DIY and steep question

[junior28186]

hi, im very new to DIY and i have much questions if someone wanna help.....

im still trying to figure out the right % for my first samples i made....... ive read hoosier blog and learned a lot (much thanks to him)

i have 4 flavor on testing right now all alone with no mixing.

FA BlackBerry

tpa - jamaican rum, dk tab and ry4 oriental

the ones from tpa seems to get about right but BlackBerry from FA is a pain.

i started it at 5% and not tasted nothing.
upped to 7 and was not really better
im at 9% and taste not really like the fruit it should be.
i tried it at 10% and that awfully perfume taste was horrible

does that one just not suited for me or im doing something wrong maybe?

someone demonstrated me awesome thing with the ultrasonic cleaner and i want one like right now LOL.

i just wanna know if i need to get a model in particular or with specific option maybe?? thanks!!!

 

[junior28186]

sorry my English might be really bad as its not my primary language

 

[Hoosier]

the ones from tpa seems to get about right but BlackBerry from FA is a pain.

i started it at 5% and not tasted nothing.
upped to 7 and was not really better
im at 9% and taste not really like the fruit it should be.
i tried it at 10% and that awfully perfume taste was horrible

does that one just not suited for me or im doing something wrong maybe?

Sounds like you started too high to me.

The hardest level to find was the flavoring I finally discovered worked at 0.35%. FA's Blackberry isn't as tough as that one was...

 

[junior28186]

thanks for a fast reply!

so you think i might start that one to like 1-2% ?

really strange thing that flavoring story since at 5% it taste like plain air

 

[junior28186]

might make sense with your flavoring level blog but really hard to figure out......

 

[Hoosier]

That's the main reason I recommend Capella's to new mixers instead of Flavour Art. Cap's is just easier to figure out.

Some of FA's can be real bears. You've got one of the them, not the worst one though.

Granted, you may not have as much of a choice as I have, but if you can mix well with FA flavoring, you can mix with any flavoring.

 

[BeRight]

Do you froth it three times between letting it clear and then let steep 2-3 days - works for me but might not for anyone else.

I admit it I am a frother

 

[junior28186]

ill try starting lower thanks

 

[cramptholomew]

Flavor Art is VERY concentrated. I haven't gone higher than 3% with any of them, and that's been PLENTY of flavor, AFAIK.

 

[junior28186]

ive made a 5 ml sample at 2 % yesterday gonna test it later to see how it goes