Steeping tea in e-liquid

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jb007gd

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Hi all!

In my quest to duplicate MVS' Black Tea and being unsatisfied with the Black Tea flavorings I've purchased so far, I got to thinking about just taking an actual tea bag and steeping it in some unflavored e-juice. "A genius idea!" I exclaimed to myself in a moment of pride, and promptly went to the forums to research the idea.

Of course other people already thought of this. After all, this IS the e-cig community and I have a feeling it's comprised of many Natural Born Tinkerers like myself! :)

When I looked into it, I got the impression most folks experimenting with this are *heating* the e-liquid, then adding the tea and letting it steep for 15 minutes or so.

I'm not sure what's holding me back (probably laziness or more likely the not-so-secret concern that my wife will think I have finally gone off the deep end while at the same time managing to ruin a pan on the stove) but I was thinking about simply taking, oh, 20ml or so of unflavored PG liquid (I buy mine with the nicotine added to it already) and dumping in some loose tea -Constant Comment to be precise; love that stuff with some sugar and cream- and just letting it steep at room temp for a few days or so. After steeping I would pour it through a coffee filter and give it a go. Maybe add a little Vienna Cream too. Hell yeah.

Before I try said experiment, I am wondering if anyone out there has done this already? Again, every discussion I have seen speaks of heating the e-juice and that's the part I am wary of. TheInternet, which never lies, told me there are plenty of people who enjoy cold-brewing their tea, and that the resulting brew tastes fruitier and brighter while also containing less caffeine - but I don't know that PG will have the same effect water does when it comes to flavor infusion.

Thanks much!

- Jay
 

michaelsil1

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Cool, I can certainly order up some no-nic juice.

The big question - were you pleased with the results? Does your vape taste similar to the tea?

I was happy with the results, but I thought it could have been stronger so I have a batch that I'm going to let sit for a little longer before straining.

The Tea smelled stronger than the vape that's why I'm letting it extract for a longer period of time.
 
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