Hi all the sifus here,
I’m not sure am still a newbie or what, I owned a Breville BES870 for about 3 years now, but the past few years, I never actually go deep into details on grinding, dialing, yielding and etc until this MCO came by. All the while I just pull the espresso and steam the milk then put everything together! I bought the beans from Australia(either ask my friends or relatives whenever they are there help me to get) this is because when I study there I visited one of the coffee shop almost every single day, and finally graduated and back to Malaysia, I couldn’t find any similar taste of latte here. So I decided to get myself a breville to fulfill my small little coffee addict. I even specifically get exact type of soy milk what Melbourne barista/cafe been using to get the similar taste!

Up until this MCO, All the beans used up and no one can travel to get me the beans! I have no choice but to search for beans at local. This is also the time where I started to look into detail and found out that I’ve been doing something wrong all the while.. haha.

Is there any sifus using breville BES870? Is this good? Because I couldn’t get to pull a consistent shot, as what the net has been telling me on, the brew ratio of 1:2. If beans 18g, you need 36g on 25-30s... i tried many time, increase the dose, grind finer beans and etc to pull a good shot that fall between the so called golden ratio. It just keeps on failed, Is either the pressure goes too high/over or The espresso came out too fast and ends too fast with over the desire ml/g. I just couldn’t get the in between even with small adjustment.

For example: My brew time is either 10-15s reach 40-60g but good pressure or the gauge went too much over and makes the espresso bitter and sour but the amount of espresso is just right at 25s-30s with 36-40g.

Any sifus can help on this? Appreciate a lot! Thank you!

My beans are freshly roasted, and they mentioned these beans won the bronze medal for latte 2017?or18? They all roasted in Malaysia anyway.

This post has been edited by Lon3LyJay: Jun 14 2020, 06:42 PM

By the way, did anyone preorder the niche zero grinder? It just keep on popping out on all the espresso video on YouTube! And I noticed that they recently have the pre-order ready for September shipment. Amy sifus owned this product before ?

any good recommendation for grinder? and also good fresh coffee bean seller around KL/PJ area?

This post has been edited by Lon3LyJay: Jun 15 2020, 05:56 PM

Prefer something in between RM500-RM1000?
at most can hit up to RM2k if really some huge different in between 1k and 2k.


have you tried cottle coffee before? been using their supreme bean since beginning of this year.

This post has been edited by Lon3LyJay: Jun 15 2020, 06:35 PM

You own one right? i assume the grinding is consistent?


they have a roasting factory/shop at kota damansara. It just nearby my office place, which I only need 5 mins drive to travel there. Now they even opened up a cafe at Tropicana Garden Mall.


I prefer electric grinder. haha grinding for espresso.

so far it taste good and quite similar to what I tried in melbourne, but I feel a bit different when try making latte from Milk.
I uses BONSOY soy milk to make latte most of the time, it actually make the whole latte nicer.

must get the correct soy milk! otherwise you will regret and never try again...


if got budget, and order through indiegogo, with all fees+custom in less than rm3000.00 do you think is worth the price?

Please try BONSOY, it's available at Jaya Grocer at Starling Mall PJ Uptown.

I'm not expert on this, but those common soya drinks should have already added sugar for direct drink i think.

what type of espresso machine most of the sifus using at here?

would any sifus recommend any upgrade from Breville BES870?

just got this 3D printed.
as mentioned in many youtube and discord coffee (espresso) lover, the 9 needles WDT tools.
link : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4819617

Awaiting acupuncture needle to come far away from China.
anyone interested? because of minimum order, it has to be so many. I'll keep myself one, the other 5 will let go (if the needles can slot in XD)

Yea, i have seen this and others in shopee and lazada, but most of it doesn't have 0.40mm x 75.
cause the inventor mentioned 0.4x75mm, so only from china has it... looking forward and hope it fit perfectly XD

https://www.bplus.biz/products/lower-shower...een-puck-screen

anyone interested to share the shipping for this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOUl68fMvkQ

This post has been edited by Lon3LyJay: Jul 11 2021, 12:57 PM

probably will print the stand later.
the needle arrived but stay at my other house, and im currently stucked at EMCO area.

was going to sell away with rm5-9 to cover the material cost will do. otherwise will give it free XD

Yea. there were some youtube videos shows and compare. although it doesnt show much effects to your general coffee taste but for home espresso, this could help you less coffee attach to your upper shower screen as well.
And like WHITE APPLE mentioned. it helps you create less channelling.

This post has been edited by Lon3LyJay: Jul 14 2021, 04:14 PM

I just ordered the last 4 pieces for myself, whiteapple and his/her friend, and one extra!
haha I will let you know the $ when the bank complete the transaction into MYR.
but i ordered the 58.5MM one, make sure your machine fits with this type portafilter.