Hi guys it's great to join this website. I was vaping on and off for a few years and for the past 7 months I'd like to say I'm completely off the cigarettes. I have recently joined the DIY part to save money and I've made some pretty standard recipes so far. The only flavours I have are strawberry, mango, watermelon, black grape, and pineapple. I was wondering of a good recipe I could make out of these? I have already made strawberry and mango which is my favourite so far, also I've made black grape by itself and watermelon and pineapple. My concentrates are the natural range by the alchemist cupboard if any of you know this company that could help. I usually use 10-20% flavouring. If anyone could help I'd really appreciate it
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Good morning Tbray, welcome to ECF. I'm not familiar with you flavor brand but..
watermelon-strawberry
grape-pineapple
mango-pineapple-strawberry
I would add dragon fruit, cactus, lemon or lime, and kiwi to your stash.
watermelon-strawberry
grape-pineapple
mango-pineapple-strawberry
I would add dragon fruit, cactus, lemon or lime, and kiwi to your stash.
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Recipes for Dummies
1st link is to the diy forums, 2nd link is to some simple recipes that might give you some ideas.
Recipes for Dummies
1st link is to the diy forums, 2nd link is to some simple recipes that might give you some ideas.
I'll give these a try thanks a lot! And I was already planning on adding all of those fruits except for cactus I'm not exactly sure what that tastes like?
Cactus is very useful at low percentages for adding a juicy feel to a mix. I use it with apple and citrus quite a bit. Invaluable for adding to dry mixes. Not a stand alone for me but some do like it for a primary note. It's one of the few flavors I didn't do a tester for and since I only use it at 1% or lower I can't speak to taste.
You've gotten some good advice so far for mixes. You are mixing at a fairly high percentage, you may find as you DIY that your percentages may drop. You may also find that adding some things to your fruits may be beneficial. Often times, bakery type flavors go well with fruits, or creams. I don't know if you add any sweetener to your juices, and many juices are naturally sweet already.
I do wonder if you used a very small amount (i.e. maybe one drop of TFA (I think it is) sweeter per 30 ml, that you may be able to reduce your flavoring overall percentage a bit, possibly. Or, you may find that you prefer more highly flavored mixes, which is also fine. Sometimes, flavors like merengue (my personal favorite), marshmallow (also pretty great) or Cotton candy (that is pretty much almost all sweetener) can add depth and sweetness to your mixes, although I'd add them as accent notes as many of those flavors are sweetened with ethyl maltol which can mute the other flavors at too high of a percentage.
But it sounds like you are having some initial successes which is great, congrats
Anna
I do wonder if you used a very small amount (i.e. maybe one drop of TFA (I think it is) sweeter per 30 ml, that you may be able to reduce your flavoring overall percentage a bit, possibly. Or, you may find that you prefer more highly flavored mixes, which is also fine. Sometimes, flavors like merengue (my personal favorite), marshmallow (also pretty great) or Cotton candy (that is pretty much almost all sweetener) can add depth and sweetness to your mixes, although I'd add them as accent notes as many of those flavors are sweetened with ethyl maltol which can mute the other flavors at too high of a percentage.
But it sounds like you are having some initial successes which is great, congrats
Anna
You've gotten some good advice so far for mixes. You are mixing at a fairly high percentage, you may find as you DIY that your percentages may drop. You may also find that adding some things to your fruits may be beneficial. Often times, bakery type flavors go well with fruits, or creams. I don't know if you add any sweetener to your juices, and many juices are naturally sweet already.
I do wonder if you used a very small amount (i.e. maybe one drop of TFA (I think it is) sweeter per 30 ml, that you may be able to reduce your flavoring overall percentage a bit, possibly. Or, you may find that you prefer more highly flavored mixes, which is also fine. Sometimes, flavors like merengue (my personal favorite), marshmallow (also pretty great) or Cotton candy (that is pretty much almost all sweetener) can add depth and sweetness to your mixes, although I'd add them as accent notes as many of those flavors are sweetened with ethyl maltol which can mute the other flavors at too high of a percentage.
But it sounds like you are having some initial successes which is great, congrats
Anna
So far I find enhancers quite daunting as there is so many. I was thinking of starting with a simple sweetener and also a sour enhancer to maybe mix with an apple and lemon recipe? What do you think?
Sounds like it may work out okay, yes. Additives can be useful, I have MFS wizard which I really like, I believe they may make a "sour" but I'm not 100% on that. I am not much for "sour" in mixes, so I haven't tried one.
Anna
Anna
As far as sweeteners I'm not a fan. I'm ordering vape Train (VTA) sugarcane to try. Much easier to work with than Capella super sweet or others like it. Been a while since I peeked in on Chefs Flavours site, not sure what they are offering these days.
Pineapple is under-utilised in a lot of fruit flavours. A drop added to citrus fruits really brings out the flavour. Also works for watermelon... A lot of strawberry flavourings can be weak tasting, a drop or two of cherry can make the strawberry stand out.
Welcome and glad you joined.
I've come to the conclusion that enhancers are to be used sparingly and only if all other substitutions fail to give me the taste I want. Some flavors have enhancers in them already which can lead to a worst outcome.
Might like to read:
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/know-your-enhancers.709743/
Sweetening and additives | E-Cigarette Forum
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