Jacob Juul — Yes, it’s us interviewing ourselves :) —…

During extraordinary times, we find comfort in the familiar. Few daily rituals are more beloved than the morning — or afternoon, or evening — cup of coffee. And if you’re anything like us, you’re roasting and drinking a lot of coffee right now. So it got us to thinking: Could…

RoasTime is Aillio’s proprietary roast profiling software. You can use the software to both monitor and control your roasts on the Aillio Bullet R1. It is 100% free and version 2 is available for Mac, PC, and Linux systems. Some aspects of roast profiling are counter-intuitive, so if you’ve never…

Please note: Before you begin to roast coffee on the Bullet R1 V2 you MUST read the manual. This article assumes you’ve already read it and have a grasp of Bullet-specific safety precautions and vocabulary. So if you haven’t already, then please head over to www.aillio.com/getting-started, where you’ll find links…

Key Links: The Manual. RoasTime 3 Download and Quick Guide Unboxing The Bullet R1 Bullet R1 Dos and Donts. How to Roast Great Coffee on the Bullet R1 How To Use RoasTime Roast.World The Roast.World Community Newsletter Thank you for purchasing the Bullet R1 V2. We created this page especially…

Our New Infrared Bean Temperature Sensor (IBTS) is poised to forever change the way you roast. Aillio’s Taipei office is near the main train station, a part of town rife with vendors selling electronic components. Capacitors, diodes, resistors, transistors — all can be bought at any number of stores just across the street. …

An Improved Induction Board Means A Better Coffee Roaster Nearly a half-decade ago, Jonas Lillie built a proof-of-concept for an induction-powered coffee roaster by ripping the guts out of a induction stove and shoving it in a box. …

Follow these rules for raising a happy, healthy roaster, so that you may enjoy many years of wonderful coffee… Do use the RoasTime software. Of course, roast profiles can be very helpful for visualizing what is going on in the drum, making them a valuable ally in the never-ending quest for the perfect cup. …