Everyday Beans Podcast - Mostly About Coffee and Other Stuff
Oaks, the coffee guy
245 episodes
2 days ago
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into the engineering and geometry behind pour-over coffee brewers, drawing from my background as a drainage engineer to explain how water flow impacts extraction. I break down the science behind popular brewers like the Hario V60, Fellow Stagg, Deep 27, and the UFO dripper, examining how their cone angles and design features manipulate water flow to create different extraction profiles. I demonstrate how steep angles create faster flow rates, while ...
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Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into the engineering and geometry behind pour-over coffee brewers, drawing from my background as a drainage engineer to explain how water flow impacts extraction. I break down the science behind popular brewers like the Hario V60, Fellow Stagg, Deep 27, and the UFO dripper, examining how their cone angles and design features manipulate water flow to create different extraction profiles. I demonstrate how steep angles create faster flow rates, while ...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into the engineering and geometry behind pour-over coffee brewers, drawing from my background as a drainage engineer to explain how water flow impacts extraction. I break down the science behind popular brewers like the Hario V60, Fellow Stagg, Deep 27, and the UFO dripper, examining how their cone angles and design features manipulate water flow to create different extraction profiles. I demonstrate how steep angles create faster flow rates, while ...
Send us a text In this episode, I get real about something we don't talk about enough in specialty coffee: not every coffee is going to be special to you, and that's perfectly okay. I share my experience with a lightly roasted Kenyan coffee that smells divine but I just don't like, and reflect on a customer review that said my Brazilian coffee "wasn't special enough." I dive into why coffee preference is entirely personal and subjective, and why once a bag of coffee leaves a roaster's hands, ...
Send us a text In this reflective episode, I share my birthday thoughts about what really matters in the coffee journey. I talk about how I've accumulated so much coffee gear and knowledge about brewing techniques, but I realized I've been missing the forest for the trees. I discuss how we often get caught up in the latest grinders, brewers, water recipes, and extraction methods, but forget to truly understand the coffee itself. I use the Hario V60 Switch as an example of how even when trying...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into the world's most controversial brewing device - the AeroPress. I share my honest journey from initially thinking it was garbage to learning to appreciate its unique capabilities. I discuss a thoughtful comment from a listener about AeroPress techniques, exploring both the traditional and inverted brewing methods. I break down the common leakage issues with paper filters versus metal filters, and why I've come to prefer the metal filter for its ...
Send us a text In this episode, I'm diving into coffee grinder recommendations—specifically why I don't recommend the Baratza Virtuoso despite owning it for years. I share my honest experience with this popular $250 grinder, explaining how it performs flawlessly mechanically and looks great on your counter, but ultimately falls short in what matters most: the cup quality. I talk about how the Virtuoso produces a muddy, concentrated flavor profile where all the tasting notes hit at once and th...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive into my latest obsession: perfecting Japanese milk bread. But this isn't just about bread—it's about how pursuing mastery in one craft can transform your approach to another. I share my journey of deliberately choosing to make Japanese milk bread once a week, experimenting with different flours, ratios, techniques, and baking methods, all while staying intentionally naive to outside influences. I explain why I'm avoiding extensive research and instead le...
Send us a text In this episode, I share my weekend revelations about coffee brewing that completely shifted my perspective. I realized that it's not about the brewer—it's about the recipe and understanding the coffee itself. I tested different recipes with various devices, including the Hario V60 and Mugen Dripper, and discovered something profound: we often lose sight of what really matters in our coffee journey. I talk about the "holy trinity" of coffee brewing and why getting yourself out ...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into one of the most critical yet misunderstood aspects of brewing great coffee: finding your grinder's sweet spot. I share my recent experiences with multiple grinders, including the Timemore Chestnut Clarity King and the Timemore CP6, and reveal why most grinder settings are essentially useless. Through weeks of testing and countless cups of coffee, I discovered that every grinder—regardless of price or reputation—has a narrow range where it truly...
Send us a text In this episode, I'm getting real about my evolving relationship with coffee and where I'm heading in the new year. I've been reflecting on my coffee journey over the past couple of weeks, especially as I've been exploring clarity in my brews, and I'm realizing that my love for coffee is becoming more specific and intentional. I talk about how I don't care much for really light roasted coffees anymore—they tend to taste all the same to me with their forward acidity and lack of ...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into my experience with the Hario Mugen Switch, a coffee brewer that has completely changed my perspective on pour-over brewing. I share my journey from first trying the regular Mugen dripper to discovering the switch version, and why I believe this $35 brewer might be the best pour-over option available today. I explain the unique design features that set it apart, particularly the lack of traditional ridges found on standard V60 brewers, and how t...
Send us a text In this episode, I take you through my journey with what I initially thought was one of coffee's most useless gadgets—the Hario Drip Assist. I share my skepticism about unnecessary coffee tools and explain why I almost dismissed this particular device before giving it a chance. After testing it with my Moka Master and various V60 brewers, I discovered something unexpected: this simple plastic tool with strategically placed holes actually revolutionized my brewing consistency. I...
Send us a text In this episode, I share my honest experience with one of the world's most expensive and hyped coffees - Jamaican Blue Mountain. I take you through my journey from my usual medium wash Guatemala to discovering this elusive coffee that costs significantly more than typical specialty beans. I explain how I approached brewing and tasting this coffee black to experience its pure flavor profile, and why the experience left me with mixed feelings about this legendary coffee. I dive d...
Send us a text In this thought-provoking episode, I dive deep into a question that's been weighing on my mind: what truly constitutes a "game changer" in the coffee world? I challenge the overuse of this term and examine whether the latest innovations in coffee brewing, roasting, and processing are actually revolutionary or just incremental improvements on existing methods. I share my honest observations from attending the SCA this year and reflect on the current state of coffee innovation in...
Send us a text In this episode, I share my transformative journey with Ethiopian coffee - the coffee that completely changed how I understand and appreciate what coffee can be. I talk about my first experience ordering Ethiopian coffee online from a New York roaster, how the lemony aroma immediately caught my attention, and the shocking realization that coffee could taste fruity, bright, and completely different from the chocolatey, nutty diner coffee I was used to. I explain how that first s...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive into something I've been thinking about a lot lately: does nice coffee gear actually matter? I share my recent experience with upgrading my equipment, specifically talking about the Fellow Stagg Pro kettle and what it's taught me about the relationship between premium gear and the brewing experience. I explore the honest truth that while expensive equipment might not technically make your coffee taste better, there's something psychological and experient...
Send us a text In this episode, I explore the often-overlooked world of specialty decaf coffee and why it deserves more attention from coffee enthusiasts. I start by brewing and tasting a decaf coffee I roasted four to five days ago, comparing it through both cone-shaped and flat-bed filters to understand how this misunderstood category of coffee performs. I share my honest thoughts about the lingering stigma around decaffeinated coffee—how most people's early experiences with terrible decaf ...
Send us a text I've been experimenting with my ZP6 grinder, also known as the Clarity King, for the past few weeks, and I've come to a fascinating realization that I need to share with you. In this episode, I challenge the common "this grinder versus that grinder" mentality that dominates coffee conversations. I explain why I've been rotating between my ZP6, K6, K2, and Fellow Ode grinders, and what this experience has taught me about how different grinders reveal different aspects of the sam...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into the world of Gesha coffee—one of the most expensive and hyped coffee varietals in specialty coffee. I'm drinking a Nicaragua Gesha that's almost four weeks off roast, and I'm getting real about what I actually experience versus what the marketing promises. I talk about how Gesha has this incredible aroma—floral, fruity, and so intense that you almost forget what you're drinking—but when it comes to the actual taste, it often falls flat for me. ...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into my complicated relationship with natural process coffees. I used to love them—they were punchy, bold, and right in your face with flavor. But somewhere along my coffee journey, that changed. Now I find myself gravitating toward washed coffees and sweeter Brazilian naturals, avoiding the fruit bombs that once excited me. I wonder if my palate has matured, if I'm just getting older, or if I'm chasing something elusive from my past. I talk about p...
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into a question that has been on my mind: can every coffee have sweetness? As I sit here drinking a natural process medium roast called Fruit Bomb, I explore the complexities of chasing balance in coffee brewing. I discuss why sweetness matters so much to me, how it balances acidity, and share my personal journey of discovering sweetness in coffee about four to five years ago. I talk about my brewing approach for this particular coffee—using a 1:12 ...
Everyday Beans Podcast - Mostly About Coffee and Other Stuff
Send us a text In this episode, I dive deep into the engineering and geometry behind pour-over coffee brewers, drawing from my background as a drainage engineer to explain how water flow impacts extraction. I break down the science behind popular brewers like the Hario V60, Fellow Stagg, Deep 27, and the UFO dripper, examining how their cone angles and design features manipulate water flow to create different extraction profiles. I demonstrate how steep angles create faster flow rates, while ...
