Lido is cheaper than 1.1k
http://www.oehandgrinders.com/LIDO-2_c_23.html

For coffee...

go get one of those lelit pl53, breville smart or not so smart grinders, with small razor sharp conical burrs. These are better at cutting the beans.

FYI my coffee grinder sans DIY hopper and base. It's better for coffee than my two big flats.


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If I could go electric, probably go for the Feima that's just being discussed a few posts back. Unfortunately i need the manual and quiet solution to use in the office

What.... is that?!

Absolutely intriguing......

finally ran into trouble with my bes870 grinder, seems like the ethopian beloya beans from theroastthings are too hard for the grinder to handle.

Might probably need to get a dedicated grinder sometime ;_;

guys,

those of you who grind and brew your own coffee, roughly how much it cost per cup?

lots of factors like type of beans, equipment used, etc.
My Costa Rican moka pot brew might cost me about RM1-2 per cup so YMMV.

Coffee beans (MisterCoffee, Antipodean mainly) = RM20 to RM32 per 250gm ... let's say on average RM27 per 250gm

normal double shot (75ml yield) I use 13gm, so that works out to be RM1.40, not inclusive:

- water
- milk
- electricity

Isn't that alittle low? I find at least a 16g for a double shot taste better
Some cafes dose up till 20g too

pretty high price for my standard (which is ~ 50 sen)

but much cheaper than high class coffee shop

I have problems packing in more than 15gm into the Poemia (53mm) pressurised portafilter. At 15gm it's a full dome already... people say that you are not supposed to hard tamp a pressurised, so how to fit so much grounds?

Furthermore, even at 15gm I seem to get some overextraction/bitterness. When I increase the grind size, I seem to reduce the body. For me, 13gm at the grind setting I use gives a nice balance.

I was hoping to get some advice from people who have been using the Poemia for a while on how to max out the taste. Lately I've been holding the portafilter in the "locked" position until the coffee begins to dribble out, which seems to increase the infusion time by a couple of seconds; however along with the increase in body, a bit of bitterness creeps in (which in a latte/macchiato is well controlled).

Now I'm seriously considering hacking the machine (and thus voiding the warranty) and piece together a PID controller to keep the temperature more consistent throughout the brew cycle. This involves a HUGE learning curve for me, as I have never done that serious an electronics project before.

Poemia & other single boiler pressurized gurus, please advise.

Ah, a 53mm. No wonder.
It also depends alot on the basket design on how much you can fit. The 20g i mention is specially using the VST baskets
Not all filter baskets are made the same across brands

hey guys, i would like to ask some tips to start making my own coffee and i have no idea which equipment should i buy for starter.

i read the 1st page about some equipment for stater and few pages after that but it was back on 2012. Are there any recent equipment/ brewer machine that is affordable for a stater like me?

hey guys, do any of sifus here experienced trouble with brevile grinder bcg800? maybe i use some stale or hard beans, the main gear wore off, sent to service center, they said not spare parts. (((((

Hi amirasri89,

As you have noticed, there's lots of methods to brew a very good cup of coffee :

(cheapest equipment)
- pourovers
- moka pot
- Aeropress
- syphon
- espresso machine
(most expensive)

Also, you need to seriously consider a grinder, either a manual (cheaper) to a electric (from slightly more expensive to way crazy).

These days you can try most of these brew methods at the better artisan cafes before you fork out big(ger) bucks. And please don't think cheaper means poorer quality; the best method to savour single origin is unquestionably pourover, which you can technically do using an RM5 filter holder and a pack of paper filters (also costing RM5) both from Daiso.

However, some more experienced coffee "snobs" here may have a different opinion.... heh....

Sifu and breville grinder...these two don't mix

Sorry to hear about that. I checked some parts shop and it's marked obsolete. I checked eBay USA and Australia didn't find anything you can use.

Really kaput?

Did you catch a stone or rock in your grinder maybe? It's the roaster's duty to remove any stones but this might escape their process sometimes

Hi guys, may I know what kind of pitcher that you're using? I'm looking for one and would be great if somebody can point a good/decent one from lazada etc.

Currently looking at http://www.lazada.com.my/buytra-stainless-...er-2045420.html or any other recommendation?

Thanks!

I may have hard tamped 15-16 grams into the poemia once. Tasted fine by me. Got about 50 ml I think. You may want to research this more.

BTW, I think 75 ml is too much.

Also I'd hard tamp only and not mod the machine. If you have taste problems, look out for grinding, dose, and blonding.

This post has been edited by dwRK: Jan 7 2016, 12:18 AM

Looks good and price right. Buy and let us know.