Comments on: Milk in Hookah Base Will Make Your Smoke Thicker – True or False? http://hookah-lounger.com/milk-in-hookah-base-will-make-your-smoke-thicker-true-or-false/ Hookah Bar, Hookah Lounge & Hookah Smoking Magazine Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:12:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hookah Poh-lees http://hookah-lounger.com/milk-in-hookah-base-will-make-your-smoke-thicker-true-or-false/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Hookah Poh-lees Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:12:23 +0000 http://hookah-lounger.com/?p=258#comment-21 The chemistry here is quite simple, mate. The fat in milk aids in creating bubbles - that's why you can't make a frothy cappuccino with skim milk. it's a matter of surface tension and interruption of weak electrostatic interactions between the water molecules. Either way, if you want a bubble-less experience, do it with skim or (very little) semi-skim milk. Both have a much lower concentration of fat (you knew that) so there is less interruption of hydrogen bonding between the water molecules, prompting greater surface tension pull and thus not allowing as many bubbles to form. I'm a biochemist, but don't take it from me - see for yourself: http://hilltownfamilies.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/kramp-2/ Good Hookah-ing The chemistry here is quite simple, mate.
The fat in milk aids in creating bubbles – that’s why you can’t make a frothy cappuccino with skim milk. it’s a matter of surface tension and interruption of weak electrostatic interactions between the water molecules.
Either way, if you want a bubble-less experience, do it with skim or (very little) semi-skim milk. Both have a much lower concentration of fat (you knew that) so there is less interruption of hydrogen bonding between the water molecules, prompting greater surface tension pull and thus not allowing as many bubbles to form.
I’m a biochemist, but don’t take it from me – see for yourself:
http://hilltownfamilies.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/kramp-2/

Good Hookah-ing

]]> By: The Coops http://hookah-lounger.com/milk-in-hookah-base-will-make-your-smoke-thicker-true-or-false/comment-page-1/#comment-20 The Coops Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:29:00 +0000 http://hookah-lounger.com/?p=258#comment-20 I've put milk in my pipe for years and I believe the proper amount of milk to use is a about 3 cap fulls of milk (give or take a few depending on the size of your hookah). It definitely adds a creamy taste and thickens the smoke slightly. It definitely worth experimenting with and see if you like for yourself... Have fun! I’ve put milk in my pipe for years and I believe the proper amount of milk to use is a about 3 cap fulls of milk (give or take a few depending on the size of your hookah). It definitely adds a creamy taste and thickens the smoke slightly. It definitely worth experimenting with and see if you like for yourself… Have fun!

]]> By: Peenk2 http://hookah-lounger.com/milk-in-hookah-base-will-make-your-smoke-thicker-true-or-false/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Peenk2 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:08:18 +0000 http://hookah-lounger.com/?p=258#comment-19 I'm smoking hookah with 1/10 ish milk to water ratio in the base. The main reason base liquids get into the hose is if the base is at a higher level than your hose tip. that is, if you have put the hookah on a table of some sort. Milk definitely adds to that effect sinces its thicker, but if you keep it on the floor or something and you sit on a chair and smoke the hookah, you should be fine. use whole milk. and try goat milk if given the chance. smoke is not thicker, just tastes different. for the lack of a better word, its milky? putting milk in the base for shisha from Nakhla and Al-Waha make it less harsh. I’m smoking hookah with 1/10 ish milk to water ratio in the base.
The main reason base liquids get into the hose is if the base is at a higher level than your hose tip. that is, if you have put the hookah on a table of some sort.
Milk definitely adds to that effect sinces its thicker, but if you keep it on the floor or something and you sit on a chair and smoke the hookah, you should be fine.
use whole milk.
and try goat milk if given the chance.
smoke is not thicker, just tastes different. for the lack of a better word, its milky?

putting milk in the base for shisha from Nakhla and Al-Waha make it less harsh.

]]> By: Karim http://hookah-lounger.com/milk-in-hookah-base-will-make-your-smoke-thicker-true-or-false/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Karim Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:30:24 +0000 http://hookah-lounger.com/?p=258#comment-16 i just came back from smoking hookah @ a friend's house and someone had the great idea of using milk (she heard it would have an hallucinogenic effect) so we said "why not?" so we went to the 7/11 to buy some milk (cow's milk). We didn't even have to dillute it or anything. i just read here and in other websites that it produces bubbles, but we didn't have any of that. maybe we were just lucky, but here's the deal: add milk just so that the tip of the straw (i don't know the correct term) gets submerged in it. i did feel the smoke being a little thicker, but it wasn't a BIG difference. as for the hallucinogenic effect, that was plain bullshit, but worth a try, lol i just came back from smoking hookah @ a friend’s house and someone had the great idea of using milk (she heard it would have an hallucinogenic effect) so we said “why not?” so we went to the 7/11 to buy some milk (cow’s milk).
We didn’t even have to dillute it or anything. i just read here and in other websites that it produces bubbles, but we didn’t have any of that. maybe we were just lucky, but here’s the deal: add milk just so that the tip of the straw (i don’t know the correct term) gets submerged in it.
i did feel the smoke being a little thicker, but it wasn’t a BIG difference. as for the hallucinogenic effect, that was plain bullshit, but worth a try, lol

]]> By: David Gustafson http://hookah-lounger.com/milk-in-hookah-base-will-make-your-smoke-thicker-true-or-false/comment-page-1/#comment-15 David Gustafson Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:35:19 +0000 http://hookah-lounger.com/?p=258#comment-15 A few drops of olive oil (or canola, in a pinch) will prevent bubbles from forming. At first it will act separated and float on top, presumably causing interference to the surface tension of the bubbles. Though after a full hookah-session, it will emulsify with the milk and water. Definitely improves the milk sessions. A few drops of olive oil (or canola, in a pinch) will prevent bubbles from forming. At first it will act separated and float on top, presumably causing interference to the surface tension of the bubbles. Though after a full hookah-session, it will emulsify with the milk and water. Definitely improves the milk sessions.

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