In need of a good "Pear" recipe

[IDJoel]

I made this one with vanilla bean ice cream and it was just okay. Maybe it needs to steep. This is an example of how different flavors really are!

Good point @VapeLuvr. You are correct; this does start to "come to life" after about a week. Vanilla Swirl is another early alternative to remove the A/AP from their Vanilla Custard which they renamed Vanilla Swirl instead of calling it Vanilla Custard DX. As a "custard" it takes time to get really good. VBIC, though not a true "custard," also needs a week, or two, to open up and really start showing the real magic.

I do find the recipe is an adequate shake and vape but really starts to shine after a week and continues to mature until/through week three. Of course YMMV.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Not to go too far OT but I compared tfa vbic with caps vbic and to me, hands down the Caps is far far better.....

 

[IDJoel]

Not to go too far OT but I compared tfa vbic with caps vbic and to me, hands down the Caps is far far better.....

I have yet to try CAP's VBIC so I can't offer an opinion. Rats; another one for the list!

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I have yet to try CAP's VBIC so I can't offer an opinion. Rats; another one for the list!

I use it at 6%. and add 2% tfa marsh mellow.

 

[Mary Lynn Z]

As a follow up, I mixed up three batches:

1) Commodore Peary (with the flavors I had available)
6.5 % Pear TFA
3.5% Vanilla Custard CAP
3.5% Bavarian Cream CAP
1.5% French Vanilla TFA
1 % Coconut Candy TFA
0.5% Caramel CAP
Notes - This is very nice creamy pear with the coconut and caramel nicely in the background. Could easily be an ADV

2) Simple Pear Swirl (no idea of the name and sort of the @Bryong70 recipe)
5% Pear TFA
3% Vanilla Swirl CAP
0.3% Black Cherry TFA
Notes - This one is pretty darn good. The vape is SIMPLE, some Pear with black cherry as a supporting flavor and the swirl just kind of holds the two together. I will be making this again.

3) Pear and Ripe Strawberry (from McKaen in TFA thread)
10% Pear TFA
6% Bavarian Cream CAP
3% Ripe Strawberry
Notes - Well actually I'd like to give this one more time. The Bavarian Cream hasn't kicked in enough for me to tell. I have found with other recipes that I've used Ripe Strawberry that I don't care for the flavor and would not make them again. I wanted to give it another try and for this one I'd like to think that the Bavarian Cream will mellow it out. We'll see.

Thanks to all for their contributions and suggestions! Happy mixing

 

[tazzle]

Thanks for reporting back! <3 You inspired me to make my own version of Commodore Pearry with the flavors I have:

Commodore Pearry with my subs:

3.5% Bavarian Cream (TPA)
0.25% Caramel (FA)
0.5% Coconut (IWA)
1.5% French Vanilla (CAP)
4.5% Pear (FA)
3.5% Vanilla Custard (CAP)

I *just* made it, so too early to tell much, but it's shake-n-vapeable, and tasty already. I was very tempted to try FW Butterscotch Ripple in this instead of the Caramel (which, I didn't have the right kind anyway), but maybe another version. If anyone tries the original with all the original flavors and tells us it's INCREDIBLE, I'll try to get all the missing parts and make the real recipe.

 

[Mary Lynn Z]

Way to go tazzle. Butterscotch Ripple sounds like a nice twist. I was surprised by butterscotch when I first tried it. I expected so much more than what I got. It of course was partially my inexperience, or perhaps the particular butterscotch that I was using, but caramel has never let me down. It seems to behave just the way I expect it. However I do not have Butterscotch Swirl, which I may have to add to my wishlist.
My assumption would be that the "Coconut Candy" that I have is coconut with some additional sweetener involved, but it seemed to work nevertheless.
Ciao and happy mixing.
Oh don't forget about the Pear - Black Cherry Swirl thingy. I kind of like this one too.

 

[tazzle]

I'll try that one, too. But of course, as always, even with a ridiculous number of flavors, I'll have to sub. I have an inawera black cherry, and I have FA and IWA pear. I DO HAVE TPA VANILLA SWIRL.

 

[IDJoel]

Awesome update; and some great creations! Thanks for sharing @Mary Lynn Z.

Notes - Well actually I'd like to give this one more time. The Bavarian Cream hasn't kicked in enough for me to tell.

I think time is a smart idea. I find (for my own palate) that Bavarian Cream can take up to two weeks before it really starts to contribute. I would give it at least that much time before I would think about adding any more. (It actually sounds rather high for CAP BC. I normally use it at 3% or less. But that is MY palate; 6% may be just the ticket for you.)

I have found with other recipes that I've used Ripe Strawberry that I don't care for the flavor and would not make them again.

A many DIYers like to use TFA SB(Ripe) as a blender vs. a stand-alone SB. If you have either of them, and you are willing to do some more experimenting, you might try it with Strawberry-TFA or Sweet Strawberry-CAP.

 

[Mary Lynn Z]

Awesome update; and some great creations! Thanks for sharing @Mary Lynn Z.

I think time is a smart idea. I find (for my own palate) that Bavarian Cream can take up to two weeks before it really starts to contribute. I would give it at least that much time before I would think about adding any more. (It actually sounds rather high for CAP BC. I normally use it at 3% or less. But that is MY palate; 6% may be just the ticket for you.)

A many DIYers like to use TFA SB(Ripe) as a blender vs. a stand-alone SB. If you have either of them, and you are willing to do some more experimenting, you might try it with Strawberry-TFA or Sweet Strawberry-CAP.

Thanks IDJoel. And I should really do more experimenting with those strawberries. So many options to try. BTW, what's your favorite Strawberry recipe?

 

[IDJoel]

BTW, what's your favorite Strawberry recipe?

I don't know if I can say I have a favorite right now. About nine, ten months ago, I burned out on strawberry centered recipes and quit chasing after them. I enjoyed DIYorDIE's (Wayne Walker's) Strawberry Cheesecake (great notes on this one too), NotCharlesManson's Strawberry Cupcake (shared by @jambi) (note: I subbed CAP's Yellow Cake at 1:1 for the FW Yellow Cake). And I still have strawberry milk recipe that looks particularly promising, shared by @herb here (herb credits thedirtyprojector), on my "to try" list whenever I can bring myself to revisit strawberry as a "star."

 

[tazzle]

Interesting that you say that, IDJoel. I almost always find myself underwhelmed by strawberry-starring juices, and I figured it's just me, since people like them so much. They're okaaay, I don't hate them, but eh.

Mary Lynn Z, I actually like JCinFLA's simple Nannerberry recipe better than any strawberry recipe or retail juice I've tried so far:

TFA Strawberry Ripe - 9%
TFA Banana Cream - 6%
TFA Cotton Candy - 2%

I make mine with Inawera Strawberry Shisha (at a lower percentage because it's stronger), and always have some sitting on my desk. JC has said, "when I'm making my own batch. I add about .5-1% of regular TFA Strawberry to it. I like what the 2 Strawberry flavorings do together."

So far this is the only strawberry-forward juice that is in my regular every-day rotation.

 

[IDJoel]

Mary Lynn Z, I actually like JCinFLA's simple Nannerberry recipe better than any strawberry recipe or retail juice I've tried so far:

Darn you @tazzle; You are going to make me break out my strawberries! I am not it a "strawberry" mood; but banana is sounding awful good. I remember reading JC's post (I see I even "liked" it); but I failed to bookmark it, and it completely slipped my mind. Now I'm again craving to try it. I saved it this time and have added it to my short list.
Thanks for the awesome reminder!

 

[tazzle]

heh. *brandishes break-out-the-strawberries whip*

I really think the simplicity of it is what makes it so much better for me. I like strawberry in back seat supporting roles in other recipes, but basically every super creamy, cakey, custardy strawberry recipe ends up tasting sort of like overly sweet strawberry mush to me. This is more like a bowl of homemade banana pudding with ripe strawberries cut up in it: kind of perfect.

 

[Mary Lynn Z]

Yup: tazzle, "but basically every super creamy, cakey, custardy strawberry recipe ends up tasting sort of like overly sweet strawberry mush to me"

I'm up for trying the banana pudding with strawberries on top. Thanks.

 

[go_player]

If anyone tries the original with all the original flavors and tells us it's INCREDIBLE, I'll try to get all the missing parts and make the real recipe.

I want to try this so I'll have all of them soon, and will report back, with one big caveat. I don't have the V2 diketone free CAP flavors, so I'll be using the V1s. That's potentially a pretty significant difference. I think the recipe must have been made with the V1s in mind though.

EDIT:

...but I have not yet tried this particular pairing.

Narrows gaze

 

[Tony80]

When you get a good one, you can send me a sample to test

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Darn you @tazzle; You are going to make me break out my strawberries! I am not it a "strawberry" mood; but banana is sounding awful good. I remember reading JC's post (I see I even "liked" it); but I failed to bookmark it, and it completely slipped my mind. Now I'm again craving to try it. I saved it this time and have added it to my short list.
Thanks for the awesome reminder!

Actually, if you banana a little more forward than the strawberry add some tpa banana ripe to it. Not much, I think maybe half a pct.(would have to look at my notes). This is now also in my daily rotation. Easy to mix and quick steeping.

 

[IDJoel]

Actually, if you banana a little more forward than the strawberry add some tpa banana ripe to it. Not much, I think maybe half a pct.(would have to look at my notes). This is now also in my daily rotation. Easy to mix and quick steeping.

I think you were reading my mind regarding the possibility of possibly making this a bit more Banana forward; but I was pondering Banana (regular) TFA vs. Ripe Banana TFA. I prefer the idea/profile of sliced (fresh) bananas to banana pudding. I know I am going to start with JC's original recipe so I have a benchmark and then go from there. I could even see Bananas Foster being an interesting sub for the Banana cream. IF<big "if">... you find a convenient moment to check your notes; I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I think you were reading my mind regarding the possibility of possibly making this a bit more Banana forward; but I was pondering Banana (regular) TFA vs. Ripe Banana TFA. I prefer the idea/profile of sliced (fresh) bananas to banana pudding. I know I am going to start with JC's original recipe so I have a benchmark and then go from there. I could even see Bananas Foster being an interesting sub for the Banana cream. IF<big "if">... you find a convenient moment to check your notes; I would greatly appreciate it.

I used the tfa banana cream and don't have the reg banana. The banana ripe cuts the creamy almost totally out and at first I thought I had used too much. I looked briefly for my notes but didn't find yet and I need them because I am in need of making more myself. It does take a few days for the ripe to tone down but(to me) its a really good vape. All I taste is banana and a little bit of strawberry in the exhale. Not even a hint of any type of pudding at all.

Go with what you have on hand and play with it at JC's pcts. I just happened to have on hand what is in JC's recipe so that is what I used.



Found my notes
My version using JC's nanner berry
TFA strawberry ripe 9%
TFA banana cream 6%
TFA strawberry 1%
TFA cotton candy 2.5%
TFA marshmellow 1.5%
TFA ripe banana 1.0%

I used a higher than planned % for the ripe banana because I made a 60ml bottle. For a 30ml bottle you could take that down to 0.50% and add more if needed. The banana ripe will calm down considerably by the 3rd day.