Initially that was what I was looking to get, the bucket type, but knowing my wife, she doesn't want it "open" style, and the toddlers might just play with the bucket or pucks, so went with the drawer type. Having that said, I must've only used the knockbox less than 5 times since I bought it over a year ago. --> I'm selling the drawer knockbox though, if anyone is interested

Best is still go straight in the bin

As for the grounds, I'm not quite the green thumb type (rather the leave them on the shop shelf, they will last much longer than at my home type) and we're living in a condo with limited space, so I mainly just throw them in a bin.

This post has been edited by Castreal: Sep 20 2016, 12:25 PM

A puck a day... have to speak to the Management on that, later they say I littering Not sure the Nepalese gardeners know how to use the puck, later he just chuck it in the bin.
How do you put it on the soil? just taruh the whole puck there? break the puck into grinds? Is 1 puck enough? or have to gather a few? Compost? I notice the pucks start getting moldy after a few days.

I too started with Starbucks beans. I guess we tend to start off with things that we are familiar with.
But like what others pointed out, do try Freshly roasted beans (roasted within the week) as compared to off the shelf beans with Expiry date.
An advise given to me back then when i purchase beans was --> look for beans packed with "Roasted on" dates, rather than "Expire by" dates, the difference in the quality of beans/espresso pretty much speaks for itself.

Personally I get my beans from Beanshipper, their cheaper but good beans - Shipper blend goes for RM39 (500gm). Else you can check out the cheaper Malaysia Liberica beans (haven't tried them before though).

Sorry, my bad! Yes, it's 250g.

Am brewing CREAM + Purveyor, 250g each makes up a nice RM 101 for the free shipping
Used to brew Shipper Blend, but find myself enjoying Purveyor more at the same price.

As for Cream by THE ROAST THINGS, they usually have them only in small batches, and I have to contact the Bean Shipper guys for a reservation.

Overall, agree their beans are a bit pricey, but they do have a wider range of beans to choose from.

Cheers!

Agree with this! I think I posted a few pages ago, Milk Killer is not as nice, the Espresso taste doesn't punch through as much as Purveyor or Shipper Blend.
Haven't tried it on its own without milk though, as it's meant to be brewed with milk.

Haha... seems like we can start group buy for CREAM and PURVEYOR already
Buy 1 KG of each then split

I have some beans that are about 9 months old (I stored/archived them and forgot about it)... can they be used for Cold Brew?
Or just use as fertilizer?

I'm used to buying magnolia fresh milk twin pack at RM 15. You mean there are cheaper options? Where do buy yours? Mine is from village grocer because they are always out of stock at Aeon.
Have you tried the Batista milk? Are these "Fresh" fresh milk?
I recall seeing this in Singapore, also from Magnolia, haven't tried them though. Let us know how it fares against the regular Magnolia fresh milk, cheers!

This post has been edited by Castreal: Oct 1 2016, 11:24 PM

We used to drink Farm Fresh, but occasionally found them to contain "yogurt" as what Farm Fresh declares.
We've exchanged it a few times, but later on find it a hassle to have to go back to the mall to exchange.
Since I'm fine with the Magnolia Fresh Milk a lot of Cafe's are using these days, so I stick with that. Never had any sour experience so far.

Can help order 1-2 carton to try?

A few cartons a month, business will seem super slow I can do 4-5 cartons of milk a week, thats the Max I can go
Maybe can say want to start a Cafe want to taste their Barista Milk...

You mean Purveyor by Bean Shipper?
Tasting Notes: Milk Chocolate. Caramel. Cinnamon.

taste really good right? Just got my 500g refill yesterday. Ordered some Guatemala Finca Guatalon La Loma Espresso from Brew & Bread as well to try - recommended by the Bean Shipper guys.

This post has been edited by Castreal: Oct 6 2016, 05:21 PM

Haven't tried Purveyor with ice as i prefer my coffee hot
I've tried Rubix in the past, find it lacking some kick, perhaps that's what they mean by achieving Harmony with milk, so the milk kinda blends in to the espresso, reducing the "kick". Perhaps after you've tried it let me know your feedback.

Actually just today and tomorrow, the shipper express beans get an 11% discount.
usually if I buy 250g Purveyor its at RM 39, or 156/kg. With the 11% promotion + buying 1 kg, we can get it at RM114.80 per KG.
Divide that up 4 purchasers (250g each), its only RM 28.70 per 250g. Quite a good deal.. but only for today and tomorrow.

I'm interested in Purveyor and Burundi Nduweyezu Ngozi if anyone is interested

I think you mean Pura... initially I preffered Pura, i believe it has more "fat" and the steamed milk are more foamy and tasty, but that was back when a twin pack cost RM 16. Shortly after that, most of the Pura milk went off the shelves, and stocks were really hard to come by... it was then that i switched to Magnolia Fresh Milk.
Pura milk then came back on the shelves with new packaging and a brand new RM18+ pack... glad I switched to Magnolia.

I usually get my Magnolias from Mydin Wholesale Hypermart at USJ, a pack of 2 goes for RM 13.80, cheapest I've seen so far.

Wow.. if you dont mind sharing, where is the "nearest" F&N supplier store? around Klang valley?

lol, I second the Slayer Single Group as well though it would be an overkill for home barista


@jenli_84
you need to state your budget, experience on brewing, what kind of espresso machine (Auto/Semi-Auto/manual)?

You can try getting them from Coffex, I use to get mine there... now I just use dish washing liquid

For backflush grouphead I used the tablets, they gave me like 6 tablets when i bought the machine.
I used dishwashing liquid on the portafilter, filter, grouphead brush, which initially I used to soak in Cafiza first (cos Sales guy said it will make it cleaner!).
It wasn't until I found out they were RM 110 a bottle (the first bottle was given free), then I started using the dish washing liquid...
Not sure if dishwashing liquid can disolve like the tablets though... wouldnt be using them for backflush

This post has been edited by Castreal: Dec 22 2016, 11:49 AM

My Breville notifies me when it requires a "Cleaning Cycle", usually after around 200 shots.
So I usually only backflush it every 4-5 months (1-2 cups a day)
Should I be backflushing it more often?