Doubon Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Soy Sauce! I know Kal made a post about how long is too long but i want to know how long will it take.I'm acclimating Tangiers grapefruit, it's been sitting in my room for 20 hours. My room has been at 70-75 degrees this entire time. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I have taken as much as 3 days to acclimate. Spread the tobacco out over foil breaking it up as much as you can. This will speed up the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 QUOTE (Doubon @ Jul 11 2008, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Soy Sauce! I know Kal made a post about how long is too long but i want to know how long will it take.I'm acclimating Tangiers grapefruit, it's been sitting in my room for 20 hours. My room has been at 70-75 degrees this entire time. Any suggestions?hmm well i don't really acclimate my tangiers, maybe 30 min tops, but it always smells amazing out of the box.I'd say like 2-3 hours max is all you need now with the new grooming method or w/e it's called that they do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeknate88 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I got mine in on tuesday, and let it sit unopened till yesterday. And when I did open it the smell was dead on and needed no acclimation whatsoever. Spread it out to speed up the process, although I would think grapefruit might me a little more difficult than some of the other flavors to determine when its ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 How many times did you stir it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speel Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I feel your pain .. i once acclimated for a week and it still smelled like bbq sauce..ended up throwing it all out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubon Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 i have it laid out over wax paper... stirred it up about 4 times. right now it has a faint citrusy smell so i still have hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 It's acclimating from San Diego Humidity to Miami Humidity....just give it some time, I am sure it will be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 3 days, 20,000 stirring's ect ect.Just buy some nahkla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thats weird. I really dont know what to tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jul 11 2008, 01:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>3 days, 20,000 stirring's ect ect.Just buy some nahkla haha nakhla is truly great, just bought a 250g of sweet melon $4.99 at a local middle eastern shop ... mwahahah, 5 bucks, can't go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_dooley Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I have the same problem, dude. I have yet to get my Tangiers to work properly, and it still smells off. You said it smelled like "soy sauce." Now that I think about it, you're right. I had described the smell as "chewing tobacco," but if you don't chaw, you wouldn't know what that smells like.As for acclimatization, I've acclimated the hell out of this stuff. Three times for like 6 hours at a time, and then once I just said, "Fuck it!" and acclimated it for like three days... the same batch.Yeah... till smells like chaw tobacco... or soy sauce. For what it's worth, it's Brambleberry.- Ronald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKammenzind Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jul 11 2008, 01:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>3 days, 20,000 stirring's ect ect.Just buy some nahkla Hahahaha, I'll second that! Nakhla is always good, and it's near impossible to mess it up with bad (or lazy) heat management. Great flavor, buzz, smoke, price... just great stuff. Tangiers has a pretty decent product (I do like their k-peach, and their peach iced tea is decent), but I haven't been that impressed with them overall. They're something different, which is nice to have around... but definitely not the shisha I'd like to smoke all the time, and most certainly not omfgthegreatestshishaever or wowthisistheonlyshishaimgonnasmokefromnowon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuburbanSmoker Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Smoke the stuff and tell us if it tastes like soy. Ive never really heard of anyone having problems with the taste of tangiers, just being tards about smoking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpen Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Grapefruit is a "transient" aroma. In perfumery it is usually anchored with another aroma to ensure the scent sticks around. The aroma damages easilyI have a rather wacky idea - but it might be worth a shot.Usually aroma is damaged by high temperatures in storage (or in transit). Sometimes it is possible to "shock" an aroma back to its original state by refrigeration or freezing. I dont know that any shisha has true natural flavor, but it might be worth trying. Just refigerate or freeze until it is very cold. Then warm it back up to room temperature before smoking.If you try it, let me know how it turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 it took about 18 hours for my tobacco to accumulate and smell right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 QUOTE (speel @ Jul 11 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I feel your pain .. i once acclimated for a week and it still smelled like bbq sauce..ended up throwing it all outwas that the barbeque flavor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speel Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Jul 11 2008, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (speel @ Jul 11 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I feel your pain .. i once acclimated for a week and it still smelled like bbq sauce..ended up throwing it all outwas that the barbeque flavor?Lol nah I wish, it just tasted like harsh ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubon Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 Thanks for all your help guys... i'll give it a few more hours and try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazar Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I've had some recent troubles myself. With Orange Soda, Peach Inced Tea and Kashmir Peach I only acclimated for like an hour, then it smelt just like it should. But Cool Strawberry and Watermelon ... Acclimated the Watermelon for two days (stirring every once in a while), still smelt nothing like it should and smoked horrible. Same with Cool Strawberry. Ended up with me throwing both out. A real shame, Tangiers Watermelon used to be my favourite shisha, and I never got to try the Cool Strawberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBatcho07 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 QUOTE (Stuie @ Jul 11 2008, 10:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have taken as much as 3 days to acclimate. Spread the tobacco out over foil breaking it up as much as you can. This will speed up the process.Such a long time lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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