Random DIY mixing and More

[Fidola13]

I’m going to try to mix the Frosted Lemonade recipe using FE Lemon. I’m going to order the INW Lemon & Lemon Mix just waiting for Presidents Day sale.

This recipe sounds right up my alley. Think I’ll use VT Sour Lemon along with the FE Lemon. I don’t have these INW Lemons so I’ll have to make do with what I have.

 

[NolaMel]

I got bored with it fairly quickly. I meant to try a fruit in it but never got around to it.

Apple, pear, banana, or????

 

[IDJoel]

Apple, pear, banana, or????

I find it tasty with 1.5-2% FA Forest Fruit (yum!).

 

[PJReid]

This recipe sounds right up my alley. Think I’ll use VT Sour Lemon along with the FE Lemon. I don’t have these INW Lemons so I’ll have to make do with what I have.

Honestly, I prefer Sherbet Lemons to Frosted Lemonade. For me, the lemons are more refreshing without the VBIC. Have you tried Sherbet Lemons?

 

[NolaMel]

I find it tasty with 1.5-2% FA Forest Fruit (yum!).

I’ll give it a try! Sounds good

 

[TheTinMan]

Dripping some Ellas shortbread biscuit... worth trying!!

I got bored with it fairly quickly. I meant to try a fruit in it but never got around to it.

By itself I found it a little borring myself.

1% Banana FLV and give it 3 days

3 drops Alpine Strawberry per 60mls, also 3 to 5 days

Banana and a little cinnamon danish swirl.

 

[hittman]

I was thinking of either a strawberry, raspberry, or lemon. I don’t much care for banana vapes although I do eat a banana every day.

 

[Fidola13]

My Lemon Notes, for what they are worth. I lost some notes when my HD crashed so a few of my tests are missing but I think most of the lemon flavors were backed up on the external HD that I can no longer access.

CAPELLA

• CAP Italian Lemon Sicily
  This is a nice enough lemon but a bit weak. It is sweetish, more a sweet, light hint of lemon than a true Italian Lemon Sicily flavor. Some say it is candy-like lemon. Maybe if a lot is used, it could be a lemon drop but lemon drops are tart and there is no tart here. This is definitely not a sub for FA Lemon Sicily. This could a nice accent for blueberry, fruits, and cakes – something where a touch of a lemon note is desired. Not all that citrusy. The sweetness does give it some mouthfeel but not as much as some.

• CAP Lemon Juicy
  A little sweet, a little tart and a touch stronger in flavor than CAP Italian Lemon Sicily. This reminds me of a lemonade type flavor. It does have juiciness about it. I can see it added with some full lemon flavors and some lemons with a bit of zest for a well-rounded lemon flavor. It is lemon, but not a lemon juice. Rather thin on mouthfeel.

FLAVOUR ART

• Lemon Sicily
  Fuller citrus flavor, a bit of zest, lightly sweet and a bit tart with a lemon candy sweetness. This lemon is very versatile. It can accent bakery, give a sharper tang to lemonade or other citrus drinks. At a low percentage, it should give a touch of peel to a mix. A unique citrus tang, true to a Sicilian lemon. It tastes like a Limóncello liqueur without the alcohol. Not all that different from CAP Lemon Juicy but much stronger. Imparts a nice, tangy mouth feel.

FLAVORS EXPRESS

• Lemon
  FE Lemon is the most natural lemon I have tasted. This is a full natural lemon flavor that does not taste artificial. It is bright without being bitter. It is lightly sweet and lightly tart, like a real lemon. This is a 100% natural lemon flavor – the Queen of lemons. It is sweeter than biting into a freshly cut lemon, but the lemon flavor is absolutely natural. I LOVE THIS STUFF!!! Like INW Lemon, it does not fade. My favorite lemon, hands down. Use at 4% for lemonade. Not particularly thick, but there is some mouthfeel from the tangy flavor.

JUNGLE FLAVORS

• Juicy Lemon
  This is more concentrated than the CAP Lemon Juicy. It is fuller, sweet and tart and another lemonade flavor. It reminds me of CAP Lemon Juicy but is much more concentrated. It can, to my taste, be used like CAP Juicy Lemon but just use less. Word is that this is a rebranded lemon flavor from China. Lemon fruit but not a lemon juice. This one is thin on mouthfeel and might need some help from EM or Marshmallow.

INAWERA

• Lemon Concentrate
  Stronger lemon than the others tried. It is bright and tart and moderately sweet. Not at all an astringent lemon, but the light sugariness is there. This could be a component of lemonade with Lemon Mix at a mix of 3% LC and 1% Lemon Mix. Half as strong as lemon mix. Use Lemon Concentrated at about 3% for a sharp lemon flavor. Tangy mouthfeel but still a bit thin. No noticable fading.

• Lemon Mix
  Fresh, tart and slightly sweetened lemon juice with a hint of grapefruit in the background. Somewhat similar to FA Lemon Sicily but juicer and sweeter. Reminiscent of bottled lemon juice with a bit of sugar, not a freshly squeezed lemon juice. Try this in a grapefruit drink mix. Use Lemon Mix at about 1%. Tart zing in mouthfeel but not particularly full. No noticable fading.

LORANN

• Lemonade
  My favorite lemonade – need to compare to a lemonade base made with 3% Inawera Lemon and 1% Inawera Lemon Mix. LorAnn Lemonade isn’t strong – I use 6% in my Lemonade. This is a sugary, tart, and bright lemon flavor. Maybe not a freshly squeezed lemonade, but a very good lemonade nonetheless. This is a sweet, tart, bright lemonade! You get mouthfeel here – sweet and tangy.

ONE STOP DIY

• Pink Lemonade
  Just a touch perfumy to my taste. Not as bright as LorAnn. Not as sugary either. It is nice but not my favorite.

VAPE TRAIN

• Lemonade (Clear)
  Tested at 7%. Strong, sour lemon on the S&V. After 48 hours, it is a fairly sweet/tart lemonade flavor. After 7 days, the lemonade flavor is stronger. At 18 days, it is still bright and delicious. It is a bright tart, realistic lemonade with no fizz. Of the lemonades I have tried, this is my favorite. I would use it like LA Lemonade at the same percentages, though this lemonade flavor is brighter and tarter and just a more fresh lemonade tasting than LA. Use this as the primary lemonade flavor at 4%-7%. As a background 2%-4%, stand-alone 7%-10%. This the perfect lemonade for mixing with other fruit flavors to make a Pink Lemonade or another fruit lemonade as the lemon flavor will hold up. It does fade though not after two weeks. I don't know how long until the fade begins.
  
  
• Lemonade (Solo)
  Tested at 6%. This is stronger than the Clear but a bit perfumy on the S&V. Mostly a sweet flavor at this point. At 7 days, it is a sweet, soft lemonade flavor with less perfume on the exhale and the lemonade flavor is about equal to the Clear but sweeter, yet rather sharp and acidic. At 18 days, the flavor has faded a bit and lacks the bright lemon flavor of Clear. There is a very light perception of effervescence. This will probably be best used at 2% in a mix. There is better effervescence from other flavors, like Fizzy Sherbet or RF Soda Base, so I don't see that Lemonade Solo fills a void in flavors.
  
  
• Sour Lemon
  Tested at 3.5%. Tart and bright after 48 hours if a bit weak. At 7 days, the flavor is stronger but doesn't give the sour I expected from something called Sour Lemon. At 15 days, the sourness has increased. This is now a pleasant sour juicy lemon including a bit of lemon flesh. It is the tartest of the all the lemons I have tried. I LOVE THIS FLAVOR! It is great for adding some real tart lemon to a lemon or lemonade mix. 2 to 3% will do the trick. There is no noticeable fade at 19 days.

Thanks PJ this is really helpful! Saved to my Vape file for future reference!

 

[hittman]

My first ever successful mix was my menthol tobacco that I still make by counting drops and have no idea on percentages. Since I got the scale, I’m going to weigh the ingredients. I probably wouldn’t have gotten into diy if Puresmoker hadn’t gone out of business and I could no longer buy silver leaf menthol. I’m glad now that I did start. It’s been a lot of fun.

 

[ceeceeisme]

So am I the only one who just orders more bottles instead of taking the time to wash out the one's they already have?

I betcha I have 600 or 700 bottles here

Needless to say, I need to do some bottle washing this weekend or I won't be mixing anything anytime soon.

 

[NolaMel]

So am I the only one who just orders more bottles instead of taking the time to wash out the one's they already have?

I betcha I have 600 or 700 bottles here

Needless to say, I need to do some bottle washing this weekend or I won't be mixing anything anytime soon.

Guilty as charged. I use and rinse/recycle the plastic ones (except my big 240ml.s). Glass with droppers I do wash. I find the plastic ones eventually crack at the seam by the threads, and they’re cheap. If they look ok, I’ll refill with the same juice for a second round .

 

[Myk]

My first ever successful mix was my menthol tobacco that I still make by counting drops and have no idea on percentages. Since I got the scale, I’m going to weigh the ingredients. I probably wouldn’t have gotten into diy if Puresmoker hadn’t gone out of business and I could no longer buy silver leaf menthol. I’m glad now that I did start. It’s been a lot of fun.

Puresmoker RN4072 was my first.

 

[hittman]

So am I the only one who just orders more bottles instead of taking the time to wash out the one's they already have?

I betcha I have 600 or 700 bottles here

Needless to say, I need to do some bottle washing this weekend or I won't be mixing anything anytime soon.

I have probably around 50 or more right now that I need to empty and wash. Just hasn’t been a priority since I have plenty of new ones.

I do reuse the plastic 10ml after washing. I use them for mixing samples. Maybe I should be throwing them out.

 

[NotSoMini]

If I had a lot of bottles to wash, I use to procrastinate and this makes matters worse as the number grows. Although not my favorite thing to do, now I try really hard not to get to that point. I use glass bottles with glass dropper caps.

 

[hittman]

I have a dozen or so each of 30 and 60 ml dropper bottles for mixing. I use the 10ml plastic for samples. I should probably get some smaller glass bottles. Not this month though. I’ve already spent way more than I should.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I have probably around 50 or more right now that I need to empty and wash. Just hasn’t been a priority since I have plenty of new ones.

I do reuse the plastic 10ml after washing. I use them for mixing samples. Maybe I should be throwing them out.

As long as you use ldpe bottles you should be able to reuse them for a long while. It is usually the caps that break on me. That is unless you mix known plastic cracking juice.

 

[hittman]

I do always buy that kind. I saw amazon has 24ea of 15ml glass bottles for $15. I don’t know if that’s a good deal or not.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I do always buy that kind. I saw amazon has 24ea of 15ml glass bottles for $15. I don’t know if that’s a good deal or not.

Sounds like a good deal. You could scroll down towards the bottom of the page. They list others to compare.

 

[hittman]

I’ll take a look more next month. I’ve bought enough this month. I’ve still got a bunch of new 10ml bottles.

 

[JCinFLA]

I do reuse the plastic 10ml after washing. I use them for mixing samples. Maybe I should be throwing them out.

You're OK using LDPE and PP plastic bottles (the squeezeable translucent ones) over and over again, as well as the HDPE plastic bottles (more rigid plastic ones, usually translucent or solid white). The ones you don't want to reuse are the PET or PETE ones (usually transparent or amber, but sometimes even green, or blue).