Diggy Smalls
Notorious
I've been cooling my vapors by passing it through gin. While I highly doubt anything besides flavor is imparted , boy does it add to it. Just using a little cheap j hook
Vaping through gin
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Silat
When the Facts Change, I Change My Mind.
I hope you are not wasting good gin.
Diggy Smalls
Notorious
It's like a half shot of Bombay Sapphire. And yes, after a few bowls I do drink it lol
Silat
When the Facts Change, I Change My Mind.
To each, their own.
I would use distilled WATER for the rig and have a gin martini on the side
Diggy Smalls
Notorious
Gin and tonic or juice on the side. Antsy, it makes it kind of spicy vapor.
Silat
When the Facts Change, I Change My Mind.
I like a dash of Roses Lime in my gin and tonic.
EverythingsHazy
Well-Known Member
Breathing in the alcohol fumes doesn't bother your lungs? I can't imagine it feeling much better than accidentally inhaling some iso that didn't completely dry.
Diggy Smalls
Notorious
The warm vapor doesn't heat up the alcohol enough to get fumes. Just a taste from the gin.
Just keep in mind that alcohol is absorbing some of the actives in your vapor. You're getting a weaker hit because of the alcohol. But as long as you are drinking it and not throwing it out, you're not wasting it.
Personally I'll keep alcohol out of my glass unless I'm cleaning
Personally I'll keep alcohol out of my glass unless I'm cleaning
yogoshio
Annoying Libertarian
I used to do this with rum when I smoked hookah. At least with that the temps were high enough to pull some alcohol out, but not with vaping. It might add some flavor, but I would believe it detracts from the active components, much more so than water because of more active aspects of the alcohol.
Vapor_Eyes
taste buds
You should try Nellie & Joe's Key Lime out, it's way more tasty than Roses in my opinion. Best gin and tonics ever!
BD9
Well-Known Member
Now I want to start a thread about gin. St.Georges Terroir FTW.
I've read about people adding flavored liquids to their water tools and how it adds flavor to the vapor. Cranberry juice seems to be one of the more popular choices. My concern other than wasting good gin, would be drinking the liquid. There may be some carcinogens in there since it's acting as a filter.
I've read about people adding flavored liquids to their water tools and how it adds flavor to the vapor. Cranberry juice seems to be one of the more popular choices. My concern other than wasting good gin, would be drinking the liquid. There may be some carcinogens in there since it's acting as a filter.
Diggy Smalls
Notorious
I'll look for that bran of lime juice in the stores, but it may only be available to purchase online in my area.
When I did it, and mind you I only did this a few times over one weekend, I would use a tiny amount inside a j hook. It's less than a shot. Also, I was only using it for a few bowls and then downing it. Didn't taste bad. And the vaped herb tasted like it was infused with gin. Super duper yummy.
Anyway, I didn't die. And I didn't waste the Gin. If I wasn't about to run out of herb and still had any gin, I would do it tonight. Hahahaha
The heat we are using doesn't burn, so we aren't creating carcinogens. You're filtering out some flavor and some oils, to be sure.
When I did it, and mind you I only did this a few times over one weekend, I would use a tiny amount inside a j hook. It's less than a shot. Also, I was only using it for a few bowls and then downing it. Didn't taste bad. And the vaped herb tasted like it was infused with gin. Super duper yummy.
Anyway, I didn't die. And I didn't waste the Gin.
If I wasn't about to run out of herb and still had any gin, I would do it tonight. Hahahaha
Vitolo
Vaporist
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herbivore21
Well-Known Member
Just in case anybody here didn't know already - ethanol is itself a carcinogen!
I would not be putting alcoholic liquids in my rigs, I'd be somewhat concerned about cumulative inhalation of boiling alcohol vapors (remember, anything with a high ethanol percentage boils quicker and at lower temps than water! I for one don't wanna risk get that 'I just choked on solvent fumes' inhaling high!). There is also the problem that cannabis actives are soluble in alcohol. You'd be throwing away a portion of your reclaim in your rig water and gin is too low in ethanol content to be very effective for reclaim making (where the higher boiling water content would also cause difficulty in purging). You could drink the gin but it won't taste nice and it won't get all of the actives off of your glass because the percentage of ethanol content in spirits made for drinking is too low to make an effective solvent to collect all of the reclaim in your rig.
Vitolo
Vaporist
When using Cranberry Extract in "rig" water.
Everyone knows that it appears to make cleanup easier.....
That is because it allows a small amount of actives to be dissolved and left behind in the solution.
Personally I do not like to use water filtration at all.
The stuff that stays behind on the inside of your glass belongs in our lungs, not in the water piece.
Vapor through water tastes washed out to me, and I get less effects.
I can only imagine the minimized THC effect would be using alcohol.
Burt
Well-Known Member
I'd have to run some (fun) experiments to be definitive, but I've spent quite a lot of time dissolving extracts into gin, and I don't believe noticeably more thc/etc would be captured because of ethanol solubility than would be lost through ordinary water cooling/condensing.
Not only is the vapour barely in contact with the liquid, but gin in particular is pre-saturated with aromatics, I guess this robs the ethanol of its 'pulling power'. I can get 40-50% more extract into equivalent strength vodka, in about a quarter of the time.
Not only is the vapour barely in contact with the liquid, but gin in particular is pre-saturated with aromatics, I guess this robs the ethanol of its 'pulling power'. I can get 40-50% more extract into equivalent strength vodka, in about a quarter of the time.
Diggy Smalls
Notorious
The reason I personally occasionally do it is because it tastes good. All the other arguments or warnings against it don't deter me from putting some gin in my j hook from time to time. The herbal flavors of the gin mix with the flavor profile of the cannabis and wow mmmmm