HookahBoarder85

Well Here goes... I made my first batch, Here's my method: I took some Cherry pipe tobacco and washed it in hot water over and over until no more brown water, then spread it out and let it dry out some until almost evaporated (about 75%). As that was drying I juiced an Orange, half a can of pineapple, and an apple. I combined the juice with a shot of honey in a sauce pan and reduced it (this means heat it up on a LOW LOW heat for about 30 mins while whisking if it separates, then let it cool until thick) Once this was done I poured in the juice with the tobacco and let it sit for maybe 30 mins. I then scooped it out and squeezed any excess juice out and spread the tobacco even on a cookie sheet, cover it with a thin layer of honey, and bake about 12 mins on 200°. Take it out and add glycerin and let it cool down, then pack it, and have a smoke.. I havent smoked it yet, as it is still cooling but I have some pix.. if it tastes good Ill post pix..

QUOTE (ih303 @ Mar 11 2009, 10:40 AM) QUOTE (HookahBoarder85 @ Mar 5 2009, 11:32 PM) wuddup in the 6-oh-5ive! What's up, man? What's your job? You PCSing to Davis Monthan in June, then? Aircraft Armament, Yeah in june Im going to DM... how about you, are you AF?

It doesn't matter how much we think about the factors that smoking hookah could actually be completely risk-free. Nobody is going to pay mass amounts of money to run tests on it, everybody has drilled into them that tobacco = harm and/or death over time. End of story. I would love for somebody to come out and say "Shisha is completely harmless" but it will never happen. I believe that if the shisha is made with natural/organic tobacco and goes straight from the leaf to shisha without having the additives that cigarette tobacco have, then it will be perfectly fine, regardless of the frequency you smoke. Other factors may be involved though, the chemicals in the molasses, fruit, coal, tin foil (which some studies claim promotes alzheimers) and the rubber in the hoses... but I don't think that it would be a significant amount to even measure in a single human's lifetime. the bottom line is, Hookahs are DEFINITELY safer than cigarettes, and you probably have a 99.99999% chance that you wont get sick or anything from it.. so toke up!

Im in the mood to learn how to make my own shisha at least as well as I can with what little resources are available to me. I am going to pick up some cheap pipe tobacco tomorrow (its vanilla flavored), I have Glycerin, Molasses, and ill be using various fruits and juices in the mix until i get the mixture right. My concerns are removing the taste from the tobacco first.. Im thinking to boil it, and then strain it until all the colored water is removed. Then mix it lightly with honey or molasses and spread it thin and cook it just enough to evaporate the water from it. From here Ill add whatever flavors I want to try.. Pineapple with a little of the juice, maybe some mixers for alcohol? I mean what do the shisha manufacurers use for flavor?? another concern, how much glycerin do I use? I heard a little goes a LONG way but I dont know how much..

wuddup in the 6-oh-5ive!