hahah i see, the 600N you have is Feima or Feiying? the 600N i posted is feiying and many review say that the level of grind to adjust does not match the output LOL.

I've been using Hario Slim for more than a year without electric grinder, use it at least 1-2 times daily and I think I already immune to the manual grinder hahaha, my friends and colleague all shocked when saw the speed I grind vs the speed they try to grind

Took the pics from home-barista good reviews too but that's version 1
http://www.home-barista.com/grinders/owner...-t27257-40.html

Seem like version 2 is going for usd$260
http://www.home-barista.com/grinders/coman...der-t33463.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.

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

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.

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. (((((

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.

What I like may kill you...
From Coffex

The law says you need an expiry date.

Those beans were < 2 weeks when I got them.

I doubt there's nitrogen.

CO2 from the beans most likely.