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Good luck on finding that, like you I want a less sweet blueberry, so far no luck. If you find one please let me know. On my next order I'm going to try flavor west blueberry,have you tried that one yet
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Hi,
Have you tried FA Bilberry?
I find it less sweet and more tart than North American "blueberry".
HTH
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Have you tried FA Bilberry?
I find it less sweet and more tart than North American "blueberry".
HTH
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I do have the FA Bilberry and I like it. I'm trying to pair it with a Blueberry but what I have used so far (Cap) is way too sweet. Didn't bother with FW as the reviews says it's sweet (candyish),yuck. Going to give TFA Blueberry Wild a shot. If that doesn't work then I'll just solo the Bilberry.
I find FA-Forest Fruit pairs nicely with other berry concentrates. When used at 1-2%; it lends a tart "berry-ness" to the recipe, without losing the primary berry dominance.
You could also fall back on the old "classic" pairing of TFA-Blueberry Extra, and TFA-Bluebery Wild; along with your FA-Bilberry. The BBW has less than 0.5% EM in its composition, and the BBE has none. So neither should add much if any sweetness (each does contain an alcohol; so a bit of breathing might be beneficial).
Blueberry Wild is the sweeter version of TFA. Blueberry Extra is less sweet sort of like the skin flavor where as the Blueberry wild is the sweet center. Just a FYI in my opinion. I have used both. Hope this helps.
If Inawera makes a blueberry, I’d try that. Their flavors tend to be the most realistic I’ve tried, very concentrated and not terribly sweet.
I don't have the INW and since I'm really not a big fruit vaper I'll stick with the tons of fruit I already have. I do have TFA Blueberry Extra and FA Forest Fruit. I'll try one of those next with the Bilberry. I like my mix but just need to cut the sweetness.
. I do have TFA Blueberry Extra and FA Forest Fruit. I'll try one of those next with the Bilberry. I like my mix but just need to cut the sweetness.IDJoel might have hit on it. Extra isnt as sweet but it does seem to have a slightly bitter BB skin note to it. Maybe 1%billberry1%forest fruit and 3-5%extra.
Guess it depends on exactly what you are making. Fa Billberry is fairly strong and forest fruit can be. TFA BB extra not so much. Give us a hint where you are headed Fran
Well,I'm not a big fruit vaper but I like to mix it into recipes for a background taste.Not entirely background,I do want to taste it. Another thing is the percentage of flavor. The last few months it seems my PITA tastebuds have been changing and not for the good. My low tolerance for sweet vapes seems to have dropped further. Also I've had to drop overall flavor percentage because mixes are too strong. Under 10% total would be great in a recipe. If not possible it must be under 15%. I have many challenges to my mixing.
The original recipe was
2% FA Bilberry
4% Cap Blueberry
3% TFA Cheesecake with graham
2% TFA White Chocolate
The Cap Blueberry is way to sweet. I'm out of Blueberry Extra so I remixed using just 1% of Blueberry Wild. Should have tried the Forest Fruit but I forgot.
2% FA Bilberry
4% Cap Blueberry
3% TFA Cheesecake with graham
2% TFA White Chocolate
The Cap Blueberry is way to sweet. I'm out of Blueberry Extra so I remixed using just 1% of Blueberry Wild. Should have tried the Forest Fruit but I forgot.
As an alternate recipe, I might be inclined to try:
2% FA Bilberry
1% TFA Blueberry Extra (or TFA Blueberry Wild if/when you replace it)
1% FA Forrest Fruit
3% TFA Cheesecake with graham
2% TFA White Chocolate
and adjust from there.
As a side note: to reduce sweetness; you might want to look at reducing the cheesecake (gram. crust), and/or white chocolate. Both can add sweetness as well. I understand (and respect), that you are going for a particular profile, so there is only so much tweaking that can be done before it stops being that profile.
I also wonder (because of the fruit's presence), if a bit (0.25-0.50%) of something like LA Tart & Sour, or TFA Sour, might(?) help counter perceived sweetness without providing a detectable "sourness"?
I've never had any luck with the additives giving me anything other than a sour taste. I could try a mere drop and see if it helps any. I'm going to be stubborn with this one. I'll remix til it works
As an alternate recipe, I might be inclined to try:
2% FA Bilberry
1% TFA Blueberry Extra (or TFA Blueberry Wild if/when you replace it)
1% FA Forrest Fruit
3% TFA Cheesecake with graham
2% TFA White Chocolate
and adjust from there.
As a side note: to reduce sweetness; you might want to look at reducing the cheesecake (gram. crust), and/or white chocolate. Both can add sweetness as well. I understand (and respect), that you are going for a particular profile, so there is only so much tweaking that can be done before it stops being that profile.
I also wonder (because of the fruit's presence), if a bit (0.25-0.50%) of something like LA Tart & Sour, or TFA Sour, might(?) help counter perceived sweetness without providing a detectable "sourness"?
I've never vaped using white chocolate but it's VERY sweet in baking - overwhelmingly so and can only be used very sparingly..
I would consider dropping the white chocolate to a background note - perhaps .5 - .75% if the recipe is too sweet..
Just my immediate thought.
I have a plain White chocolate cheesecake mix. It is not sweet. I use TFA White Chocolate. It's really doesn't taste like white chocolate at all to me but I like the taste.
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