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luvox
post Aug 17 2015, 05:24 PM

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QUOTE(nujikabane @ Aug 17 2015, 05:02 PM)
Anyone knows where to buy locally grown coffee?
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My liberica is local grown & roasted. If u stay in johor, then u can buy over the counter. If not, u can get from http://beanshipper.com
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post Aug 18 2015, 12:38 PM

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QUOTE(nujikabane @ Aug 18 2015, 11:34 AM)
I'm interested to get this:
http://beanshipper.com/collections/my-liberica

ETA for delivery to Selangor?
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I just give u suggestion. Im not doing business, im not related to the site owner.
According to the info that u can find on the site, u need to pay for shipment fees rm 10 if order less than rm100. According to their FAQ:
When will you ship my coffee?

To ensure that your coffee beans are freshly roasted, we coordinate and work closely with our coffee roasters. We schedule all our orders to be shipped out on every Wednesday.

For orders within Malaysia, we ship via Poslaju or Gdex next day delivery service.
All international orders are shipped via international courier company with tracking details.
We are currently shipping across Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand and China.
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post Aug 19 2015, 06:42 PM

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QUOTE(loon23 @ Aug 19 2015, 02:54 PM)
i just got quotation for the oscar machine....in dilemma now..lol
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3.5k b4 GST?
Oscar is good choice if it is inside your budget range. Read more review from oscar owners to get assured and make up your mind. I love my oscar. It can produce cafe quality coffee. I like its powerful steam to froth milk, its safety feature boiler auto off when its water level running low. It is worth what u pay for proconsumer heatexchanger machine. You can come over my house for coffee if u r from penangπŸ˜„
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post Aug 21 2015, 11:38 PM

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QUOTE(loon23 @ Aug 21 2015, 07:34 AM)
what about isomac  or eureka mignon  ? or even welhome grinder?
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U can consider china brand grinder, WPM, if u r not willing to spend extra few K money. They do perform well. By common sense, cornical burr grinder is just a simple mechanism. I dont know what is the significant benefit buying those "high tech" expensive grinder. As long as my coffee taste better than cafe made, i will keep my WPM ZD-16 grinder. My 2 cents
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post Sep 1 2015, 03:38 AM

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QUOTE(LittleGhost @ Aug 29 2015, 12:08 AM)
Some updates to my never ending no-life coffee hobby:

1) Modded the Compak K3 by removing the rubber flab. I've managed to get retention down to less than 0.1 grams with the new sequence, essentially making it a single dose machine. Now that I know that low retention is possible, I've begun to contemplate actually "hacking" the front panel off for ease of access. Perhaps even adding a custom chute...

2) Got fedup with the quality of local beans and get myself an auresso subscription. OMG JESUS FUCK the first bag is OUT of this world. Never had coffee which I could pull a shit shot (due to not being dialed in  yet) and still tasted great.

EDIT: First bag of coffee from Auresso is

http://www.auresso.com.my/product/19/Mexico-Salitral-Estate/

GODLY stuff. Highly recommended. Lightly roasted and yet without any hint of sour taste. It's sweet, chocolatey and smells damn fine.
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Do u wana share auresso fortnightly 1kg subscription? Each take 500g = rm 52.5 , can last for 2 weeks.
Haha
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post Sep 16 2015, 09:30 AM

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QUOTE(potachan @ Sep 16 2015, 09:23 AM)
yeah other than that mignon quite good actually  rclxms.gif
my mignon is without doser  sweat.gif  I have wpm zd-15 too, mignon definitely messier  tongue.gif
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How is the result of ZD 15 compare with mignon? Compare with the coffee shot result, can you tell the different? Is it significant?

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post Sep 22 2015, 06:39 PM

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One carton of farmhouse. There is no opening cap
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post Sep 23 2015, 09:17 AM

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QUOTE(rumet @ Sep 23 2015, 09:02 AM)
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get discounted price?
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Rm 91.2/12 = rm 7.6
Took from supplier
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post Sep 24 2015, 11:28 AM

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Guys. How often u guys do water back flush & chemical back flush to your Oscar?
I did short cycle water back flush after each shot, 2 cycles, run 5 sec, hold 3 sec.
I did 2 weeksly chemical backflush according to instruction 5 cycles, run 10sec hold 10sec, water back flush 10 cycles run 5sec hold 3sec.
Wana confirm am i doing it right?
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post Sep 25 2015, 06:17 PM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ Sep 25 2015, 09:47 AM)
Timer won't spoil the machine.. My machines all used to run on timers without problems. As you know for Oscar without vacuum valve it just gets hot/warm but not to temp, at least it helps half way getting it warmed up.

The restrictor and opv mod changes the Oscar from a low end entry machine to a mid end machine in performance. Just not sexy in looks. For me the restrictor is also important and I'll do that too with the opv.

Respect your decision not to mod, it may not be all that important for milk drinks. We just feel you're not maximizing your set up that's all. You said wanna maintain until it stops working then upgrade. Well my machines are coming to 10 years already and still going strong. You have a long while to wait biggrin.gif

BTW, the local cafes are not all that great. Be careful not to compare with mediocres.
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I dint expect oscar can last that long, 10yrs. Good to hear that ur oscar 10yrs old. Haha

Im lazy to modify oscar, although it looks like involve simple steps. but how u guys know u your brew pressure reduced to desire pressure after modifying OPV? Wat i saw on youtube is they have pressure gauge portafilter. Where u guys buy the opv?
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post Oct 5 2015, 02:05 PM

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QUOTE(Seijyuro @ Oct 5 2015, 01:39 PM)
Guys, just moved into new house, getting an expresso machine, budget max RM1000.
Any recommendation?
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If u r serious with coffee & expecting to brew good quality drinks, then u should start saving for those 2.5k & above, pro consumer espresso machine simonelli, rancilio, gaggia.... 1k machine may disappoint u.

If u r a simple person & just wan a coffee flavour drinks, then u can consider 1k machine. What i know is delonghi is at this range. Not many option, unless u get it from taobao, those china made machine.
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post Oct 11 2015, 11:06 PM

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QUOTE(sapora @ Oct 11 2015, 10:53 PM)
how to do the shim mod
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I think higher grade wpm grinder no need shim mod. My ZD-16 outer burr can do further adjustment.

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post Oct 19 2015, 10:29 PM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ Oct 19 2015, 09:12 PM)
The Oscar and Pavoni levers, K3, seem to be cheaper here at current exchange rates!
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Where to get K3? With reasonable price base on exchange rate. U mean compak right?
Someone give me quotation 3.5k. That is 1.5k over priced. It would be better i use that 1.5k get air ticket go for holidays in Australia & bought in back at the same time...
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post Oct 19 2015, 10:37 PM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ Oct 19 2015, 10:34 PM)
I may have thought wrongly K3 at 2.5k. Sorry for misinformation. Machine prices I just saw today seems OK.
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Where is the place offer k3, 2.5k?
Do u know any place offer this k3?

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post Nov 7 2015, 01:22 PM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ Nov 6 2015, 08:40 PM)
I have sinned...

Started a bag of supermarket coffee...expiry Jan 17...I'm estimating 10 months stale...

I couldn't help myself, the bright orange packaging was too enticing laugh.gif It called for me... I just have to buy it. RM33 per 500g bag.

No crema as expected...but surprisingly flavorful nutty and rich coco, good for latte. Will continue to fine tune tomorrow. Most likely to sample the rest of their range biggrin.gif

Good value for money stuff these for latte. Hahaha
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If u r looking for cheap beans, do u know about antipodean merdeka bean? Indonesian arabica bean. Rm25 per 250g & can get a free drink, latte, cappuccino, french press...
I will get a beg from them everytime im in KL πŸ˜‰
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post Nov 7 2015, 03:48 PM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ Nov 7 2015, 03:43 PM)
Thanks. I agree their espresso blend is quite nice too.

Their coffee at the shop not so good IMHO. A bit too much fines from using a flat burr espresso grinder for the job. I usually just skip the free coffee.

I'm not looking for cheap beans per se. Just exploring and experimenting. There's a Chow Kit roaster I think RM 28 per Kg Indo Arabica I will try soon enough biggrin.gif Now that is cheap...Hahaha
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Whats the roaster name & exact address?
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post Nov 7 2015, 04:10 PM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ Nov 7 2015, 04:06 PM)
I dunno his name or shop name. It's a typical tiny grocery type no name shop in a corner inside the Chow Kit wet market.
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Plz remember to review it here after getting it for try. πŸ˜‰
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post Dec 8 2015, 11:34 PM

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Espresso Lab is the only one charge GST on coffee bean that i know. If not mistake coffee bean is zero-rated item.

I get my bean from antipodean. Cheap & good. Rm25 for 250g package include one free coffee. My last visit is at midvalley antipodean, free french press brewed coffee drinks with a package purchase. Love it
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post Dec 9 2015, 03:13 PM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ Dec 9 2015, 09:14 AM)
Antipodean charges gst too...surprised they didn't charge there..
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Take away no GST. Dine in im not sure

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