my first attempt

[happydave]

so i have read some of the information out on the web about NET extractions. here is what i did...
i used about 1.5 inch's of a cigar it was a Gurkha Titan if anyone cares. its flavors are not super strong but is it dark (aged) tobacco for the most part. i ground up the cigar and let it sit in VG (just enough to cover the tobacco) over night about 10 hours later i put it on the stove top and heated it for about 10 minutes on low. no boiling just got it warm. then i covered it and let it set for another 4 hours. i filtered once though 400 SS mesh then twice with coffee filters. what i got was a dark fluid with an amber hue to it. it is water soluble and i cant see any solid partials its quite pungent on its own. i think im going to mix it with more VG because vaping it straight is a bit much. any suggestions? thanks for reading!

UPDATE: had about 7 mL of the concentrate added 7 mL of VG to that. its much better now! i made one bottle at is 10% NET and %90 VG and it is awesome!

 

[DrBeaker]

Yep! Nice... and I think 10% is about right. So you added no nicotine?
Probably not much nicotine gets extracted with vg but you probably knew that.

 

[happydave]

Yep! Nice... and I think 10% is about right. So you added no nicotine?
Probably not much nicotine gets extracted with vg but you probably knew that.

yes! i added Nicotine to it. i like 2.5 MG per ml. i chain vape lot so 2.5 is perfect for me.

 

[Harlen]

Way coo
If they only knew what I was doing lol
The B&M store flavors are way to strong for me so I add 200% more Vg to there mix add more nicotine to bring it to what I vape and it's great lol there mix is 80Pg/20Pg at 24 mg nic
I like 80Vg 20Pg so it works out well lol
Most of the time I like peach and apple but from time to time I like some thing new lol

 

[happydave]

Way coo
If they only knew what I was doing lol
The B&M store flavors are way to strong for me so I add 200% more Vg to there mix add more nicotine to bring it to what I vape and it's great lol there mix is 80Pg/20Pg at 24 mg nic
I like 80Vg 20Pg so it works out well lol
Most of the time I like peach and apple but from time to time I like some thing new lol

most of the "tobacco" flavors i have tried are just garbage some taste like an old shoe or belt others taste like a dusty antique store. Totally Wicked makes "red label tobacco concentrate" i love these tobacco flavors i mix these at %6-%10 depending on the flavor. however my buddy goes up to %20..

 

[names]

Did you add sucralose or any other sweetener? My first extract (from pipe-labeled rolling tobacco) was awfully earthy and needed some sweetness above PG.

 

[happydave]

i like mostly VG mixes VG imparts a sweet flavor to any juice. PG will bring out more of the flavors you intended to use. i like the earthy / nutty notes they are what im after. but PG does mess with my throat a bit so i use it sparingly.

 

[happydave]

im holding it up to an 80W bulb.

so that's the finished product. it vapes really nice.

when used around %2-%5

 

[DrBeaker]

Humm have you noticed if it gunks up your coils?

 

[happydave]

Humm have you noticed if it gunks up your coils?

Using it straight out of the bottle like you see here it will clog up the wick pretty fast but mixed into juice at around 5% It runs as smooth as butter and tastes like the real deal. It's not any harder on the coil than any other tobacco juice.

 

[Phone Guy]

So your mixing roughly 5% of your extraction with whatever your using as base... 30 pg / 70 vg (just for sake of argument).

You mention your adding 2.5mg nicotine. Are you adding anything else to the finish product?

Are you vaping this juice as a cigar alternative or a cigarette alternative?

I ask because I'm trying to make CIGAR juice, not a cigarette juice. My extraction (also first attempt) came out OK but not what I want, though better then I expected.

Sent using my typewriter

 

[happydave]

I have tryed mixing it with other tobacco flavors and fruit flavors with good success. But using this extract at %5 adding some base nicotine and topping off with pg or VG tastes just like the real deal. What cigar flavors are you looking for in a juice? Make sure you steep it for 1-2 weeks before passing real judgment.

 

[Chinook]

This is a nice variation of the methods I've seen so far. You basically cold soak overnight and get the tobacco completely saturated. Then a quick 10 minute cook and then another "cold soak". Tempting...