Cafehop KL is now live, you can find over 80 independent cafes around Malaysia on this map (mostly in KL).

Physical map (FREE) will be available on selected cafes next week.

CafeHopKL.com

Why and Who:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/eat-drin...ap-just-for-you





This post has been edited by ahsham: Sep 17 2013, 02:01 PM

Here are the latest confirmed coffee highlights on Coffee & Art Fringe Festival this weekend:

Nescafe - The Nescafe coffee story walkthrough (throughout the day for both days)

Dankoff - Tea Appreciation by Dilmah (3pm and 5pm daily)

Degayo - Hand Roasting demo by Flightless Mule Roasters, Lim Yi Perng (11am / 1pm / 3pm daily)

28 Sept Coffee Appreciation Talk by Eduardo Vastolo, Barista Trainer from illycaffe 2pm to 3pm

28 Sept – The La Marzocco Strada Challenge 6pm onwards (best espresso shots pulled using the Strada)

29 Sept – Coffee Art Challenge 2pm onwards head by Jason Loo (MBC 2013 Champion)


More info:
https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeArtFringeFestival


This post has been edited by ahsham: Sep 27 2013, 07:50 PM

Many places...

Local roasters: Plan B Roasters, RAW Coffee, Artisan Roast, Beans Depot, EspressoLab, Coffee Famille, Degayo, Lighthouse, Coffex Malaysia, Flightless Mule Roasters... etc.

Overseas: Five Senses AUS (can get it from Top Brew Cafe & Departure Lounge), Highlander SG (can get it from My Espresso Cafe), Oriole SG (can get it from Whisk), Illy... etc.

Do you mean letting you pour latte art yourself?

But you have to call Beans Depot before you visit, because it's not really a cafe (the owner is a coffee roaster and also a wedding planner), and the "playground" is very small (like a medium size living room).

The Brew Culture cafe at Plaza Damas (same building as Top Brew) also lets you pour your own latte art.

map:
https://plus.google.com/105376114965219849587/about

Budget French Press:
http://www.coffeeritual.com/index.php?id_p...troller=product

For better quality French Press and more reputable brand, try Bodum or Hario (can get at Isetan and Metrojaya kitchen section).

Taste is very subjective... especially when it comes to coffee. Everyone has his own preference of good coffee. For example, some people likes dark roast espresso with very low acidity, some might not. Some people like to use a creamier Farmhouse milk in their Latte while others prefer a more refreshing Greenfield or FarmFresh milk.

Can try the following near subang area, I think they are quite good (if the coffee is made by senior barista):
MyEspresso Cafe subang jaya
https://www.facebook.com/MyEspressoCafe
Whisk @Empire Subang Gallery
Flat White
https://www.facebook.com/flatwhitemy

Well, mechanism is the same, but with different quality of material. I've seen some very cheap china-made French Press only less than RM10, it uses low quality glass (easy to break) and strainer (can't filter the coffee ground properly).

You can get AeroPress at:

Artisan Roast
RAW cafe
Coffee Ritual (Jin Yi) http://www.coffeeritual.com/
MyEspresso cafe
EspressoLAB (but not all outlets)
http://www.cuppa.com.my/

I haven't tried Krups grinder before so I can't compare, but you can google around. Many people say that Hario hand grinder produces more consistent coffee grounds than electric coffee grinder below RM400.

The best "budget" electric burr grinder below RM400 are those Taiwanese "小飛馬" style grinders (Feima / Akira / Tiamo brands). You can see those at some of the local cafes (Typica cafe, Await, Coffee Famille), it's around RM300 if you buy in Taiwan. In malaysia you can only buy it online (around RM400).

If you are interested, can contact mycoffeeicon@gmail.com, he's a online seller for Japanese / Taiwanese coffee makers and accessories, his FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coffee-icon-...426775530691456

Feima 600N electric coffee grinder:

You can get Bialetti Moka pot at Parkson, Isetan, Starbucks (not all outlets), Kitchen Shop Bangsar Village (Tescona Paloma brand), Ikea (its inhouse brand).

oh, Coffee Ritual has just re-stock their Porlex hand grinder (RM230).
Porlex's build quality looks more solid than Hario (thicker crank and metal body)~

I've only tried using syphon a few times, so I'm not an expert. But as far as I know, there isn't any fixed grind size for syphon, it all depends on your brewing style and the extraction time. Almost every cafe has slightly different syphon brewing style (and grind size). Basically longer contact time needs coarser grind size.

If the contact time is around 1 minute, we use medium grind size (slightly coarse than sugar).
If more than 1.5 minute to 2 minute, we use medium coarse grind size.

Best way to find out the correct grind size is to visit Jin Yi (Coffee Ritual) cafe or Artisan HQ,
sit at the brew bar and order a syphon coffee, then ask the barista to show you the coffee ground before they brew. Go touch the coffee ground and "feel" the coarseness.

Just a rough estimate:

Let says Farmhouse milk price is RM9 per litre, and we get the coffee beans from RAW cafe which is RM40 per 250g.

Single shot Cappuccino = 7~9g espresso (RM1.45) + 5~6 oz of steam milk (RM1.60) = RM3.05 per cup
Double shot Cappuccino = 17~20g espresso (RM3.20) + 4~5oz of steam milk (RM1.35) = RM4.55 per cup

Depends on how much milk and coffee you use, the range is around RM2~RM4.50.

This post has been edited by ahsham: Nov 28 2013, 11:49 AM

Mods Cafe at Jalan Tokong:
https://www.facebook.com/modscafe

It's not much, but it's a start...
The first local coffee directory site:
http://localcoffee.my/