Flavor extraction

[Forever hero]

Hey guys!
Im trying my first flavor extraction today using ice water and English breakfast black tea.
Any suggestions for additives to make a nice flavor extract.
thanks!

 

[Izan]

Welcome,
What solvent are you using ? Amounts of solvent/Tea?
Is it organic loose tea or from lipton?


Cheers

 

[Forever hero]

Just iced water, and loose leaf black tea, about 4 bags worth.

 

[Susan~S]

Welcome Forever!

I vape Caramel Pear Black Tea from Ahlusion that's pretty yummy.

 

[Izan]

Just iced water, and loose leaf black tea, about 4 bags worth.

How will you remove the water from the concentrate? If you have a pharmacy around, pick up some VG and try the extraction with that.

Coffee filters (zigzag folded) and a funnel are a must.

Have fun
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[amoret]

If you are determined to extract your own (there are some questions about the safety of vaping organic compounds, but I'm going to do some coffees and teas) you are probably better off using PG instead of water, and using some heat (crockpot or brief microwave) to get a good and safer result.

It is discussed in the DIY e-liquid sub forum, usually in the Naturally Extracted Tobacco (even though it is obviously not tobacco) sub forum.

 

[Forever hero]

I boiled most of the water away and added a small amount of lemon and vanilla extract, letting it simmer a little more to evaporate the alcohol. I was left with a dark strong tea-colored liquid, will this work if I add it to a vg/pg mixture or should I just re-do it?
Thanks for the support!

 

[Dan Bean]

You may find the tannin in the tea wrecks your atomiser after a while with the water extraction- I've tried this with a few different extracts and find that skipping the water boiling stage and heating whatever you are extracting from with PG works better as it just extracts the flavour, and not the nasty stuff that clogs up your device. Try cocoa powder or vanilla too - they work great!

 

[Forever hero]

Awesome, thanks again!