Just got a starter kit!

[Broodwich]

I grabbed the Apprentice kit for One Stop DIY and have Cheesecake, Blueberry, Bean Ice Cream, and Mint Chocolate Chip coming (the kit comes with TFA flavors). I'm definitely going to try for a nice and simple blueberry cheesecake recipe once it arrives, and I'm hoping the mint choco chip will be good all by itself. I'm going to hunt around for some cheesecake recipes with some more ingredients to try as well.

Anyone had experience with the bean ice cream? I'm really curious what it's going to be like.

 

[DeloresRose]

I wasn't impressed with it. I made 5 mls, and it's sitting in the cabinet until I figure out if I'm going to keep working with it or not. I tried it from 5 to 20% and I can't get a decent taste out of it. I tend to find if I don't like a flavor by itself, I am not going to like it in a mix.

 

[Broodwich]

Ah dang. Thanks for the reply though. I need to brush up on the flavor testing thread so I can try them all out before I start mixing.

 

[dannyv45]

You may want to make a 5ml sample of each individual flavoring and sample before you try combining. You will at least have an idea on what your working with and by experimentating you may find that the blueberry taste more like candy then fresh blueberry or the cheese cake taste more like dirty socks then cheese or the mint choc taste more like pepto then mint. Now I'm not saying that this is what these flavors taste like as I've not tried them I'm just giving examples and saying that not all flavors are created equal and you need to know what each flavor taste like before you mix them all together. Also by doing this you may find the flavor is just what your looking for but at the percentage you were thinking of using it is way to strong and you will have the opertunity to adjust or fine tune your recipe before you even start to mix your final mix.

 

[Broodwich]

Cool thanks!

 

[Heabob]

I grabbed the Apprentice kit for One Stop DIY and have Cheesecake, Blueberry, Bean Ice Cream, and Mint Chocolate Chip coming (the kit comes with TFA flavors). I'm definitely going to try for a nice and simple blueberry cheesecake recipe once it arrives, and I'm hoping the mint choco chip will be good all by itself. I'm going to hunt around for some cheesecake recipes with some more ingredients to try as well.

Anyone had experience with the bean ice cream? I'm really curious what it's going to be like.

Blueberry 10%
Vanilla Bean 4%
Cheesecake 2% (optional)

Blueberry 12%
Cheesecake 5%
Vanilla Bean 1% (optional)

Mint Chocolate Chip 7-10%
Vanilla Bean 3-5%

All the vanilla flavors I've tried seem to take a month to even come close, especially as a stand alone.
But they work excellent in mixes for some reason.
I've yet to find a true Ice Cream flavor.

BTW Cheesecake (Graham Crust) is the best version IMO.

 

[Broodwich]

I wish I had seen the Graham Crust when I ordered, that just sounds delicious!!!

And thanks for the recipes that'll def help me get started, I won't have to spend as long figuring out percentages!

 

[Heabob]

I wish I had seen the Graham Crust when I ordered, that just sounds delicious!!!

And thanks for the recipes that'll def help me get started, I won't have to spend as long figuring out percentages!

You'll be ordering more later anyway, lol, it's a "DIY thing".

Other favorites: CAP NY Cheesecake, CAP French Vanilla v2, CAP Vanilla Custard v2, TFA Vanilla Swirl,
TFA Sweet Cream, TFA Brown Sugar Extra, TFA Marshmallow, TFA Orange Cream, TFA Blueberry Wild, TFA Cinnamon Danish, TFA Key Lime, FA Vienna Cream, FA Vanilla's (all), FA Meringue, FA Cookie, FA Lemon Sicily, lol, just a few.

Edit: Oops, almost forgot FA Fresh Cream & Vienna Cream

If you want to try some nice tobacco flavors:
http://vapingzone.com/product-info.php?Parliament_Concentrated_Flavor_-pid647.html

Optionally, the Virginia Flue & Real Cig can be added in with this too.

 

[Harlen]

The one thing that was very insightful for me was to keep it simple at first .
I'm still vaping single flavors and my o my they are good .

 

[Broodwich]

Awesome thank you for all the recommendations. I think after I get the hang of it and have lots of practice of course that I'm going to try some of my own NETs. That'll be farther down the road though.

 

[Heabob]

Awesome thank you for all the recommendations. I think after I get the hang of it and have lots of practice of course that I'm going to try some of my own NETs. That'll be farther down the road though.

Ah, yes, I just started my first NET this week...
Out of curiosity mostly.

BTW when using the plain TFA Cheesecake I added 3% TFA Graham Cracker (Clear), and 1% TFA Brown Sugar Extra.
The Cheesecake (Graham Crust) wasn't available back then.
I know you don't have those flavors either but just an FYI anyway.

 

[natchez]

Sounds like you are ready to get off to a good start and there are some fine tips up above. Here are a few tips I pass on to anyone starting out w/DIY: 1. Safety first with concentrated nicotine; 2. Keep your recipes written down; 3. Keep the first recipes simple; 4. Remember that vaping and tasting in food are two really different things and flavors that taste good in food just may not vape well; 5. You can learn as much, or sometimes more, from your failures as your successes; 6. calculate twice, so you can mix once .