Anyone keen get the breville barista express machine? Am contemplating to switch up to the Dual Boiler as i feel that i've hit the ceiling but the finance minister decreed that old must go before new can come.

got the machine end of 2014 and extended another 3 yrs warranty from ESH to total 4 yrs. Currently another 2 years extended warranty on the machine.

It's a good starter machine for home use.. just that i feel that i've outgrown it. Looking for an alternative with more control parameter

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

Anyone here into cold brew?

It all depends on the effort vs reward ratio. Of course the slow ice drip brewing method creates a stronger and more complex tasting coffee. However, for the ease of making coffee, i use a specially designed mesh brewer to steep the grind in cold water (put in fridge). Just pour coffee, put in fridge and forget about it for 16 hours. So far, loving it due to lack of bitterness and can taste more complex flavors.

Will be bringing this product into market soon and pairing it with several SO beans sourced from a specialty roaster in Taiwan. stay tuned.

What's the ratio that you're using?

I find that 70g of beans to 1 L of water gives a good brew. 16hrs brewing gives a rather concentrated brew so 1L can be dliuted down to about 6-7 250ml cups.

that's what happens if the filter mesh is not fine enough. I find wire mesh filter not sufficient.

Hi Guys,
Anyone here into Cold Brew Coffee? fancy making your own cold brew easily at home without complicated lab looking equipment at home? I'm bringing in a brewer which allows you to make cold brew at home with just coffee beans, cold water and fridge. Launching this new brand of coffee equipment and beans sometime end of this month. It's called CoBrew.

The brewer is made of lab quality borosilicate glass and the secret is the specially designed double walled stainless steel mesh filter. Most brewer in the market like Hario uses a rather course mesh filter or thin fiber filter which does not filter coffee properly or requires replacement after a few brew. Our filter allows for reusability, easy to clean and efficient filter of sediments in the brew.
Here's a pic of the brewer.

Each brew batch is 1L of cold brew coffee. Recommended dosage of ground coffee is 70g, you can tweak it to taste. Just pour in ground beans, add water and put it in the fridge for 16 - 24 hrs and you're done. At the end of the brew, just remove the center filter and the brewer functions as a suitable container to store the brew.

Will be bringing in 4 types of single origin beans that has been pre-ground and packed into individual serving sachet and also whole bean. My partners and I have tasted like 20 types of SO and narrowed down this 4 from a boutique roaster in Taiwan which works great for cold brew. Ground beans are packed in nitrogen sealed sachet to preserve freshness and whole bean comes in 500g packs. The 4 SO beans are:
1) Guatemala Antigua
2) Sumatera Golden Mandheling
3) Ethiopian Yirgacheffe G2
4) Columbian Supremo

I'm doing a early bird launch of the brewer at an introductory price of RM 129 per unit. Normal retail will be RM 139. Beans will be coming in end of the month so stay tuned for pricing.

Do drop me a PM if interested. I've been playing around with Cold Brew for almost a year now and it still amazes me on the different notes you can taste minus the bitterness and harshness of hot brew coffee.

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Will have a batch of freshly roasted single origin beans coming in next week.. 500g packs. anyone interested? Beans are roasted by a specialty roaster in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Beans are:
1) Guatemala Antigua (Highly recommended)
2) Sumatera Golden Mandheling
3) Ethiopian Yirgacheffe G2
4) Columbian Supremo

All the beans are medium roast, suitable for cold brew, siphon, chemex and espresso.

only RM 70 per pack. buy more will have discount.

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anyone have reliable source to get raw green beans? for own roasting.. have a Huky coming and going to experiment with own roast from now on.. Has been on the To Do list for quite some time and decided to pull the gun and jump in.

Found a supplier on shopee.. Huky currently in transit, ordered a couple kg to try out.

hunting around for a replacement of my barista express.. think i've outgrown it plus there's some minor niggles on the controls already..

shortlisted down to Profitec Pro 500 PID and Rocket Appartamento Serie Nera as they are locally available... Both are roughly the same price with the Pro 500 just slightly more expensive but i guess within the budget for a good long term machine. Both i found from Lamarsa Coffee.

Kinda leaning towards the Profitec Pro 500 because of the PID. Been seeing more reviews about the Appartamento though and the build quality looks good.

any user feedback here about this two machines?

How much and from where did u get the Mara X machine in Malaysia?
Does the mara X have pid? because from what i read, doesn't specifically says it has PID.. only that it has a few priority setting to pick from.

Thanks for the explaination. Lelit Mara X looks good and size quite compact. How's the steaming performance for it for home use? i usually make 2 cups in the morning... if have friends around, maybe 6-8 cups of milk coffee.

Will check them out on the stock.. Prefer the Mara X because of the E61 grouphead.

Was looking at Mara X initially after Zellleonhart recommended it, ended up going for Bianca.. just now trying to see if can slot in to the current order slot by supplier. It has all the bells and whistles and a rather complete package.. Looks good too on the counter. Am starting own bean roasting so having flow control would give me more manual adjustments to play around.

Did a lot of reading past couple days comparing the Bianca vs Profitec Pro 600, 700, ECM Synchronika, Rocket Cinquantotto. The Bianca is the best value of the bunch and i do see alot of user support in forums. As what Zellleonhart says, flow control, bottomless PF, option to direct plumb in water and rotary pump in one complete package is a steal. The only pain point i see is there's no official distri here in Malaysia except for a few importers. But they do tell me that they can service and repair the machines here with parts provided by Lelit. It's also a PITA to order the stock, so patience is required. Profitec and Rocket are supported by more established distributors.

I decided to go with E61 group dual boiler because of the established design and ease of repair (relatively, because most of the parts are off the shelf commercial items). I'm abit of a handy person, so as long there's user guide & manuals, i can do minor repairs / service on my own. This is my 2nd machine as i started off with Breville Barista Express almost 6 years ago and after much thought, the HX E61 is not that big a jump of an upgrade. I want to get something that will allow me to explore further without limitation and have manual controls on hand to play around.

Oh yea, make sure u also set aside a budget to get a reasonably good grinder otherwise you'll not be able to fully utilize a high end machine.. i currently already have a breville SGP and plan to get a Niche Zero (when it is available to order)... Such a pain to get equipments nowadays... Got money buy also cannot get.. hahaha.. i realized that the Covid siituation has made alot of ppl start to explore home brewing and machines are flying off the shelves..

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i feel that there's only so much one can do with one's equipment before heading into fluff territory. Temperature profiling (ramping up / ramping down water temp THROUGHOUT the brew process) i feel falls into that territory. No problem if one can afford a super high tech machine or a DE1, by all means play with that variable if you have it. Otherwise, water temp should be maintained as a constant variable as to have a consistent outcome everytime. I believe for E61 grouphead machines, that consistent temp is what the designers are trying to achieve to varying degree of success. It's a design that almost 60+ years old and definitely has hit the limit of what it's capable off. Having said that, i like the old school charm and simplicity of the design. Having a hunk of brass/stainless steel is also quite omph. I feel making coffee (proper coffee) should be part science, part art..

I used to didn't believe in pre-infusion & slow ramp up of brew pressure until i kept having issues with inconsistent and jam up the shot. It was so frustrating and a waste of coffee beans. It was a good thing that my current machine allows manual override of the shot button... after reading up abit more and using a proper scale, i do 10 sec pre-infusion before letting the machine go full pressure on the puck... out comes rich honey 90% of the time... the other 10% is human error of tamping or not distributing the coffee properly...

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Planning to order it from Coffee Xperts Sdn Bhd. Would like to ask if anyone here has dealt with them before? Because they are the only one i've contacted so far that is able to order and provide me a timeline on arrival. have to make a sizable deposit though to confirm.

I think the Bianca can handle that workload... plus it's not like my friends come over all the time.. haha.. especially now with MCO. Taking the time to do it also gives me time to chat with them when making coffee.. Most of my friends that come over are coffee kaki also.

bro, any information about this grinder? single dose kan? how to order and how much is it?

waiting for a Niche Zero is like waiting for the moon to turn blue... ppl want to throw money at them to order also cannot... Resellers are selling at a huge markup.. I hope some other companies see the demand for this and start providing alternative to them..

post ur review of the grinder ya when u get it. am interested to look for a single dose grinder with minimal retention.

anyone here have contact to buy green beans at large quantity at a reasonable price? say 10 - 15 kg per type..
looking for columbia supremo, mandheling, java. maybe also ethiopian yirgacheffe