everything tastes TOO SWEET!! want it to just taste/feel like a BLU

[facciolite]

First off hello, ive been searching and learning quite a lot silently from this forum for the past week. And now i'm going to say where my vaping journey is.
After loving the taste of 2 disposable blu's menthol and non menthol, i decided it was too expensive, and might as well go with a 'real' setup so i could start trying all these yummy flavors (and its much cheaper than blu cartridges)

I started out with a 510 starter kit with the cool watermelon flavor in 10ml with 18mg nic
SRT 510 Starter Kit - Auto

since it comes with enough parts for 2, me and my roomate vaped all week (since monday) and by thursday basically got sick of the watermelon flavor. Too sweet, almost too much vapor (nasty thickly sweet vapor) we love and hate the taste.

we also started to get a nasty burning flavor but i think it was the wick wasnt wet all the time, even though i drowned it in juice a few times. anyway thats another post.

as far as flavors go, I really just want to replicate the blu throat hit, taste and feel. at least the feel for the flavors that obviously wont taste the same.

I ordered 4 more flavors from vikingvapor and got coffee, menthol smoke, chocolate banana and mint chocolate
theyre all so-so, but have that disguistingly strong and sweet and not harsh enough vapor feel to them

HOW CAN I REPLICATE THE BLU feel?

Can i dilute it? thin it out with VG? i dont know what to do, these flavors are delicious for a second but then just too much to handle. Cleaning my atty was a mess, refilling always sucks.. but im not complaining, im just trying to figure it out..
anyway, the coffee tasted amazing the first few hits, not tastes really dark and like some cheap office stuff? but i know it can be good? menthol smoke does not at all feel/taste like BLU magnificent menthol, tastes more like a vicks humidifier. chocolate banana is awesome and so is chocolate mint. But theyre all missing that UMPH.

how can i fix this? the sweetness/thickness is giving me a headache
i have a 510 atty/cartridge setup (constantly have to fiddle with getting the right amount of liquid on the wick, with a few drops on the atty)

Thanks!

 

[sailorman]

There are a million different recipes and a million variations. You can cut your juice with about 5% Pure Grain Alcohol to give it some throat hit. Use higher PG and less VG ratio juices. PG is thinner than VG and gives more throat hit. VG is also sweeter than PG. Try lower VG juice.

I have heard that Blu gets their flavors from Johnson Creek. They probably have JC make custom flavors, but you might be able to get close. Menthol is tricky. Everyone's menthol is different. I don't care for it so I have no specific recommendations, but some others here are menthol fanatics and I'm sure one will be along shortly.

What is the resistance of your carto or atty. A hotter coil will mute some of that sweetness, so you might try a lower ohm carto. It also might make some flavors taste burnt. You gotta experiment.

Use lower VG
Cut with PGA and maybe some distilled water as well (this will also reduce your nic. %, so don't overdo it)
Use lower resistance.

 

[Bradder]

Welcome to the forums. May not be able to help you much as I am not familiar with Blu, but if you are having trouble with sweetness and "thickness" that could be a result of too much VG. As a whole, PG is much thinner and highlights flavors; VG is much thicker, tends to mute flavor and often creates more vapor. Consequently, you may want to get liquids with a higher PG ratio.

There is also an additive, I think Liberty Flights and other carry in the DIY sections, called Throat Hit. Not sure what it is, but I have added it to some liquids that just didn't have any hit. Another "thinner" people recommend for better hit is pure grain alcohol or the highest proof vodka you can get in your area.

 

[sailorman]

I believe Bradder meant that too much sweetness and thickness is the result of too much VG, not PG.
High VG juice is sweeter, thicker, mutes flavors somewhat and produces clouds of vapor.
High PG does about the opposite.

 

[ToddisBored]

I have heard that Blu gets their flavors from Johnson Creek.

That is correct. But, the exact flavors that they make for Blu, are only available from Blu.. So to the original poster, I would suggest you start your journey by purchasing some liquid or pre filled carts from Johnson Creek.

Link: Johnson Creek Original Smoke Juice

 

[Robby]

I had this issue with too sickly sweet flavors..then I found Backwoods Brew and havent looked back

 

[birdkillerhunter]

for the throat hit you could try a higher nic level

 

[tj99959]

I too do not like sweet flavors. For that reason I go through more American55 (hazelnut tobacco) from High Caliber than all other flavors combined. The two major vendors that I know of that carry High Caliber juice are electronicstix and AltSmoke.

 

[Retriever]

You could try some cinnamon flavors. I have tried Vapor 4 Life Cinnamon Roll and it is not too sweet, but gives you good th because of the cinnamon.