Capella VS TFA Vanilla Custard

[Rip Rap]

I wanted to make a post and see if anyone else had the same experience as myself.....

I am fairly new to DIY.. but I have ordered both TFA Vanilla Custard and Capella. My very first batch was a vanilla custard mix using Capella's ( Vanilla Custard amongst other flavors. Didn't taste good at first and tasted even worse after a nice long steep. I have posted in here about the flavor tasting flat on another thread. I decided to try TFA's Vanilla Custard. Made the same exact batch using the same flavor mixes except I used TFA VC.I mean what a difference. This VC mix was absolutely wonderful. NOW... I ran out of TFA VC so i had to order Cap VC. I made the same exact batch again and the exact same taste is occurring.. Flat and nasty.

I wanted to see if anyone else here has had the same experience as myself.

 

[herb]

All it is , is individual flavor preferences , you like TFA better , thats completely normal . Some like Capella's more , others like FlavorArt .

All are a little different and some prefer one to the other , don't find anything surprising about this . Why you ordered more Capella's baffles me though , you like TFA , order that .

Sounds like you are convinced you should like Capella's more , don't take other peoples choices so seriously , who cares, you found yours.

 

[Mazinny]

Doesn't Capella have two versions. One with diketones, one without ? Perhaps op bought the version that isn't suited to his palate.

edit : The TFA vanilla custard on Bull City Vapors site has diketone warnings, as does Capella version 1. Capella version 2 was formulated for those who would rather not use A P. My guess is that the op ordered Capella version 2

 

[Rip Rap]

Yeah I should have waited. Wizard labs was out of stock of the TFA and i needed something... so I ordered Cap. I wasn't sure if it was the Cap VC.. I do now.

 

[Rip Rap]

I bought the regular VC from Cap. I also bout the regular VC from TFA. To my palate there is a huge difference with the ingredients I use. Mixed them both with the same ing. and %'gs. Even tried adding a little to the Cap mix after the fact and no dice. LOL! I definitely know better from this point going forward.

 

[Robino1]

Moved your thread to the DIY forum for more help and information

 

[issy]

You've found what you like, so stick with it! I actually really enjoy Cap's V2, but I've only used it in multiple flavor recipes, never standalone. Never tried TFA. I started DIYing after I read about diketones and stuff, and BCV makes it easy to know which ones are "ok" or not.

 

[Rip Rap]

I guess the next question would be.... Does anyone know or have a possible answer why there would be such a great difference in the 2? TFA VC seems to make everything pop, and Cap seems to make everything muted. Is it possible that TFA's mixture is a bit more concentrated then CAP's

 

[Robert Cromwell]

I use the diketone riddled Cap V1 Vanilla custard and love it. I have not tried the V2 custard.

 

[Mrdaputer]

Well my custard has a 50/50 mix of the 2 plus a bunch of other bad stuff in it. Taste is subjective

 

[Vapenstein]

What percentage of Capella's? I use 15%. Even if that's too rich for you, generally speaking Cap flavors need to be used more liberally than, well, any other flavoring brand.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

I use 2 drops of CAP VC per ml.

 

[toleary1988]

Im using cap v1 at 10% but if i add a fruit flavor like FA Fuji Apple i use the VC at 6%

 

[Rip Rap]

I was using it at 10% just as I do with TFA VC. Not sure but maybe I needed to up the %. I'm not going to even try because TFA Is the one I like. Like others have said.. Taste is subjective. My

 

[DoubleEwe]

I went with CAP Vanilla Custard V1 due to it being massively popular, but I have to say that I am not a fan.
Next purchase will be either TFA or FA Custard (or both).

I find that CAP Custard has a strange taste (at any percentage really from 2 - 15%), it lessens with steeping, but it is still present after steeping and breathing.
The taste for me is similar to the smell of nail polish, a distinctly sharp acrid feel initially, then the custardy flavour comes through at the end. vaping it is the equivalent of being forced to sleep on a bed of nails for most of the night then being allowed to move on to a water bed for the last 10 minutes.
I have used it in recipes for a few months and given it a fair crack of the whip, but it is just not to my taste.

I found CAP Cake Batter to be a similar experience.

 

[Rip Rap]

Well I am glad to hear someone else has had the same experience as myself. I Found that TFA's is much better IMO. Made a vanilla custard batch TFA and oh man was it good. Funny how there is such a big difference.