Hi Breville BES870 owners,

Just want to check whether anyone has used Urnex Cafiza 2 Espresso Machine Cleaning Powder for your machine cleaning cycle. Does it cause any problem or side effect?

Thanks.

anyone know where can get 54mm Naked portafilter that can fit on the barista express?

can YAMI naked 58mm be fitted into bes920? im looking for naked potafilter too

Try the 100% pasteurised fresh milk from F&N Magnolia formulated for home barista 

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  I didn't know this milk is so precious in malaysia, I tried it once at Coffee Fest here, it's really good! But I always prefer my coffee black.  Maybe our professional barista bro luvox here can point us the right direction and location to get it through PM?

Sumatra Mandheling is very common in Malaysia. Just have to see when it pop ups based on harvest date
I so happen to have Sumatran Mandheling with me now. Trying to work on a in house blend but if you're interested to try, I can always do 200gram bags of the Sumatran roasted for espresso

Antipodean source all types of beans from Indonesia and roast them in Bangsar & occasionally in Tan&Tan...i forgot their roast schedule...can check them out...free coffee when you get a bag...quite cheap too...

Morning. At the background Breville BES-920XL. And the grinder? Breville smart grinder. It worked well in producing pretty uniform grinds...

Based on what you said sounds like too much air and less rolling.

Many a times we're scared not enough frothing and not enough microfoam...and so we over incorporate air into the milk early on...that's the problem...less to do with temperatures...

Just take a mental note the increase in level and how it pours...then adjust accordingly the next time

My estimate for 6oz milk in a 12oz pitcher...the increase should only be about 1cm but you need to roll it well

if you under incorporate, there's really not enough microfoam to do meaningful art, but if you over incorporate a bit... you can "discard" a bit by pouring faster during the mixing phase... experience will tell you how much you have over froth and how much to "discard" and whether you pour rosetta or tulips...

Also when you are learning, it's better to froth a bit more milk...this gives you some buffer and wiggle room. I pour every drop and it's quite a challenge...

You could try 20%lesser and see the results.

If anyone's interested the Malaysia Coffee Fest is ongoing all this weekend May 5-7th at the KL Convention Center. Anyone interested can stock up on their Barista milk there

Arabica Kyoto Higashiyama.

Sure! Coffee made from ground roasted coffee beans is perfectly healthy, especially when taken in moderation. Even adding milk is usually deemed as OK.

The part that is unhealthy is the sugar! If you brew your own coffee you will quickly realise how unbitter pure coffee can be. Then you can substantially reduce or even eliminate sugar altogether.

French press is a good place to start.

Sugar is my enemy bro. It gives me tummy and I am a gym person trying to lose it all. So yeah.
I will try with french press. Any leads else than Ikea on where to buy GOOD quality coffee beans? I like mild coffee flavour.

Explain to me again as to the cons of the Breville double boiler BES920 vs anything in the same price range (circa RM 5k)?

Thanks in advance!

I cannot live a day wihout coffee

Latte art is bonus...taste most important haha 

Have you try coffee with low acidity, would it help?

It depend on the location of selling.
Over my place  1L magnolia cost about 7.15 if you buy 2box = 2 litter will cost about 14.30 while 2L farm house cost about 13.50, way cheaper then magnolia but i do buy magnolia if they sell promo package.

I think there's a Starbucks Reserved in The Gardens Mid Valley. They had an upmarket decor, a few pour over stations, and two or three featured single origins. I tried their latte but that was using their standard blend (roasted one step from charcoal), which was more substandard than I remembered (sorry not my favourite second wave). Not worth the added cost and any local specialty cafe will have better quality, more consistently and at lower cost.

That's my opinion anyways.....