Tobacco Absolute - A Flavor All By Itself.

[Detroit Doug]

Good stuff, thanks everyone. Thanks for the shipped PGA offer, Exchaner. I already dove in, with the purchase of a 5th of the 151 Everclear. So, I'll go with that. I appreciate the info though. As it is, I'll have a ton of the 151 left over. I may use it when I revisit NET extracting in the future.

After some of the suggestions, maybe the paste isn't as bad to work with as I thought it would be. I think I'll mix a smaller batch, and keep some of the Rustica in reserve, for adjustments, as necessary.

Just received a new order of a few Hangsen flavors, and fresh bottles. Rustica arrives tomorrow. The mixing lamp will be lit soon.

 

[dannyv45]

I bought 100 3ml syringes so I just make 30ml at a time and discard the syringe afterwards.

 

[Detroit Doug]

Thanks Danny. I have a couple 3ml syringes, a few 5ml, and a 1ml I found here. My youngest daughter is a vet tech in an ER. Sometimes in the heat of the ER battle, a syringe will end up in the pocket of her scrubs and wont be discovered until she checks her pockets before tossing the scrubs in the laundry.

She assured me they were new & clean. I told her thanks, because if I get distemper or rabies from vaping, she's going to be the first one I bite.

 

[dannyv45]

If need be you can get 100 3ml syringes from ebay. $12.42 per 100 is pretty cheap and on the plus side you'll never have to worry about biting your daughter or catching distemper

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Performance...hash=item3f24f9f98c:m:mFewRtpD7ggSA-AQHP8AcgA

 

[Detroit Doug]

Well, my 25ml of Rustica solution is on the shelf. I'm not going to sugar coat it. That is some vile looking stuff.

Is there a steep time (or half life) for it, before it's usable in a mix?

 

[JD1]

Well, my 25ml of Rustica solution is on the shelf. I'm not going to sugar coat it. That is some vile looking stuff.

Is there a steep time (or half life) for it, before it's usable in a mix?

I like it shake and vape but as with all tobaccos it does improve with some steep time. Of course I'm usually adding vanillas and other flavors that benefit from some steep time as well.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Well, my 25ml of Rustica solution is on the shelf. I'm not going to sugar coat it. That is some vile looking stuff.

Is there a steep time (or half life) for it, before it's usable in a mix?

There is a reason I call it the "black mix" lol. It looks like black pond water but it tastes good.

 

[tierrataz]

Try it! Just do it!

 

[Detroit Doug]

Black pond water, the perfect description..lol.

I'll mix something when I get home from work this evening, and add a little BPW.

Thanks everyone!

 

[dannyv45]

Don't judge a book by it's cover. It's good stuff. Start with 1 - 2% and work up. Shake it really well. The end result will be a light greenish cloudy tinge so if you thought it looked gross before it will likely look like green algae filled dirty pond water in a finished mix thats suspossed to be clear or amber but will taste great.

 

[Detroit Doug]

Yep, you described the appearance to a T, Danny. I may name this mix Old Aquarium. It looks like an aquarium, that's had a broken filter for 2 months..lol.

I overshot my targeted TA % and ended up at 2%. I was shooting for 10 mil test batch of 4% Desert Ship & 1% TA. I fiddled with the calculator amounts and was able to add some base (pre mixed PG, VG, Nic) and ended up with 3% Desert Ship and 1.4% TA. I ran out of headroom space in the 15ml bottle, at that point.

That will be fine for a test. I'm looking forward to giving it a try, tomorrow. I won't have an empty tank until then.

I'll post the taste results. Thanks for everyone's advice.

 

[dannyv45]

Yep, you described the appearance to a T, Danny. I may name this mix Old Aquarium. It looks like an aquarium, that's had a broken filter for 2 months..lol.

I overshot my targeted TA % and ended up at 2%. I was shooting for 10 mil test batch of 4% Desert Ship & 1% TA. I fiddled with the calculator amounts and was able to add some base (pre mixed PG, VG, Nic) and ended up with 3% Desert Ship and 1.4% TA. I ran out of headroom space in the 15ml bottle, at that point.

That will be fine for a test. I'm looking forward to giving it a try, tomorrow. I won't have an empty tank until then.

I'll post the taste results. Thanks for everyone's advice.

Even 2% is quite good. That's what I use in most of my mixes. And don't forget to net out the fish from that dirty pond before trying

 

[mommabird62]

Love the fish tank/pond analogy LOL so true, but it is really some good stuff [emoji4]


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[Detroit Doug]

Wow, very nice. It really takes the 'tobacconess' to a higher level. A much richer or fuller, tobacco flavor.

That was after only one day. I'm looking forward to coming back to it, after a week.

Very impressive. Old Aquarium gets a two fins up rating.

 

[tierrataz]

Hee, Hee, Hee. We told ya.

Honestly I never steep my Rustica. Its delish as a shake & vape. I'm not adding any other tabs typically.

 

[dannyv45]

Old Aquarium gets a two fins up rating.

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[Dixie1954]

Ok Ok I am going to order some Rustica - You all have convinced me to at least try it.

 

[Rickb119]

Ok Ok I am going to order some Rustica - You all have convinced me to at least try it.

Well it's about time!

 

[tierrataz]

Just mixed my third bottle of 10% dilution. Going to order the big bottle soon with some oakmoss absolute.

YES, its that good.

 

[Dixie1954]

Well I have the rustica and the PGA now to figure out how I want to dilute it down for me. I want to warm up this wee tiny 2ml bottle and dilute it all down so I think maybe the 2ml into 19ml of PGA and 19ml of PG? Since the PGA is better at cleaning the wee bottle out I am thinking pour the 19ml of PGA into a syringe (capped) and use it as a rinse. Any thoughts?