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I bought the thing. It works. Now what.

Mar 30, 2026

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4 min read

I bought the thing. It works. Now what.

Sometimes the best brew you make is the one where you forgot to use your gear.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

The coffee that cured boredom got boring

Mar 23, 2026

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4 min read

The coffee that cured boredom got boring

Some coffees fight you. This one didn't. I'm still thinking about that.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

You're cooking the brisket like a steak

Mar 16, 2026

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4 min read

You're cooking the brisket like a steak

And what a stubborn Ethiopian coffee taught me about it

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I'm trying to master coffee in a year (and I might fail publicly)

Mar 9, 2026

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5 min read

I'm trying to master coffee in a year (and I might fail publicly)

Why We All Need Something to Push Us Forward

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I owe this Nicaraguan coffee an apology

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

I owe this Nicaraguan coffee an apology

And what an unmeasured cup taught me more than years of expertise did

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

Fuck The Recipe. Here's What Actually Matters.

Mar 2, 2026

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4 min read

Fuck The Recipe. Here's What Actually Matters.

It's not the recipe. It's that you don't know yourself yet.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

Coffee Doesn't Care About Your Gear

Feb 27, 2026

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6 min read

Coffee Doesn't Care About Your Gear

What are we actually chasing?

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I Mixed Two Coffees Together

Feb 23, 2026

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6 min read

I Mixed Two Coffees Together

Here's what happened when I stopped respecting the rules

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

Ground coffee, water, and time. That's it.

Feb 20, 2026

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5 min read

Ground coffee, water, and time. That's it.

How I got every tool to make perfect coffee and forgot to taste it.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

This grinder made me question everything I thought I knew

Feb 16, 2026

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5 min read

This grinder made me question everything I thought I knew

Why I had to unlearn everything to use it

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy
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