holy shit, that's brilliant bro, sign me up!

What's your setup, source of beans and type of beans?

we're actually eyeing this genecafe roaster too at taobao.. great to know that you're actually using it.. 

fuhh... serious stuff owning a roasting machine like that     

Hi, how long do you take to finish first crack with the gene cafe?

I roast own beans too using the cheap whirley pop with a thermometer. On a gas burner it takes me 10 minutes to roast till end of 1st crack. First crack starts at around 8 minutes into the roast.

My default daily blend are
1) 150g dry process brazil sao pedro
2)  50g ethiopia Yirgacheffe / Sidamo - wet process
3)  50g Sumatra Mandheling - wet process
4)  50g Guatemala - wet process

Item 1 150g to 130g after roast
Item 2,3,4 total 150g before roast to 130g after roast

I roast the dry process and wet process coffee seperately. And blend before grinding per cup.

If you were to order more coffees i would like to join in the bulk. Cheers!!

Hi, nice to meet you too, im from KL by the way. The only reason i roast the mandheling with the rest of the wet process beans is to save time. I used to roast all the beans one shot before, but i find some beans are different type of roast level due to their characteristics. Since now youve mentioned it maybe i would try to roast the mandheling on its own.
Ive never import via bulk order from farms before
But purchases ive made via ebay, usually around 5-10 pounds manage to bypass the AP thingy. Price wise range from rm70-90 per kilogram of green beans. It used to be a few ringgit cheaper before the ringgit drops.

At ard rm80 for 1kg of green beans you will get approximately 840g after roasting. So per 1gm of roasted coffee cost RM0.0952 cents, per cup average 16g should be RM1.53. This is without the cost of roasting , gas/electricity and equipment.

Cheers!

Nice! Anyone roasting beans with floral acidity? I would like to try a bag

I'm in Puchong.. Ethiopian beans sounds good. You normally roast how long after first crack? Interested to try 500g.

Use one of those used coffee bean bags with a vacuum seal lah.. Then Poslaju to me lol.
I don't need it to be 3 days fresh as I'm gonna use siphon / pour over
Let me know your price.. but not too expensive lah 

Hi All,

updating my first humble and budget set-up.

Gaggia Classic (2nd hand), replaced with Silvia steam wand, OPV adjusted to 9bar. Dismantled the whole machine up to the boiler 2 days after receiving the machine. Initially, was worry about it, but managed to assemble it back after cleaning and all are working fine. 

Currently, still waiting for my grinder from China. Have been using Merdeka coffee beans from Antipodean. RM26.50 per 250g for all beans. Plus, free 1 coffee for every purchase of beans.  So far, tried their Old Dark and Mandehling Estate. 

has been pulling 2 cups of latte on daily basis (double into 2 single) and espresso shots has been good with fresher beans and proper grind size. However, still a long way to go to get a consistent microfoam. 

Finally got my home barista accessories yesterday!

I have 1 new bottomless portafilter which cant fit my classic, therefore, I'm letting it go. Please PM to deal, refer my sale post below:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry75733123

Enjoy your coffee!

Cheers.

i dont know anybody but i know ebay haha

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rancilio-Silvia-V1...=item3f2fb0e243
initially going to get 1 for my china machine but after inspecting the machine i have no idea how to disassemble it so i can't change the steam wand haha

we have finished our antipodean's espresso blend.. as interim, we're thinking of trying thailand's doi chaang..
any of you have tried this coffee variety before? they sell roasted beans at their doi chaang classic, cafe..

keep you all posted on this.. this weekend perhaps?

anybody have an aeropress to get rid of?? in need of 1 badly.. or v60??

U scared me a moment. Swiss water process should be non toxic. It does not involve solvent.

I have sensitive heart. I thought i will get tolerance to it after sometimes, but it is still there. Haha. I realized the palpitation comes when i take single perfect shot. Before this my shot inconsistant, now they r getting more consistant, even 100% arabica can cause palpitation.

Im getting siphon & butane burner for fun from taobao. Timemore brand. Air freight. They may arrive this weekend

i asked the doi chaang outlet in shaftbury cyberjaya a while ago and they are selling the peaberry beans for rm72 per 250g....

so rm50 doesnt sound that bad now

Peaberry are always on the higher side

These are cheaper there

Just received some freshly roasted beans from ymeng85

Okay okay so far have tried the Ethiopian beans. I used 16g in a 2 cup siphon measurement and extraction time is 40 secs full immersion and cool off and drain is 1 min and 30 secs. Whole cup in 2 mins 20 seconds including quick boil off

Taste wise, I'm getting a lot of body and did I taste apricots or peach? After taste is cinnamon.. Very nice!

My first few attempt with syphon. Why brewing with syphon like making kopi O. Haha. I dont have good bean with me at the moment. Adding sugar and ice = kopi O 👍