My Boba's clone

[ccwaters]

Thanks for the reply, guess I will wait until your done. That is to bad about the Meade, which I normally like Meade, figured if nothing else I'd drink it. ah well, the search continues.

I found a cigar which sounds very like Boba's, not terribly priced, think I'll try a NET with it, either way, may not be Boba's but could be tasty!

 

[SloHand]

Meade is not easily available where I am either. I'd love to try it anyway. From the early descriptions though, it's not a Boba's but would like to hear a good description of the vape flavor and the other ingredients mixed with it.

 

[fogMann]

I've got my local liquor store trying to find me a bottle of the meade, I would really like to try it, but the cheapest I've found the mentioned meade that will ship is about $30 total cost, shipping is a killer on it.

Hoping the local place can come up with it at one of the Distributors they deal with.

Year ago, I used to drink Camelot Mead from Oliver Winery. I just looked at their web site and it is $20.80 with shipping to Illinois.

 

[Levitas]

The better my hardware gets, the more I think most of the flavors being tasted are just the Tab flavors. Gets easier to pick apart Boba's with better hardware.

I'm a little old fashioned with my vaping, so to speak. I see a lot of people using RbA's, clearomizers, and the sort, but I honestly think that those devices stifle the flavor.

I use de-bridged 510 attys, and I've found nothing else comes close to to bringing out Boba's full flavor (as full as I would describe the taste, anyways). It seems like, when comparing to dripping in a 510, that a clearomizer, or even my own built coils (using silica, cotton, hemp, and well, I've tried nearly everything but SS mesh) reduce some of the flavoring of Boba's.

Some may disagree, and that's fine. But I've been vaping Boba's for nearly 3 years, and to me, it tastes at its highest potential dripped into a 510 atty. In fact, I believe even Ben utilizes old school attys for his personal vaping (bottom fed through a Reo, if I'm not mistaken).

Anyhow, I've never tried any Tab flavorings, but I've recently graduated and became licensed and I just got a new job, so, I'll have a LOT more money now to experiment with flavorings, etc. I'll likely jump back into the thread to see if I can help discern the mystery that is Boba's Bounty.

 

[Wingsfan0310]

I'm a little old fashioned with my vaping, so to speak. I see a lot of people using RbA's, clearomizers, and the sort, but I honestly think that those devices stifle the flavor.

I use de-bridged 510 attys, and I've found nothing else comes close to to bringing out Boba's full flavor (as full as I would describe the taste, anyways). It seems like, when comparing to dripping in a 510, that a clearomizer, or even my own built coils (using silica, cotton, hemp, and well, I've tried nearly everything but SS mesh) reduce some of the flavoring of Boba's.

Some may disagree, and that's fine. But I've been vaping Boba's for nearly 3 years, and to me, it tastes at its highest potential dripped into a 510 atty. In fact, I believe even Ben utilizes old school attys for his personal vaping (bottom fed through a Reo, if I'm not mistaken).

Anyhow, I've never tried any Tab flavorings, but I've recently graduated and became licensed and I just got a new job, so, I'll have a LOT more money now to experiment with flavorings, etc. I'll likely jump back into the thread to see if I can help discern the mystery that is Boba's Bounty.

I'll generally agree with you on the 510 attys giving you the most taste but I've found My Kayfun Lite + with the condensing chimney to come pretty darn close and with a 4.5ml tank, it's quite convenient. If you have ever tried one, I'd be interested to know if you agree or disagree with that.

Always like reading your posts, I think they are very informative.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[Levitas]

I'll generally agree with you on the 510 attys giving you the most taste but I've found My Kayfun Lite + with the condensing chimney to come pretty darn close and with a 4.5ml tank, it's quite convenient. If you have ever tried one, I'd be interested to know if you agree or disagree with that.

I've never tried the Kayfun, I've pretty much given up on trying the latest and greatest RbA's, tanks, or otherwise. I'll not say they're bad devices, in fact, they're very convenient, and definitely great to have around (for back-up). I briefly took a look at the Kayfun, and unless I'm missing something, it's still utilizing home-made wicks, yes?

I have no idea why it is that home-built coils don't bring out as much flavor as a machined 510 atty. I've tried to figure it out for a while now, as attempting to try and replicate it in my own experimentation with RbA's (I really wanted them to work for me). I mean, what's different between the two? The casing? I don't think that's it. The wick? If I'm not mistaken, the wick in these 510 attys are silica, material that we already use to build coils. What else is there? The ceramic cup, and the SS mesh surrounding the cup itself? Does that truly make the difference? I do not know.

I could go on and on with my theories, and experiments towards said theories, but this isn't the thread to discuss it. If you'd like to continue the discussion, you can always PM me, also, thank you for the kind words.

 

[Phone Guy]

If like to try a bobas clone, if anyone wants to sell or donate some?

 

[kuvanos]

For those looking at the malt angle, natures flavors puts out a pretty good one.

 

[StrappedKaos]

Thanks for everyone trying to help with this quest...So I wasted an entire day going thru every post made on this and many other forums from 08-09 and even using webarchive to look up old stuff from dawns page. Seem he didnt start this venture until he got back from korea, Reading thru all his old post and def. do not want to offend him since he is still active on the site daily....I feel it is a simple mix made from dawns flavors when she first started doing pure vg flavors for customers, She helped him and encouraged him as did carlos with the company he now has today. He made a post about having balsomic vinegar and buying white vinegar. She only sold a chosen amount of flavors at the time and if you read his post his wife loved certain flavors and so did he, that would leave me to beleive he used to mix those flavors and stumbled across boba's. He loves star wars/WOW/Star trek so I think the name came from his love for Sci-fi but being he was living in korea maybe Boba tea.... Back to not offending him he had only been mixing for a couple months when he started AV so I assume it is super simple and no crazy stuff added unless dawn did it for him. I think its all about the percentages and nothing special. I have tried a million times and still end up buying 100ml bottles because I love Boba's, I hope one day we can crack it but I would still buy a bottle from him once a month because it is the only flavor besides my own I can vape.

 

[StrappedKaos]

I do want to add that porphy Is a genius in my book because it is the only thing beside my own mix that has kept me off the stinkies. In all honesty it is the only recipe I have not cracked and it would be an honor for me to get it one day, I have considered an analysis of it just to find out how his creative mind worked this beautiful flavor out! Regardless he deserves accolades for his flavor!

 

[Phone Guy]

I personally would continue to buy bobas and Havana regardless if a DIY recipe is found. So long as the store is OPEN! That's my biggest issue, if I want to order - take my money! Don't tell me your closed.

 

[StrappedKaos]

I agree it is troublesome to check back all the time just to place an order....COuld be worse and take all the order and not be able to fill them until he made them so I see both sides. I would still pay for boba's even if a clone is made just because out of all the things in vaping this is the only thing I can say I would always buy even if I was done vaping per se and only vaped 0mg lol. I started diy so I could save money and I do.....I spend 50.00 a month on boba's regardless lol

 

[Jonibrasco]

Anyone have a christys cappucino clone? I love ben's juice. Im ordering ingredients to make the bobas clone soon as b&m is back in stock at ecigsupply.

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[kuvanos]

I like the balsamic vinegar angle! I agree that it has to be simple.

 

[Sad Society]

I tried Slohands #7 recipe...incorrectly.

Silly me didn't mix the flavors right when I tried to make it a couple months ago. Now I am trying again. And I'm sure it is the correct percentage of flavors this time.

My first mix was so off the first time that when I tried it...It was vape-able. But I was thinking "This tastes nothing like Boba's"

I now have all the flavor bases mixed separately (in separate bottles) at 15% per flavor.

I was wondering how long I should let the separate flavors steep before mixing them together?

The separately mixed individual flavors are mixed together using different percentages for the final mixture, but still @ 15% flavor base individually...so the whole part of one flavor (mixed @ 15%) will not be used in the final recipe, since more of that flavor is mixed together than the recipe requires. Only a portion of that flavor will be mixed into the final mix. (whatever percentage the recipe says)

I'm now letting the individual flavors steep that I made last night, with the caps off. And shaking them whenever I think about it. I know steeping the flavors separately will change the flavor of the final recipe. Since the individual flavors are mixed in bulk. More than what I need to make the final recipe.

And then when all the flavors are finally mixed together to the BB #7...that needs time to steep as well.

Hopefully you guys understand what I'm trying to say. It seems like a long process to make this recipe. But I hope I'm right with what I'm doing. Please feel free to chime in and correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Aal_]

What you are doing is correct. Mixing individually is the best way in my opinion although I haven't tried it yet. At the end you will use the percentages of the recipe on your individual mixes. I think, not sure, this is how SloHand is doing it.

 

[Menthologist]

Mixing individually, This is new to me, How did i miss this, Can someone post me a thread or a link, so i can brush up on this.

Thank you.

 

[Aal_]

Don't have a link but basically it is as easy as it sounds. Since the final recipe is at 15% flavoring, you make a solution of each ingredient at 15%. You will have for example a solution black and mile with 15% black and mile and 85% nicotine liquid (VG or PG). You do the same for each individual ingredient. At the end you will have for example 5 solutions which are really eliquids now and u can vapes them if you choose so. Then looking at the recipe if it says 40% black mile and you're making 10 ml well u put 4 ml of the black mile liquid. I hope I explained it well.

This only works if the recipe gives percentages of the flavorings in terms of the total flavorings and not the total solution or else you would do other calculations. ( saying 50% b&m 50% Graham cracker in 15% concentration as opposed to saying 7.5% b&m and 7.5% Graham cracker and 85% VG of the whole solution. Are you lost yet?)

 

[Sad Society]

You even confused me aalwani.

Here is the recipe I am making:
Boba's Clone #7
Black and Mile Plus 40.0%
Cinnamon Danish Swirl 20.0%
Almond oil 20.0%
Coconut 7.1%
Graham Cracker 7.1%
Vinegar 5.8%


But before making that.
Add each individual ingredient flavor to a separate bottle. At 15% flavor to base.

So 15% Black and Mild flavor to VG/PG (depends on what you want your VG/PG ratio to be) in a separate bottle.
And 15% Cinnamon Danish Swirl flavor to separate bottle, with VG/PG and so on with all the flavors used.
Do the same 15% with all other flavors in separate bottles. This is where an Ejuice Calculator is good to have.

Once you have all flavors in separate bottles each mixed at 15%, then you can mix the recipe to the percentages the way it says.

Such as...40% Black and Mild...but not straight 40% Black and Mild Flavoring. Just 40% of what you mixed before at 15% flavoring from the separate bottle.

This is as clear cut as I can explain it. And if you don't understand...I can't help you.

 

[Menthologist]

Jeez,Wow, Yes it totally makes sense, Ideal for small adjustments and it keeps the PG/VG/Nic % the same.
Thanks for the time guys, this i can't wait to try.