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*Make mate
*Make mate
*Determine Carbonation Process
 
*Bottle The mate
*Bottle The mate
*Sell the mate - [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]])
*Sell the mate - [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]])
==High-Level Jobs==
* *Determine Carbonation Process ''[ Romy bringing Sodastream for first meeting- we will want to move to a non proprietary carbonation process eventually ]''


==Equipment Still Needed==
==Equipment Still Needed==

Revision as of 09:49, 10 April 2013

Sudo mate, is a Club-Mate like drink sudo-manufactured for sudo-profit.

High-Level Jobs Left To Be Done as of April 10 2013

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  • Make mate

High-Level Jobs

  • *Determine Carbonation Process [ Romy bringing Sodastream for first meeting- we will want to move to a non proprietary carbonation process eventually ]

Equipment Still Needed

  • Storage Corney Kegs
  • C02 Regulator
  • Mate
  • Lots of bottles

Budget

Initial Funding: up to $300 ($300 left) Target Sales: $200 - $300

Business Plan

  • Make it.
    • Buy sufficient raw mate
      • Mate if we're aiming for ethical excellence might be Guayaki in Sebastopol [6]
      • for 50L ~ 100 bottles
        • Assuming 500ml bottles
        • We could also use 333ml bottles
    • Brew it (Morten: "Sounds fun. I'm in")
      • Will we need a vat?
        • (Morten: If necessary use my 15L pots and make several batches.)
        • Do we have a vat?
        • Hol has a keg.
        • Can a metal worker at sudo make us a vat
    • Spice it if necessary
      • Following this makerzine guide[4] maybe
      • Or allow adventurous sudoer to blaze trail
        • Noise bridge already made something called "Sudo Pop", which is up our alley. [1]
    • Carbonate it
      • Bobby, David Wild's roommate does this
        • Ask him nicely
        • Pay him
      • Buy a soda-stream
        • (Morten: "I think this would be very expensive. Might be possible to use a real "carbonater" thing, I know Tom's dad has one.")
          • Eric the metal Worker has one I just found out Maximilianklein (talk) 22:02, 7 April 2013 (PDT)
          • Patrick has a sudostream, and suggests these tutorials [5]
    • Transport it too bottler
  • Bottle It. (Morten can totally be responsible for this)
    • Use as many recycled bottles as possible
      • Put call out for more bottles
        • Pay a homeless person worst comes to worse
    • Transfer liquid, using this technique thansk to Bobby T [2]
    • Use the sudo capping machine
      • I believe its in the closet
    • Labelling
      • Rock paper scissors can do this
    • Transport it to storage
  • Store it
    • We might be able to use the sudo closet
      • Does it require refrigerated storage?
      • Do we have a refrigerator
        • Find one or many on CL Free
  • Sell it.
    • Target price $2-3/bottle depending on investment figures
    • Always at sudo, but also at specialized events
    • At Oakland Nights live
    • At an events night fundraiser
      • Sober
        • Games tournament
        • Debate
        • Hackathon
      • Mix it with alcohol
        • At a sudorave.
        • One of the planned Movie Nights
    • At art murmur.
    • online at http://www.goodeggs.com/sfbay
    • Update: Noisebridgde have pledged to buy 48 bottles per week if we get this going.


[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club-Mate [2] http://club-mate.us/ [3] https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Sudomate [4] http://blog.makezine.com/2010/08/12/how-to-homebrew-club-mate/ [5] http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2012-06/how-make-your-own-home-carbonation-system http://gizmodo.com/5893653/sodamod-save-money-on-sodastream-refills-with-a-hacked-paintball-canister http://www.fizzgiz.com/competitors_and_diy_options.htm [6] http://guayaki.com/about/137/Guayak%26iacute%3B-Certifications.html