The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread
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Blackberry and Blueberry need a both more sweetener to me and no more than 3% no matter what I'm mixing it with...otherwise it taste like cough syrup. In my black & blue cheesecake I use 2% now and it's perfect.
Cheesecake Graham Cracker Crust 3%
Blackberry 2%
Blueberry 2%
Sweetener 4%
Vanilla Swirl 3%
INW Biscuit 2% (I love this stuff for the mouth feel it gives - plus I think it adds body)
Brown Sugar Extra 1%
By the by - thats with 60/40 pg/vg - 12nic
Cheesecake Graham Cracker Crust 3%
Blackberry 2%
Blueberry 2%
Sweetener 4%
Vanilla Swirl 3%
INW Biscuit 2% (I love this stuff for the mouth feel it gives - plus I think it adds body)
Brown Sugar Extra 1%
By the by - thats with 60/40 pg/vg - 12nic
I kinda went wild this past month and now have a huge stock of flavors (over 100) What's the best way to store them? Right now they're all out on a shelf... they're not in direct sunlight but in an open room. I'm thinking of getting those cheap plastic baskets and group them by brand and store them in the dark.
Yes. Somewhat. More of a substantial body feel - similar to some higher end ejuice I have tried.
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Would you share that mix Fran? It sounds good! I've been looking for ideas for blackberry that don't involve cake or cinnamon. I'd love a blackberry motito.
At first, when I only had the small 8mL vials of flavorings...I stored them all in 1 of the 48-place test tube racks I had. Then later, as I bought more in vials, then 1oz and 4oz bottles...I obviously had to get something else. So I found a couple of those plastic, storage cases with handles with the movable dividers inside, on sale at Tractor Supply. They're 17" long x 13" wide x 4" deep with a clear plastic attached lid. Am only currently needing to use 1 of them so far. I have room for the vials, the 1 oz. bottles, some pipettes, syringes, blunt needle tips, a few small plastic bottles, a 60mL bottle of both VG and PG, a small bottle of Nic Base, a pair of gloves, etc. in it!
The ones the size I got were reg. $16.99 each, but on sale for $9.99. A slightly smaller one (just an inch smaller in each dimension) was reg. $13.99, but on sale for $7.99. You might want to see if 1 of those would work for you, too.
Oh, I also used a paint marker and put a number on the caps of each vial and bottle of flavorings. Made a list of the numbers and flavors. Taped it to the inside of the lid, so when I opened it, and left it up...I can easily see it. Helps a great deal in finding exactly the flavoring I'm needing during mixing.
I was thinking about doing a numbering system like that. It's a great idea. I just need to find the right container.
Sure thing.
This is for 60ml. You can break down for smaller size bottle
2.4ml Blackberry
1.6ml peppermint
.8ml Menthol
Does no one else spread them out on the floor? 
Seriously - I have a large tray, grab my bottles, paper towel, wet washcloth, beakers/syringes/pipettes (all of these are in a plastic container) and get on the floor (carpet) and spread out all my flavors (somewhere north of 180 now) and mix right there. It's much more comfortable for me than standing over the counter.
Seriously - I have a large tray, grab my bottles, paper towel, wet washcloth, beakers/syringes/pipettes (all of these are in a plastic container) and get on the floor (carpet) and spread out all my flavors (somewhere north of 180 now) and mix right there. It's much more comfortable for me than standing over the counter.
Lol. I sit at my desk with my feet propped up! All my flavors are sorted into ziplocks by category. About 70 flavors now. Need to place an order...[emoji33]
I do! I gather each flavor and put it with the labeled bottle it's going in to. I have a cup of water to clean out the syringe and the recipes are beside me.Does no one else spread them out on the floor?
Seriously - I have a large tray, grab my bottles, paper towel, wet washcloth, beakers/syringes/pipettes (all of these are in a plastic container) and get on the floor (carpet) and spread out all my flavors (somewhere north of 180 now) and mix right there. It's much more comfortable for me than standing over the counter.
I finally did a 100dt of Bill's famous cheesecake. I used the ny cheesecake and am going to let it steep a while. I was missing the white chocolate and finally got it on my last order.
Me, too. I rinse the syringe & needle well & use it for each flavor. My taste buds are not so sensitive to notice.
I don't even rinse. Why introduce water to a recipe unless deliberately? I wipe the outside of the needle off with a clean napkin so I don't get it in the next one then continue. I'm really careful when I measure flavorings and almost never need to eject any from the syringe. My theory is those flavors are in the recipe already, what does it matter if there's a micro drop more or less that was stuck to the plunger?
I will however switch to a different syringe for a different recipe. Some things don't translate well, like menthol in my cream juice or mango in my Danish. And my VG syringe and nic syringe are purists just because I use them constantly and don't want any contamination. When I'm all finished, everybody gets scrubbed under hot tap water.
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