Tonight! Help

[WcWorldwide]

The inlaws are comming over and are going to try hookah for the first time, I want a nice long session and it's kinda worrying me, i start out with three of the small (CC) coals and usually it produces nice thick smoke, but only lasts about 10-15 min before burning, how can I avoid the burn, but get the nice thick smoke?

[mushrat]

CC? Chron hookah?

3 of any full coals is going to be too much for any hookah tobacco. What kind of coals are you using. What ever they are, use less. The art is getting clouds AND not burning your baccy.

[AKammenzind]

Yes, every time it gets even slightly off-tasting take a coal off for a minute and shift the coals a bit. This will keep your bowl going fine.

[*HOT&SMOKING*]

Yeah agreed 3 coals is way to much.....

Use 1 on the edge of the bowl and go from there.....if you need more heat move the coal a little towards the center of the bowl otherwise add another coal and the last place I put the coal is in the middle of the bowl...

This is my basic heat management for what I smoke, which is mainly Al-Waha....and I use soex quicklite coals....so ya hope this helps and go from there....

-H&S

[r1v3th3ad]

Need to know your set-up, so we can try to tell you the perfect bowl pack and heat management...

whats your hookah, bowl, foil/screen, size of coals(alright know the instant or natural), tobacco...the whole shabang. We'll get ya a good session

[WcWorldwide]

http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a337/dub...current=hoo.jpg

thats the hoooookah, and i'm using chronic coals

[ryno]

3 coals is gonna be way too much for that bowl. Try using two on opposite sides, with some of the coal hanging off

[AKammenzind]

Woah yeah for that bowls use two coals, hanging slightly off opposing sides of the bowl. Every few minutes rotate them 90* around the bowl, and slightly inward once they get smaller.

[Stuie]

^^^^^ What AK and Ryno Said!

[no longer welcome]

i use 3 on a similar setup (espresso hookah) however you need to keep the coals way to the side or tip them over to their sides so they are standing upright rather than the traditional flat.
practice will make perfect. it will depend on the tobacco and holes. 3 isn't necessarily too much however my smoking buddy prefers 2 on the same bowls whereas i prefer 3.

[antouwan]

i use 3 on a similar setup (espresso hookah) however you need to keep the coals way to the side or tip them over to their sides so they are standing upright rather than the traditional flat.
practice will make perfect. it will depend on the tobacco and holes. 3 isn't necessarily too much however my smoking buddy prefers 2 on the same bowls whereas i prefer 3.

EXACTLY.

it all depends on how 'strong' you like it. if it burns, use less; but try two flat, and if that's too much put one or both 'standing up' = less surface area on the head.

[NUBBS]

When I had my little hookah like that I would use one QL 3K at a time. It would normally lasy close to 3 hours and full of flavor. Start on the edge and rotate every 5 mins or so making your way to the center. It worked everytime and smoked like a champ.