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@medica The roast time varies based on the popper, but it really shouldn't take more than fifteen minutes. Also, do not leave it unattended while roasting. Coffee beans release a light, papery substance called chaff, and it is highly flammable.

Cerberus

@tchrist Evil boy.

Where was it supposed to go?

Mahnax

12:40 AM

Coffee roasting smells awful, by the way, so do it outside if weather permits.

medica

woah, really?

Cerberus

I saw it on the æ.

Mahnax

And wait 24 hours after roasting to consume.

tchrist

@Cerberus No, merely puckish.

medica

Outside, ok. Should I run a fan over it?

Cerberus

12:40 AM

I think faeries are little daemons?

Mahnax

@medica When it's done roasting, a fan might be good. You'll want to shake it around in a sieve or something to try to cool it ASAP. It will continue to roast as it cools if you don't.

medica

(to decrease liklihood of fireball formation.

Mahnax

But the air popper quite conveniently blows most of the chaff away.

Especially if you use the little plastic hat that it comes with.

You'll see what I mean when you get the popper.

medica

ok. This is all good!

I will let you know how he likes it!

Thank you!

Mahnax

Great! I hope it works out.

medica

12:42 AM

:-)

KitFox

If you immediately rinse the beans in ice water, it will partially decaffeinate them.

medica

Really?

Mahnax

@medica And between 1/3 and 1/2 of a cup at once.

medica

Hmm now I'm tempted...

this sounds like fun.

Mahnax

But coffee beans don't like water—you lose flavour at the expense of this decaffeination.

KitFox

12:43 AM

If you are interested in decaffeinating them more, steep them in boiling water for about 1 minute after grinding.

medica

ah... then if you brew more, you get more caffeine as well, is that it?

KitFox

Discard the water and brew.

No, you won't get more caffeine, but you also lose some of the best flavors.

medica

Hmm! This is great to know!

tchrist

Mahnax

I don't actually know if that works—the water thing, that is.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

12:44 AM

Coffee is not meant to be decaffeinated.

Mahnax

Lemme see.

KitFox

You can do it with tea as well.

medica

@KitFox I never knew that!

tchrist

It was supposed to go there, @Cerb.

KitFox

Steep for two minutes, discard, and steep again.

medica

12:45 AM

Will my earl grey still taste like Earl grey?

tchrist

@Cerberus Pends.

KitFox

@medica Probably. You could put more bergamot in if it didn't.

skullpatrol

@tchrist By the way pal, I wasn't telling you to "shut up."

medica

I can drink tea again!

Mahnax

I know that if you put the green coffee in hot water, it will become partially decaffeinated.

tchrist

12:45 AM

@KitFox I was just typing that!

@skullpatrol Never thought you were.

skullpatrol

:-)

KitFox

@medica Well, try it first. If it gives you arrhythmia, stop.

I decaf my oolong, but none of the others.

medica

Will do. I can tell pretty quickly if it will. But I'm eager to try it.

skullpatrol

!!wiki arrhythmia

Jarvis the Bot

Cardiac dysrhythmia

Cardiac dysrhythmia (also known as arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat) is any of a group of conditions in which the electrical activity of the heart is irregular or is faster or slower than normal. The heartbeat may be too fast (over 100 beats per minute) or too slow (less than 60 beats per minute), and may be regular or irregular. A heart beat that is too fast is called tachycardia and a heart beat that is too slow is called bradycardia. Although many arrhythmias are not life-threatening, some can cause cardiac arrest. Arrhythmias can occur in the upper chambers of the heart (atria), ...

medica

12:47 AM

lol, I hope you're all learning about dysrhythmias... :-)

skullpatrol

never heard of 'em

till now

medica

haha

skullpatrol

@medica well excuuuuse me :D

KitFox

Nah, old news to me, I'm afraid.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

oh, caffeine gives you arrhythmia? That's a shame.

medica

12:49 AM

I haven't had coffee in a decade.

tchrist

@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 Pretty common.

medica

Tea, maybe two years.

KitFox

@Mr.Shiny are you still into tea?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitFox Well, I have a drawer upstairs with about 25 varieties.

But I usually make coffee.

KitFox

Nice.

I am split pretty evenly these days.

I was thinking of a cuppa just now, since we were talking about it.

medica

12:50 AM

@KitFox I used to have two baskets full of all kinds of teas :(

KitFox

I wish I had scones. But I guess I will have to make do with this cake instead.

Mahnax

@medica How much caffeine does it take to trigger the arrythmia?

KitFox

cackles

medica

not any more

It depends partly on if I'm tired, but 1 cup of regular coffee is very upsetting, one cup of strong tea less so.

Mahnax

medica

12:52 AM

So, I'm really sensitive to it.

@Mahnax yummm

Mahnax

@medica Does decaf coffee set it off?

Decaf still has some caffeine, but not much.

medica

There are drugs that are in the same class as caffeine, I can't take those either.

Mahnax

And if you find a local roaster, you can get really yummy decaf.

medica

I never liked decaf.

user116848

Do you guys think I am good looking enough to get a very hot chick? Just asking:)

medica

12:53 AM

I just kinda gave it up. But If my husband roasts some, I will try it.

@Arrowfar looks aren't everything

:-)

KitFox

@Arrowfar Yes.

Mahnax

@Arrowfar I think that it's important to consider other factors too, but you are good looking.

user116848

Sure

medica

@KitFox (that was a better answer, lol)

user116848

Thanks guys lol

user116848

12:55 AM

You guys are beautiful too :-)

medica

Am I good looking? I have these pretty ridges and that suave swirl going...

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@Arrowfar Yes, but beware the fallacy of "getting a hot chick".

Cerberus

@tchrist In Christianity, they are evil.

Mahnax

Cerberus

Hawt!

KitFox

12:56 AM

So sexy.

medica

lol

Cerberus

Especially inside.

medica

@Mahnax you look like an old russian man

KitFox

OMG. You are old enough for me to say that now, right?

user116848

Haha handsome

user116848

12:56 AM

Yes

KitFox

Yes. You graduated, you must be.

phew

Mahnax

@KitFox Depends!

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitFox The age of consent in Canada is 16.

skullpatrol

Mahnax

@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 Exactly.

KitFox

12:56 AM

omgomgomg.

Mahnax

But I am not 18.

tchrist

@Cerberus Other tricksy words would include antiaesthetic, aquaerial, deaerated, gastrooesophageal, nitroaereous, olivaceoaeneous, perioecic, pharyngooesophageal, photoaesthetic, preaestival, preoesophageal, prooestrous, psychoaesthetics, quasiaesthetic, supraabdominal, supraangular, supraauricular, supraethmoid, suprailiac, supraocular, supraoesophageal, supraumbilical, supraaerial, thermoaesthesia, and tracheooesophageal — many of which I’m sure @medica has some commentary upon.

user116848

But I am not that tall

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitFox lol I read "om nom nom"

Cerberus

The age of consent here is when you laugh and touch.

KitFox

12:57 AM

@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 hahaha

Cerberus

@tchrist Now, gastrooesophagal, that one needs a trema.

Mahnax