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I knew the risks. Being by the ocean made them worth taking.

At least my town is off the beaten track with very few amenitiesr, so it's unlikely to become another Bar Harbor. It has changed a lot since I moved here, though, and the stupid place recently voted to allow a dollar store to open up. That made me sad.
 

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I mixed some cheesecake and now waiting for it to steep. I was wondering if I keep it in my pocket (warmer) would it help it steep sooner? I know... be patient but I would like to try a quick test to see if I need to adjust the %. Then I will give it a long steep.

I have heard of people speed steeping with a warm water bath. I haven't tried it myself so can't say if it works or not.

Same here, Hitt, heard of but not tried. Patience is a virtue, they say, so I'm glad to have at least one ;)

Body heat shouldn't adversely affect the flavors, high heat might well. And in, say, a shirt pocket (you probably don't want to sit on it!), might also benefit from the frequent agitation. But some things do just take time.

I wonder if the new artificial nicotine would allow you to trick the test. If it's not made with tobacco, presumably it wouldn't contain any tobacco-specific alkaloids.

Or even our regular nic. Isn't the absence of many alkyloids why some have problems making the change, or use NETs?
 

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Sorry I’m not catching up

so I did a sft on flv blueberry muffin
:unsure: Meh...
I started at 10% but not much flavor
a hint of sweet and flowery almost perfume but not more just a flower flavor
So I added 2% more to bump it to 12%
:yawn: Didn’t help...still no real flavor other than slightly sweet and flowery with a subtle hint of blueberry and every now and then something resembling a muffin of sorts...
:nah: For the price you’d think it’d be at least decent
Maybe it needs to steep but I don’t see this really getting any better...I might add some more and bump it up to 15% but afraid it’ll just make it more flowery then anything
Well that was a complete bust. So not worth the price!
 

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    I emptied a bottle of my 3B cheesecake awhile ago. I’m waiting on my Cheesecake Base 1 to finish steeping. It only has a couple weeks left. By then I’ll need to remix my White Raspberry Cheesecake also.
     

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    so I did a sft on flv blueberry muffin
    :unsure: Meh...
    I started at 10% but not much flavor
    a hint of sweet and flowery almost perfume but not more just a flower flavor
    So I added 2% more to bump it to 12%
    :yawn: Didn’t help...still no real flavor other than slightly sweet and flowery with a subtle hint of blueberry and every now and then something resembling a muffin of sorts...
    :nah: For the price you’d think it’d be at least decent
    Maybe it needs to steep but I don’t see this really getting any better...I might add some more and bump it up to 15% but afraid it’ll just make it more flowery then anything
    Well that was a complete bust. So not worth the price!
    That sucks. You could just stick it aside and forget it for awhile? Good to see you by the way :wub:
     

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    I mixed some cheesecake and now waiting for it to steep. I was wondering if I keep it in my pocket (warmer) would it help it steep sooner? I know... be patient but I would like to try a quick test to see if I need to adjust the %. Then I will give it a long steep.
    You would actually probably do your mixing a lot easier if you would listen to folks that have been mixing way longer than you. There are some excellent Cheesecake bases in Zazie’s blog. Mix and forget for a month.
     

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    That sucks. You could just stick it aside and forget it for awhile? Good to see you by the way :wub:
    I think I might...but I doubt it will help...
    Yeah I’ve not been doing to well lately
    stupid knees especially my right one, the pain was unbearable for a few days.
    Need this stupid covid to end so I can get surgery done on both of them and at this point probably my back as well (that’s been something I’ve been fighting off since I was a kid...had scoliosis, was told I needed a rod down my spine but I refused...now with my knees is making my back worse)
     

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    That sucks. You could just stick it aside and forget it for awhile? Good to see you by the way :wub:

    Yeah, if the test is for alkyloids, it might be ok. If testing for nic itself, it's back to "how long until it's out of the system."
     

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    I think I might...but I doubt it will help...
    Yeah I’ve not been doing to well lately
    stupid knees especially my right one, the pain was unbearable for a few days.
    Need this stupid covid to end so I can get surgery done on both of them and at this point probably my back as well (that’s been something I’ve been fighting off since I was a kid...had scoliosis, was told I needed a rod down my spine but I refused...now with my knees is making my back worse)
    I’m sorry about your pain issues. Hopefully you can get your surgeries soon. I have one bad knee and have to take stairs one at a time. Lucky that it doesn’t hurt all the time.
     

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    I picked a Mango Yogurt to vape. So far it’s ok but mango isn’t my fav fruit flavor.Too be fair I need to give it some vaping time.
    Mango always had a smoky quality to it for me, a little scratchy on the throat. I like the flavor though.
     

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    It's the only recipe that I keep 4--60ml bottles mixed of it at all times. It's decent at 10 days but gets really good with a longer sit. It comes in handy while everything else steeps since I sometimes let my juice stash dwindle down too much.
    I tried that Hazelscotch Cookie I made, the one you said was similar to Rusty Pelican. It's good but not amazing. I used CAP Hazelnut v2 in it and that is the dominant flavor, which almost has a praline nut flavor going on. I only let it rest 5 days, but made a 60ml bottle, so plenty more to steep longer. We'll see what it does.
     

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    I’m sorry about your pain issues. Hopefully you can get your surgeries soon. I have one bad knee and have to take stairs one at a time. Lucky that it doesn’t hurt all the time.
    I can barely even stand anymore
    My right knee is worse but both are crap.
    I’ve always had issues with my knees (lax patella, loose knee caps) but this time last year my knees started hurting badly and I could barely move them...found out I have gout, bone spurs, and degenerative bone disorder...doc put me on some meds to see if it helped but not enough...then said I’d need surgery but I kept putting it off because we were so short staffed at work and then covid hit...with my immunity (or lack there of) the doctor is trying to wait but it’s getting to the point that I can’t really put it off anymore.
     

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    I can barely even stand anymore
    My right knee is worse but both are crap.
    I’ve always had issues with my knees (lax patella, loose knee caps) but this time last year my knees started hurting badly and I could barely move them...found out I have gout, bone spurs, and degenerative bone disorder...doc put me on some meds to see if it helped but not enough...then said I’d need surgery but I kept putting it off because we were so short staffed at work and then covid hit...with my immunity (or lack there of) the doctor is trying to wait but it’s getting to the point that I can’t really put it off anymore.
    Hopefully you can talk your doctor into it. Not being able to stand should make it a priority I would think.
     

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