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Calm coffee notes from Everyday Beans—real brews, honest experiments, better daily rituals.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Apr 13, 2026

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6 min read

You are the variable

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

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Apr 6, 2026

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6 min read

I didn't know what I liked

How chasing sweetness taught me what I actually like.

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Mar 30, 2026

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6 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.

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The coffee that cured boredom got boring

Mar 23, 2026

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8 min read

The coffee that cured boredom got boring

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

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Mar 16, 2026

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7 min read

You're cooking the brisket like a steak

And what a stubborn Ethiopian coffee taught me about it

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

Mar 9, 2026

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9 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

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Mar 6, 2026

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8 min read

I owe this Nicaraguan coffee an apology

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

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Fuck The Recipe. Here's What Actually Matters.

Mar 2, 2026

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7 min read

Fuck The Recipe. Here's What Actually Matters.

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

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Feb 27, 2026

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10 min read

Coffee Doesn't Care About Your Gear

What are we actually chasing?

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Feb 23, 2026

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10 min read

I Mixed Two Coffees Together

Here's what happened when I stopped respecting the rules

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

Feb 20, 2026

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8 min read

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

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

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This grinder made me question everything I thought I knew

Feb 16, 2026

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9 min read

This grinder made me question everything I thought I knew

Why I had to unlearn everything to use it

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Feb 9, 2026

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11 min read

The roaster who hates his own coffee

And why you don't have to love everything in your field either

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Feb 2, 2026

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9 min read

I Was Wrong About Flat Bottom Filters

Why you need to question everything you think you know about brewing

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Jan 26, 2026

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10 min read

You already have enough coffee gear

Here's why I know

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Jan 19, 2026

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8 min read

Light roast kicked my ass

So why can't I figure it out?

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We're adjusters

I made it sweet. It died.

I almost stopped caring about coffee this year

I wrote off washed coffee

It isolates everything

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

I hoarded a dying coffee

My wife’s coffee maker humbled me

I’ve been selfish with this coffee

You are the variable

I didn't know what I liked

I bought the thing. It works. Now what.

The coffee that cured boredom got boring

You're cooking the brisket like a steak

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

I owe this Nicaraguan coffee an apology

Fuck The Recipe. Here's What Actually Matters.

Coffee Doesn't Care About Your Gear

I Mixed Two Coffees Together

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

This grinder made me question everything I thought I knew

The roaster who hates his own coffee

I Was Wrong About Flat Bottom Filters

You already have enough coffee gear

Light roast kicked my ass

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