Help with FA Peach, Watermelon, and apple

[tonyorion]

I have not had much luck in mixing these flavors from Flavor Art. Even at 20% they seem bland and have an alchohol taste to them.

All my juices are 20/80 base up to 8 mg nic; I use liquid sucralose as my main sweetener. I will use EM when I mix up flavors like Tiramisu and coffee.

I have mixed fruit flavors from Lorann and PA with much greater success. So far, my best results have come with Capella. Almost everything I mix from them tastes great. I am absolutely nuts about their Apple Pie.

I had some Banana from FA that I creamed up with Bavarian Cream from PA and kept adding McCormick artificial banana and got a vapeable blend.

The flavors from FA for now are going to the bottom of my list, but any suggestions for improving them would be helpful.

Thanks,

Tony

 

[tybin]

try less of the flavoring. it might actually help tho, that might not make sense. in the sticky diy thread i think i read 5% for watermelon and 10-15% for apple

 

[upStomp]

Tybin's right. I've noticed that if I use too much FA flavoring, the actual flavor gets overpowered by a strong sour note. This has been true on at least 3 flavors I've tried: Hypnotic Mist, Apple Pie, and Irish Cream. All of them seem to be perfect around or just below 10%, but if I go much higher I have this problem.

Also, steeping is not a myth (though I think its affects may be exaggerated). Give all mixes at least a week before completely writing them off.

 

[Zal42]

Another vote for tybin's explanation. I've not used any of those particular FA flavorings, but with the others I've true, too much can taste as if there's too little -- except with bad undertones/overtones.

Letting DIY juice sit at least a couple of days is mandatory, in my experience. I can reduce the resting time down to a day if I use a hot water bath after mixing.

 

[tonyorion]

Thanks for all your tips. Will try them. all