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  • Sparky
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    Better late than never. It seems I get busier during my holidays, but Ive finally managed to get a few pic of the Pav working hard during the election day stall. It looks like I made 160 coffees on the day, which was less than I was expecting and definitely below my capacity. Anyway it was a great day and I know what to expect the next time...

    My most humungous thanks to Andy for sponsoring the event. I really hope I did EspressoWow! justice.

    If you look closely youll notice the gear-stick tamper, which was brilliant.

    Cheers,

    Mark.


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  • Zedd
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    Just read this post, and was absolutely chuffed to hear that the Pav made it out inot the open Mark!
    Excellent work!

    I made coffees for about 45 adults at our house warming, plus about 10 hot choccies for kids... I needed a helper to take and deliver orders, but that was stressful enough!

    Sounds like you wouldve had a very rewarding day tho,.. well done!

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  • askthecoffeeguy
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    I even had the rocky set up for decaf on the day - but just wasnt busy enough to warrant it!

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  • GrindOnDemand
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    Originally posted by Sparky link=1193613213/30#33 date=1196021450
    GrindonDemand stopped by to order a caramel infused skinny soy latte... he was greeted with a friendy finger...
    AND I wanted decaf ... jeez, talk about dodgy customer service! ;D

    Great to meet you Mark - you & Pav were extracting some nice looking pours, & mine went down very nicely I overheard some other customers commenting favourably as well.

    And, of course, I was very pleased to see that you were Grinding On Demand each & every coffee ...

    Good to see you survived the day mate!

    Tony




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  • lucinda
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    Just thought Id mention that milk can be frozen for quite awhile, and when thawed there is not much difference then if it was fresh.

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  • Sparky
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    I actually underestimated the number of coffees as I was counting the number of shots, but at least half of those were doubles, so getting up towards 200.... maybe 150.

    GrindonDemand stopped by to order a caramel infused skinny soy latte... he was greeted with a friendy finger.

    Yeah the conversations were good and I had a bloke from Honeywell helping me out for a few hours who said hed keep an eye out for useful bits (RTDs, PIDs,Swagelok...) which a tinker can always use.

    The grind was sorted the day before and didnt really change too much. A tweak in the afterneen got some beautiful pours with that tiger-striping... Still the shots in styrofoam seemed less yummy than my home shots in nice porcelain cups.

    Ive been warned that the P&C have my number now...

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  • askthecoffeeguy
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    Well done sparky!

    I ended up making around 70 coffees on election day - which is ok I guess, but, like yourself, I was geared up for more like 200, and I pre-made enough hot chocolate mix for something like 120 hot chocolates, but only ended up making a few on the day.

    I was at a Catholic Primary school in Caufield, which was great fun with some colourful characters coming through. But it was the first time that theyd hosted a polling both, and I dont think that they got anywhere near the numbers through that they were expecting

    I agree, its a big job just getting everything together for the day, and it took me at least an hour just to get everything together and to load the car!

    After all that I left my knockbox at home, and had to make do with gently knocking out on a makeshift rubbish bin, which I constructed out of a tall plastic washing basket.

    Took me at least half an hoour to dial the grind in - which was frustrating as of course first thing in the morning was one of the busiest times of the day - that and from 2pm to 3pm for some reason. Made most of my coffees between these two times

    The Domus performed like a champion, though, and I was happy with the quality of my shots after I finally got the grind right.

    I used UHT organic milk on the day, which I kept rotating through a small 12 volt bar fridge, whihc saved messing around with eskys and ice.

    It also means that my unused milk (of which there was quite a bit) can still be used at home at my leisure.

    Still got a kilo of beans to get through, though - but Ive divided these up into smaller zip-lock bags for better storage, and will prob give some away

    Any interesting conversations with the punters?

    Talking to all the different folks on the day was definitely a bonus for me.

    And it was good to see my equipment performing so well on the day!

    Cheers,

    Pat




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  • Dimal
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    Great stuff Mark ,

    Sounds like you had a pretty good day, unusual considering the purpose of the event... an election . Good on ya mate..... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

    Mal.

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  • Dennis
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    Good on ya Mark - the tamper sounds like a doozy too!

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  • robusto
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    Well done Sparky. Glad it went well.

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  • Thundergod
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    It should have.
    I spent 10 hours making coffees at the Aroma Fest in Sydney and my coffees definitely improved.

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  • andy
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    Excellent.
    I thought of you a couple of times during the day (eg: when I voted, stood in a queue without a coffee etc etc)

    Im glad it all ran smooth Mark. I bet your whole coffee process improved too pulling 100 shots in a row.

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  • grendel
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    Did you do an espresso poll on the day to judge the voting trend?

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  • Sparky
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    ... I survived. 7am to 3pm straight.

    I had a great time and managed to keep within my capabilities. I only used one group in the Pav and kept the grinder quiet until a shot was required. The milk jug crisis was averted... only just and it all seemed to work well. There was a lot more just getting the machine there and warmed up. I was in an area without a sink or drain, so a couple of buckets sufficed for some rinsing water and a place to pour stale milk. Very few grinds were wasted as well. There was a tamper crisis a couple of days before, but that was handled with a trip to Super cheap for a nice gear stick knob and a chat to my mate Dave at the mech workshop, who lathed me up a nice stainless steel tamper and fit the gear stick knob to it... oh its such a beautiful thing and it really worked well during the day. My shots were very repeatable. I was actually a bit shocked by the improvement... So now my block of brass tamper will just have to serve as a paper weight...

    Espresso Wow worked out very well. A big thanks to Andy for his contribution. I expected more orders, but a deluge before the polls opened and the sausages on the barby seems to steal some customers. I was looking at 200 coffees but we probably only managed a tad more than 100...

    An enjoyable, but tiring day. But thats only because its not my day job.

    Cheers,

    Mark.


    Ill get some piccies up soon

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  • Viviane
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    You should have 100 of those coffees done by now, and have worked out the best way to do it. I know you wont read this until after youve collapsed later today, but Ive done the P&C thing on election day, and just wanted to let you know that someone was thinking of you....

    Youre a good man, Mark.

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