[boblam07]

Bobbykyn, welcome to Geoexpat's coffee thread.

[boblam07]

Originally Posted by jayinhongkong

Just tried some of HKCoffee's Finca Helsar. Really good stuff, but pricey.

Finally have this pricey CoE coffee

In short, it is good but not great, much less complex than Nicaragua La Esperenza which, this year, didn't make it to the CoE.

However, my opinion may be partial as I tend to prefer Nicaraguan coffee, CoE or not...

[jayinhongkong]

I agree with you, the La Esperanza was definitely more complex. I was very impressed by it. I'm drinking all the old coffee I have lying around right now. It's actually painful to drink stuff that isn't freshly roasted.

[boblam07]

Originally Posted by Stoob

I saw a coffee maker (Developed by the Aerobee guy) in Tata coffee which was a cross between a french press and an espresso maker, i.e. used more pressure than a standard press. I thought this may have been the Columbia press.

It might be a bit late for iced coffee but this one is probably the best picture guide on how to do the inverted brewing method for Aerobie Aeropress. Just use regular amount for regular coffee and half the liquid and/or double the coffee for iced coffee.

The picture and instruction is about the middle of the page

CoffeeGeek - Recapping the Summer

Enjoy

[The BeeDees]

I love coffee! This is probably too late for the user who started this thread. I get my beans from a cafe chain called Coffee Bean in Malaysia and Singapore (free cuppa with every bag bought) and grind it myself when I want to brew coffee. Alternatives are Starbucks or Illy beans. Starbucks staff are very friendly and educated. You can request for a tasting session to identify precisely the beans that fit your preferences. My friend orders beans from Has Bean (Freshly roasted coffee from Hasbean) which delivers worldwide. Price is reasonable, and is pretty fresh if you order within UK. Delivery takes a week or less to HK.

[boblam07]

Originally Posted by The BeeDees

I get my beans from a cafe chain called Coffee Bean in Malaysia and Singapore (free cuppa with every bag bought) and grind it myself when I want to brew coffee.

If I get it correctly, the coffee bean you mentioned is the chain called "the coffee bean and tea leaf" which is a US chain but the one in Malaysia/Singapore is run out of Australia. I had coffee at this chain before and wasn't impressed. I consider it equivalent to a coffee chain, thus in line with Starbucks, Spinelli and the like.

If you're looking for a good coffee chain, I think McCafe in Hong Kong is probably the best espresso place among coffee chain in Hong Kong.

My friend orders beans from Has Bean (Freshly roasted coffee from Hasbean) which delivers worldwide. Price is reasonable, and is pretty fresh if you order within UK. Delivery takes a week or less to HK.

For Has Been, it's the same as coffee lovers in UK that they are less likely to order beans from Intelligensia, Counter Culture, Stumptown or any famous artisanal roaster in the US on the fact that it does not worth the cost and/or not fresh enough once delivered. The reasons I see people orders beans afar is that they get used to it or they couldn't find a good/reliable one in Hong Kong. For the first reason, no one can help, I think. For the second reason, Hong Kong now has lots of good roasters. I mentioned it one more time for those who just looks at the thread. All of them speak english.

1. �@��, coffee, landy coffee, �@�إΫ~, �s�A�M�H�@�ب�, �@�ذQ�װ�, coffee forum, coffee beans, fresh roasted coffee beans very friendly and focus on retailers. Allow a hand on experience with all equipment they carry. Provide recommendation for newbies on both machine and bean type if you have no clue what to pick from their 50 varieties. Tailor made roaster, ie roast to your requirement starting from only 100g. Speak some english but better visiting them Saturday afternoon when quite a few english speaking coffee lover hanging out there.

2. Kitamura Coffee Kissaten, Japanese style, freshly roast coffee house. In business since 2002 with lots of accessories for drip. Click on the weblog (not the main webpage) for current detail as it just moved

3. JUST JAVA Renowned contributor and vintage espresso machine restorer Paul Pratt run coffee business in Hong Kong over a decade I tend to believe even Has Bean should hear about this British guy's reputation. Limited but decent offerings.

4. Welcome to Coffee Assembly �w �� �� �{ �@ �� �| �] run by Felix Wong, a coffee entrepreneur since 2000. Probably the best espresso you could find on Hong Kong island side. Offering some freshly roasted bean though you need to alert him through his email.

For those who are new to artisanal coffee scene in Hong Kong, please check out these guys before you plunge in $$$ for imported bean with chances of getting it at a less prime condition. Do what those British people did to Has Bean, order bean close to home, not afar

[jayinhongkong]

I agree with Bob on the Hasbean issue. I've ordered from them before and they have a lot of different types of coffee, but if you order enough for the price to be comparable to the price of coffee from one of the quality local roasters, your coffee will be stale before you get through it all. If it's taken 8 or 9 days to get to you and it takes you a few weeks to drink it, it will have lost a significant amount of flavor a week after receiving it.

I also found the Cuban I got from them was not particularly outstanding, even though it was nice to try Cuban coffee for a change.

[Bobbykyn]

I am at Epoch right now sipping on a cappaccino and I thought of this thread. I believe all the opinions about this place and it's Illy coffee is pretty spot on. I would say it's the best I've had, but it's pretty damn good coffee.

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that suggested this place (although it's probably too late), and that I probably would've have found this place otherwise.

There's also a Kosmos just a very short walk from here (back inside PP 3) but the coffee there is not as good as the Kosmos in LKF.

But yeh, the real reason I'm posting is because I conveniently had my notebook at epoch and felt the urge to write something whilst drinking my coffee.

[Skyhook]

Having just acquired a new conical burr grinder earlier this week, I'd just like to say it has enhanced my espresso experience to a totally new level...

Definitely worth the bucks paid, now that I am getting a much bolder/richer coffee, a much improved initial espresso pour, that's night and day by comparison.

Its great to finally get a consistently fine espresso grind, instead of the gritty French press suited grinder I had previously, which really wasn't suited to us espresso enthusiasts.. I know there are a few of you out there.

A short video of today's espresso / cappuccino effort .

YouTube - The art of coffee

[Stoob]

Anyone have experience with the following products?

Sunbeam >> Cafe Series >> EM0480 - Grinder

Sunbeam >> Coffee Makers >> EM5900

Sunbeam >> Cafe Series >> EM6910

I'm wondering if the EM6910 is worth the extra money in terms of espresso quality. They both appear to have the same system, i.e. 15 bar pump, thermoblock heating etc. Is the extra just for the convenience of the twin thermoblock design, pressure gauge etc.