Abstract: A method for preparing a beverage can include receiving one or more drink orders and adding the one or more drink orders on a queue. The method can also include receiving a selection of the one or more drink orders on the queue and building one or more recipes for the selected drink orders on the queue. The method can further include sending build steps from the one or more recipes to corresponding substations. For each of the build steps, the method can include instructing the corresponding substation to dispense an ingredient or execute an action. The method can also include determining each of the build steps have been completed by a user.