DIY Coffee

by Mark Frauenfelder

Overview

DIY Coffee collects five hot MAKE magazine projects to supercharge your java:

• Home-Built Coffee Roaster
• Bottomless Espresso Portafilter
• Toaster Tea Popper
• Perfect Espresso Temperature Hack
• Web-Fired Coffee with X10 Automation
  
  

Got a jones for caffeine and technology? Mod your espresso machine to dial in the perfect shot, with precise temperature control and a filter hack that kicks out maximum tasty crema. Roast your own with a hand-built custom coffee roaster. Hack a toaster timer to perfect-brew your tea every time. And fire up your coffee pot from the internet using X10 automation. Using home-grown techniques and off-the-shelf parts, caffeine junkies will find everything they need to overclock the fix from their favorite shade-grown beverage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449323813
Publisher:	Make Community, LLC
Publication date:	03/23/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	24
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Mark Frauenfelder is the founding editor of the world’s most popular blog, BoingBoing.net, as well as the editor-in-chief of the hit technology magazine Make. Formerly an editor at Wired and a technology columnist for Playboy, he is frequently interviewed for television, radio, and print, including MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and Business Week.