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Getting the right quantity of each ingredient into a glass/shaker/whatever.
 
Getting the right quantity of each ingredient into a glass/shaker/whatever.
  
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* Spirits:
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=== Spirits ===
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** viscosity
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Spirits are the main event here.  Whisky, Vodka etc. In the UK single measures of spirits are either 25ml or 35ml at the discretion of landlords (35ml traditionally being used in Scotland according to wikipedia).  We need to be able to dispense fairly precise measures.  If commercialised, dispensing volume needs to be stamped by a government agency who test the device.
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** optics
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*** 25ml BEAUMONT NON-DRIP BAR OPTICS - about £5 each (new)
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==== Methods ====
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*** rack required?
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* Optics (also knows as "optic pearls")
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*** how much force?
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** 25ml/35ml Beaumont style optics look nice. Cheapest price for delivery of one was £12, larger numbers are cheaper
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*** need example
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** Other styles may or may not be easier to mechanise
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** tippers
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* Peristaltic pump
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*** tipping a bottle - lots of fun!
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** Silcone aquarium tubing: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Tubing-Valves/177800/i.html
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*** bottle permanently inverted and tipping a measuring cup - needs valve on bottle
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* Gravity / [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12311 pinch values]
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** peristaltic pumps
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** Inexpensive TowerPro 90 servos SKU: 188549 x6 £12 to drive value
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** pinch valves: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12311
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** Concerns about consistent flow rate & dripping
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*** inexpensive TowerPro 90 servos SKU: 188549 x6 £12
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* Tippers
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*** silcone aquarium tubing: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Tubing-Valves-/177800/i.html
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* mixers:  
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** fizzy & non-fizzy
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=== Mixers ===
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** viscosity: some sticky
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* ice:
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** making - stretch goal
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* Fizzy & non-fizzy
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** crushing - stretch goal - feeder - kitchen mixer
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** Some viscous / sticky may constrain delivery mechanism
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** chilling and storage - electrical requirements
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* upon error give up and dispense a can of Fosters!
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=== Ice ===
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* have bottle opener and corkscrew
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* How to dispense?
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* How to keep solid etc.

Revision as of 19:54, 3 April 2014

Dispensing Ingredients

Getting the right quantity of each ingredient into a glass/shaker/whatever.

Spirits

Spirits are the main event here. Whisky, Vodka etc. In the UK single measures of spirits are either 25ml or 35ml at the discretion of landlords (35ml traditionally being used in Scotland according to wikipedia). We need to be able to dispense fairly precise measures. If commercialised, dispensing volume needs to be stamped by a government agency who test the device.

Methods

  • Optics (also knows as "optic pearls")
    • 25ml/35ml Beaumont style optics look nice. Cheapest price for delivery of one was £12, larger numbers are cheaper
    • Other styles may or may not be easier to mechanise
  • Peristaltic pump
  • Gravity / pinch values
    • Inexpensive TowerPro 90 servos SKU: 188549 x6 £12 to drive value
    • Concerns about consistent flow rate & dripping
  • Tippers


Mixers

  • Fizzy & non-fizzy
    • Some viscous / sticky may constrain delivery mechanism

Ice

  • How to dispense?
  • How to keep solid etc.
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