I've been giving that some thought for a while, but been too busy to think about going at it. I'd have to research what tobaccos to try, out of the thousands out there, to begin with. Then there's the process. Read some of the threads, but when I went to look for the tobaccos, I just kind of faded on that task.
Good luck. Fingers crossedOK, I'm taking a bit of a leap with my Chocolate NET project. I've tried and failed on too many recipes and am beginning to think what I want doesn't exist the way I am making them (using NET extract and adding bottled chocolates). After putting some puzzle pieces together (that shall remain undisclosed) I decided to extract my own chocolate NETs. I ordered a handful of different chocolate tobaccos today and will begin the extraction process next week. Maybe they'll be fine as is or maybe they will need minor enhancement from bottled stuff. Either way, I need to get in a different orbit. Tinkering around the edges aint gettin' it done. Update in 3 months (God willing).
Well, that's the thing. Soooo many tobaccos out there. It's endless. The process of making them is easy. Nothing to it. Patience is the most important part of the process. I'm relegating myself to a handful of chocolate tobaccos (plus one Kentucky fire cured). It can easily get out of hand and I need to focus on one small category of extractions given my current load of projects. I don't need to burden myself with an extraction enterprise.
Not what I was wanting to hear. Kinda thought you'd do all the work, narrow down the best all 'round straight tobaccos, then I could just copy you.
@PapawBrett has an entire thread about extracting tobaccos.Not what I was wanting to hear. Kinda thought you'd do all the work, narrow down the best all 'round straight tobaccos, then I could just copy you.
No, seriously, I'm going to one day. I'll have to find the threads that were really good, find the correct filters, decide if I want to use a press, get my containers together, then hopefully find good recommendations on tobaccos. It'll be fun, when I have time. Meantime, I still love my Styxx Mixx, but Ty may not be around forever.
Thanks for reminding me- yes, his was one. I've saved that link now. I think other methods were covered by str8vision or someone, and I went thru others. I believe his was ethanol, or heat extraction, though. Some good info, but I'll probably go with the slow and easy pg method.
Yes, but none of us have expertise until we do it.
Extraction is very simple. It truly is. The hardest part is what you brought up. The selection process. The actual extraction process is nothing. But weeding thru all the offerings can be overwhelming. If I’m you I would limit yourself to working on one category at a time. For example, say, orientals. That alone is gigantic but not near as bad as the entire menu. Pick a half dozen orientals and see what works and what doesn’t. Read the reviews to get an idea. Find one or two and then move on to the next category. I wouldn’t get too wrapped up in the extraction process itself. A cheap french press, a few mason jars, and some filters (2 micron, 5 micron, and some standard coffee filters). Done. And don’t get too wrapped up in trying to take in too many opinions. KISS method.Not what I was wanting to hear. Kinda thought you'd do all the work, narrow down the best all 'round straight tobaccos, then I could just copy you.
No, seriously, I'm going to one day. I'll have to find the threads that were really good, find the correct filters, decide if I want to use a press, get my containers together, then hopefully find good recommendations on tobaccos. It'll be fun, when I have time. Meantime, I still love my Styxx Mixx, but Ty may not be around forever.
Stixx remains a perfectly fine source. He makes excellent extracts and enough variety to please anyone. Ty will continue to supply me for the foreseeable future. I’m very narrowed in for the extracts I’m doing.
So far it’s Honduran Ligero, Dark Fire and Perique. Still have 4 I haven’t tried.
Mixing by weight you will need a scale. You’ll also need nic,pg and vg. Lots of bottles is good. I like to keep a few syringes on hand. I buy the majority of my flavors from BullCityFlavors. I’ll let the other folks chime in on what I missed
Also, a big Welcome to the random DIY thread.
