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Vital Warning | WHO Is Coming for Your Vapes Make no mistake, the minions of global public health are coming for your vapes. This November, several thousand unaccountable bureaucrats will meet for COP10, the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Con...

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Much of the world’s official advice on vaping nicotine is deeply flawed, yet it often remains unquestioned and unaccountable. An egregious example is the 2022 statement on e-cigarettes by Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the country’s leading health and medical resea...

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Tucker Carlson finally takes a moment and discusses the issues of the FDA Menthol Ban, and THR. This is a long segment, and he touches on many related topics. It is well worth the view. Particularly he notes the reasons behind the recent extreme ramp up of USA Government intrusion and control into t...

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Do your Friends and Relatives think you are crazy because you vape?
Do they tell you that it is just as harmful as smoking ?

Give them this link and educate them.

https://clivebates.com/e-cigarette-risk ... ime-scene/

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Hi hourman! You covered a lot of ground. I will just make a few random comments. I am glad that you found a flavor profile that works for you and it got you off the cigs. There is nothing about this site that ~requires~ its members to tow some sort of line about using only tobacco extractions. If th...

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Here is an excellent overview of the nuts and bolts of Junk Science as it relates to Tobacco:
- The critic’s guide to bad vaping science
  Version 1.0 – December 2016
  Clive Bates
  https://clivebates.com/documents/BadSci ... efing1.pdf

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But WAIT...There's MORE !!!
....Here is the latest from Black Note

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Black Note goes POD !!!

Thought this would be a good topic area to post this ad:

Here is another "is nothing sacred" topic:

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The following authored by Alex Norcia, a Filter Magazine news editor: The announcements have been years in the making: On April 28, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced proposed rules for a ban on menthol cigarettes, after a recent announcement saying it would move forward on a men...

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Nicotine A.C. Holloway, in Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Third Edition), 2014 Nicotine is the primary alkaloid derived from tobacco leaves, and is the substance in tobacco responsible for the addictive properties of smoking. It is the prototypical agonist of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine recept...

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Dr. Siegel is a visiting professor and researcher in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. See his great blog, The Rest of the Story: Tobacco and Alcohol News Analysis and Commentary , which is mostly dedicated to debunking the nonsense th...

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Since Junk Science is such a pervasive element in any discussion of vaping, I thought it might be of general interest to start posting related information and topics in one place here on the BBS. Until now I have just been posting articles (mostly glaring examples of the art) in the cloud repository...

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but not sure if that's why it tasted so grassy. More like the 3 days in the slow cooker is what was the issue. "Hot Bump" starts must be done very conservatively. Usually not more than a few hours, and in all cases the temps must be below 125F. I don't think the filtering was the issue. Also, speci...

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My apologies for any miss writing verses it’s not my born language. any input is welcome Cheers to all Isac Welcome to the forum ! Your English is excellent and we appreciate your presence here. Sounds like you are well on your way to some excellent extractions of your own. The commercial sample yo...

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TAKE THE SURVEY: https://default.salsalabs.org/T139714a4-b4ff-4077-9fed-514d4351f48c/2bb023f4-d580-427d-8a3c-aecdb959d267 The following is from: The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives (CASAA) PO Box 2991 , Plattsburgh, New York 12901 It's that time of year again! CASAA is pleased to shar...

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...specific recommendations that people are using successfully. Here is some more topic information links you might want to click on and read.. https://www.diy-tobacco.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=64 https://www.diy-tobacco.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14 https://www.diy-tobacco.net/search.php?keywords=filt...

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The following survey results come from "research" that was conducted by: ECigIntelligence http://ECigIntelligence.com (which claims to be) an analytical and independent resource tracking regulatory change & providing market intelligence for the e-cigarette sector. Like all surveys you can take the r...

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Australian Patent for Next Generation’s Synthetic Nicotine Next Generation Labs has received an Australian patent for its innovative use of combinational ratios of synthetic R- and S-isomer nicotine in tobacco cessation products. “This patent gives Next Generation Labs additional IP protection as th...

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:D I finally found the solution (no pun intended) to the problem posed by @Kinnikinnick in his topic https://www.diy-tobacco.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=69 This year I decided to turn Global Warming to my advantage.. If they give you lemons then make lemonade. :idea: What could be better in hot weather...

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well, I guess I have been living under a rock, and i did not realize that the commercial blenders have tried their hannd at cloning this fine tobacco. This came to my attention when @ Kinnikinnick happened to send me a PM with a picture of the Peterson try at this old line tobacco. OK, I have the P...

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I came across this very interesting discussion of Va/Per tobacco blends while reading the "Tobacco Talk" section of the www.SmokingPipes.com website. Although the original Dunhill Royal Yacht blend is not specifically mentioned, I think this article does an excellent job to describe the framework in...

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In a February 2020 letter from groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network to members of Congress warning that a menthol prohibition “promises continued over-criminalization and mass incarceration of people of color.” “We are concerned that ...

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Thanks to the magic of USPS priority mail, and @Kinnikinnick's generosity I have a sample of his extraction. So my TIS comments are: Two distinct melodies here, The Tabac Manil: La Brumeuse is absolutely there with its distinct Cuban Cigar profile becomes the base, then a light leaf has been added t...

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FDA ban on menthol cigarettes: Bad for criminal justice, health policy: Following Re-Printed from an article appearing in "The Hill" a political analysis newspaper. BY GUY BENTLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 05/01/21 09:30 AM EDT The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced it will pursue a ban...

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The FDA is Racist - Blacks Targeted ! The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it would move to ban menthol tobacco cigarettes and flavored cigars, a historic step the agency said would significantly prevent death and disease, particularly among Black Americans. Here is a quote from th...

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who says "science" can't be just plain "fun".. :lol: :roll: :shock: New Delhi: A recent survey conducted by CSIR (Council of Scientific Industrial Research), Government of India, has revealed that smokers and vegetarians are less likely to contract Covid-19 infection. The survey suggested smoking ma...

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I settled on a 50/50 ratio very early in my DIY mixing experience. I just thought I would comment that I also do have a use for 50/50. Not for final mix ratios or ADV use, but I do use it as a standardized experimentation SFT mix (Single Flavor Tasting). As luck would have it, that came to mind and...

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I'm surprised to see that you use an even higher PG ratio. It's not something I see very often. I will have to give it a try. Yes see my post elsewhere that shows my "base starting point mix ratio' https://www.diy-tobacco.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7 Later (as time permits. :D .) I will run a spreadsh...

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Overall I agree with what you point out, that VG ratios effect many aspects of the final vaping experience. I start with a ratio that is around 65%PG/35%VG by weight, but this is subject to adjustments based on "testing" the first mixes with a new extraction. Once "adjusted" I make a note of the rat...

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it was because there was some amount of nicotine or whole tobacco alkaloid in the NET itself that was contributing to the 3mg/ml nicotine. Yes, i agree, and have noticed this exact phenomenon. Interestingly enough I am vaping one in my rotation now that exactly shows that. It is the original true R...

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You asked that the answers avoid detailed chemisty, so I will try to give you a perspective that is by analogy and related to just two of the core issues that cause this quandary of "why does my tobacco extract not have a large amount of useable nicotine that I notice when I vape the liquid?" 1.) Va...

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Hi there @Hourman ! Welcome to the BBS ! Your first three jars sound like a great selection! Especially the HH Dark Fired ! ;) It has always been one of my favorites, I use it 'neat' but also as a mix ingredient for top notes and sometimes a base flavoring. You will hear me and other toss around the...

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The following information is provided courtesy of Black Note Inc: Additional Information on PACT Act ========================== Under the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, commonly referred to as the "vape mail ban," the United States Postal Service (USPS) is required to impos...

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Since this subject has raised its ugly head again, ( :D ) I thought I would return to doing another A/B test to see if my memory was playing tricks on me or not. So: - I have an original sample of the the true (and very rare!) Dunhill Royal Yacht extract as provided to me by @Kinnikinnick - and I re...

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well, I guess I have been living under a rock, and i did not realize that the commercial blenders have tried their hannd at cloning this fine tobacco. This came to my attention when @ Kinnikinnick happened to send me a PM with a picture of the Peterson try at this old line tobacco. So I have a tin o...

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Kinnikinnick wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:47 pm
Indeed! I’ll post my profile notes when the time comes

Just wondered if there was an update on this yet ?

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Here is the post that initially caused concern: Yeah well,.. how can you argue with any statements made by an e-cig "Ultra Member" :roll: ??? Later, when I get a few minutes I'll make further comments to you in a PM But right now, for purposes of public comment here on the board, I will just say th...

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For me there are two stages in storage. First is the whole leaf, and I just store that a room temps. This cabinet was constructed for cigar storage, but the shelfs have been converted to 'leaf for vaping'. Note all is in Glass or otherwise sealed in heavy plastic bags. You have to be very careful to...

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I noticed today, it’s getting nearly impossible to find 316L SS woven wire mesh these days! I am not familiar with the application you have there. I am still using cotton ! Anyway plain 316 is OK for your use (I think :?: ) The difference to the "L" spec is probably not going to matter: see: http:/...

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Now, I just need to break it down into a few glass bottles and find some open areas in the freezer. Just wondering if you have had the past experience similar to what I had when trying various vendors samples of Nic. That was that there was a very definite flavor profile difference among all of the...

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It is not just Want2Vape that is getting into the "flavors" Here is an offer from Black Note where they are "surveying" to see if you will buy fruits and nuts under the marketing blanket of Black Note So much for "tobacco".. :?: It seems odd to me that, in the face of increasing regulation and compl...

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But wait !!! There's MORE !!! A new paper discusses how smoking may affect risk for COVID-19 and the types of research that are needed to better understand the link between smoking and COVID-19 risk. here is link to the entire paper: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202012-1537P...

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There is always the DIY route for snus. If I try it someday, I think I will try DIY because I am a glutton for punishment. I agree, i think the DIY route is the way to go, at least for us 'tobacco snob' types. I have been cruz'in around the usual internet sources of information in todays world and ...

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From various Financial Press sources: ============================== STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Match reported slightly lower than forecast quarterly operating earnings on Wednesday, and said it expected continued rapid growth of the nicotine pouches market in 2021. The Swedish company’s biggest ...

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The following was authored by Harry Shapiro reprinted with permissiion from https://kachange.eu/#about We are now used to hearing experts of all disciplines, from virologists to behavioural psychologists, interviewed in the media about COVID-19. There is general agreement on personal safety measures...

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Wearing my chemists hat, I want you to understand that Pure Reagent Grade Nicotine is a very stable chemical. If placed in Glass containers with no oxygen/air heads space and stored at -18C (-0F) you can expect no damage to the product for at least 10 years. I think the point to that above statemen...

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It turns out that snus has an amazing blizzard of controvery surrounding it, for example it has been banned throughout the EU – but the product is hardly innovative, having been developed 200 years ago. All the recent clinical evidence not only underlines its relative safety, but snus is also credit...

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More on this topic later... I am anxious to hear your thoughts on this. I did something that i know better when researching this subject. That is I went to Wikipedia and read their article about Snus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus ...Of course using WikiP as a source of acurate information is ...

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Thanks for the second link.. I tried to go the first link you suggested but it wanted me to register first before it would show me the site. Their registration process kept dumping me out, so guess I will try again later, it told me that 'my information could not be verified',,- whatever that means ...

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Kinnikinnick wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:38 am
Snus form on a daily basis

You’ve got my curiosity up... tell me a little bit more about that

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Although this BBS is mostly concerned with information about DIY extractions, I thought i would toss out a general inquiry, a "call for papers" if you will. I am interested to know of your experiences with the niche part of the 'commercial-world' that extracts NETs and then markets them to vapers. I...

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Back in the day, Peter and I discussed this topic a bit. Right ! and I recall your comments were basically exactly that, you thought I was being much too OCD about it !! :lol: But, just to put on my 'lab chemist hat' for a minute there are a couple of considerations: One is that if you are starting...

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This is a subject of some disagreement among DIY-NET aficionados. I, personally, like to evaporate as much of the moisture content out of the leaf as possible before I submerse it into the extraction media. i do that whether the media is Alcohol, PG, VG or whatever. I do this by just spreading the l...

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darwindesign wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 13, 2020 1:38 pm
Do you have any thoughts on moisture content of the tobacco prior to extraction?

This question above was split off from here so that we can continue on with this interesting subject in its own dedicated area...

see: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=71 for that discussion...

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darwindesign wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 13, 2020 1:38 pm
Do you have any thoughts on moisture content of the tobacco prior to extraction?

Yes I do !

I will try and split those comments off in a continuation of that subject into another thread topic.

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My first try at this is with a cigar that is a Nicaraguan puro that is mostly ligero, so pretty far away from mild tobacco,(...) which i'm enjoying at only 10% in a finished mix. At this point i'm wondering whether to filter the batch or not. If the flavor profile is going to stay the same and sitt...

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.. or was it more along the lines of I tried a bunch and these came out better than average? Do the extracts you make from these two cigars remind you at all of their profiles when smoking them? I posted those two for a recommendation to the first time cigar extractor / experimenter so that he migh...

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Sadly, this leaf didn’t come close to Peter’s Brightleaf Virginia Flue Cured - Sweet, of which, Peter was so kind to send me a sample. Maybe it was his maceration method which resulted in such a favorable outcome? Looks like I may have to send him a gram of the Lemon Leaf and let him run his method...

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Then there's the H2O extracts. I dumped all of those over safety concerns. (..) I probably ended up dumping over a pint of concentrated extracts. Very painful. Yes, I did not include our extensive experiments with the H2O. When the extracts are part of an intended "experimentation" (as in charting ...

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I am very glad you brought this subject up. I would be most interested to hear from others how they handle this "problem". I know there are a lot of lurkers out there that read these posts, but never respond, but in this case I wish everyone with a comment would make a REPLY to this post. (Yes I kno...

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Just acquired 2 bricks of this V. Manil tobacco; 1 for now, another to cellar. If this tobacco is anything like the Manil La Brumeuse which I’ve extracted, I’m in for a real treat Congratulations on a hard bird to find! Please let us know as soon as you can about the flavor profile of this one, par...

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. Although ultimately I would wonder about whether dry vaping is a less healthy option... I think this has to be the $64 dollar question. But, of course, the taste sensations, mouthfeel, etc is going to be a possible deal breaker. I do not understand how a state like California, where everything is...

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This has been out of stock for al ong time but i just got this notice, so if you want to try some of this (I highly reccommend it..)

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One theory is that an artificially derived flavor is going to have fewer compounds in it vs a naturally derived flavor, and so will be less harmful. That is not much of a "theory". Obviously, one compound by itself tells us nothing about toxicity, as that one compund could be highly toxic on its ow...

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Getting a sizable air leak around the filter itself, Humm bad luck, this must be a defective part on the China supplied item, as it ~should~ seal. still getting a lot of condensation in the pump exhaust. I am thinking of putting a pipe back inside the pressure chamber so the air has to flow closer ...

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I am going to see if local hardware store has air line fittings that will work. I am sure they probably do. Also Harbor Freight has a surprising number of the lines and fittings Since you went ahead on the tank, then why not pick up some Silica Gel? It will go a long way to protect the oil & the pu...

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I think you can find vacuum gauge on Amazon. I just did a search and saw nice ones for ~$7$ 13 another route is to look at the Herbal Weed Oil combo tanks and gauge setups like this: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=vacuum+pump+chamber&crid=3HWM6I3K9JTE8&sprefix=vacuum+pump%2Caps%2C270&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_8_11...

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Welcome to the wonderful world of using vacuum in the lab ! :lol: Don't worry, it's a headache for everyone, even the most experienced lab technician with the high dollar equipment is plagued by the endless fiddling of all the interactions. The darn setups just never seem to stabilize, it is an endl...

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HEAVY AMERICAN CIGARETTE BLEND: UNFILTERED CAMEL WORK-A-LIKE: Continuing on from the post above here is a modification that puts the flavor profile in a realm that is very much like a traditional unfiltered cigarette from when the world was composed of boys, men, and real men :lol: 1.0 grams Brightl...

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I love a good Burley! I’m awaiting a maceration of Solani Aged Burley at this point in time... a few more weeks in the jar and it’ll be good to go. :D :lol: Ah Yes !!! I remember your adventures with SAB !!!.. You know me, I have my notes going back years on these projects... I never did extract th...

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In a moment of impulse I Hybrid mixed 50/50 of each the following extractions and wound up with a wonderful ADV. It combines into a robust very smooth, woody, vape with a wonderful ‘tobacco’ room note. Highly recommend NET Heads try this Hybrid mix if you get a chance. 1.) Peter Stokkebye - Dark Fir...

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LIGHT CIGARETTE BLEND: FILTERED CAMEL WORK-A-LIKE: Here is a Blend of two Pure Leaf Samples obtained from LeafOnly.com. I have become a big fan of blending extractions made from Pure Leaf samples. I have moved away from extracting professionally blended tobaccos from the major houses. The only profe...

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Yes Joey, that sounds like a fine place to start. If I remember correctly "Capt Black" is a heavily infused and sweet commercial tobacco, but don't let that stop you ! Here is info that might be of help from Tobacco Review Dot Com From P&C's website: Captain Black has been the biggest selling line o...

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One area I have neglected as a DIY NET vaper is nicotine. ... I tried adding their nicotine to pure VG and vaping that. The result was very enjoyable. It was like vaping the mildest of Virginia tobaccos. I could see myself vaping the pure VG and having a good time of it. I think it will compliment ...

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As always watch the temps carefully and do not allow it over 115F at any time. Actually the colder the better. I am curious if you could elaborate on that statement? I remember you mentioning 115F, but not colder the better. Well, I did say "colder the better" as a way of flagging the thought. I di...

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I have ultrasonic cleaner on order...should be with me soon. Would you recommend to give a bath to my last batch which is in pure cold PG made 20 days ago or it is to late now?? Yes, that works very well, suggest you give that a try. Actually I have done a few extractions where the actual plan of a...

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l. I am concluding that ethyl alcohol macerated tobacco extract, when filtered(twice) after freezing for 3 days in deep freezer trough coffee filter, does not contain particles whose density is higher than solution which may be sediment-ed with mine centrifuge at this revs. Even the first run, whic...

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Hi all I have my tobacco on order, should be with me shortly. Plan is to divide each 50g sort to 2x25g and make one in heated ethanol and another in pure PG with hot start. What amount of ethanol would you suggest per 25gramm of tobacco for heated ethanol extraction? What amount of PG would you sug...

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When I opened the lid I found most of the tubes to be broken, partly deformed from heat. https://www.labunlimited.com/s/ALL/4AJ-9316062/LLG-Centrifuge-Tubes-15ml-9316062 Will keep you updated I have never heard of anything like that. Something is mechanically wrong with the machine. It sounds like ...

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For filtering I bought 20 years old, not too much used, centrifuge, very dirty but perfectly functioning, 6000rev closed bucket, hinged Megafuge 1 for which I still wait tubes to do first sedimentation. Looks like you are on your way to making some fine extractions ! Be sure to clean that centrifug...

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.. Let me know if you are interested in any of the whole leaves.. Strongly considering just having everything sit for one year, instead of waiting for the six month mark and sampling. Maybe just pull 1 or two of the pipe tobaccos to hold me over. I sent you a PM on your generous offer.. I know what...

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CAAB wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 09, 2019 5:41 pm
On whole-leaf extractions, do you remove the stem? I am wondering what flavor profile a stem might impart.

Yeah probably contribute nothing very good, I pull my stems...

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Not knowing what I was doing and being somewhat impatient, I blended a whole bunch of the extracts together. I was very surprised at the result; the whole was definitely more than the sum of the parts. In fact, I could see how blending your own individual leaf extracts could result in a superior en...

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I was thinking, another benefit of this type of mixer is that you could easily place e-liquids on it as well,... Yes, I agree, having a device like that around would be very handy. But unless you luck out and find a used one at a very reasonable price, it is just another one of those items that is ...

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I wondered if you could make something like this for a similar price. Yeah, what you show there is a 'nutating rotary mixer'. Because it is moving on two axis the drive mechanism is a little more complex. See this Utube for a example of how the motion is arranged. It is not just a simple one axis r...

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Kinniknnick 14ea Test Samples Received on 3/05/2019: SAMPLES sent by Kinnik on 3/05/2019 test mixed at: 6ml / 2ml sample/ 0.6 nic Va or Va/Per leaf extractions (all PG): (Numerical ratings for my own reference, meaningless otherwise..) 8.9 - Dunhill Royal Yacht A true VaPer in a class by itself, exc...

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Technically you're not supposed to Yeah.. that says it all "technically" meaning "what the law says".. Well if you followed ~exactly~ all the laws then you would need a permit to breath (carbon tax you know..) In California, Everclear has recently been placed on some sort of "restricted list". It i...

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I don't know if this really is like the old Swisher Sweets, but it is the only name I could think of that is anywhere close to the profile :lol: I am a total newbie and never really messed with synths at all, so this is really a stab in the dark for me, but it is vapabe and at least has not that cho...

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Here is a modification to the drive assembly on the wheel. Originally I just cross bolted the wheel shaft to the drive motor, but this led to some issues over time. A better solution is to use some sort of coupling that is flexible. Typically a universal joint is used for this type of power transfer...

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I'll get the NY duty free prices on my way back. Let us know what this final price is, after all taxes and other fees that might apply. Also what is the quanity limit? I know last time I was at a duty free store there were limits on Alcohol. Just FYI: Here is two sources that sell to retail consume...

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And a Padron 1964 Anniversary Series, for sentimental reasons. Now it would be almost criminal to chop that work of art up and make a vape out of it. Better just smoke that one or the tobacco Gods will look down on you unkindly - Do you find that you still need 12 months with the Fronto and Ligero ...

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(..) want to try 1 or 2 cigars. I like bold and spicy, but open to other suggestions and perhaps an idea of flavor notes. well what I would suggest is that, rather than buy rolled cigars, for bold and spicy you get some Nicaraguan Ligero leaf from LeafOnly. The reason is two fold. First the price o...

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If you add PGA or H2O to PG, can you evaporate it out later? Of course the vapor pressure of Ethyl Alcohol is very high at room temps, so it can be evaped out easily with no special techniques or equipment. The Vapor Pressure of Water is much lower, but you can certainly remove the water from your ...

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Have you experimented with methods to remove oils/waxes from PG? Can you drop things out from freeze filtering? I know we've had this conversation before, there is likely a flavor impact, I am just curious anyway... Well to answer this question, I must ask another question: What waxes and oils do y...

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Shelf life of PG is typically 2 years as far as I have seen. Do you use your PG up within that period or do you freeze the extra or something? - Have you read of the effects heat has on PG? Does it create new undesirable compounds? Well, if properly stored it is stable well beyond 2 years. At cool ...

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How do you choose your hot bump temperature and duration of hot bump? Almost same answer as 'duration of extraction'. With my standard PG extraction I have empirical evidence that temps over 115F are to be avoided. I use temps as high as 165F when exploring new territory, for example the Water Extr...

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CAAB wrote I'm also curious what the duration of your extraction process before straining out tobacco and why? This is experienced based. It is the 'art' part of the art and science of extractions. Typically the lighter Pure Leafs (various Virginia leafs) and the well fermented professional high gr...

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If you've ever done a comparison between the 'hot bump' method you mention and just keeping the PG extract at room temperature for the duration of the extraction? Yes I did at least a dozen of these in my early days of extractions. I had no trouble noting from the start that in all cases the 'hot b...

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I was wondering a few things. hahaha, that is 7 things ! I will respond in 7 separate REPLY posts, that way it will be more organized. But that also gives me the chance make this following: DISCLAIMER: Keep in mind when reading All my opinions about processes that they are directly linked and craft...

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evaporate the finished H2O extracts down to 0 moisture content, I suspect you will wind up with so-called 'tobacco concrete'. Well, good news! I evaped 40mls of my Water Extracted C&D Kentucky Dark Fired overnight and got it down to a very thick oily film on the bottom of my 'coffee cup' dehydrator...

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evaporate the finished H2O extracts down to 0 moisture content, heat that to a certain temperature, not sure what, and then add ethanol afterwards for recovery of the solid. I suspect you will wind up with so-called 'tobacco concrete'. This is the process whereby Tobacco Absolute is made. This 'con...

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use vegetable glycerine as an extraction solvent with ethyl alcohol added just enough to improve viscosity, allowing easier filtration. Sounds like a worthwhile experiment to me ! [mention]Kinnikinnick[/mention] has made more than few multi solvent extractions with PG/151-EverClear Alcohol (25/75 w...

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I have a number of 'finished' H2O extracts that I've been sitting on here. (..) I am thinking of a full dump of all H2O extracts unless I can think of a way to determine they are in fact safe. Yes, even if you autoclaved them (a home pressure cooker can do this job ) the problem is still that they ...

Peter_Ramish

When talking about my use of Perique as a way of creating a flavor profile to mimic (clone) the famous Dunhill Royal Yacht, [mention]Kinnikinnick[/mention] had this to say: I know the RY is a combo of 3 Virginia’s... but, I’m not going to sweat trying to find that combo. If a little Perique can give...

Peter_Ramish

In order to sort out some of these issues with the flavor profile, I have now put in the jars a single Leaf Water Only extraction of a sample of mixed scrap FRONTO leaf that was obtained from LeafOnly. This leaf has been in my cellar for a long time and I have made several PG extractions with it so...

Peter_Ramish

Semi-Oriental 456 (Leaf Only) After almost 11 months on the steep shelf, this leaf finally made it to the filter! I don't think I will be that patient. hahaha.. I have a sample of this right now on my Ferris Wheel, and have "skim tested" a bit of it. I am a little confused what this leaf is suppose...

Peter_Ramish

Because a couple of my posts were lost in a 'system crash' I thought I would re-trace a few comments about my impressions, so far, with the Water extractions when combined with a parallel alcohol extraction: First I would say that on the basis of only one extraction of this type, that is Missouri Me...

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Because I have been exploring the possibility of using a parallel extraction of Alcohol alongside the Water extraction, then combining the two with a ratio of 60/40 Alcohol/Water, it might be a good idea to look at the Antimicrobial properties of both Alcohol and Tobacco itself: Here is some informa...

Peter_Ramish

In many of the comments from members of the forum.e-liquid BBS there is a common thread that expresses concern for the way the samples were tested. A typical reaction is this following comment: Chrispdx: Hmm. Seems like we are getting off topic. @50YearsOfCigars I would still love to hear you though...

Peter_Ramish

Here is my take on a cig-work-a-like. Seems to work pretty well. Let me know if you have something that works for you in this category of profiles. I think it would be interesting to have a "note-book" of everyone efforts in this popular category. INW Marlboro HYBRID: 10.0g - 25/75 pre-mixed PG/VG B...

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Do you think there is a significant amount of nicotine in an H2O extraction? What about ethanol or PG? I wonder how much nicotine is actually transferred over depending on the method. Nicotine is readily soluble in all three: Water; PG; EA. On the question of 'significant' I would say not. The vari...

Peter_Ramish

There is a famous blend , Dunhill Royal Yacht, that is now gone with the winds of History as Dunhill folded up shop. I have an extraction of this that was made by @Kinnikinnick and it is just spectacular. Because I can no longer get the feedstock I set on a mission to try and duplicate it from extra...

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in hopes of procuring a nice sweet natured extract Right,.. I currently have American Virginia Flue Cured 2013 from LeafOnly.com and it is somewhat sweet, but I agree an even sweeter Va would be better for the Va/Per mixes, Soo I ordered and now have in the jar the LO Brightleaf Virginia Flue Cured...

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