Brew your best coffee with our Drip Brew Recipe
Coffee = Everyday. Drip Brewers = Convenient & Fast. They also don't require you to be fully awake. That said most of us just dump a bunch of ground coffee...
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What Makes a Good Cup of Coffee?
A good cup of coffee is brewed with the right strength and should have a balanced combination of sweetness, acidity, bitterness, and body. A well-brewed cup highlights the origin character...
Black Oak Coffee - Learn How To Make Better Coffee
How to brew with an Aeropress: Inverted
The Aeropress is great for bringing out true flavors of coffee. We used our Colombian Single Origin to refine a recipe for you to use. This one involves starting off...
How to brew with an Aeropress
We love the Aeropress. Learn our recipe for making a perfect cup every time with this almost magical handheld brewer.
How to brew the perfect cup of coffee with a French Press
We've all got one hidden away somewhere or constantly in use... but, really, aside from tossing in some grounds and going, how can we take this French Press action to...
Recipe: Wush Wush Natural with a Hario V60
Ethiopian Single Origins as wonderful as Wush Wush Natural deserve a joyful ritual. 10oz Hario v60 Brew Recipe 18g medium/fine Wush Wush Natural250g of 190° Water Pre-Pour Wetting your V60 filter...
Coffee for a Cause Bundle: Great Coffee, Great Causes
10% of profits from each of these very special coffees goes to very important causes. Nena breaks down the Coffee for a Cause Bundle, now available.
Black Oak Wins Prestigious Award at US Coffee Championships
72 Roasters entered the competition18 made it to Portland Our head roaster Steve Cuevas took the 2nd Place trophy
US Coffee Championships Qualifiers: 1st, 3rd and 6th
Tom Chandler, Black Oak’s green coffee buyer, placed first in the US Cup Taster Championship qualifier earlier this month. Steve Cuevas, our head roaster, placed third in the US Roaster...
Our recent feature on ABC News' @Localish
We are thrilled to have been featured on ABC News' "Localish". The way they captured our customers' point of view, plus cameos from head roaster Steve and owner Jon were...
How To Make Strong Coffee, Every Time
I like strong coffee. Strong coffee has enough caffeine, has a great mouthfeel and tends to compliment the rich complexity of coffee’s flavor. The question, at least from the perspective...
Our Female Farmer Coffee Project, responding to the challenges of the pandemic
Last year was extremely trying in so many ways. The coffee community was particularly impacted both domestically and internationally. As cafes were shuttered and slowed, the flow of high quality...
Light vs Dark (and Medium too): A Complete Guide To Coffee Roast Levels
What are the differences between light, dark and medium roasts? If you want to get an enjoyable cup of coffee, understanding the difference between dark, medium and light roasts is...
As you like it: Coffee subscriptions on your schedule
The Black Oak Tasting Club has been a hit. Two fresh single origin picks each month is a fun way to explore the world of coffee. New favorites are made, and any dull moments...
How Many Calories Are There In Coffee?
The short answers are: either five calories per cup or about negative 100 per cup, depending on how you look at it. Now I know the idea of negative calories...
Black Oak Tasting Club - A year in review
It has been one heck of a year. It seems that this year has simultaneously flown by and dragged on as a ceaseless eternity. Within the incalculable mass of tragedy...
Gift coffee to everyone on your list with one easy order
If you ask us, coffee is the perfect gift for anyone. Whether it's your colleagues or your favorite Uncle, caffeine is a universal language of love. Want to get all...