Those of you who read my previous thread (My first NET & DIY juice attempt. Good but not great.) know my results were not what I expected. Today I made another NET + Herbal extraction. I started with a couple of tsp's of a fine Black Cavendish I got in bulk from Cup O Joes. It's a full bodied, not too aromatic Black Cavendish, a bit heavy on the PG casing. I decided that a cold maceration in alcohol would be better to dissolve the PG and get all the juices of the baccy out; thus I placed the tobacco in a cup and added 50ml of 96° non-denaturated sugar cane alcohol. It's completely drinkable and I know so as it's commonly used for desserts and eggnog preparations here. I let it macerate from 8 am 'til 8 pm when I came back home.
At lunch time, I steeped a couple of tsp's of a herbal Teavana "Moroccan Mint" tea in very little water. The steeping instructions of the tea state 1 min at 80°C. One teaspoon for 250 ml water. Thus I multiplied it by ten and used 2 tsps for 50ml water. At the prescribed minute, I drained the steeper and reheated the water a bit. I did that five times and put the liquid in a small mason jar until the night.
Tonight I strained the Cavendish extract by means of a strainer, then presssed the last drop out of the leaves using a piece of cheese cloth, then triple filtered the yield (about 30ml) in a 20cc syringe with some cotton at the bottom, until the liquid came clear. Then I heated the tobacco maceration in the microwave to just below the boiling point with very short (5 sec) flashes. After five cycles it was further reduced to 25ml.
I mixed the 25ml tobacco reduction with 25ml of the mint concentrate and then used half of it for the final blend, adding 30ml of PG and 45ml VG for 100ml total.
Shaked vigorously and put a few drops in an Aspire Nautilus atomizer with a 1.6Ω on a Joyetech eVic VV/VW mod, at 3.7v. It was a revelation!
The final product is light gold in color and due to the extensive filtration it's perfectly clear. Looks like Halo's Tribecca but the taste is much milder and complex at the same time.
The taste is true Cavendish, deep tobacco flavor, rum and a hint of sweet vanilla, but you can also taste the tang of the mint as a prelude and then aftertaste. The mint lingers after the last vapor went out. The room notice, according to the household boss is very pleasant and not heavy at all. I've been vaping it for a couple of hours now and it's "growing", tasting more intense and sweet as the wicks saturate.
Having read that letting the juice "steep" a few days generally improves them vastly, I have "great expectations" about this recipe. I've noted it for future reference and plan on doing another batch when the bottle gets low. This being a very quick recipe, I can cook more virtualy anytime.
It has probably no nicotine as I understand that nic disolves in water but not in alcohol. However, I'm awaiting some 100/100 liquid nicotine which I finally found in Monterrey Mexico and shall boost my juice to 8% and probably do some 30ml at 18% for a dear friend whom I induced into vaping to help her kick the coffin nail habit.
Comments much appreciated.
Jorge.
At lunch time, I steeped a couple of tsp's of a herbal Teavana "Moroccan Mint" tea in very little water. The steeping instructions of the tea state 1 min at 80°C. One teaspoon for 250 ml water. Thus I multiplied it by ten and used 2 tsps for 50ml water. At the prescribed minute, I drained the steeper and reheated the water a bit. I did that five times and put the liquid in a small mason jar until the night.
Tonight I strained the Cavendish extract by means of a strainer, then presssed the last drop out of the leaves using a piece of cheese cloth, then triple filtered the yield (about 30ml) in a 20cc syringe with some cotton at the bottom, until the liquid came clear. Then I heated the tobacco maceration in the microwave to just below the boiling point with very short (5 sec) flashes. After five cycles it was further reduced to 25ml.
I mixed the 25ml tobacco reduction with 25ml of the mint concentrate and then used half of it for the final blend, adding 30ml of PG and 45ml VG for 100ml total.
Shaked vigorously and put a few drops in an Aspire Nautilus atomizer with a 1.6Ω on a Joyetech eVic VV/VW mod, at 3.7v. It was a revelation!
The final product is light gold in color and due to the extensive filtration it's perfectly clear. Looks like Halo's Tribecca but the taste is much milder and complex at the same time.
The taste is true Cavendish, deep tobacco flavor, rum and a hint of sweet vanilla, but you can also taste the tang of the mint as a prelude and then aftertaste. The mint lingers after the last vapor went out. The room notice, according to the household boss is very pleasant and not heavy at all. I've been vaping it for a couple of hours now and it's "growing", tasting more intense and sweet as the wicks saturate.
Having read that letting the juice "steep" a few days generally improves them vastly, I have "great expectations" about this recipe. I've noted it for future reference and plan on doing another batch when the bottle gets low. This being a very quick recipe, I can cook more virtualy anytime.
It has probably no nicotine as I understand that nic disolves in water but not in alcohol. However, I'm awaiting some 100/100 liquid nicotine which I finally found in Monterrey Mexico and shall boost my juice to 8% and probably do some 30ml at 18% for a dear friend whom I induced into vaping to help her kick the coffin nail habit.
Comments much appreciated.
Jorge.
