bigmahlman Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 ok so i just got some starbuzz in today, set up the hookah, cold water and whatnot. the problem is it was a little harsh, not like head buzz but the the flavor was odd it burned up quick! it was like sharp, like it stung or somthing. my setup was a phunnle bowl with mod, a small quick light and a half (3kings) my initial thought was acclimating. but im not shure. my water was a little higher than normal. flavor was peaches and cream. any other thoughtsthe smoke wasnt very thing either. hope we can figure this out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teq Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Acclimation is easy to overcome, so go ahead and try that angle, then see where you get from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookahlife Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Hey bigmahlman,Starbuzz is not like Tangiers, so when you pack it into the Phunnel bowl don’t be too generous. Just pack it regularly, loosely and fluffy with 1/4 inch of space between the tobacco and the foil. I don’t think you would need to acclimate Starbuzz as it is a washed tobacco and doesn’t need to mix with the air to produce a good smoke, but I’m not positive about this. If this is how your setup was, you may have packed it with too many stems, Starbuzz is premium tobacco but it still has remnants in it, so if you catch to much stuff that’s not tobacco it will burn harder.Other than that I can’t think of much else that would cause Starbuzz to smoke like that.Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmahlman Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 ive been acclimating for about 2 hours now, whateverill deffenatly de-stem it betteryou think i should skip the mod? just pack a regular bowli think ill be smoking in an hour againwhat flavor should i smoke peaches and cream, grape, candy?umm.....hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonMac Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Im thinking that you either packed too much shisha and burnt it, punched too much holes in foil, or put holes over the funnell? I dont know how experienced you are so that could or couldn't be it. I never have that problem with starbuzz. Also 1 and half coals seems like not enough. I use large funnell bowl and put minimum 2 big 3k coals on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmahlman Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 (edited) mines a medium phunnle i havebeen smoking for a while. like before i got on the forum, and that was October 05 i woudl say 3 yearsdont more coals make it burn faster?i defenatly need to pack it lighter, i read that when using the scalli mod you need to pack it tight so i packed it tight. im thinking on my next bowl, i will pack it light with no scalli mod and use 2 coalsanyone apposed to this Edited May 18, 2007 by bigmahlman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmahlman Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 thanks to whoever changed the B to a Prock it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teq Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I hadn't really thought much on this before, but it is summer and with the temperature change, you might find that you don't need as much heat as you're used to.Try reducing your heat source to about a quarter to a half of your regular amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmahlman Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 i mostly use only one coalit still could be the temp change from mn to oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 SB shouldn't be harsh at all... it always burns amazing to me. I would say go back to basic... use one quicklight, fill the shisha where it sits just maybe 1/8 inch away from foil, no mod...see what you come up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 If it burnt too quickly lower the amount of heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmahlman Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 yea that sounds good, always got to go back to the basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmahlman Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 so i just smoked a bowl of grape and a bowl of candy, they were both amazing!got a little sick/lightheaded after the second one, but i thinks its because i was doing a little to much smoking and not enough breathing. i packed my small clay bowl about an eight inch from the top. I left the tabaco nice and fluffy. gona try out the phunnel again later, when people are over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagelessdude Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Just pack it loosely and dont let it touch the foilAnd acclimate! It keeps Starbuzz from burning too quickly.My bowls last about 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE (bigmahlman @ May 18 2007, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>so i just smoked a bowl of grape and a bowl of candy, they were both amazing!got a little sick/lightheaded after the second one, but i thinks its because i was doing a little to much smoking and not enough breathing. i packed my small clay bowl about an eight inch from the top. I left the tabaco nice and fluffy. gona try out the phunnel again later, when people are over!Good, SB should always be amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheetz Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE (The King @ May 19 2007, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Good, SB should always be amazingIf only that were true........ Sure they can all smoke great. But that flavor is not always there Tin for Tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Yeah, sometimes you just get a shitty batch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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