DIY - first week with my stuff...

[dannyv45]

Earlier this week I took a simple recipe that Danny share and added some strawberry to it. At least 6 ladies I know just raved about how great it was and I keep it in my daily rotation because its that good.

Now that's the way to get a ladies attention.....Way to go

 

[Heabob]

Been also meaning to try maple syrup instead of sweetener. Sweetener itself seems to need that little extra flavor push that the brown or maple has on top of it's sweetening abilities.

I also use TFA Maple and TFA Molasses in some things too.

 

[sirenmedina]

there are so many great AWESOME replies I don't know where to start. So, I'm just going to say I'm so grateful that you're all here!! You are the BOMB DIGGITY!

Ok and I mixed up 15 ml of the black honey tobacco at 5% flavoring at 18mg nic with a 50/50 blend. It's damn good as a shake and vape...I do have a sweetner but no brown sugar (yet!). I got some TFA Caramel coming next week sooooo before I do a bigger mix of it I'll try that. Hot DAMN i'm loving this!

Also some people at work are telling me to sell juice to them lol. They are amazed that anyone would just buy nic and add flavoring. I'm amazed that anyone would NOT

 

[sirenmedina]

By the way, I can see the Vanilla Cupcake and this Black Honey Tobacco having the same perfume like taste so I am going to do some reading on steeping and see if I can do some warm bath to help that process along. I'm such a noob and I don't own a microwave or a pressure cooker but I can boil water (I am starting my life over after being homeless for a minute last winter so I don't have much in the way of possessions or money, yet ).

 

[Boletus]

I'm amazed that anyone would NOT

I don't think I could ever go back. I'd probably rather chew on a stick.

 

[Soignee]

I also use TFA Maple and TFA Molasses in some things too.

I'm plus 1 on the Molasses. Gives a "deeper" sweetness, or maybe a "lower" sweetness instead of just sweet.

 

[sirenmedina]

Yeah I have had some bad premixed stuff. I rather not go back either

 

[Heabob]

By the way, I can see the Vanilla Cupcake and this Black Honey Tobacco having the same perfume like taste so I am going to do some reading on steeping and see if I can do some warm bath to help that process along. I'm such a noob and I don't own a microwave or a pressure cooker but I can boil water (I am starting my life over after being homeless for a minute last winter so I don't have much in the way of possessions or money, yet ).

Sometimes the perfumey-ness is caused from too much flavoring.

You can just leave the top cap and dripper top off for 24hrs to see if it helps some.

Some flavorings are just perfumy, I'm getting this from my FA Blackberry now, (only using 1%).
VZ-SC Blackberry is way better IMO.

 

[dannyv45]

By the way, I can see the Vanilla Cupcake and this Black Honey Tobacco having the same perfume like taste so I am going to do some reading on steeping and see if I can do some warm bath to help that process along. I'm such a noob and I don't own a microwave or a pressure cooker but I can boil water (I am starting my life over after being homeless for a minute last winter so I don't have much in the way of possessions or money, yet ).

Black honey tobacco needs a good 5 week steep. I found that only natural steeping worked for this. I did 5 hours in a UC and it still had that chemical taste. You'll find the black honey sweet enough and I doubt you'll want to add any kind of sweetener to it at all.

After you have a fully steeped batch any new mixes work very well with the seed steeping method and will cut the steep time from weeks to days. Read my blog on steeping and look at the seed steeping section in particular. But remember seed steeping a new batch only works in conjunction with an older fully steeped batch.

 

[dannyv45]

Sometimes the perfumey-ness is caused from too much flavoring.

You can just leave the top cap and dripper top off for 24hrs to see if it helps some.

Some flavorings are just perfumy, I'm getting this from my FA Blackberry now, (only using 1%).
VZ-SC Blackberry is way better IMO.

He did 5% on the black honey which is a good place to start at. I did 7% and after 5 weeks it was very good.

 

[sirenmedina]

Black honey tobacco needs a good 5 week steep. I found that only natural steeping worked for this. I did 5 hours in a UC and it still had that chemical taste. You'll find the black honey sweet enough and I doubt you'll want to add any kind of sweetener to it at all.

After you have a fully steeped batch any new mixes work very well with the seed steeping method and will cut the steep time from weeks to days. Read my blog on steeping and look at the seed steeping section in particular. But remember seed steeping a new batch only works in conjunction with an older fully steeped batch.

Five WEEKS?!?! OH MY GOSH! lol i'm a girl btw but regardless....5 weeks?? WOW! ok, I do have some other flavors out for delivery that can be in rotation while I wait for that stuff to steep. I do see it changing VERY slowly over days. Very slowly though...going from clear to pink so far. I'm blowing it up with air as much as I can (shaking super hard) to get as much break down as I can every time I look at it. By the time it's done it's going to be amazing!

Regarding the seed steeping - I did actually read your post on the seed steeping which instilled a level of fear and noobness in me about the BHT but you have given me new hope to go forward too lol.

I'll re-read that. I might have the dripper I just ordered all figured out by the time this batch has steeped and then I can safely graduate to the next vaping level