Woo, you mau PID a poemia, its a thermoblock unit, non regulated flow through a thermoblock, hard for the SSR to control power in time for temp change due to drift.

If you are talking about boiler based, sure. Thermoblock...eh?

may i know where u bought this?

Im using magnolia fresh milk.


Will my mug too small to steam milk?

Erm, arent you better off with a new machine? Gaggia classic SB is RM2k new at Lazada. You can browse around, sometimes a Sylvia is available for sub RM2k.

Spending time and almost the same amount of money on a no-go machine, makes no sense. I took apart my first Krups (similar la, thermoblock and all) and bila buka, baru see how indigenous the design is, makes no sense to do anything at all, because its not worth it, and the engineering of a PID to the block is nonsensical.

i ever doubt that ec155 steam wand is kinda hard to break the milk texture.

Anyone here have delongi ec155 with modded steam wand?

or is it hard to look for sparepart in malaysia?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkCyzowPNt8
is this the one? haha. he modded the wand 

No specific preference in particular.. I just prefer consistency as I've stopped fiddling around lol.. If it's gonna be a machine that'll cost me.. I'd just get one that can perform back to back extractions while my hands are free to do other things.

Btw, just got a bag of beans from a friend in Bangkok, roasted himself..  Double shot and full of nutty flavors.. Pretty oily though..

Yup! Using a 58.4 flat ripple tamper with the IMS 18/22 ridgeless basket..

Hi everyone. Im TC a coffee enthusiast home barista just like all of you. Never knew this thread is active until accidentally bumped into in while looking for a new coffee machine. I see some of you guys are using the same machine as i am, the Philips Saeco Poemia HD8325. This is my first machine and i would say i have learnt a lot from it. It's a machine which teaches me a lot personally. Being tight on budget, this is all i could afford. From hand grinding with Hario Mini Mill grinder to Breville BCG800 and finally Gaggia MDF. One step at a time i would say to those who just joined. Some of my items were shipped from Taobao. Only the PF from SeattleCoffeeGear.

The Poemia is a great learning tool with some modifications to be done. For example, the  Panarello Latte Wand takes a huge leap into making fine microfoam and also the Non-Pressurized PF for the Saeco makes a huge difference on the creama, body , acidity and flavour as a whole. Practising latte is a challenge and experience on this machine due to the inconsistency and under-pressured steam. For me, i guess i have different priorities now as extraction or rather looking for a GOD shot now matters hence the search for a better machine.

All in all nice to meet you guys and i hope i get to contribute and learn from all of you. Meantime wish me luck in finding for a good reasonable single group machine!

Here are some shots and latte art done on the Poemia ! Keep brewing and practising !

(p/s : Loads of failed latte art prior to all these, practise makes perfect. )

Mind telling me where and how much that pid cost? Thought of getting one. Hehe.

Hi wshazi, the gaggia is a great grinder but loads of retention due to the dose set up. Not great for personal home use like us single we don't brew that much. Other than that it grinds much finer for espresso than the breville. I'm grinding at grind setting 4 for espresso  while the breville can't even choke the machine at 1.

The breville is great for brews other than espresso since its quite consistent probably due to the conical burr(gaggia's flat)  You might wanna consider adding a shim at the base of the blades to make it grind finer but I couldn't find it here in msia. Hence I sold it off. Hope that helps.

@Keng Thanks to your tips on the machine i was able to froth with better steam pressure producing much finer microfoam. Cheers to you!

Hi guys got myself a philips saeco poemia.I was wondering is there any difference between stainless steel milk frothing pitcher and plastic ones?

I mean does it affect the frothing? also looking for rm200< grinder.any recomendation?

Hello guys and girls,

Between Philips Saeco HD8325 and Delonghi EC155, which one is better ?

Amazon list out EC155 as number 1 in budget espresso maker. But i not sure if Philips Saeco could do much better.

Thanks for the advice

Breville Malaysia not bringing in the machine.  U need to purchase it from overseas. 

Why not purchase the double boiler and a good grinder instead of the Oracle?

Hi everyone,
would like to seek some advice on semi-auto coffee machine, just the entry level ones. I'm not really a coffee person but this is a gift to someone else.
Looking at price ranges from RM500 - 900.

Considering between:
Philips Seaco Poemia HD8325 / 8323

all those upgrades/imports are not cheap rite? especially the PID module.. another choice would be to get a more decent espresso machine than this DIY path ba?.. cos, not many people has the right tool to saw off the portafilter or the hands-on skill to open up the machine to replace the steam wand altogether oo..