The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread

[LynnNC]

Always a good idea to start at a lower %. Easier to add than to have to divide and make more juice than you intended to.

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Then adjust as needed.

Thanks!

 

[hittman]

I've spent most of my weekend running my daughter around and have had no time for mixing. I need a weekend to recover from my weekend. I think I'm going to back off a little on the orange on my next batch to see how it is at lower percentage. I'm also going to try the lemon juice.

 

[Friscoweather]

I use Saline, like a lot of vapers
It brings out the flavor (just like salt does in cooking), ... it smooth's out the harshness (maybe the bitterness you pick up on), .. and blends the flavors together.
It works especially good with fruits and chocolates.
You will not taste any salt, as it's super mild.
It will "brighten" the flavor of fruit, but I find it doesn't help banana [emoji14]

In the First Aid section of the pharmacy, pick up some .9% Saline (Wound Wash/Flush).
It's used to clean out open wounds .. safe for a baby.
It's pure sterile water with .9% saline solution, and comes in a spray can.
It comes out of the can in a stream that is easy to direct into a dripper bottle.
There is also a saline solution you spray/inhale up your nose ..but that's the wrong one.
It has added ingredients.
You want the one without anything in it except the .09 saline and sterile water, that is used to clean wounds.
Have fun experimenting.

PS ... don't try making your own ...table and sea salt don't work

Totally agree. I do the exact same thing. [emoji3]

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[Friscoweather]

That's brings us back to how good are your taste buds
First, make up about a 4ml sample of ... say a so-so strawberry.
Taste it all by itself, and then I would start by adding 1 drop per 2 ml, and see if you can tell the difference in the flavor.
You don't have to steep or wait for it, ... the change will be obvious right away
Some use 1 drop per ml, some more, some less.
Just play with it, and see if you get the results your looking for.
I don't use it with everything, but if I'm not happy with a flavor, I try adding it until I taste the difference.
Also, with the fruits, ... a drop of (real) lemon juice will bring out the flavor too.
Yup ... that little yellow plastic lemon at the grocery store
There is no set rule, but if you want to "brighten" a fruit, experiment with either.
The Saline will also help the "darks", like chocolate.

The whole point is to change the PH of the juice, which in turn, brings out, smooths, and enhances the flavor.
Apple Cider Vinegar is used in some Tobaccos for the same reason ... instead of "Vape Wizard"
Saline, or Lemon raises the acid level, ACV lowers the acid ... they each change the PH, depending on what your looking for.
Another trick when mixing fruits is to add a drop or two of a mild tobacco, like TFA Smooth ... you don't taste it, but it adds "body", and blends or melds the flavors together.
You just have to experiment until you find your "happy" place

Thanks for the tips!

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[trueagle]

Isn't blood orange a FW flavor

 

[hittman]

Yes it is.

 

[IDJoel]

Just thinking out loud... and I have NO personal experience with TFA's Blood Orange, so I can very well be talking out my rear end; but 15% sounds awful high.
Because I don't have personal experience, I checked the taboo recipe site's "flavor" resources and see that the average mixing percentage is only between 4 and 5%. Do you think it might be possible that you are using too much and actually sacrificing taste/flavor?

Isn't blood orange a FW flavor

Yes it is.

Sorry, my bad, I missed that part. I wanted to see how far off the comparative numbers were (FW vs. TFA) and "their" numbers were even lower for FW: 3.4% avg. for use in a mix and 8.5% as a stand-alone.

 

[hittman]

Awful quiet here. Everyone must be happy with their mixes. I haven't gone much further with the orange. I've been using my current mix and kinda like it. It tastes like an orange sweet tart. I like sour candy.

 

[FranC]

Got some new flavors coming Saturday.

 

[hittman]

I got yellow cake last time but haven't made anything with it yet.

 

[IDJoel]

Awful quiet here. Everyone must be happy with their mixes. I haven't gone much further with the orange. I've been using my current mix and kinda like it. It tastes like an orange sweet tart. I like sour candy.

Add a touch of mint and you can have an orange tic-tac!

 

[Simply Red]

Here's one I've been mixing/vaping for 17 months?? ADV for me and goes great with...well...whatever beer.
All TFA and its Caramel Original and Fr. Vanilla Delux, btw.

 

[hittman]

I'm not familiar with red oak. I take it that it's a tobacco flavor?

 

[Fozzy71]

I'm not familiar with red oak. I take it that it's a tobacco flavor?

Perfumers Apprentice - Red Oak Flavor

This is a woody flavor with a rich, smoky taste.

It is on my to buy list for some recipe I favorited long ago.

 

[Simply Red]

I'm not familiar with red oak. I take it that it's a tobacco flavor?

That.

Perfumers Apprentice - Red Oak Flavor

This is a woody flavor with a rich, smoky taste.

It is on my to buy list for some recipe I favorited long ago.

Yumm. Just yumm and a favorite with folks I mix for. This one guy "asks"

for 300ml each month.

 

[we87]

Following @Kaezziel 's advice on making a tea extract a little while ago in this thread- I finally got around to doing it.

Got a small 4oz glass jar from Walmart for like a buck, 2oz sample of a passion fruit tea from Teavanna, and using his SWAG advice (hehe) put two teaspoons of loose tea with 30mls of straight PG in the jar. I used a little saran wrap to help the top fit a little better and now I wait two weeks and we'll see what happens. I'm very excited [emoji1303][emoji51]

 

[dhaiken]

Here's one I've been mixing/vaping for 17 months?? ADV for me and goes great with...well...whatever beer.
All TFA and its Caramel Original and Fr. Vanilla Delux, btw.

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I see what you did there. "Red" Oak

 

[Simply Red]

I see what you did there. "Red" Oak

 

[Kenna]

I see what you did there. "Red" Oak

It's an actual flavor. Different from Oakwood.

 

[Simply Red]

I think the "rich and smoky" best describes it, as I can't find another way.