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YouTube Spotlight

Short reads from the YouTube channel. Each one stands on its own and points you to the video.

YouTube Spotlight

I Tried to Fix a Perfect Machine

Oct 8, 2026

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1 min read

I Tried to Fix a Perfect Machine

A story about fancy gear and the catch nobody mentions.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

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

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

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

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

YouTube Spotlight

I Ruined a Cup on Purpose

Sep 3, 2026

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1 min read

I Ruined a Cup on Purpose

Pushing a light roast past the edge, on purpose, to find where the middle is.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

Maybe It's Not the Grinder

Aug 27, 2026

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1 min read

Maybe It's Not the Grinder

I put my hand grinder against an electric one, same water and recipe, and the winner was a lot cheaper.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

Maybe I Was Wrong About Light Roast

Aug 20, 2026

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1 min read

Maybe I Was Wrong About Light Roast

I put a light roast next to actual tea and pushed the extraction to see what it could do.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

The worst idea that actually worked

Aug 13, 2026

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2 min read

The worst idea that actually worked

Turns out boiling coffee is just reducing a sauce.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

What a blueberry taught me

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

What a blueberry taught me

A tangerine told me exactly what I like.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

Stronger isn't more flavor

Jul 30, 2026

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1 min read

Stronger isn't more flavor

I brewed 1:15, 1:16, and 1:17 back to back. One surprised me.

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

It Smells Better Than it Taste
A Newsletter for Everyday Beans Coffee

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