Has anyone tried their own tea (earl grey, oolong, etc...) extraction? Of so, how would one go about doing it?
Tea extraction
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Tea is in my regular rotation. I put a teabag in a small water tight container, add PG (sorry I don't use VG at all or use very little). Place container in large bowl, fill with hot water covering the small container, weigh it down with a coffee cup. Let it stay until the water gets cool, then repeat until I get the concentrate I want. Generally 3 to 4 times. The finished product is now a concentrated tea base flavor.
I generally add honey tobacco and or raspberry.
Just started this a couple of months ago, would love to hear how others are doing it.
I generally add honey tobacco and or raspberry.
Just started this a couple of months ago, would love to hear how others are doing it.
Thanks everyone. I looked at the Liquid Extraction From tobacco forum but it doesn't really say anything about strictly tea. Would the method for tobacco extraction work for tea as well? I saw that tobacco extract has to steep or age for at least two weeks, preferably four. I don't think tea would take that long. This is what I've gleaned from reading. Take tea and put it in glass container, add PG to tea and let it soak, top it off with PG, then either microwave in short bursts to heat liquid X number of time or use crock pot to heat liquid like you do a warm water steep for ejuice, then take coffee filters and line a strainer and strain into another container, do this X number of times to get a clear extract, let extract steep for some time, add this extract (10% to 20%) to your base and vape....does this sound somewhat correct?
It would be exactly the same as extracting tobacco.
Put about an inch of tea leaves in a 3oz jar. Make sure the jar has a nice tight lid. I like the canning jars like these.
Amazon.com: Nakpunar 12 pcs, 3.75 oz Mini Square Glass Jars for Jam, Honey, Wedding Favors, Shower Favors, Baby Foods, DIY Magnetic Spice Jars: Kitchen & Dining
Pour in PG until it just comes to about an 8th of an inch above the tea. Then you can let it steep a few weeks and strain it through a coffee filter. Check it in a few hours and if the PG got lower because some of the PG got absorbed into the tea leaves add more until it's an 8 of an inch above the tea.
Or you can use the faster heat method (Method I prefer)
Steep it in a crock pot at 140F for about 12 - 24 hours and filter (I do 24 hours for tobacco). If it's got particles in it or it's cloudy filter again. I like the areopress expresso maker for filtering. Makes filtering quick and easy.
Then mix it starting at about 15 - 20%.
http://www.amazon.com/AeroPress-80R...UTF8&qid=1454090151&sr=8-2&keywords=areopress
Put about an inch of tea leaves in a 3oz jar. Make sure the jar has a nice tight lid. I like the canning jars like these.
Amazon.com: Nakpunar 12 pcs, 3.75 oz Mini Square Glass Jars for Jam, Honey, Wedding Favors, Shower Favors, Baby Foods, DIY Magnetic Spice Jars: Kitchen & Dining
Pour in PG until it just comes to about an 8th of an inch above the tea. Then you can let it steep a few weeks and strain it through a coffee filter. Check it in a few hours and if the PG got lower because some of the PG got absorbed into the tea leaves add more until it's an 8 of an inch above the tea.
Or you can use the faster heat method (Method I prefer)
Steep it in a crock pot at 140F for about 12 - 24 hours and filter (I do 24 hours for tobacco). If it's got particles in it or it's cloudy filter again. I like the areopress expresso maker for filtering. Makes filtering quick and easy.
Then mix it starting at about 15 - 20%.
http://www.amazon.com/AeroPress-80R...UTF8&qid=1454090151&sr=8-2&keywords=areopress
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Thanks dannyv45...I kinda thought so, but I wanted a consensus of different methods....so you're saying mix the tea extract at 15 - 20% just like tobacco?
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