first try at tea extraction looking for the alkaloids, tips??

[vapero]

I'm extracting 2 grams of tea and after reading a few threads and different opinions I decided to try this, if it works great, if not well doesn't matter that much

i put 2 grams of crushed leaves into a cup
added 10ml of VG and 10ml of PG
nuked in microwave 7 seconds
stirred and repeated 3 times
I tried a drop on my tongue and tastes really great and potent

I will let it cool down and repeat the nuking again

after this I'll use my aeropress and run it over a few times to get the most out of it
but I think I want to use my SS filters instead of the paper ones as I want to extract also the alcaloids and oils of the tea, any tips????

 

[vapero]

ok, I did it!!!!


I put 2 grams of leaves into a cup
added 10ml of VG and 10ml of PG
nuked in microwave 7 seconds
stirred and repeated 3 times
I tried a drop on my tongue and tastes really great and potent

let it cool down for a while then nuked again

after this used my aeropress and run it over a few times using the ss mesh filter after 5 presses I changed transferred the remaining wet plant matter into a paper filter and pressed again, but this time I squeezed to get the most out.

the result wielded in a dark brownish green thick 6.5ml concoction.

dripped directly into my already juiced up rda so I would guess it had 70% eliquid and 30% extract....

the taste is great! (my eliquid was a mixture of fruits menthol and green tea) so the coca tea was a welcome addition to the flavor profile

vapor diminished a bit as I use more pg

I can feel the alkaloids, so it is a win in my book!!!

 

[Bagazo]

I can feel the alkaloids, so it is a win in my book!!!

I wouldn't rule out the placebo effect.

Alkaloid content of that type of tea is usually less than 1%. If you're lucky you would have 1mg per ml. A couple of drops on a coil, being generous, would be .1mg.

A cup of tea has 4-5mg of alkaloids. You would have to vape at least half the bottle of extract to get the alkaloids contained in a cup of tea.

 

[TaketheRedPill]

hmm...you're concentrating oxalate, so I'm not sure if you want to inhale that on a regular basis?

maybe better to buy some black tea flavored eliquid or concentrated flavoring instead. No tea, just a flavor molecule that tastes like tea. And no oxalates.

 

[Bagazo]

hmm...you're concentrating oxalate, so I'm not sure if you want to inhale that on a regular basis?

maybe better to buy some black tea flavored eliquid or concentrated flavoring instead. No tea, just a flavor molecule that tastes like tea. And no oxalates.

The OP's tea isn't black tea (Camellia sinensis). Also, the Op is interested in the alkaloids and not just the flavor.

 

[vapero]

The OP's tea isn't black tea (Camellia sinensis). Also, the Op is interested in the alkaloids and not just the flavor.

exactly, I do like the taste but that is just an added bonus, I was looking for the alkaloids.

I vaped it for about 15 minutes but after a few hours I feel my throat a bit sore, but as my wife has been having sore throat for the past few days I can't attribute it to either right now, I'll wait for the throat to get back to normal before trying it again and report back

 

[TaketheRedPill]

The OP's tea isn't black tea (Camellia sinensis). Also, the Op is interested in the alkaloids and not just the flavor.

oops, sorry OP, I didn't realize I'd clicked into the tobacco subthread. My apologies