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Maybe I Was Wrong About Light Roast

Aug 20, 2026

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1 min read

Maybe I Was Wrong About Light Roast

I put a light roast next to actual tea and pushed the extraction to see what it could do.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I'm breaking my own rule

Aug 17, 2026

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4 min read

I'm breaking my own rule

Why the guy who tells you to stop buying gear is telling you to buy this one.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

The worst idea that actually worked

Aug 13, 2026

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2 min read

The worst idea that actually worked

Turns out boiling coffee is just reducing a sauce.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

The thermometer told on my kettle

Aug 10, 2026

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6 min read

The thermometer told on my kettle

The kettle isn't broken. It's inconsistent. And now I know.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

What a blueberry taught me

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

What a blueberry taught me

A tangerine told me exactly what I like.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

The grinder that won't let you lie

Aug 3, 2026

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4 min read

The grinder that won't let you lie

The dial is honest. The label isn't.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

Stronger isn't more flavor

Jul 30, 2026

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1 min read

Stronger isn't more flavor

I brewed 1:15, 1:16, and 1:17 back to back. One surprised me.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

No thermometer, perfect ribs

Jul 27, 2026

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6 min read

No thermometer, perfect ribs

A new kettle, a slab of beef ribs, and the realization that the numbers might be training wheels I'm ready to take off.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

Nobody Tells Beginners to Taste First. So We Counted.

Jul 22, 2026

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6 min read

Nobody Tells Beginners to Taste First. So We Counted.

A small study of where coffee's starting advice actually begins.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I let the bed run dry

Jul 13, 2026

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4 min read

I let the bed run dry

The thing I'd been scrambling to avoid pulled the boldest cup I'd made in weeks.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy
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