Hi, i didn't see any thread on coffee making method. Hence i would like to start one here. Been a addicted to Melbourne coffee since i am back from there. They seriosly having a stong coffee culture there. Love love love their latte. The creama is perfectly there. Espresso in the other hand are an eye opener there. To cut the crap, here to share my method of brewing my own cup of coffee.. Btw, i am using I using the following bean. Proud Mary Angel Wing (Hse blend), Seven seeds single origin - Honduras Finca El Naranjo and Nicaragua Javanica, Highlander Supremo Blend (Hse Blend), Tesco finest Costa Rica (This is ground coffee)

My coffee toy



French Press - Cappuccino

1. Freshly grind 7-8g of fresh coffee bean (coarse type)
2. 100ml hot water bout 90 deg ish. (boiled it until bubbling and rest it for 20 seconds)
3. Pour the water into the freshly grinded coffee in the french press.
4. Set timer for 3 minutes.
5. While waiting for coffee, boiled Farmhouse milk for 45 seconds
6. Pour out press coffee into coffee mug
7. Pour the Farmhouse milk into a cup and frothed it with milk frother.
8. Slowly pour out the milk and used spoon to block the foam.
9. Lastly pour the foam on top and sprinkle some chocolate powder/cinnamon/nutmeg (whichever u like) on the foam.
* add chocolate syrup or powder if wanna make mocha

Finished product


This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Dec 27 2012, 09:33 AM

Since you mentioned Melbourne, would have expect you to use moka pot.

I am actually searching for Bialetti Brikka that are different from conventional moka pot but couldnt find (or at least see it) it anywhere in Msia or Melb. This Bialetti Brikka can produce crema!
Know where i can get it?

This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Sep 28 2012, 09:20 AM

If you can't it in Melbourne, you are unlikely to find in KL.

Same like above. Just that i pour in the froth milk first.

What kind of cappuccino blasphemy is this!? Skimmed milk? Boiled? Yuck! I spot the Aeropress among your coffee toys and yet you went with the French press. Really? And I didn't see a grinder in the picture, but I sure hope you didn't use a blade grinder to go with that French press.

I'm sure you love your coffee but even Starbucks put more love into their coffee making. You have an Aeropress, use it. It has the best extraction outside of an espresso machine. And throw away that skimmed milk and get yourself REAL milk. That disgusting thing has no place in the kitchen.

I belive everyone having their own taste. My cappucino could be your latte and my defination of the taste might be different from you. Doesnt need all the bashing bro..

Here i prefer French Press as Aeropress tend to be too smooth. I prefer my coffee to be a little dirty. Btw, i do interchange French Press and Aeropress accordingly. If using Aeropress i prefer it to be inverted method as i find Aeropress coffee filters out oil. Oh yeah, i do own a Skerton grinder.

Skim milk is used as it produce nicely froth milk as it bubble rather fine. Yes, i prefer full cream Farmhouse over any skim milk. Appreciate your feedback bro but stay the bashing low. Afterall, we are here to share and learn.

This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Oct 5 2012, 11:42 AM

Try add in some brown sugars, it works wonder

anybody knows where i can buy mocha or cappuccino powder in KL?? i just want the cheaper once not the one in the groceries.... so expensive! i wanted to create my own mocha shake with whip cream... yum yum!

Thank god, faith in humanity restored. I thought you're just just a crazy coffee bandwagoner. And I understand what you mean about Aeropress being too smooth, though I reckon it's more to do with sediments and steep time than coffee oil, but I'm not 100% on this. But whatever floats your boat....

Still, skimmed milk is EVIL. It's devil food. It should be banned forever and people who drink it should be thrown in jail.

Yes, smooth here being defined by the sendiment. Just to add up the filteration of the oil as well. The grind setting for Aeropress need to be finer comparable with French Press which is coarse grind.

Are coffee sugar crystals just a gimmick or a "real" thing?

Example:
http://www.csrsugar.com.au/Specialty/Coffe...r-Crystals.aspx

I bought a bag last time in Mauritius but I couldn't taste any difference ... granted I'm not a big coffee person so I don't have particularly refined taste buds anyways.

I did hear b4 this type of sugar but didnt try b4. Dun think it will make any noticeable taste.

Hi I like coffee too, but cannot afford to buy from Starbuk, coffee bean, everyday, please advice what to buy - equipment and bean, that I can enjoy every morning in office.

I saw a show by Moses Chen,from TVB, he have set of travel kit to make coffee, where can I get it ah?

For a starter u may want to invest in a basic tools like frech press (recommend Bodum brand) and a Hario Skerton grinder. Buy freshly roasted bean and grind yourself for maximum freshness. Total cost might below rm300

Coffee bean may get from myespresso. Higlander Supremo blend.

This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Oct 5 2012, 10:22 PM

wow,
nice topic, i really like this,

want to share with you the Vietnamese coffee.
http://www.trung-nguyen-online.com/about-v...mese-coffee.php

quite cheap to make a cup of coffee, (20 RM for 250gram coffee and 6RM for filter).

anyone here using Syphon to brew coffee? I'm getting my beans (primarily Kenya AA/Columbia) from Taiwan.

Haven't venture into Syphon though I heard a lot of it. Would love to try it soon. Currently in love with Proud Mary House blend.

I believe Vietnam coffee are using drip style. Didn't get any Vietnam fresh bean on hand yet. Would love to try some too.

yes, i have some and want to share with you. are you in KL? i also love your coffee marking style.

Syphon is easy to use but hard to master. Learned it from a Taiwanese that opened a coffee shop in Penang

i might be wrong but it's extremely hard to get fresh beans unless you go to the manufacturing plant directly or you have some private roasters willing to sell you some

Fresh bean for me in terms of less than 2 weeks from roadting date. It doesn't need to be green bean but there is a lot places such as Depatuee Lounge selling freshly roasted bean. Myespresso too sells Highlander Supremo Blend which I considered it to be fresh.

Yup I'm in KL. Seems like you are coffee seller yah. In this case did u sell Vietnam coffee bean and not those grinded coffee? If yes, how bout the roast date? A good freshly roasted bean that I could accept will be plus minus 2 weeks.

This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Oct 6 2012, 01:40 PM

If you in PJ, go over to ritual coffee and see how they brew with syphon.

Still didn't have any chance to visit coffee ritual. I thought it is located in Damansara no?

I fail to locate them 2x go over there. If not mistaken, it same roll as starbuck (corner). But 2nd floor. Damansara uptown.

This post has been edited by ozak: Oct 6 2012, 01:53 PM

not in KL but will take note

heard of them before always more interested in other styles of syphon brewing. the one i learned is circular and i've seen the zig zag version as well but the coffee tasted weak. probably due to the weak coffee kungfu

They sell the syphon set and coffee too. You can learn from them.

where to find all the equipment?

normally i ask them o grind for me... but the taste will slightly differ after some time.

please guide me

i already have my syphon set with butane burner

can get a cheap Hario Skerton or Mini Mill grinder for about MYR100. and also an airtight container

Yup, u can get Hario Skerton grinder at coffee ritual or myespresso. A lil investment but bring a good freshly grinded bean. For vacumn pack there is two type. One is without pump and another is with pump. Both I believed works quite the same which they suck the air out. Cost bout rm150 if not mistaken. For me I just grind and store in the Skerton. Recommended you to grind per use as u need to preserved the freshness.

This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Oct 6 2012, 02:29 PM

I'm a big fan of Coffee and tea, looking for some friends like me. if you want i can give you some coffee like this. I often travel to VN 2 weeks .

I've visited them several times and I love their Sumatra single origin coffee which they brew using the syphon. They are actually located at the Mezzanine floor, directly above Sri Penang Restaurant in Damansara Utama. If you wish to visit them during weekdays just park in the multi level parking at Uptown 7. They are right opposite Uptown 7. The parking rate is not expensive, Rm1.00 for 3 hours. They sell coffee makers/brewers mostly Hario's products and also other coffee products. I've spoken once to the owner himself who is knowledgeable on coffee and friendly. Food there is good as well. You can visit their website @ www.coffeeritual.com.

I alway visit them weekend when they at sec 17. A fold crepe and 2 cup of Kenyan coffee for breakfast.

But damansara uptown is abit far and after 2x fail to locate them, I didn't go over anymore. Maybe 1 day will visit again.

Visited Joo Fa Coffee Trading at Tg. Sepat yesterday. They are using tradisional charcoal roasting and using local Robusta bean. I bought 300g of one week roasted 'white' bean. White coffee bean here means without added sugar or planta. I wonder it will taste when use it for French Press or Aeropress. I wonder if this type of bean are suitable to mix with froth milk for latte? Have not try it out yet. Somehow i seldom here ppl using local robusta bean for more 'westernised' coffee like latte, capp etc.

I personally own the Hario Coffee Syphon where someone bought for me from Taiwan...
Wonder where can i get the alcohol for heating? Or is there any replacement of that material instead of using alcohol? Where to find these alcohol or liquid?

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The alcohol which you are looking for is called methylated spirit. It is commonly use for camping burners. It is odourless and will not create any smoke or carbon while burning. You can get it in most of the hardware shops i.e ACE Hardware chain shop. Methylated spirit comes in a small glass bottle packing or a larger packing which is 3 or 4 liters. For your case a small bottle is sufficient. I have been using it for my syphon before, but I have just bought a gas burner from Coffee Ritual at Damansara Utama (www.coffeeritual.com). They sell coffee makers and accessories for home and commercial. The gas burner is convenient to use and you can also adjust/control the flame. Enjoy your coffee brewing!

With very limited coffee making machine, i managed to do some basic latte art by using french press and milk frother

Where are they now?

hi..nice topic.... haha...now i can learn from all of u ...

They are at 68-M, Jalan SS21/39, Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya. Here's their location http://www.facebook.com/JinYibyCoffeeRitual. According to the operator Coffee Ritual now supplying coffee equipments and conducts barista training to businesses and Jin Yi Cafe is their food and beverage outlet. They are both located in the same premise. They are just right above Sri Penang Restaurant which is next to KK Supermart. Uptown 7 (parking complex) is the best place to park. If you wish to purchase any coffee equipments you can visit them and at the same time enjoy their burgers and coffee. They have good food and coffee too.

Got tot test Trung Nguyen The Buon Me Thuot Special which is a blend of Arabica, Robusta, Chari (Excelsa) and Catimor beans.

Using French Press and not dripping as i am not that patient. hehe.

Verdit... Very nice aroma with a strong nutty smell. Love it when paired it with sweetened condensed milk.

How much is ya burner roughly cost ya?

I bought it at RM129.00. It is very convenient to use.

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This post has been edited by ericchung: Oct 24 2012, 06:52 PM

Just found this thread Niceee.... Be back later, book mark.

I got a Krups espresso machine, XP5240 for sale cheap cheap, just to clear my store.

I like coffee, but I always buying coffee from shopping mall. I have never done that in home, that looks attractive. Sometimes I will try it.

Where else can we buy coffee beans?

I'm from Penang, there's no Dr. Cafe. The only available for coffee beans that I know are Coffee Bean and Starbucks.

Boncafe supply coffee beans to selected supermarkets.

Penang always has Lighthouse Coffee, Vincent if im not mistaken. You can get great fresh coffee there. I've never had any, prohibitive distance. You can always order from KL from Dankoff or My Espresso Cafe.

Any tried Aeropress, Moka Pot and Pro Espresso machine here? Whats you stand? Aeropress is smooth, too smooth, not strong enough, Moka is COOL, but hot and bitter, espresso machine is niceeee. But I do haf an aeropress at office, I grind fresh in the morning from home, bring to office to bew, but at times, bawa also 3 days later baru brew. Moka port, sold mine few years back, menyesal also since it is really very COOL!

I am using Aeropress and French Press. Prefer French Press. Yup, Aeropress then too be too smooth and not strong enough even in invertod method. Moka in the otherhand must buy Brikka. They can create fake 'crema'
Anyway, ntg beats having a real espresso machine. Synesso, where art thou?

Hey, where do you get your milk frother from yea? And roughly how much does it cost? Thanks !

From Ikea, its only RM10, somewhere near the plate cups section after the cooking utensils.

I dun do French Press, messy, adjusting my stepless grinder to the french is very hard n messy, sure got some fine grind in the press. Still not the strength I desire.

Did someone say synesso? Haha... Aiyo, but once you are there, the beans and the skill is more important. I believe a competent barista can pull excellent shot from a USD1k machine, much better than an imcompetent on a USD3k LM GS3.

MR. DIY selling it at RM3.90 if i am not mistaken. U can even grab it at Daiso at Rm5.

O coffee is the best ever compare with others coffee

i love bee coffee, pekat dan OOOOO

I saw in parkson have this vaccum syphon for coffee around rm200+. I wonder if its worth buying...but it looks cool.

Also has anyone tried civets coffee? My dad bought some beans from vietnam..cost nearly USD$90 for a small pack. I tried some, it tends to be acidic and fruity. The brewing method is a drip holder over the coffee cup. I wonder can I get a better taste sensation with another method.

Normally ppl tend to use drip method to brew luwak coffee. There is no actual method for brewing this bean. Jes adjust your grind setting to watever method you are using. I myself find it to be super overated.

Are we able to make coffee art with the milk froth from the frothing machine, as oppose to a milk steamer?

I make this using Mr. DIY milk frother which i bought for Rm3.90. The foam is not small enough hence this created a not so good art.

hey, nice to see someone who prefers French Press, I have both the Press and Drip at home, but I prefer the Press, tried Aeropress twice but haven't got the urge to buy it yet.

I am very shocked that you do latte with french press, I always thought they can only be done with a clean cup. Do you do anything to remove the "mud"? I own a Krups GVX2 grinder and I find that it creates more mud than those pre-ground coffee I bought from SF Coffee.

With Hario skerton, I set the burr grinder anywhere from 2-3 notches. Of course I wont get those superb latte but it's good enought to kick my day.

This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Nov 28 2012, 05:21 PM

Well done Thanks for sharing.

Watch a few vids on youtube, I think we really need the milk steamer to make super fine foam that latte art requires

coffee is my weakness, it makes me fascinated.

Me too. Among all coffee flavor, which one you like the most?

the coffee culture in melbourne is really great. i was there for 5 years, bought this



used to get coffee beans from jasper coffee. i cant find decent place to buy coffee beans in malaysia

Wow, what a badass coffee maker u have there
How much?

i bought it for aud750 back in 2009. i didnt buy the rancilio rocky grinder because i used to ask jesper coffee to grind for me. do you know any place that sell variety of coffee beans?

Myespresso cafe at subang do sell Higlander Supremo Blend from Singapore where they having quite an acceptable recent roast date. Then u can look at Departure Lounge where they do sell Five Senses bean from aussie. Coffee Ritual in the otherhand selling Higlander Supremo Blend too.

my trial to make cappucino


i heat the milk n then shake it in shaker. n pour coffee in mug, then add the milk.

Nice one Bodum Chamboard there bro..

Have you guys try out this blue mountain coffee before? Wonder how good is it.

My area just open a coffee shop that include blue mountain in their menu. Syphon, press or drip. But the price is rm60/cup. Not sure want to try with that price.

Blue mountain is one of the best bean available. If pull wrongly by unskillful barista will end up like jes an average cup of coffee.

I try 1 cup of kenyan ...bean (forget the name) cost rm20/cup. Syphon. But the smell so so. Not sure the bean or skill.

If compare with ritual coffee, their syphon coffee is smell better. Their price now up to rm9/cup.

In short, if you know the barista well or at least having tried their normal bean coffee and know they can pull that shot, then you may really try it. If they cant even pull a normal shot, dun expect a godshot on a blue mountain bean.. Rm60/cup is no childs play.

Where to buy a French Press pot? I've been looking for it.

You can get it at Parkson..

just got back from melbourne and will try out coffee beans from proud mary this weekend

which one..?

What do u get from them? Angel Wing or Ghostrider? I find Angel Wing a lil mild to my liking.

Coffee Ritual at Damansara Utama. They have some Christmas and Year End Promotion. You can check out here www.coffeeritual.com.

How did you set your skerton for a french press?
I set it 7 notches from closed and I still get a little too much sediment to my liking.

1 notches 60 degree turn?

Yeah.

For me it seems ok with not much sendiment. What type of press are u using? Bodum chamboard?

I'm using a Hario pot. Don't think it makes much of a difference right?
Maybe I'm just not used to sediments in my coffee. Or I might try a slightly coarser grind.

My Starbucks French press is collecting dust. Been brought many yrs. but use not more than 10x.

I have a Krups GVX2, and me too can't get it coarse enough, compared to the pre-ground coffee I bought from Sanfrancisco Coffee.

We use Boncafe Morning Coffee brew at the office

the girl advised to get the ghostrider if having with milk

Ahhh... i miss Proud Mary latte so much~~~~~~~~~~~
Just take a look at their custom made six group Synesso Hydra!!!!

If u dun like sendiments in your coffee, i think Aeropress will suits u more. Very smooth result.

I think I might try to live with the sediments because I'm thinking of investing in a moka pot first.

But then again I was thinking of getting into tea making as well
Will the stainless steel moka pot at Ikea do the job?

If you wan to get moka pot, then try to get Bialetti Brikka. It is the only moka pot that gave you 'crema'.
But for me i nv use moka pot as French Press are more convenient.

This post has been edited by adriankhoo153: Dec 14 2012, 04:08 PM

my morning cappuccino made with proud mary beans, very smooth taste almost like melbourne one

Selling off my Aeropress. Anyone interested can pm me..

WTS Aeropress

Very nice topic, learn a lot about coffee here...
Tried luwak coffee from bali and malaysia(Paradigm mall), and found out Malaysia better, stronger taste and aroma...
Using french press, hario grinder and highlander beans, all just less than RM300... worth item

I love Highlander beans too. Love their strong aroma espresso base bean.