what is your budget? and what is the kind of coffee U like? strong concentrated like moka pot or something like Kcup?
affordable means different to different ppl in many case.

hmm... I think the bulk of the cost come from beans.

U get cost associated with
- water
- electricity or gas
- milk
- beans

at 50 cents your beans quality and those who spend 1-2RM quality very different.
with budget of 50 cents what kind of coffee U drink?

high class coffee shops also spends like 2RM on drink, but they have to pay rent, labor and make a profit so got to charge more $$

This post has been edited by patryn33: Jan 7 2016, 12:18 AM

I actually just take powered bean, put in a filter bag (not sure what's the name) and just simmer it with hot water. Lol

I know not as good as those rm 1 or 2 and you must grind your own beans

Ah.... effectively you are doing a Turkish coffee. You don't even have to put the grounds in a bag, if you don't mind letting them sink to the bottom then you don't drink the last part.

yup kaput edi, the machine sounds very weird, not strong enough to grind anymore, when i put even 1 bean, the gear stuck. haishh

I am in the midst of convincing my office to get a superautomatic espresso machine (yay!!). It's a very small office (in terms of staff & physical area) and as expected the budget will be miniscule.

Any suggestions? Of course please suggest something that can easily be purchased in Malaysia (not some legendary brand that has zero representation here).

Much thanks in advance!!

Thank you lowkl for the tips.

What is the precise definition of single origin?
Let's say you have different beans from different farms but its from a single region, is this single origin? Or 2 different beans from single region, is this considered single origin too?
Or the definition is defined ownself?

I would consider single origin as the usage of 1 type of bean only(regardless of wherever it is grown). Anything more would be a blend.

or... or... how about if the beans come from different trees but from the same farm? Would the size of the farm matter? If the farm was on a hillside, couldn't the differing light conditions affect the taste profile?

How anal retentive can us coffee geeks get?

heh heh.....

Im very sure even the same coffee species will taste differently if planted in different areas due to the weather, climate and soil conditions. So if same species, different origin, its definitely a blend. But thats me, not sure about anyone else.

Its pretty much the same with tobacco plants which are grown in different parts of the world using the same species but the nuances are worlds apart.

I'm guessing the plastic helical gears worn out. If you still want to save it, perhaps you can try to get the part 3D printed. Not sure if this will last though...

If you're gonna junk it, can I take it off your hands?

Interesting question to ask (though I'm still wondering why haha)

Single origin is typically referred to farm level. Thus the "origin" word is more location focused. So all beans from the same farm, regardless of varietal would still be considered SO
There's lots of farms that plant a mixture of varietals - Catuai, Caturra, Bourbon etc but process them all together in a single harvest and the beans are still sold as such
Of course those prized varietals like Panama Geishas are very meticulously separated and have a very focused varietal

Ethiopians however, due to economy challenges, sometimes don't market their coffee by farm level but rather by mill names, coop names or even just by region
These have even more "rojak" of beans from different varietals and farms packaged together into the same bag. Example : Ethiopian Sidamo Guji is basically from the Guji region of Sidamo province
Typically beans from Ethiopian are just recognized as Heirloom varietal as we know they are the "Originals" of coffee but could have hundreds of mutation within them

Just my 2 cents

This post has been edited by ymeng85: Jan 7 2016, 02:10 PM

RM 45.5 / half kg

1) How do they taste? And if positive,
2) Where did you get them?

I shy away from best before date beans.

You mean ground coffee? Powered coffee is really fine.
If so you may want to read below and change to
Using pour over, vessel change cost of beans unchanged
https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/blog/the-facts-about-filters

Read ppl ask the same qns few yr back
http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/10/defi...rigin-mean.html

http://coffeegeek.com/opinions/professionals/08-18-2010

This post has been edited by patryn33: Jan 7 2016, 09:01 PM

RM 12.90 250g



This post has been edited by maxguy: Jan 8 2016, 12:24 PM

no pic la