Random DIY mixing and More

[FranC]

I have a package out for delivery and have no idea what it could be.

You’ll have share the news when you get it

 

[Zazie]

Story about RJ. We go back a ways (God bless her precious heart). I'll give the short version. Heather came out with a new flavor (it was actually a mistake and she accepted my juice name...Serendipity). Well, truthfully it was a God awful flavor. Made me nauseous. I thought to myself they made way more than one mistake with this juice. I was curious if I was the only one who thought this. So I PM'd RJ and asked her what she thought. She loved it! Was her go-to juice for a long time. I knew then this woman was impossible to displease.

I wish I shared her gift.

 

[Bronze]

I have a package out for delivery and have no idea what it could be.

Those are the ones that scare me.

 

[FranC]

Shipping has been so slow on just about everything so it's not real hard to forget you have stuff coming.

 

[Skeebo]

Good afternoon everyone, I hope all is well.

Use any small container. I use a small canning jar and end up with over 30ml of flavor.

Fill jar half full with ground coffee and then pour the coffee in a coffee filter. Pour just a little PG on the coffee. Put a paper towel under the filter a nuke for 5 sec. Take the coffee filter out and drape it over the sides of a coffee cup. Fill jar half full with pg and pour over coffee. Nuke for 10 sec. Take out and let drain into cup 20 minutes. Lift filter and pour extract into another cup. Drape the filter back over cup and pour the extract over the grounds and nuke another 10 sec. Repeat one more time for a nice strong extract and then let it sit several hours to drain. Pour into bottles.

Same thing for tea.

Thanks so much FranC. I am a huge fan of Columbian coffees and stumbled across a good one while ordering online. I want to make an extract out of it and your info will help greatly.

 

[Skeebo]

It's in the blog.

I should have checked, thanks.

 

[FranC]

Good afternoon everyone, I hope all is well.




Thanks so much FranC. I am a huge fan of Columbian coffees and stumbled across a good one while ordering online. I want to make an extract out of it and your info will help greatly.

Be advised the extracted coffee flavor is very strong and very bitter. You will need a sweetener.

 

[FranC]

I should have checked, thanks.

I had looked there and I didn't see it. Didn't look very good I guess.

 

[Skeebo]

I know I've mentioned it before but I've made purchases of many flavors in order to make some of those 10-12 flavor recipes. The descriptions were so good that I just had to try them and ordered most of the flavors just for those recipes. I didn't end up liking any of them enough to remix but I'm not mad because now I have those flavors to use in other recipes.

I agree. I do have some 6-8 flavor recipes that I enjoy, but the flavors are used at such low percentages that not one stands out except for the base part. A cream, ice cream, single fruit, etc., usually make up the largest portion. If I see anything over 12% total flavor I usually avoid the recipe.

 

[englishmick]

Starting to get my missing flavoring packages sorted out.

The BCF one has been written off after Fedex didn't show it for 10 days. They are reshipping it. Their CS is top notch.

The one from Flavor Jungle was my fault. I put an extra digit in the street address on my account. Luckily the bad address didn't exist so it's being returned to shipper. I emailed them and let them know. Hopefully it will get back to them and they will reship it. The billing address was wrong too, a bit surprised the credit payment went through with a bad address.

 

[FranC]

Starting to get my missing flavoring packages sorted out.

The BCF one has been written off after Fedex didn't show it for 10 days. They are reshipping it. Their CS is top notch.

The one from Flavor Jungle was my fault. I put an extra digit in the street address on my account. Luckily the bad address didn't exist so it's being returned to shipper. I emailed them and let them know. Hopefully it will get back to them and they will reship it. The billing address was wrong too, a bit surprised the credit payment went through with a bad address.

Too bad it went through. You could have fixed it then.

 

[Brewdawg1181]

I wish you hadn't asked... we got these bags of "garden soil" and tilled it in (like we do every year) and it destroyed most of the plants. Went and read reviews and so many bad reviews (including what happened to us... some mold or plant disease) Squash plants had some horrible black spots and my newly sprouted green beans turned black and died before second set of leaves even appeared. Only 4 out of 40 survived! Brand is "Stay Green" from Lowes (should have paid more and got Miracle Grow or any other brand) My peppers (in a different garden) are fine because I didn't use that crap in that area. Mom's tomatoes are barely doing OK but usually look better. Lesson learned... it's not worth saving a few bucks!
Sorry, but you did ask. Reviews mentioned: glass, plastic, mold, chunks of rotted wood, rocks, asphalt, rocks, termite larvae, piece of moldy bread, smell of sewage (I'm not making this up... go to Lowes website and read the reviews for "Stay Green" garden soil) I am a huge fan of Lowes but my son got some Round-up and the measure cup (attached to the top of the bottle) was cracked... we didn't notice and when I poured some in it leaked all over (including on his lawn) I have been doing vegi gardens for years and never had an experience like this before. I hope your garden is doing well...

Sorry to hear about that. I till in a ton+ of this every other year.

I wouldn't buy soil, since you already have soil- just buy a compost to amend what you have.

 

[Skeebo]

I mentioned this once awhile ago on another thread. Years ago I was a color matcher (color concentrates for plastic). So I was a bit of a wizard with colors at one time. Anyway, I often mixed a hodge podge of colors together. In all cases, it ended up as olive drab (military green). Didn't matter what went into the concoction. That's where it always ended up. Flavors, I believe, is the same. Mix enough of them together and it ends up as drab.

You've come a long way since yesterday...

 

[DLKnives]

GOOD Afternoon Random Mixers!

I've got another book 90% done, these cost too much to blow through like this! LOL

 

[FranC]

I just snagged 2 pkgs of tp from Walmart, one Cottonelle and one Charmin. Both 24 rolls. That gives us a little stock so I'm going to stop looking for awhile. Dd wants some Lysol Wipes but I can't find those anywhere.

 

[Zazie]

I had looked there and I didn't see it. Didn't look very good I guess.

It's under Stones and Bases as DIY Coffee/Tea Extract. I think I'll get rid of the "DIY"; that should make it easier to find.

 

[FranC]

GOOD Afternoon Random Mixers!

I've got another book 90% done, these cost too much to blow through like this! LOL

Congrats on your reading.

 

[FranC]

It's under Stones and Bases as DIY Coffee/Tea Extract. I think I'll get rid of the "DIY"; that should make it easier to find.

Yes, might be easier to find. I must have looked right by it. I looked twice even.

 

[JustWondering1]

I made some juice for someone who vapes 70%VG so I used my nic that's in VG. I've never used my VG nic before. The majority of my nic is in PG. This juice tastes fantastic but it is cloudy. Why would the ejuice be cloudy? Is it healthy to vape cloudy juice?

 

[vaper1960]

I wouldn't buy soil, since you already have soil- just buy a compost to amend what you have.

Years ago, I made my own compost... very good quality and my veggis were very healthy. I wish I could find the picture I took of a very cool looking garden we had. It was a cement circle (2 ft wide) in the backyard (I think there was a built-in pool before) We made dirt "walkways" in the design of a peace sign and planted in the triangle areas. Got on the roof and took a pic... it looked so cool (I do have the negative in a box... someday I'll go through that box and re-scan the good ones) After I moved out, my friend replanted lilies the next season... that was also beautiful.