Tangiers Orange Soda

[Geiseric]

So I got some orange soda in saturday, and I was in a hurry to smoke it, so I went ahead and threw it on before acclimation was complete (Gave it like 20 minutes, as compared to my standard 20 hours... I know, I know... bad idea) but I was surprised to find it burned well, and had excellent and accurate flavor. So I went ahead and finished acclimating it and smoked some more tonight.. only to find the flavor had become more like a milky orange cream, rather than the tangy orange soda flavor I had yesterday...

So what the hell? A fluke, or has anyone else seen this? This has never happened to me before...

[JillyIsJustKidding]

Hmm that's a bit interesting. I'd try, but it might be harsh for me

[supersubby]

Yeah Eric said to do it 4 hours before smokin.. i think 20 hours is too much...i dont have patience loll

[Geiseric]

The time you spend acclimating depends heavily on climate, humidity etc. 20 hours is what I have found to be optimal for me, this time of year.

[Snoopy1966]

It also depends on the flavors. Some take longer. I can smoke Orange Soda right away also. I put it in my glad container and mix it around really good for an hour, and it is good to go. When the flavor smells consistently like what is supposed to be while acclimating it, then it is ready. Eric even posted here a few days back saying some could take 35 hours. Root Beer and Bramble Berry and Passion Fruit are that way. Long time to acclimate. You have to be careful with it and you may have to take out a bowl or so an hour before you want to smoke it to get it ready again. That is only for a few flavors though.

[Geiseric]

Ah, good to know it wasn't a fluke. I do normally vary by testing its consistency, but I thought 20 minutes was prety odd. Good to know its not just me, next time I won't mess it up. Edited January 28, 2008 by Geiseric

[jfaltous]

I don't suppose any of the tangiers veterans want to make a quick post suggesting approximate acclimation time for each flavor?

[Geiseric]

As I said, it really varies by climate.

[jfaltous]

I realize that, but I mean as more of a relative guide between flavors.

[Geiseric]

I understand what you are saying. One thing I always look for is smell. Tangiers tends too be quite pungent before acclimation is completed, and the smell then becomes increasingly accurate as it comes closer to being acclimated.

But, then, I have a incredibly good sense of smell, so that may be hard for some people to detect. Edited January 28, 2008 by Geiseric

[jfaltous]

I don't think I have a very good sense of smell in that case... because all my Tangiers (Orange Soda, Guava, K-Peach, Cocoa, etc) smell great before even acclimating... I don't know how much more "accurate" they can get

[Sonthert]

I've seen that before. Its usually an acclimation issue. You can't acclimate too long...of course if the weather is in the middle of changing, it might be that the tobacco was not acclimated fully, the weather changed and made the tobacco less acclimated. Using the dog chasing the car analogy, you got to the scene, the dog was just a little behind the car chasing after and the car driving away. 20 hours later, the car was a good distance away from the dog...it'll catch up again.