SimplexCoda Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Ok so i have been thinkin about makin my own shisha for a long time. I have a ton of blackberries and was plannin on makin some shisha with those by mashing the berries and mixing with water and reducing it to syrup and then using it for flavor. So i was thinking i cant just live on one flavor so i was wondering what other flavors i could make with what i have. Then i remembered i have about 8 pounds of mint leaves growing in my garden. So i was thinkin i could go for mint too. But i was wonderin if you guys thought i could produce mint flavoring by doing something simular just reducing it to syrup.What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezerburn456 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Me and one of the other guys that work in our bar make shisha. I am going to strongly recomend against using the syrup idea. The shelf life on the tobacco drops dramatically if you use flavorings that you have made. I think it has to do with the tobacco rotting/fermenting. We have been sticking to flavorings from baking specialty stores lately. They give a good life on the shisha and can give incredible ammounts of flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeOS Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 QUOTE (freezerburn456 @ Jun 21 2009, 06:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Me and one of the other guys that work in our bar make shisha. I am going to strongly recomend against using the syrup idea. The shelf life on the tobacco drops dramatically if you use flavorings that you have made. I think it has to do with the tobacco rotting/fermenting. We have been sticking to flavorings from baking specialty stores lately. They give a good life on the shisha and can give incredible ammounts of flavor.If you have any specific brands for flavouring, I'd like to check them out online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) Blue Pacific Flavorings perhaps. That's the company I'm going to go through when I make my own shisha.If not, you can check here:http://www.candylandcrafts.com/Oils_Flavorings.htm Edited June 21, 2009 by Bulldog_916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplexCoda Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 Im not all that concerned with shelf life currently since im only going to make it for me. But what i am concerned with is using tobacco and the ingredidents i already have. AS for the tobacco ferminting, im not sure about that, in all the places i have read about cigar making it says after the tobacco is cured it is allowed to ferment some before rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Mint would be preferable. The mint would work fairly well. The berries will attract yeast, ants, flies maybe junebugs. If its unwashed, it might help a little. Maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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