Everyday Beans Podcast - Mostly About Coffee and Other Stuff

Oaks, the coffee guy
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It's about coffee, food, life and what other randomness I feel that'll be helpful to the common coffee drinker or to anyone who likes to be entertained by a stranger, briefly.

  1. 1d ago

    Timemore Sculptor: Endgame Coffee Grinder Review

    Send us Fan Mail After two months with the Timemore Sculptor 78SS grinder, I've discovered what might be the only grinder most coffee enthusiasts will ever need. In this episode, I break down my honest experience with this $800 grinder equipped with standard burrs, comparing it against my collection including the legendary EK43, the Fellow Ode Gen 2, and several hand grinders. I share how this grinder completely changed my approach to dialing in coffee through its unique speed control feature and surprisingly usable grind range that spans from espresso to pour-over. Throughout this review, I discuss the practical realities of owning this grinder—from the fluffy, low-fines coffee grounds it produces to the specific challenges I encountered with espresso extraction. I explain how adjusting RPM speeds essentially gives you multiple grinders in one, and why most of the 18+ grind settings are actually usable compared to other grinders on the market. You'll learn about the grinder's design features including the magnetic catch cup, automatic knocker, and why the hopper size is both a feature and a drawback. By listening to this episode, you'll understand whether the Timemore Sculptor 78SS is the endgame grinder for your home coffee setup, how to approach dialing it in for different brew methods, and why I believe this grinder can grow with you regardless of whether you're brewing light, medium, or dark roasts. Support the show For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans

    Timemore Sculptor: Endgame Coffee Grinder Review

  2. 6d ago

    Maybe You Should Just Follow the Recipe

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I get honest about something I usually don't talk about: most days, my own coffee brewing is boring and simple. I walk through my actual go-to recipe, a short bloom, one main pour, a pulse or two, and water around 200 degrees Fahrenheit, and I explain why I only start experimenting once a cup stops tasting right. I also unpack why I've spent so much time pushing you to find your own recipe and go deeper into the coffee rabbit hole, and why that advice was never meant to be a requirement. If you've ever felt behind because you use one simple coffee recipe instead of chasing every brewing tip and ratio online, this episode is for you. I talk about why a recipe that works is enough, why endless tips can turn into noise, and why an automatic drip machine is a perfectly valid way to make great coffee. Whether you are a tinkerer who loves testing every variable or someone who just wants a good cup and to move on with your day, you will walk away with permission to trust what already works for you. Support the show For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans

    Maybe You Should Just Follow the Recipe

  3. Jul 7

    Why Every Recipe Is a Starting Point

    Send us Fan Mail I've never met a coffee lesson I could skip. Every recipe, every ratio, every borrowed technique had to be lived through before it meant anything. In this episode, I make the case for structure in coffee, and the case against clinging to it too long. I walk through how I leaned on other people's recipes when I started, from bloom timing to pour weights, and how that structure gave me a sense that I was doing it right even before I understood why. I also tell the story of my first attempt at brisket, following a top restaurant's method step by step, only to end up with something that tasted nothing like theirs, and what that taught me about the invisible variables experts never mention. By the end of this one, you'll understand why structure is a starting place and not a destination, why the guru who taught you a ratio was never wrong, and why the goal is to eventually build your own guardrails instead of living inside someone else's. I share what happened when I asked my audience how they actually brew their coffee, and why the wild variety of answers was the most reassuring thing I've heard in a while. If you've ever felt guilty for deviating from a recipe, or frustrated that you can't replicate someone else's cup, this episode is for you. Support the show For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans

    Why Every Recipe Is a Starting Point

  4. Jul 2

    What the Dino Rib Taught Me About Coffee

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode I tell the story of smoking dino beef ribs on a brand new Weber kettle with no thermometer anywhere in sight, and how that one decision completely reframed how I think about brewing coffee. I share why not knowing the temperature actually made me feel good, and how I realized it was not really about the thermometer at all. I had simply started to trust myself more. From there I connect it straight to specialty coffee, where so many of us lean on our scale, our TDS meter, our water temperature, our brew ratio, and our drawdown timing to chase the perfect cup. I talk about how we start out loose and free when we know less, then slowly become rigid and anal about every number as our journey continues. I also get into how I have been brewing the same lightly roasted Ethiopian white honey at random doses, sometimes 10 grams, sometimes 30, sometimes 12, without obsessing over the measurements, and what happened when the coffee kept tasting essentially the same. By listening to this episode you will learn how to recognize when your brewing has quietly become rigid, why slowing down and paying attention can matter more than chasing numbers, and how to find more freedom and honesty in your coffee ritual without ever throwing your gear away. If you are a home brewer who feels stuck inside your own spreadsheet, this one is for you. Support the show For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans

    What the Dino Rib Taught Me About Coffee

  5. Jun 30

    The Coffee Lesson No App Can Teach

    Send us Fan Mail A couple of months ago, I set out to build a coffee app called Brew Outside the Box. The idea was simple: an AI companion you could talk to while you brewed, something that would answer your questions and guide you through what was happening in the cup. I even reshaped it into a failure challenge, a way to push people out of their comfort zone without buying any new gear. But the more I worked on it, the more I kept hitting the same wall. The coffee didn't care about my game. And eventually I realized the app couldn't teach the one thing that actually matters, which is the experience of going through it yourself. In this episode, I walk through why I stopped building the app and what the whole failure taught me about learning coffee. I talk about why an app can't taste, why naming a coffee "a Colombian" tells you almost nothing, and why the real teacher is just brewing a cup, paying attention, and asking better questions. By listening, you'll learn how to develop your own palate and your own recipe through trial and error, and why treating failure as feedback is the fastest honest path to better coffee. If you've ever wished there was a shortcut to good coffee, this one is for you. Support the show For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans

    The Coffee Lesson No App Can Teach

  6. Jun 25

    What I Stopped Tracking in My Coffee

    Send us Fan Mail There's stuff in coffee I stopped tracking, and it wasn't because I got lazy. It's because it stopped mattering. In this episode I sit down with the things I quietly subtracted from my routine over the years and ask myself whether they were ever as critical as they felt. I talk through why elevation, varietal, and processing matter to me but never decide which coffee I reach for, why my Melodrip and drip assist mostly live on the bar until I want consistency for a recipe, and why the real "filter trap" isn't the paper itself but the psychology of thinking you need every option on the market. I keep coming back to the same idea: when you subtract a variable from your mind, you don't lose control of your coffee, you get a kind of freedom that makes you more present with the cup in front of you. By the end, you'll understand how an experienced home brewer and roaster decides what actually moves the cup versus what's just part of the dance, and you'll have a simple framework for spotting the gear and habits you can let go of. I get into the few things you genuinely can't subtract, the brewer, the water, and the coffee, and why letting the rest fall away might be the thing that makes you a better brewer. If you've ever felt buried under variables, filters, and gadgets, this one is about doing less on purpose and trusting your own routine. Support the show For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans

    What I Stopped Tracking in My Coffee

  7. Jun 23

    When the Gear Finally Goes Quiet

    Send us Fan Mail For years I treated the grinder, the water, and the brewer like obstacles standing between me and a good cup of coffee. In this episode I talk through how that finally changed. I walk back through my own journey, from the French press that first got me hooked, through the seven or eight grinders I've owned, the long stretch of plain tap water, and the endless internal debate over which brewer was "better." Somewhere along the way each of those things stopped being a limiting factor and went quiet. Not because the gear got better, but because my skill and understanding got deep enough that the equipment stopped getting in the way. I get specific about what changed: how one capable grinder like my K-Ultra now does everything I need, how coming back to Third Wave Water and playing with acidic and sweet profiles reshaped what I taste, and how a few months living with one brewer made the whole "which brewer" question feel small. If you listen, you'll learn how to tell whether you're still in the gear-acquisition phase or whether you've quietly moved past it, and why the goal was never mastering every tool but understanding enough that you can finally focus on the coffee itself. I also get honest about the trap I still fall into, losing sight of the joy and fascination under all the variables, and how I pull myself back. This one is for anyone who has wondered whether the next purchase will finally fix their cup, or who is starting to suspect that the answer was the coffee all along. I'd love to hear where you are in your own journey. Support the show For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans

    When the Gear Finally Goes Quiet

  8. Jun 18

    Revisiting Coffee: A Year of Growth

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I'm doing something I've been looking forward to for a long time — coming back to six coffees I've already judged, brewed, and roasted before. I'm calling it the rematch. These are the exact same coffees: a Colombian medium, a Watermelon medium, a Honduras medium, an Ethiopian light roast white honey, a Honduras light roast, and a Java Nica from L'Kinzel Coffee Company out of Nicaragua. They've been sitting in the warehouse, some in vacuum-sealed bags, quietly aging while I've been out here sharpening my skills. The biggest question isn't whether the coffees changed. The biggest question is whether I have. I talk through what I remember about each coffee, what I'm hoping to find this time, and why I believe returning to familiar coffees is one of the most underrated tools a home brewer has. I also share a story about a Meyer lemon Colombian I ordered from a Seattle roaster years ago — a coffee that hit like a revelation the first time, then came back as a shadow of itself on the second order. That experience changed how I think about roasters, repeat purchases, and the expectations we bring to a cup. By listening to this episode, you'll understand why going back to a coffee you've already tried is one of the most honest tests of how much your palate and brewing knowledge have actually grown — and how to approach that rematch with curiosity instead of disappointment. Support the show For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans

    Revisiting Coffee: A Year of Growth
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