Grape flavor - anyone have experience with ...

[TylerA]

Hello, been awhile since I visited these forums - hope everyone is doing well!

I mostly vape a mix of FA Fuji and FW Blueberry, but I'm looking for that elusive grape (purple) tasting vape.

I'm going to try this recipe (apparently it tastes like purple pixie stix):

• TFA Grape juice 6%
• TFA Dragon Fruit 4%
• Mixed at 60/40 (VG/PG)

I have a few fruit flavors:

• TFA Pomegranate
• FW Blueberry
• FA Fuji
• FA Pear

My question would be, does anyone know these flavors well enough to let me know if any of the extra fruit flavors I have would do anything to make the above recipe more "purple", like make the grape juice "pop"? I know its kind of an impossible question since everyone has different taste buds, but I figured I'd try to get an opinion or two or see if anyone had any experience mixing the above recipe or adding any of the flavors I currently have on hand.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Letitia]

There are a couple good grape threads on ELR, one is "Your best Grape Flavor". IMO you need more grapes to play withe; FLV grape, INW grapes, FW grape are some good ones to pair up for grape stones.

 

[vaper1960]

Haven't tried these (not really into grape) but my research shows these:
(VT) Grape juice

(FE) Grape

(INW) Grapes

(FLV) Grape

 

[TylerA]

I just ordered Grape by INW and FLV. I'm not sure if it matters, but I vape MTL, usually around 18-19W - I seem to have trouble tasting things when recipes are complex (ie: I'm not sure if the vape is hot enough, or if smoking has just completely trashed my palate).

I've seen a lot of recipes that use FA Fuji (which I love), so I might try to incorporate that.

 

[vaper1960]

I would think that apple and pear can easily be added to most fruits (and I know dragonfruit works with almost anything)
I hope you know FLV is very strong... often only need 1% or less.

 

[TylerA]

I would think that apple and pear can easily be added to most fruits (and I know dragonfruit works with almost anything)
I hope you know FLV is very strong... often only need 1% or less.

Good to know about the FLV strength, thank you for that. Gonna try mixing the three grapes with a bit of Fuji and Dragonfruit and see how it goes.

 

[vaper1960]

I looked it up (and to my surprise) someone tried FLV at 5% (as a single flavor) Mentioned it was more of a candy grape.
INW was tried at 4% and sounded more realistic grape flavor. When you combine flavors use less of each... totally guessing but maybe 3% INW and 2% FLV. Other suggestions to add were citrus and champagne.

 

[vaper1960]

Keep in mind my experience is limited... but doing lots of research. Fiji and dragonfruit sounds great to add. Might keep it from just tasting like grape kool-aid.

 

[vaper1960]

BTW, (FW) Pink champagne is very popular to add to grapes... keep that in mind for your next order.

 

[TylerA]

Just an update, my grape flavors came and did a bit of experimenting. I ended up doing:

• FLV Grape - 2%
• INW Grape - 2%
• Fuji Apple - 2%
• TPA Dragon Fruit - 2%
• TPA Grape Juice - 3%

This mix seems semi-sweet and tart at the same time, kind of like Welch's. Can't really taste the apple, but I assume that's where the tartness comes in.

I also did:

• FLV Grape - 2%
• TPA Grape Juice - 5%
• FW Blueberry - 2.5%

This has no tartness, its semi sweet .. kind of like a grape candy. Can't really taste the blueberry, but I think it made the grape more prominent.

Both are fairly decent if people want to try them out in a small batch. I vape MTL, so not sure how these would taste at higher wattages. Might play around with them a bit more, but I think I'm happy that I got a few different grapes to turn out well enough that I can vape them all day.

 

[vaper1960]

Good job! Is this your fisrt time doing DIY?

 

[vaper1960]

Woops... just re-read your original post (so you do have some DIY experience)

 

[TylerA]

Good job! Is this your fisrt time doing DIY?

I've been doing DIY for about a year, but I'm not much of an experimenter. I tried a few complex things early on, but I wasnt really happy with the results .. and like I mentioned, I vape MTL so I'm not sure if I'm vaping at a high enough wattage for that complexity to come through.

I have an Apple Blueberry and now a Grape that I enjoy - I'm ok with simple.

 

[vaper1960]

Nothing wrong with simple. Many people try too hard and do complex recipes and end up frustrated and/or confused.