Hi Everyone,

coffee lover reporting in. I am using Breville BES 870.
prefer italian roast or french roast. 100% arabica.

wow!! nice!! same gang... i have been using the machine for more than 2 years.... what beans do you use?

Penang lighthouse still have ? I thought they close shop long time ago....  .... you can always tried coffee lane, that where i usually get me coffee bean from or you can try order online from this fellow Beanstalk whose in penang also as he can do door to door delivery (Service also not bad)...
that is quiet cheap, most in penang already selling it like rm35 to rm 37 for only 200 gram.

Thanks bro. Will do future purchase from there. They on leave until 12/9 though.

Other physical shop suggestion are welcome also. =D

Any place doing coffee appreciation/tasting sessions? been wanting to go to one, to better understand on how different beans/roast works

I tend to use aeropress, french press and drip coffee.

I use to purchase starbucks beans but I am trying to find something similar at a cheapper in terms of price.

It is pretty cheap price wise. I will give this a try as well. I have never roasted my own coffee beans before. Is it easy? I have never even grinded my coffee beans by myself before. I always ask starbucks to do the grinding for me.

My new grinder with a new batch of beans...It's quite a messy grinder but allows better control of the grind size compared to the built in grinder on my bes870.

Btw if anyone want to share the Ona raspberry candy beans with me let me know. Roast date 5th December. The aroma is wonderful!

Nice Store you have there 

Hi guys. Anyone here knows where i can get Breville cleaning tablets? The nearest is Kota Kemuning which is very far for me. I also can't find it online at the moment.

Hi noob question here.

How many teaspoon/tablespoon per cup to make pure black coffee.

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

Hey guys,
Im looking for a budget electric grinder right now. Home use. Aeropress, v60 & Clever dripper.
After did some research, it came down to two choices below:

1. Nivona CafeGrano 130 from Beanshipper.
Price: RM600++.
Can't found the review for the exact same model online though. But from the design I believe it is a re-branded Capresso Infinity. Capresso's review was pretty good. Great value for filter.

2. Mini Ek43 knock off/600N Feima/Feiying/Akira etc (So much name)
Price: RM300 ~ RM400. Depends on where i buy it.
Advantage over the Nivona above is obviously the price. Almost half. & I see many recommendations from you guys on this. But the problem is there are so many different version of this. Especially in Lazada. When I search exactly the name Feima/Feiying, there's no more. Sometimes weird name & even no name/brand at all. So worry i bought a bad one.
Or is it all the one that pop up with the same design is basically the same quality as the one you guys mention in this thread?

So need help from you guys on deciding this. Which one?. Or any other suggestion?

Looking forward for the opinions! =D

I've seen mods on replacing Gaggia Classic's steam wand with Rancillio Silvia's steam wand but idk if it's good for the machine.. Plan to do that too 

Hi all, not sure if this is the right place to ask, but seems to me like the most appropriate place to ask as of now. haha.

So recently i've been exploring on coffees, read articles online. Usually i get mine at starbucks. Skipping fraps nowadays coz it's mostly just syrup, sugar. So far I like the Americano and Caramel Macchiato. Actually i used to drink lots of kopi o, so i like the shots.

So today i tried to order the Espresso Macchiato aka Macchiato. They serve me the small cup version. Just wanna noe is it possible to get a Long Espresso Macchiato in starbucks? The small cup version just not enough kick for me. lol.

talk bout this, something embarrassing happen b4. lol.

Went to starbucks, ordered americano, ordered venti, said double shot. The person say usually venti we give 4 shots. I'm like..... ok. I wanted to add few more shots ma. so i diam je. lol

You should try them all...no right or wrong here...all fresh milk below...

Farmhouse - Most creamy & sweet. Has a light vanilla type smell. Foams very well & most stable. Can foam much hotter before burning. Very consistent season to season. Most cafe uses it.

Goodday -  Same company as Farmhouse. Just used to be OK...but last 1-2 years improved A LOT! Must try!

Pura - For the price, you can get better. I don't feel any thing really stands out. It's not bad per se...just...ordinary feeling IMHO

F&N - Same company as Pura.  Used to be quite good...but  now just average. Has a nice smell. Very inconsistent...you can tell the difference between seasons. QC also not great...many times turn to yogurt...my Mrs likes this yogurt / cream for baking... lol... a lot of cafe uses this milk because it is cheap

Tesco, Farm fresh, some flower picture brand - these all taste, smell, froth about the same. I'd get Tesco because it's cheaper...

If you are learning to froth, Farmhouse is easier and you can really stretch it...yes it's expensive and it makes you really pay attention to what you are doing . It also goes very well with coffee that has more chocolate, toffee, caramel flavors.

For fruity, flower, spicy coffees, I prefer milk like Goodday & Tesco. Farmhouse is too rich and over powering.

Goodday is well balanced between Farmhouse & Tesco. Foam quite well too. It's great value when offers at RM 6...

The UHT milks' can froth OK but it's not stable. For example, Farmhouse art can stay the same for 20-30 minute...UHT will start breaking down in 3-5 minute...