Currently, I’m using a French press coffee maker because of space and lack of outlets. But when we move into our house, I really want a wifi-enabled coffee maker. Sometimes, I wake up in the morning, and the energy required to actually make my own coffee is simply not there. It’s such a white people problem, I know, but it’s real.
The WeMo coffee makers seem to be unavailable, and I’m not sure I want to spend that kind of money on one anyway. There is also the Brew Genie which is cheaper than the Mr. Coffee WeMo thing, but works over BT and has some bad reviews. So I’m learning my way around the ESP8266, MQTT (both going a little rough right now. I think I need a book or something)
Some functions I’m looking for in order of importance:
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Turn on coffee pot from HA: duh.
This could be done with something like a WeMo switch, but that’s a bit limiting and the ratio of cost to functionality is pretty low. Therefore, I’m planning on using Adafruit’s Feather Huzzah board with their power relay wing. - Select number of cups: I’m the only one in the house who drinks coffee, but some days are better than others.
- Built-in grinder: important if I’ll be able to select the number of cups.
- stats: How much coffee do I drink anyway? (A job for the AdaLogger? Or would HA’s built-in history stats work?)
There may be some other factors that I’m forgetting right now. So does anyone have some advice? And if someone could point me in the direction of a <$100 coffee maker that is somewhat hackable, that would be cool. Or any other experiences/advice, anything, would be appreciated.
