Recently I bought pre grounded coffee but it tasted kind of bad and made me headache. First time bought pre grounded actually, before this always use roasted bean. Is generally pre grounded coffee taste bad or I just chose the wrong brand and quality?

Whoooahhhh.... everybody take a deep breath. I think the text-only nature of forums is rearing its ugly head. Tons of misunderstanding, on both sides (heh heh to coin a Trump phrase).

To use utraben's metaphor, you can still make a fantastic steak with the cheapest skillet from a hypermarket. On the other side, you can use a thousand ringgit skillet and still have an inedible steak, if either the chef is unskilled, or the meat was poor quality.

Good equipment only makes things easier, not necessarily better.

However there is one truism: you can't make a great coffee with bad or unfresh beans. You can use the best machine and it will still taste bleah....

i got a problem with my oscar 1; only 2 holes in the steam wand is working - how to clean them? can the tip be unscrewed?

Its a blade type 😅

Hi,

I am coffee noob.. Thinking of buying an average for home coffee espresso machine from Lazada.

I am based in Subang jaya. Does anyone here knows any shop/house/place/coffee roaster that sells reasonable price coffee beans/Biji kopi/grind coffee/serbuk kopi?

And also I am still noob, at the moment trying to research and read and understand more. WHy cant we use those serbuk coffee like those in chinese kopitiam use for espresso machine yea? cause I think those chinese kopitiam/hainanese coffee flvr strong n nice..  


SOrry i ask such stupid questions..Trying to google and understand more..   

Hello guys. I’m just thinking to have my own espresso machine for home use only. With budget 1.5k, what is the best espresso machine and grinder I can get?

1. Can use Cafiza® Espresso Machine Cleaning Powder. Cheaper to get from TaoBao I believe.
2. I haven't seen anyone that sells them in Malaysia, even coffex don't have them. They say as long as you are using filtered water should be fine 
3. Havent de-scale mine before. Most water sources from Syabas in the Klang Valley are soft water. Since the water I used for coffee has been tripled filtered as well, so I don't think there is much build up to de-scale. But in case you want to know how, check your Breville Hand book, or refer to Breville, check and see your batch code, and read-up accordingly.

anybody looking for glass jar to store coffee?
well, look no further...
https://jarsinmalaysia.com

what's the main idea behind de-scaling?

Salute coffee lover buddies!
I was both surprised and amazed to know that there’s a big community of coffee lovers here in Lowyat.

After surfing many threads, there seems to have different opinions about the Vietnam coffee. Asides from the positive, some describes it as burnt, bitter type, so hyper, headache or even steal their sleep and so on… OMG, I agree, as a Vietnamese it’s like a common taste to drink like that and yah it’s quite strong.
However, probably people realize that there are different types of coffee & many more different factors influencing the coffee quality. And I want to bring you a new perspective about Vietnam coffee.

No more high caffeine, Arabica is selected & planted at higher latitude of 1200 to 1600m.
The trees were organically planted, using permaculture technique without using chemicals at all.
Instead of dry processing, our coffee cherries are wet-processed and fermented.
The green beans are air roasted by Italian technology
On top of that, we mix them with the rare Moka Arabica at ratio of 1:9.

The coffee comes with a mild euphoria, help you stay focused, fresh, but do not take away your sleep, no effects on your heartbeat or digestive system. It’s aromatic, lightly sour & leaving a natural sweetness after taste. We name it Le Plateau - http://bit.ly/2C0z1g3

Do you prefer ice cold coffee or hot?

Guys, I've modded my Delonghi EC680 portafilter to bottomless (with non-pressurized filter basket) and I get spurt all over. I've tried almost everything suggested by most people.. grind setting, hard & light tamp and WDT too. Perhaps it's time for me to change my current hario skerton grinder to a better one.

Any suggestion for grinder in the range of rm1.5k and below? anyone tried welhome's zd-17?

Thanks guys for recommendation.. anyway i am new to coffee world.. plan to get an entry machine that can make latte art as my wife always wana do it.. any recommendations? Budget less than 2k if possible

jus got entry level de'longhi cp33.21 from 1212 sales..

wanna ask, what size of tamper should i get for this machine?

tq

https://www.lazada.com.my/delonghi-ecodecal...time=1513572361

Recommended for descaling? this is mineral based, not sure how it differs to other types of descaler, though

Other recommended brands for descaler?

Preferably new ones as worried of warranty issues and wear and tear

Since we can’t get the magnolia barista milk in malaysia, which milk is recommended?

guy any fully automatic espresso machine ? thinking of getting one for my old man ... (he 70++), grind, weight, temp + tamp is over gimmick for him ....

As a Barista myself and a home coffee brewer.

If you're ain't rich, don't ever think of getting yourself a grinder + espresso machine yourself. Unless you have the budget of 4k just for the machines itself..

Dont forget to count the cost of your coffee. For decent beans it would cost you about rm3 to make it + eletrical fees + cleaning time and etc.. Not worth it..

Let's say you buy a cup of coffee from the cafe down the street it would only cost you about RM8-11? The money you put in your machines can get at least 3 years of coffee supply. 1 cup a day lol.. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS! hahaha

But if you're talking about hand-brew like aeropress, v60, handbrew then go for it. That would only cost you at most rm1000 for good manual grinder + tools.