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FranC

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    Plans were to try my mag glasses which I did. They actually work great. Don’t need the strap that holds them on cause they fit tight with it. Sight is great. Unfortunately I’m not used to seeing that good and I made a mess of the coil. If I’m gonna to use the glasses I’ll have to wind my own and practice.

    So then I coiled it without glasses just fine but I don’t like it. Guess I’ll wind my own.
    On second thought the coil reads .86 so I’ll just use it.
     

    DavidOck

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    Morning, mixers, and happy Sun Day.

    And, gasp, it will be sunny!

    And, uh, cold... down to 30 overnight, but claiming mid 50s later.

    Everyone having a busy morning or sleeping in?

    Well, yes, at 0530 I'm still in bed, although I don't consider that sleeping in, not since I retired, and certainly not on a Sunday! :lol:

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    Zazie

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    I have a new recipe to share. :) Surprise, surprise... more bakery. ;)

    Chocolate Crumb Donut

    VTA Chocolate Mousse 2.25%
    WF Bread (Sweet) 1.5%
    FA Breakfast Cereal 1%
    WF Cream Puff 1.2%

    Suggested steep time: 10-15mls 10-14 days, 30mls 3-4 weeks. YMMV.

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    WF Bread (Sweet) and WF Cream Puff create the donut base. WF Cream Puff adds some creaminess and a light pastry note to the donut base. It also adds moistness to what would otherwise be a dry vape.

    A note on WF Bread (Sweet): It is sweet only in the way a typical French bread, like a brioche, is. WF Bread is not a sugary kind of sweet (at all). A brioche gets its "sweetness" from unsalted butter and eggs that are added to the dough. That is the best way for me to describe WF Bread (Sweet).

    FA Breakfast Cereal serves as the "crumb" and a "light crust" for the donut. It's tucked in nicely so that you will not recognize it as a cereal.

    FA Chocolate Mousse was the perfect chocolatey flavor for the main note. Each time I use chocolate mousse I grow more impressed with it. IMO, it is, hands down, one of the best chocolate flavors in DIY.

    Chocolate Crumb Donut is smooth and tasty. I am very happy with how it turned out.

    Any one of these will work with this mix: caramel, butterscotch, pear, macadamia nut, raspberry or coconut. Adding one, possibly two, will create a more complex profile. Judiciousness with the percents will not muddle the mix.

    ETA: I forgot to mention that my Chocolate Crumb Donut is about a near mid-level of overall sweetness. There is balance between sweetness and the not so sweet. The FA Breakfast Cereal is the main ingredient that helps to keep the sweetness down.
    In the body of this post you refer to FA Chocolate Mousse. Care to jump in and correct that to VTA while you can still edit?
     

    charlie1465

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    Charlie, I have an idea that might help you with that. :)

    Take my Apple Crumb Cake recipe, remove the caramel and crumble topping. Add 0.5% - 0.75% FA Almond for your almond essence. I'm thinking that would give you a base to then tweak to your liking.

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    Modified recipe, something like so:

    FW White Cake 2.5% (for more cake bump to 3%)
    VT Vanilla Cream 1.5%
    FA Milk 1%
    FA Fuji Apple 1.5% - (tart green apple)
    FA Apple (Stark) 0.5% - (sweeter Stark Yellow Delicious apple)
    FA Almond 0.5% - 0.75%

    Moistness comes from the vanilla cream and milk. WF Fluffy White Cake could be subbed for FW White Cake. If you want a sweeter tasting apple profile then swap percents on the apples.

    Good luck Mate! :D
    Thanks J....I'll give that a go. I've been playing with some different cake recipes recently but I haven't tried them yet.....

    Watch this space. :)
     

    FranC

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    At 60 it’s warmer than it’s been lately. A couple more days and we’ll be in the 40’s. UGH.
    Guess I can’t complain about cold coming in November. The weather has been warmer than normal.
     

    charlie1465

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    Happy Halloween everyone....totally forgot about that this morning.

    Have not been feeling good all-day......again. Currently dosed up with paracetamol to try and get the temperature down. I'll give it two days then get the doc over. I'll see how it goes.....

    Consequently my grandiose plan for mixing today went by the wayside :cry:

    @ShowMeTwice question!! Do you vape your Brunhilde MTL or wide open. I'm using no inserts and wide open and I'm haven't wicking trouble. I know we've been through this before but I've forgotten. Any advice??:wub:
     

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