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This is a project to improve our ability to have a decent coffee fix.
This is a project to improve our ability to have a decent coffee fix.
===Goals===
Minimum viable product: a decent cup of espresso.
Real aim: we should be able to get pretty reasonable milk & espresso based drinks. 
===Challenges===
* the coffee machine isn't so reliable - probably because it gets limescale?
* we don't have a decent tamper for pressing down the coffee
* we don't have a decent grinder
* don't know where to get decent coffee
* not the right gear for doing milk stuff
==Planned ideas==
===make or acquire a tamper===
[[File:Tamper-for-coffeefix-design-straight.jpg|200px|thumb|left|blender rendered picture of a proposed coffee tamper design]]
[[File:Tamper-for-coffeefix-design.jpg|200px|thumb|left|blender rendered picture of a proposed coffee tamper design]]
===make or acquire a grinder===
Maybe we can find a cafe that's closing?  Actually making a grinder needs very precise machining of two big lumps of metal. 
===improve coffee machine===
We have a nice machine already[[Equipment/Gaggia Coffee Machine]] but it has some problems
* it's difficult to put water in  - need to stick a handle on the top
* it seemed to get clogged up  - probably limescale - need to clean & debug
I have an old machine it might be worth attempting to repair so we have a spare.  I'm going to bring it in and see what can be done.  [[User:Majkl|Majkl]] ([[User talk:Majkl|talk]]) 09:27, 26 June 2016 (BST)
===improve coffee supply===
* better instructions for where to buy?
* more visible Chthulu?
===Who?===
* Michael / majkl / started this 
===When===
* Page created today [[User:Majkl|Majkl]] ([[User talk:Majkl|talk]]) 09:27, 26 June 2016 (BST)
* Things will go slowly but surely
* probably never finish everything.

Revision as of 08:27, 26 June 2016

This is a project to improve our ability to have a decent coffee fix.

Goals

Minimum viable product: a decent cup of espresso.

Real aim: we should be able to get pretty reasonable milk & espresso based drinks.

Challenges

  • the coffee machine isn't so reliable - probably because it gets limescale?
  • we don't have a decent tamper for pressing down the coffee
  • we don't have a decent grinder
  • don't know where to get decent coffee
  • not the right gear for doing milk stuff

Planned ideas

make or acquire a tamper

blender rendered picture of a proposed coffee tamper design
blender rendered picture of a proposed coffee tamper design

make or acquire a grinder

Maybe we can find a cafe that's closing? Actually making a grinder needs very precise machining of two big lumps of metal.

improve coffee machine

We have a nice machine alreadyEquipment/Gaggia Coffee Machine but it has some problems

  • it's difficult to put water in - need to stick a handle on the top
  • it seemed to get clogged up - probably limescale - need to clean & debug

I have an old machine it might be worth attempting to repair so we have a spare. I'm going to bring it in and see what can be done. Majkl (talk) 09:27, 26 June 2016 (BST)

improve coffee supply

  • better instructions for where to buy?
  • more visible Chthulu?

Who?

  • Michael / majkl / started this

When

  • Page created today Majkl (talk) 09:27, 26 June 2016 (BST)
  • Things will go slowly but surely
  • probably never finish everything.