I don't know if anyone else is using Cafelat Robot besides me.

Personal tip: preheat the piston

A preheated piston extracts faster.
You can grind a bit finer to compensate the time if you are extracting too fast.

shopee got. got other brand also for the syrup, like da vinci. u can explore all of it. certain type of syrup, that brand much better. like caramel in Monin taste not that good compare to Torani. u can google first and read the consumer review on those brands.

heres the link: https://shopee.com.my/shop/173392578/search

one of my friend use the robot. it much easier and the work flow less trouble. recently i found out a good measurement for a single cup of latte with syrup. the coffee taste is there and the syrup flavour enhance better. before this im using 18g of coffee bean, the taste is stronger. but now i try with 15g coffee bean(30g espresso), 150ml milk, 15ml torani syrup. it taste so good. i like the salted caramel much more than before.

General consensus is that the boxed Hario v60 filters (40pcs) is the one to get.

15g of syrup , not overpowering the coffee? for me 5g+ already a caramel drink than coffee
my flair classic caramel latte recipe usually dark roasted, 15g dose = 27g out, 130-140g milk, 3g of syrup but most people prefer 5-7g

The coffee taste still thick. What brand of syrup u use? From what i know, different brand of syrup got differemt sweetness

i just ordered torani salted caramel based on your suggestion, hope it tastes good

Hope u like it. I also tried coconut, classic hazelnut, and raspberry. Raspberry is quite unique. If u drink it cold, the taste feels weird abit bcos of the sourness. But if u drink it hot with frothing the milk, ur latte taste nice and fragrant. Cannot be too sweet, 10ml is the best for me. Coconut is okay, when bored i can have different flavour. For hazelnut, its good as usual.

This post has been edited by missmataleo: May 26 2021, 12:00 AM

for caramel I'm using davinci
the fragrance is strong but not so sweet, compared to monin

really there is a difference. V60 box vs 100s

I thought the there is only old filter & new filter (with tab) which flows slower.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coffee/comments/8c...filters_vs_old/

Tabbed one is thinner material (cost cutting perhaps). Otherwise I don't feel any difference.

But law of physics dictates thinner materials usually mean faster flow but this is not the case.

It actually flows slower.

That's the general wisdom. Untabbed, boxed, 40's is the best apparently.

Hi... here's how it went.

The first round with the gemilai where i kinda had acceptable result at 20 - 20.5g is with the pre-ground on the left.
It was acceptable, but it's a bit coarser than i'd like.
After finishing the batch, i got a new one from mister coffee, as I previously bought their 'Fine' for my aeropress. In comparison, mr coffee's Fine is like Sol Roastery's Extra Fine, so my hunch will be Mr Coffee's extra fine will be perfect. for the expresso machine
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From the picture, (sorry the quality is not too good) but it's finer than what i had.

Here's the video of the shot I pulled.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SzV5CwXuLI...iew?usp=sharing

I've gotten pretty good results, at 18-19g

It's a workable routine, if you wanna safe some time, or if your in a condo, and kitchen space is a premium.

For those with a good grinder setup, I'm interested to know whata's your results from mister coffee's extra fine too. It'll be great if you can get a pack and try it out too.

The only downside i feel is, the coffee is like a couple weeks 'old' lar upon arrival (I got coffee thats probably grinded and packed on mid of april in 1st week of may), but crema's still there.. and it tastes quite good la.

Thanks.

Hi all, is there any travel sized hand grinder that has the dial in capabilities similar to JX Pro for espresso?

And between the JX Pro and the ace48cs, which is better as an all rounder for pours and espresso?

is tat gemilai 3200c? how's the machine?

I do not have the JX-Pro but have an older Z-Pro by 1Zpresso as well, and an ACE48s (not CS). In terms of build finishing the 1Z easily wins hands down in all categories. They did not cut any corners. The ACE48 on the other hand has numerous minor/cosmetic rough edges but IMHO nothing that affects grind quality.

You mention two brew methods that have significant differences in grind fineness. As such a consideration for you may be frequent switching between these two settings. In that case IMHO the JX-Pro may be a better fit (although significantly more expensive) as the clicks at least has some numeric markings which will enable you to get back to your previous setting with greater consistency. The ACE48 only has clicks and between pourover and espresso you go more than two entire revolutions so you have to be very careful to count clicks.

Thanks for your insight!
I think i'll stick with 1zpresso, and after considering I most likely will go for Q2 for the portability and perhaps invest in a JX-pro when I've moved onto espressos in future.

Anyone here have tried and compared the 1zpresso Q2 with Timemore Slim Plus?

1. Erm not sure the good result you meant, is how good, since the portafilter you used is double-spout type instead of bottomless. If possible do the same steps and using the same grind size, this time with bottomless portafilter.
2. It is weird to me that you never go for at least espresso-capable handgrinder, since you already got a semi-auto which using 58mm standards. (with dual boilers if I not mistaken), and call it workable routine?
3. Just to let you know, after I tried my nearest coffee roaster's freshly roasted espresso beans, I could never go back to Sol/Mister Coffee, unless I down-grade my machine to Flair NEO.
4. Freshly-roasted whole beans beats Ground coffee anyday.
5. if you insist of using pre-packed ground coffee, I suggest you downgrade your machine as your current will be giving you more chores/hassle to dial in.

Just to share my experience on MisterCoffee whole beans for Flair espresso maker:

1. Delonghi KG89 before modding: failed + a mess
2. Delonghi KG89 after modding: spraying jets and dripping channeling, 30% of the time lucky get jet-free extraction
3. Kinu M47 classic: Ultimate grinder which adjust the dial for every beans I encountered so far, be it pourover or espresso.
4. 1zpresso JE-plus: Your most affordable budget handgrinder which done a very good job on espresso dial-ins.
5. After tasted other better roasted, fresher beans, I find MisterCoffee beans is only good for basic espresso dial-in practice.

Electrical version of espresso capable grinder => Eureka Mignon Specialita at least I suggest, to save you a lot of trouble for different type of beans.

are the MisterCoffee beans freshly roasted?
Roast upon order?