Hassouni Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 So yesterday I smoked some Nakhla cardamom, a 40/60 mix with AF pipe. Shit was disgusting. Like camphor and burnt essential oil of cardamom. Couldn't taste the pipe. After 10 mins, threw it out, washed the bowl, loaded Tangiers white grape. Could taste nothing but cardamom even after an hour. What vile shit. So i went to wash everything out...after vigorous washing, the bowl smells ok, the stem smells ok, the glass smells ok. Everything is fine except my new Abu Mahir Razan, which smells like compressed death, aka Nakhla cardamom, even after washing numerous times with hot water and lemon juice. I hung it up to dry but it still smells. What the hell can I do to get it smelling normal again? So you may think, "gosh doesn't Hassouni know how to do this?" Well, no, I don't, because a) I've never smoked anything both so foul and so ghosting as that Nakhla, and I usually use unwashable hoses, so washing has never been an issue that came up. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang67n Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 idk man.. I'd try using straight lemon juice in it for a while.. swish it all the way through the hose. rinse, and sniff.. if it smells like overpowering lemon, call it good. if not, try again.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Baking soda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floataround Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I am not sure if you would call this a real solution...but if you try smoking another strong flavor that could ghost, you might be able to ease it up until it goes away on its own. At least it would be somewhat more tolerable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Call Ghostbusters! Okay, seriously, I just know to try the warm water/lemon juice/baking soda wash. Or beer. But who the fuck wants to waste beer? I bet you'll never see Iain wasting beer on cleaning a hose. He'd rather smoke from a ghosted hose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 if beer works I'll happily use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Flat beer or some vodka will do it. Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3cretz Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Romman Summer crisp Stuie will vouch for me on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I put some baking soda into the hose, then pour in lemon juice and let it volcano all over the place. Hold the ends and swish it around vigorously, then rinse, repeat. It has worked for me with pretty strong flavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo21 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Best solution in my mind is get another hose clean that other one and let it just air out for a while do as I do get 15 hoses lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainUM Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 [quote name='Chreees' timestamp='1324093125' post='533244'] Call Ghostbusters! Okay, seriously, I just know to try the warm water/lemon juice/baking soda wash. Or beer. But who the fuck wants to waste beer? I bet you'll never see Iain wasting beer on cleaning a hose. He'd rather smoke from a ghosted hose. [/quote] chris, you know me too well. every time my friend spills i beer i say "oh god, i'd rather see a church burn" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 beer didn't work, baking soda didn't work, vodka didn't work, WHAT THE FUCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang67n Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 burn it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 heh maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floataround Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 did you lemon juice or vinegar it with baking soda inside it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teganv Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yea im actually kinda having the same problem... I think Mahir infused my hose with plastic taste. I've washed it with warm water and lemon juice 5+ times, and I've washed it with lemon juice, water, and baking soda twice. There's still a plastic taste to it. grr I haven't tried beer or vodka yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo21 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 im telling you just get a bunch of hoses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 [quote name='Floataround' timestamp='1324270926' post='533337'] did you lemon juice or vinegar it with baking soda inside it? [/quote] yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 [img]http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp52/mrryno/asian.jpg[/img] But seriously, lemon juice and water has worked for me. Just try not to use hot water, it likes to melt the glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3cretz Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 [quote name='Hassouni' timestamp='1324279507' post='533351'] [quote name='Floataround' timestamp='1324270926' post='533337'] did you lemon juice or vinegar it with baking soda inside it? [/quote] yep [/quote] Have you tried smoking romman summer crisp through it yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 Pavo, I have a ton of hoses. But I never want to smoke this vile flavor again so I want my Razan back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawhee Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 what in the world made you go for cardamom anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3cretz Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 [quote name='Bawhee' timestamp='1324310049' post='533362'] what in the world made you go for cardamom anyways? [/quote] Maby he had a Cold I always smoke cardamon when I have a cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 Well I'm a big fan of cardamom in real life, and Mahir had it on sale for Black Friday, so I figured why not? I suspect it'd be OK if added at a 10% ratio to something else. Out of a hose that I don't care about.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo21 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 well when i have a flavor in a hose since u have plenty seriously just smoke something strong out of it also and try to tough it out if possible it should eventually take the flavor away 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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