Tangiers Second Round Of Coals

[Hookie The Hookah]

so recently whenever I add the second round of coals to my tangiers bowls the smoke thins out big time and becomes terribly harsh.... any tips/ideas? Letting the bowl cool off for a while and then adding fresh coals seems to be fine...

[FamiliarJoe]

so recently whenever I add the second round of coals to my tangiers bowls the smoke thins out big time and becomes terribly harsh.... any tips/ideas? Letting the bowl cool off for a while and then adding fresh coals seems to be fine...

Yeah I had this problem last night actually. I was getting HUGE smoke but it tasted like burn't up pubic hairs. The first round of coals was wonderful, though

[indian_villager]

so recently whenever I add the second round of coals to my tangiers bowls the smoke thins out big time and becomes terribly harsh.... any tips/ideas? Letting the bowl cool off for a while and then adding fresh coals seems to be fine...

Yeah I had this problem last night actually. I was getting HUGE smoke but it tasted like burn't up pubic hairs. The first round of coals was wonderful, though

Add less heat the second time around. I usually let the coals sit in the tray for a few minutes to ash over and then put it on.

[redjako]

Add less heat the second time around. I usually let the coals sit in the tray for a few minutes to ash over and then put it on.

Agree with this, I typically use 2/3rds of the orginal heat. if anything, you can just adjust Where the coal is placed (if your first round focused on the out edges, use the less heat in the center, vice versa).

Most of your 2nd, and 5th rounds of coal (possible for sure) depends on your packing of the bowl...Densely.

[ilikemyusername]

I find this same problem with almost any shisha, my solution is to let the bowl cool a bit and place the coals in different locations from the first set, and I don't move my coals much in a session, I use ronco's philosophy of "set it and forget it!"

[shesha1]

so recently whenever I add the second round of coals to my tangiers bowls the smoke thins out big time and becomes terribly harsh.... any tips/ideas? Letting the bowl cool off for a while and then adding fresh coals seems to be fine...

Yeah I had this problem last night actually. I was getting HUGE smoke but it tasted like burn't up pubic hairs. The first round of coals was wonderful, though

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[r1v3th3ad]

ya...when I first start up tangiers I use three halves of 3Ks, then when they are almost gone, I only use two halves

[Arcane]

here's what i usually do when i need to add a second round of coals...

1. started with 3 or 4 canarys burned down halfway.
2. push coals towards center - if it burns well, i add 1 canary on top of the lit coals
3. if there's little smoke/flavor, i place 1 canary on top of the coals and add a windcover.
4. when the new canary gets lit, i place it in the center of the bowl and another canary on top of the newly lit one.
5. at this point, you can tell if the windcover is needed or not. so use it accordingly...
6. after that...there should be 2 coals on the bowl and just place another new canary on top of an old one, when its halfway burned through. Edited July 13, 2009 by arcane

[redjako]

here's what i usually do when i need to add a second round of coals...

1. started with 3 or 4 canarys burned down halfway.
2. push coals towards center - if it burns well, i add 1 canary on top of the lit coals
3. if there's little smoke/flavor, i place 1 canary on top of the coals and add a windcover.
4. when the new canary gets lit, i place it in the center of the bowl and another canary on top of the newly lit one.
5. at this point, you can tell if the windcover is needed or not. so use it accordingly...
6. after that...there should be 2 coals on the bowl and just place another new canary on top of an old one, when its halfway burned through.

Canaries ARE the only coals I've gone 5-6 rounds with with awesome smoke and flavor...Exotica's after 5 rounds of coals (so 4.5 ish hours) turns into whispey non-smokey stuff.

[AmunRa]

I agree with most of the above. Less heat for the second and progressive rounds of coals works well. I let my bowl cool while I light the next round, and it is harsh for the first hit or two. But it goes away quickly.

[redjako]

Oops can't edit, meant that the Flavor goes fast with Exotica's many times.

Pack that stuff pretty dense, and prepare for glory

[Sonthert]

Yeah, less heat for the second round. Sometimes, if the bowl is out of acclimation it will take a lot less charcoal on the second round, like the equivalent of two quarters Golden Canaries. If it goes wacky, take half the charcoal off and wait a few minutes and then gradually add charcoal back up. Sometimes, the harsh period will only be for a minute after putting a new coal on. Its less traumatic to not chuck the old charcoal, but just light one or two quarters up and add them to the old coal.