i need some help with diy

[Absinte]

im mixing a tpa strawberry and, most if not all the time, i get this weird taste, how do i remove them? i tried it at 15%, 20% and then 30%, from my experience, this flavour is very sensitive and i aint sure why.

i took the tpa bottle and give it a good sniff and its so nice but after mixing, its a totally different vape when i exhale. why!!!

 

[Ogroman]

I am not into DIY yet , but have you steep your juice?

 

[kabonk]

I've never tried TPA strawberry but maybe try starting with a lower % like 3 or 5 and work your way up

 

[benwa8118]

I use 10 or 12% with most of the tpa fruits. Many say they taste chemy which i dont notice but maybe at higher concentrations it will. Swretener helps quite a bit also. You also may want to tru cotton candy or ethyl maltol to sweeten/smooth it out.

 

[Cookster]

Sounds like over-flavoring. Too much flavoring will usually give a weird, chemically, perfumey taste. Try diluting it down...

 

[Hoosier]

Sounds like a level 7 thing to me too. I find it needs a tweak of EM to evenout the inhale and exhale too.

Not a big fan of it as I'm not a big strawberry fan, but my sister's friend loves it and I give her some juice mixed from TPA's Strawberry every now and then. I find it as good as a strawberry flavoring as any. (But let the fans of strawberrys sway you more than my cynical tastebuds if they have a different opinon.)

Edit: Just re-read this post. Any newbies out there that want to understand the bizarre code contained above, please ask. When I attempted to read this post as a non-mixer, it just seems like gobbilymuck. I'm going back to FEA meshing and Von Mises stuff now...

 

[GrannyM]

I agree with Hoosier - the TFA Strawberry definitely needs EM. With the EM added, it is quite good. However, I much prefer Capella's Sweet Strawberry & also their Strawberries & Cream.

 

[Absinte]

I did a test on a 5ml, with only 5 -6 drops and its better but I want them to be strong and sweet right like u smell off the bottle of TPA strawberry, anyone? How much EM should i add?

 

[BikerBob]

I did a test with strawberry (Lorann's, I think it was), and my notes called it 'a plastic-like taste, must be from artificial flavor'. I tried various combinations of flavor with: Ethyl Maltol (EM) solution, Citric Acid solution, 5% acetic acid solution (white vinegar), various Vanillas, Cream, Bavarian cream....my notes say there were over 500 combinations in all, and I only tried 12 of them at the time. What I labeled as 'good!' was equal parts strawberry, EM solution, and Citric Acid solution (these solutions were 1/4 teaspoon EM or citric acid powder disolved in 10ml PG). The EM gave a little sweetness, and smoothed out that 'plastic' taste, and the citric acid (I think wife got it at grocery store or candy-making shop) added a little tartness while bringing out more strawberry flavor. Once I had the ratios, I tried this 'doctored strawberry flavor' at 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%...until I got the strength I liked.

The ratio that I found good for me, which I liked at 15%. A sample given to a buddy (who still smokes 'ultra-lights' analogs) received a comment of 'a little weak'.