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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

Deep Dive

I can tell you exactly why I don’t like this

May 11, 2026

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5 min read

I can tell you exactly why I don’t like this

I used to live for this exact cup.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I hoarded a dying coffee

May 4, 2026

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5 min read

I hoarded a dying coffee

I knew it was dying. I kept brewing it anyway.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

My wife’s coffee maker humbled me

Apr 27, 2026

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5 min read

My wife’s coffee maker humbled me

Why the Mr. Coffee sits next to my Olympia Cremina

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I’ve been selfish with this coffee

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

I’ve been selfish with this coffee

Sometimes the quiet coffee is the one that won’t leave you alone

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

You are the variable

Apr 13, 2026

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3 min read

You are the variable

You have more control than you think. Just not as much as you want.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I didn't know what I liked

Apr 6, 2026

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4 min read

I didn't know what I liked

How chasing sweetness taught me what I actually like.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy
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