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  1. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    TFA extract is quite good. It is best used at low percentages with sweetener and creams and vanillas to bring out the full flavoring. Good with chocolates too. Givbe it a go! :toast: :D
  2. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Yes, you can at one or two percent should be fine. Or, you can add more creams to take up the slack. What else are you adding to it?
  3. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    The maraschino cherry is too strong for me at any percentage. Compared to similar percentages of other flavorings, it's simply off the chart super strong. I had much better luck with the cherry extract, and that at very low percentages. Very different indeed. Crxess point about combining similar...
  4. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    I prefer the cherry extract or the black cherry, myself. :2c: :toast: :D :2cool: :vapor:
  5. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Welcome to DIY! Know just how you feel, and exactly what you mean! :toast: :D :2cool: :vapor:
  6. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    That whole range of flavor possibilities is pretty amazing. Even works with watermelon. I was surprised. Good luck! :toast: :thumb: :2cool: :vapor:
  7. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Masking or enhancing? Just for fun, when you do your 100DT's, throw about 2% sweet and tart in there. Mouth Party! Taste explosion! :toast: :D :2cool::vapor:
  8. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Grape and strawberry are both excellent. Haven't tried banana yet. Make sure and add about 2% strawberry to the grape. It'll help eliminate the chemical/floral in that flavoring. I found it essential. Raspberry works as well. Good Luck! :toast:
  9. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Last few times I've bought from MFS, I got the liter deal for $50 with free shipping, as I recall. That's 1000 ml for $50, btw. I too saw the $40 sale, but I've got 2.5 liters left now. I try to stay ready for the Vapacalypse, zombie or otherwise. :toast: :D :2cool: :vapor:
  10. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Well that was unfortunate! Amazon has great tracking. Did the item ever show through tracking as delivered? I use Amazon all the time and I've had great luck with them. I literally average one package a day for the last several years, since Prime, anyway. So, I don't get out too much, I use...
  11. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    I switched to plastic tapered syringes at 14 ga, then cut them off to allow VG nic and VG to flow easily. Additionally, I use a 100 ml syringe that has a giant opening for VG. Both work great. Links: Syringe 100CC/ML: Plastic Syringe: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific Dispensing Needle...
  12. Bill's Magic Vapor

    SM V3 Semovar VS Provari

    I did sell my semo and did buy the P3. :ohmy: I'm using the P3 and the Eye, now with the 2.5's as backups. :facepalm: :2cool: :vapor:
  13. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Taste is subjective, so a lot depends just on what you like. The fun of DIY is learning to adjust flavorings to suit your preferences. That said, most of the HFM I make are pretty good ATM, but all benefit from a few hours of blending, some benefit from 24 - 48 of steeping. Some could use...
  14. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    OMG, bubblegum goes remarkably well with many fruits! Add a little sweetener and booooyyyaaaahhhhhhhh! :toast: :D :2cool: :vapor:
  15. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Sweetener doesn't add just sweetness to the mix, and, at low levels, maybe not much sweetness at all. Ask Andria! :ohmy: :D However, Sweetener does cause the fruits to really come alive as well, in a different manner than other flavorings. If you haven't had a chance to play around with it yet...
  16. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Doesn't TFA have a juice fruit gum flavoring? Haven't used it, but if they do, a little sweetener and whatever may be missing can be added. Should be fairly straight forward. :toast: Someone may come along with a recipe. We'll see. :pop: :2cool: :vapor:
  17. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    We all experience the sweeteners and cotton candies a little differently. All I can be certain of is that the percentages that I use in my recipes don't taste too sweet to me....but that's just me. We have to mix and flavor to our own tastes. Whether you use sweetener in one particular recipe or...
  18. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Sure! Will it taste like custard? I haven't tried it, but I suspect it would taste different that a true custard. May very well still be good. I'd say, taste test it with the 100DT method and check it out. Good luck! :toast:
  19. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    Thank you and Be well, my friend! :toast:
  20. Bill's Magic Vapor

    The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

    I've tried perhaps a dozen MBV flavors but not the cotton candy, so sorry, no can help with that one. I think I've beat the EM thing to death. If you just joined the thread, I use TFA cotton candy, and not the crystals, but it's just a personal taste thing for me, and many others have had...