How to Set Up a Hookah Pipe

A guide to how to setup your hookah pipe correctly. Hookahs are made up of a glass base (vase), a stem, a tray, a bowl, hose used with tobacco and charcoal. They can come in a range of sizes from mini shishas sanding at only 8″ tall to large 6 feet types.

Step 1: Fill the glass shisha vase with water - Do not over fill, leave room in the vase for the smoke. - A rule of thumb is to leave the stem submerged about 2 inches in water. - For a smooth smoke mix the water in your vase with a 1/3 of ice cubes.

Step 2: Verify stem is firmly in place - Check that the plastic seal between the vase and stem isin place to prevent smoke getting out and air getting in

Step 3: Put tray on top of the stem - You can use the tray to put charcoal on to replace used coal. Also catches any ash or other dirt.

Step 4: Attach the hose on to the shisha - Shisha pipes can have several hoses attached. All hose ports should either have a hose on or sealed up so to not lose air and smoke. - Some pipes have a plastic part that makes a seal between the hose and the pipe.

Step 5: Add tobacco to the bowl - Mix the tobacco well before addign to the bowl. - Add the tobacco in a consistent manner, slowly in small amounts. Not too tight so air has difficulty in passing down the bowl or too loose burning the tobacco. - Leave 2 millimeters between the top of the shisha tobacco and the foil.

Step 6: Add Aluminum foil on top of the bowl - Cut the aluminum foil into a square roughly 2 inches larger than the diameter of the bowl. - The shiny part of the aluminum foil goes face down. - Make sure the seal is tight and the surface is flat.

Step 7: Add holes to Aluminum foil - Where you add the holes and the size of them on the foil will affect on the smoke produced. - Use an object with a sharp tip such as toothpick or pin. - Holes underneath the charcoal will direct heat into the bowl, while holes on the outside will allow air into the bowl producing mroe smoke. - There are many different patterns you can use when maing holes, for example in a circular fashion. - Too many holes and the tobacco will burn a lot quicker while too few and the tobacco will not burn very well.

Step 8: Check the air flow - Check that air is circulating well trough your pipe by placing your hand on top of the bowl and sucking on the hose. You should feel a downwad force on your hand. If not check all conenctions that they are securely attached.

Step 9: Light charcoal - To light quicklight coals: Hold the charcoal with tongs somwhere safe. Use a lighter on a corner of the coal and wait untill it stops sparkling and making smoke. Blow on the coal till its is glowing orange. Put the coal on top of the foil and blow till the sides are orange as well. - Never light the coal on top of the bowl as unwaned particles will reach the tobacco and change the flavour.

- For natural charcoals use a stove to light them until they are orange.

Step 10: Smoke your hookah pipe To start pull on the hose to get the tobacco burning properly.

With snow come to you,
Darryl

Shisha Mixes.

Find some intriguing ideas of what shisha tobacco flavors to mix. We will also give ideas on what you can put in the vase instead of water to have a different smoking experience.

Important basics: Add a few shisha tobacco flavors together that you could mix well together and you will have invented a whole new flavour. However, before you start mixing hookah tobacco together it is important to understand the strengths of each tobacco. Some are much stronger than others. For example, Orange is very strong. So use less of this type when mixing with another flavour, especially a light flavoured tobacco like Rose. Mint is a great flavour to play with. You can add to all mixes, but use only a small amount with the Mint at the bottom. But most of all this is trial and error. Here are some suggestions:

Super Cola Fill the vase to the normal level with 3/4 of frozen Coca-Cola and juice from a 1/4 of a lemon. Fill the hookah bowl with Cola flavoured tobacco.

GrapeVine A strong smoke. Use red wine in the vase and use grape tobacco in the bowl.

AppleMite Add 10-15 thin lemon slices to chilled apple juice in to the vase. Make sure it is mixed well. Mix thoroughly 1/3 mint tobacco and 2/3 double apple and add to bowl.

Vodka Mint & Lemon Ideal for parties. Mix 1/3 of mint tobacco with 2/3

’s of lemon tobacco. In the vase add 2/3 cold water and a 1/3 of chilled vodka and squezze a 1/4 of a lemon into it for good measure.

Go to the closest supermarket and get a tropical flavored juice (such as mandarin or pineapple), put the newly purchased bottle inside the freezer and let it stay there until it freezes.

Lemonade Stand – This is a recipe for new smokers and for the more experienced ones.

Orange Simply add orange juice to the vase. Scratch some orange peel in to the mixture and use orange tobacco in the bowl.

Tequila Sunrise Mix tequila with water into the vase. Drop in some slices of lime and use lemon tobacco

Other Tobacco Mixes:

3 part Blueberry with 1 part Mint

3 Part Peach, 1 Part Mandarin
2 part Coffee with 1 part Vanilla
2 Part Strawberry, 1 Part Banana
3 Part Strawberry, 2 Part Banana, 1 Part Vanilla
3 Part Strawberry, 2 Part Banana, 1 Part Orange
3 Part Raspberry, 1 Part Peach, 1 Part Lemon
1 Part Lemon, 1 Part Jasmine, 1 Part Mint
1 part Pomegranate, 2 parts Eskandarani Apple, 1/2 part Mint
1 Part Cola, 1 Part Cherry
1 Part Cola, 2 Parts Grape
1 Part Cola, 2 Part Mandarin
1 part Pomegranate, 1 part Coconut, 1 part Pineapple
1 part Mango, 1 part Coconut, 1 part Pineapple
1 Part Coffee, 1 Part Vanilla
2 Parts Coffee, 2 Parts Cappuccino, 1 Part Vanilla
1 part Pomegranate with 2 parts Mango
3 Part Double Apple, 1 Part Mint, 1 Part Rose
4 Part Sweet Melon, 1 Part Mint
2 part Apple with 1 part Mint
3 Part Strawberry, 2 Part 2 Apple, 2 Part Peach,1 Part Mint, 1 Part Orange

Till the end i thing i would try the Vodka mix, sound tasty.

With snow come to you,
Darryl