Hi all. I normally make a cup for myself (around 230-250g water) and sometimes another cup for my S.O, in which case I'd normally use a Clever or if I'm feeling particularly malas, a french press. Considering my normal use case, any reason why I should go for a Hario Skerton instead of their Mini Mill?

Thanks for the input. That's good to know. I'm not sure if Skerton Pro is available locally, tho. From internet searches, the Slim + capacity is 24g. That's almost the full amount I use to brew with the L Clever. If I decide to brew with Aeropress, that would mean grinding twice

Has anyone here bought/tried the Handground?

Which type of yogurt container? Never thought of this before...

Ah, ok. Thanks dudes.

Got v60 filter at daiso?

Yup, was nice being able to meet ymeng85 in person as well. Oh, and I had a whole cup of that Kenyan...it was awesome!

Interesting. Mind sharing what those better alternatives are? I'm in the market for a good grinder as well.

If I'm not mistaken, during the Indie Coffee Fest a couple of weeks back, I saw that QCup is offering classes on brewing, roasting, etc. Might be just what you're looking for. Try contacting them on FB. https://www.facebook.com/qcupcafe/

Hope this helps!

This post has been edited by 4lt4ir: Sep 3 2018, 02:34 PM

Dude. Go and listen to this. All of your questions answered, and a whole lot of other useful info as well. Here you go.

http://podbay.fm/show/360084272/e/1394502429?autostart=1

You're welcome.

Stain adds character

Where can I buy #2 paper coffee filters locally in KL? I've been using the BonCafe brown-colored ones, but I'm almost running out of it. I've only seen #4 and very small-sized filters (#1?) at Daiso. I'm looking for bleached #2, preferably. Otherwise natural/brown ones will also do.

This post has been edited by 4lt4ir: Sep 24 2018, 01:24 PM

Aeropress, v60, clever..mostly. I haven't detected any weird flavours with the natural Boncafe ones that I've been using. Just wondering if there are any other #2 filters (preferably bleached, but otherwise unbleached also ok) I could try that's easily available to buy.

Ah, ok, sorry..I should've specified it more clearly. What I'm looking for are the flat-bottom/truncated cone/fan-shaped/Melitta-style filters in #2 size...and not filters for the v60 nor the aeropress

So you use the Daiso #4 filters in your Clever? Bleached or otherwise? I spotted some the other day, but decided not to buy any because it's a #4.

That's true, stocks differ at all the Daiso's I've been to.

So the ones you bought at Starling are #2 size for sure?

What is that exactly?

I did, on Saturday. Had fun. Couple of SG roasters making inroads into the Malaysian market.

Highlight of the day for me was seeing Tetsu Katsuya in person

Thanks for the info. I googled it yesterday and yup, agreed that the subscription price is a bit steep for what you'll be receiving. The concept is new here, but it has been done before elsewhere, i.e. Angel's Cup. Still, have to applaud them for doing this kind of thing in Malaysia. IMHO they need to tweak their pricing and then ideally tie-in with a mobile app like Angel's Cup, whereby subscribers can guess the coffee they're brewing in the app and share it with other subscribers or on social media. That will really get the ball rolling.

Hmm, I did notice certain local vendors at CAFFA '18 were selling their roasted coffee beans at around RM70 for 200/250g. Kinda pricey. On the other hand, I saw two roasters from SG selling their wares at very reasonable prices, and with very affordable shipping fees to boot. I bet they will be somewhat disruptive to local coffee roasters.

Nowadays quite hard to find 250g bags going for under RM40, unless it's a blend. RM45-55 is quite typical for single origins. I myself tend to stick to those that are priced around RM0.2 per gram.


I haven't bought any coffee in 1kg bags before, so really don't know if there's price hike or otherwise. But, one would think that buying in bulk will net you some savings, so I guess sub-RM200 for 1 kg bag is reasonable? Where do you normally source your coffee from?

Tempting. Do they have an online webshop, or did you buy yours by walk-in to their cafe at Citta Mall?

Yup, ok, thanks! How was the blend..taste good?