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There Is No Ultimate Percolator Recipe

Oct 1, 2026

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1 min read

There Is No Ultimate Percolator Recipe

I tried to write the definitive one. The percolator is too forgiving.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I stopped fighting the Moccamaster

Sep 28, 2026

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5 min read

I stopped fighting the Moccamaster

Then it made one of the worst cups I've measured, and all I wanted was to make it again

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Brewers

+1

CAFEC Flower Dripper Deep 27

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

CAFEC Flower Dripper Deep 27

I called this thing dumb on camera. It is still on my counter sixteen months later, and not for the reason I thought.

YouTube Spotlight

Same Recipe, Two Different Cups

Sep 24, 2026

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1 min read

Same Recipe, Two Different Cups

Same coffee, same numbers. The order I poured changed the taste.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy
I wrote a book in 11 days

Sep 21, 2026

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3 min read

I wrote a book in 11 days

And it is the reason this newsletter exists

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

Light Roast Forgives More Than You Think

Sep 17, 2026

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1 min read

Light Roast Forgives More Than You Think

I pushed a light roast hard on extraction. It never turned bitter.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

The coffee I almost gave up on

Sep 14, 2026

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5 min read

The coffee I almost gave up on

I don't know if it was the gear or time. Probably both. Maybe me too.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

What I'd Buy If I Started Over

Sep 10, 2026

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1 min read

What I'd Buy If I Started Over

The only five coffee tools I'd buy again. You probably own four.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Brewers

+1

Fellow Stagg [XF] Pour-Over

Sep 8, 2026

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9 min read

Fellow Stagg [XF] Pour-Over

Well made, plastic free, and it brews more coffee than almost any other pour-over on my shelf. I still reach for it three or four times a year.

Deep Dive

I was set up to fail from the first pour

Sep 7, 2026

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4 min read

I was set up to fail from the first pour

Same coffee, three brewers, and the advice I forgot to take myself

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy
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