yes a bit thin...2-1/2 weeks beans...plus I swirl the cup a bit. golden rust color was there...pic taken under FL light and after white balance not showing up...also this is a medium dark before 2nd crack...

i am not addicted to coffee but i do like them. take once a day

last time i always use 3 in 1 (chek hup mainly). although taste nice, too sweet for me and kinda expensive

nowadays, i buy cheapo 3 in 1 (currently aik cheong ones) + add 1 spoonful of instant coffee powder. quite ok now

anyone can suggest improvement over this combo?

2bag aik cheong in half cup water, and fill up the rest with warm/frothed milk, sugar as desired

i prefer pre-mixed cuz i tried b4 mix myself, never able to get a right taste

Depends on your budget and what you perceive as your acceptable price:quality ratio

3in1 and the capsule options (nespresso/arristo/dolcegusto) are what I call consistent coffee that don't really need much human effort/adjustments. But it being consistently good or consistently bad is up to the drinker

I would suggest you to start off at least with an Aeropress if you want to get into real coffee appreciation without adding all those sugar/cream/milk. Good quality coffee is just like good quality wine, you don't need to add stuffs to it. But this method would need you to put some effort into it - grind coffee fresh, tune grind settings, figure out coffee:water ratio, how long to brew, water temperature etc but that's what makes it fun right? Haha

But maybe you're asking about improving 3-1 combo. In that case, ignore my post

This post has been edited by ymeng85: Dec 7 2015, 02:05 PM

Lol

No time for those stuff

Yeah, more towards improving my current "setup"

Non P

I wonder who coin the term "good coffee is just like fine wine", it didn't sound right to me. I find more difference little similarities and below post agree with me
http://www.scaa.org/chronicle/2012/07/06/i...just-like-wine/

I dont think this is so call latte cause the pattern is form by the foam not the crema and milk...

Latte means 1 part espresso to 3~9 parts milk.

"Latte Art" is formed by crema and microfoam milk.

Your espresso looks too weak/watery...usual causes stale beans, bad grind, low dose, too much water.

Your milk looks too foamy...too much air. Microfoam looks like wall paint or whipping cream. You don't actually get any bubbles when you froth it well, and it stays that way until you finish the cup. The microfoam does not come together to form bubbles.

espresso seems more like a problem for me more cause i couldnt get a nice crema.. i jz got my lavazza qualita oro few days back, thought it will be ok, end up still disappointed... been try fine and coarse grind, both still gave out the same weak crema... any more tips or advice to improve the crema?

Get fresh beans!

Where do you work / stay?

work in klia,stay in klang... any places that i will be able to get fresh bean in klang area? been asking around few cafe near my area, they didnt sell beans

Perhaps some of the folks can help. Afraid I don't know any places in Klang.

haha, yea im waiting for suggestion from the others who can advise me to get fresh bean near my area..heheh

do mind to share with me where you notmally get your fresh bean from?

also with ppf, fresh bean, nicely grind coffee, is it able to achieve the thick crema that i expected? or the ppf should also change to bottomless/non ppf only will able to get a nice thick crema?

anyone here fancies home cold brew?

Just got back from Antipodean @ Tan & Tan. Bought 2 bags of beans, one roasted 30/11, the other 5/12. Very nice timing! Will start one bag tomorrow and the other on the weekend.

Kfchan's MyEspresso @ Subang is another place and their beans are usually between 2-4 weeks old.

I usually buy according to roast dates, which means I don't know in advance what beans I'm going to get.

If buy online, you have more control.

Stop worrying about ppf and getting thick crema for art...I had no problems with the Poemia as-is.

nice! normally they sell in how much? how much per g? since we always wanted to get a nice fresh coffee, how long do u finish all before it start to get weak?

250g for RM26.5

I junk them after 3rd week, if any left.

Go read up & watch intro articles & videos at http://www.home-barista.com

wow, junk it after 3 week... that price is not expensive either... omg, i should probably pay a visit to those cafe, maybe espresso lab at ss15.

thx for the link also^_^