can't wait man! I've already ordered a dozen flavors and, now i'm finding a crap load more I want/need
Grant's Vanilla Custard
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I did a little digging to see what I could find on Capella's Vanilla Custard and managed to pull this from another forum. Apparently Tom, from Capella's, sent a sample of their Vanilla Custard to a lab to have it tested and analyzed due to the questions from the vaping community regarding Diacetyl's presence (the company is ABC - Advanced Botanical Consulting).
The guy that posted it mentioned speaking to a chemist that worked on energy drinks to see if the report was anything to be concerned about, given the result was < .4% and he said that from speaking to him, those are the tolerances that chemists work in and that result indicates that Diacetyl is not present, otherwise it'd show > .4% with the < or > being the key indicator.
I've attached a screenshot of the report below to confirm this. That said, I'm not a chemist, nor do I claim to be one. Just as the above is second-hand info, so is this and the information above. Take it for what it's worth and make your own decisions as to whether you want to use it or not. Personally, I've felt no ill effects, but that doesn't mean there's none. I do, however, feel that I'm exposed to far worse walking outdoors than I do adding a % to my e-liquid.
I can appreciate wanting to give someone/vendor the benefit of the doubt...but almost 1/2 percent of anything is not 'a tolerance' to be trivialized...it's a measured amount of a very harmful chemical (that may be inhaled more directly & deeply than those working in popcorn factories)
Whatever is in it...it acts like diacetyl, scorches/irritates our lungs like diacetyl, and tastes like everything else we've tasted with diacetyl. And there's a LOT of ECFers that can't vape it (or can only vape it in very small quantities).
So I made the recipe with 15% VC, 2% DDL and 2% sweetener and had it on 30 cycles on my 8-minute UC. I also steeped it for another 2 weeks. The end result was a creamy flavor however I can taste some sour flavor - perhaps from the Dulce de Leche? The overall flavor is still very mild to me.
I've tried dozens of recipes and in the end I've stopped using Capella's and gone to Flavor West. IMO it's much better. I also tried a few recipes using the DDL as a secondary flavor and personally don't care for it. I've tried using Graham Cracker Crust, Cookie, Vanilla Cupcake, Vienna Cream, Eggnog and Butter in various combinations and in the end, this is my favorite recipe.
FW Vanilla Custard 18%
EM 1%
That's it. Plain and simple.
Okay I guess I made the steep long enough(over 2 weeks caps on) and there's still the ddl smell in them! I could only taste a very lightest hint of Capella VC. Is Grant's VC recipe actually has ddl being overpowering the VC?
I have Capella's Vanilla Custard and haven't loved it. I bought the FW Vanilla Custard and I like it better.
I tried this recipe at 7.5 and 2% dulce and the dulce just over powered the custard.... I am actually starting to think capella vanilla custard isnt really that great..
I just whipped up a batch with
FW Vanilla Custard 12%
FA Vienna Cream 1%
I'm sure it will be
FW Vanilla Custard 12%
FA Vienna Cream 1%
I'm sure it will be
You will love it. I would suggest increasing the VC to at least 15% though. Only takes about three days of steeping so you could wait, try it out, and then decide if you want more flavor.I just whipped up a batch with
FW Vanilla Custard 12%
FA Vienna Cream 1%
I'm sure it will be
I was thinking that the FA Vienna Cream might make it too strong so I backed off a little with the VC.
What else can you mix vanilla custard with? I was thinking with a nice yellow cake or some fruit any suggestions?
I like VC mixed with Capella's Graham Cracker ... both @ 8%, with 1.5% EM and .5% AP. Yum, yum ...
I like VC mixed with Capella's Graham Cracker ... both @ 8%, with 1.5% EM and .5% AP. Yum, yum ...
I've not tried Capella's GC yet. How would you compare it to TFA's Graham Cracker (Clear)?
No clue; haven't tried TFA. I do like the Capella's, though.
Another combo you might like is Capella Chocolate Fudge Brownie with the Graham Cracker (or the VC!). Capella's CFB is the most realistic brownie I've tasted to date; at about 8% with 1.5% EM and .5% AP, it's spot on. In higher concentrations (e.g., 15%), it takes on that taste of the slightly burnt edge on a corner piece ... still yummy, but different.
Have you tried any other GC's? I've tried TFA, FlavorWest and OneOnOne. Just trying to find a comparison. Capella's has an excellent selection and I'll probably end up ordering it in the next week either way, just trying to see what options are out there
.Not much of a fudge brownie person, but then again, I've vaped quite a few things I really wouldn't eat and they turn out pretty good, so I may have to give that a shot as well.
From my experience, this report isn't saying that the liquid contains 0.4% diacetyl. 0.4% is their limit for testing, i.e. they can't detect anything under that limit. The actual amount might be 0.39% or 0.2% or 0% - the company doing the testing can't tell.
I'm not trying to deny your throat irritation or anything like that. Just trying to clarify a bit.
seems interesting i got both flavors coming in from FW ill give it a try once it arrives
just have to wait til mid next wk for it
just have to wait til mid next wk for itI have a 13ml bottle of Capella's vanilla custard I bought 3-4 years ago either from vapeables.com or happy vapor. Should I toss it ?.
I have a bunch of other small sample flavors 5ml I bought at the time that are still full. I don't know what works with what so I never bothered trying any recipes other simple PG/VG with one flavoring.
I have a bunch of other small sample flavors 5ml I bought at the time that are still full. I don't know what works with what so I never bothered trying any recipes other simple PG/VG with one flavoring.
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