Old bong water is a special kind of gross. It’s the type of thing you’d have to drink as part of a stoner frat initiation. Perhaps we won’t take it that far, but getting a whiff of old bong water while you’re going for a hit isn’t exactly pleasant. When you leave a bong dirty for long, you risk letting bacteria and mold take root in all the build-up, and even inhaling something you’re really not intending to.Keeping your bong clean is a lot more important than you might think. Here’s the best method to use to get things right.

How Often Should You Clean Your Bong

You should clean your bong after a few days to a week of use, depending on how much you’re using it. It’s also best to replace the water after every use, but at least after a few bowl-fulls. If a little ring starts forming around the usual level of your water, or if you get some floating bits when it’s freshly-filled, this is a sure sign you need to clean your bong. You can also generally tell by the color of fresh water in the bong – if it looks a little murky, it’s picking stuff up from the inside of the bong and it’s time to clean.
Here’s What You’ll Need

You need to gather a few things before cleaning your bong:
Isopropyl alcohol: Really, the higher the percentage the better, but anywhere above 90% is ideal.
Coarse salt: Whether it’s table salt, Epsom salt or Himalayan salt, you need some rocky salt to help scrub the bong clean.
A big zip-lock bag: It needs to fit your whole bong in it, but it makes the process much easier.
Dish soap
Bottle brush/pipe cleaner: To get down into the harder-to-reach places.
A sponge
Paper towels

How to Clean Your Bong

The method involving isopropyl alcohol and salt is considered the best way to clean a bong, but if you have an acrylic or plastic bong, you can just clean it with a bottle brush, warm water and dish soap (see below for more information).

Step 1: Disassemble it
Take the bowl, stem and any other removable components (e.g. mouthpiece) off the bong, separating it into individual pieces. If there’s any water left in there, empty it out and quickly rinse it off.
You should ideally avoid pouring bong water down the drain, so if possible you can put it in a sealed bag and leave it in the trash.

Step 2: Half-Fill it With Alcohol
Open up your zip-lock bag and put the bong in there, standing it up so you can fill it up to around half way up with isopropyl alcohol.

Step 3: Add Your Salt
Add a few tablespoons of coarse salt to the inside of the bong. The alcohol does the disinfecting work, but the salt gives some roughness to the mixture and helps get up more stubborn residue.

Step 4: Seal and Shake
Now close up your zip-lock bag. You’re going to shake the salt and alcohol mixture inside the bong, so it’s best to cover the open top with your hand first. Also try to cover the spots for the mouthpiece and stem if possible. Shake it vigorously, making sure to get the mixture all the way up and down the bong.
If you don’t have a zip-lock bag, you can either do it over your sink or potentially just use a regular trash bag with some extra care.

Step 5: Leave it to Sit
Leave the alcohol and salt mixture in the bong to sit for around 30 minutes. You might not really need to do this but if you have the time it’s definitely worthwhile.

Step 6: Take Your Bong Out
Remove your bong from the zip-lock bag, keeping the old alcohol and salt in there. You shouldn’t really just throw this down the drain, but luckily you can just zip up the bag and throw it away directly.

Step 7: Clean it with Warm Water and Soap
Rinse your bong in warm water and soap to remove any of the residual alcohol and to give it an extra clean. Make sure to thoroughly cover the whole inner and outer surface of the bong. This is where a bottle-brush or pipe-cleaner and a sponge come in handy: you can physically scrub any of the rest of the bong to make sure you get everything. Paper towels are also really useful at this stage to both clean and dry the bong.

Step 8: Soak the Bowl and Stem in Alcohol
For the bowl and stem, you can just soak them in isopropyl alcohol to clean off any build-up. A zip-lock bag is perfect for this too: just put them in there, cover it over with alcohol, zip it up and leave them to sit for around 10 minutes. You can also add salt and shake at this stage (as with the bong) but you don’t really have to do this in most cases.

Step 9: Rinse the Bowl and Stem
As before, you can just remove the pieces, zip up the bag and throw it away when you’re done. Once you’ve gotten the pieces out, rinse them with warm water and use a pipe-cleaner if necessary to scrub off any lasting residue.

Step 10: Leave Everything to Dry
Once you’ve done this, you can just leave the stem and bowl to dry and do the same with the bong if needed. When they’re dry, re-assemble and you’re good to go.


Cleaning Your Bong Is Important - This is How It’s Done

Summertime is always fast and furious, it can be hard to find the energy to cook after a long day of work.
Don’t worry — this recipe is pretty foolproof and requires minimal effort! It’s cool, refreshing, and quick to make. 
Ingredients:
- -6 Tbsp (175-350mg of Cannabis Oil)
- -1 large cucumber
- -10 oz cherry tomatoes (fresh from your garden is the best)
- -½ cup pepperoni
- -1 box of rotini pasta
- -1 cup fresh mozzarella pearls
- -1 cup Italian dressing
- -1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- -1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- -1 1/2 tsp salt and pepper 

Instructions:
1. Boil your pasta according to package directions, strain, and rinse immediately with cold water. Let the pasta chill in the strainer for a few minutes. 
2. Chop the cucumber into small bite-size pieces
3. Chop cherry tomatoes in half - toss in a large mixing bowl with the chopped cucumber
4. Combine Italian dressing, cannabis oil, and seasonings together in a small bowl until fully combined.
5. Chop salami into bite-size pieces and add to the large mixing bowl
6.  Now you can assemble everything in the large bowl. Mix the veggies, meat, and chilled pasta. Pour your oil mixture over top and toss until everything is coated.
7. Serve immediately, or store in the fridge 

Don’t forget to put on some tunes for your guests to enjoy while you are grilling. Let the socializing and good times roll. Don’t forget to #BloomMT with your creations. 

Easy Peasy Extra Weedy Italian Pasta Salad 

No one blames you for being tired of the same old potato salad and boring BBQ’d hot dogs. We are going to walk you through from start to finish how to have a weedy BBQ the entire neighborhood will love.

Every good BBQ has a nice selection of salads, side dishes, fruits, and veggies. Probably a few beverages as well. How do you host a weed BBQ you ask? Easy let us walk you through it. 

When prepping for a BBQ you have a list of supplies and who you’re going to invite. Take it to the next level by creating an Instagram Reel to invite all your peeps. You can even film behind the scenes of setting up and prepping the food. When your guests show up encourage them to film and share on social media as well. Don’t forget to #BloomMT

Whether you’re grilling dogs, burgers, chicken, or a vegan dish you will need a delicious homemade BBQ sauce. 

Ingredients
1/4 cup Cannabis Oil
2 1/2 cups ketchup
1 cup distilled water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar (with the mother)
5 tablespoons light brown sugar
5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
Also 1/2 tablespoon ground mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
Add all of the ingredients in a pot.
Stir and let it simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
Use as marinade, dip, or topping
Serve the Cannabis-Infused BBQ Sauce

Don’t forget to put on some tunes for your guests to enjoy while you are grilling. Let the socializing and good times roll. Don’t forget to #BloomMT with your creations. 


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