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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

YouTube Spotlight

The coffee that broke my stopwatch

Jul 10, 2026

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1 min read

The coffee that broke my stopwatch

Why the fastest brew isn't always the better one.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I Don't Get Geisha's

Jul 6, 2026

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5 min read

I Don't Get Geisha's

On paying two and three times the price for a coffee that's only okay.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

The gap is where it happens

Jun 29, 2026

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4 min read

The gap is where it happens

Why the gap between smell and taste is where coffee actually lives.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

Hario lied to me

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Hario lied to me

I had the right tool for years. I just wasn't paying attention.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

We're adjusters

Jun 15, 2026

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3 min read

We're adjusters

You're already adjusting your coffee. You just didn't know that was the skill.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I made it sweet. It died.

Jun 8, 2026

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5 min read

I made it sweet. It died.

How I engineered exactly what I wanted from light roast, and why it tasted like nothing.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I almost stopped caring about coffee this year

Jun 1, 2026

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4 min read

I almost stopped caring about coffee this year

There's a difference between knowing what you like and knowing why. It took me a year to find it.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I wrote off washed coffee

May 25, 2026

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3 min read

I wrote off washed coffee

Turns out I wasn't bored with washed coffee. I just wasn't paying attention.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

It isolates everything

May 18, 2026

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3 min read

It isolates everything

The ZP6 isn't better than other grinders. It just shows you something different.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy
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