The missing ingredient

[patkin]

I'm really just sharing my happiness but, also, this might help a noob DIYer which I still consider myself to be. I've been DIYn for about a year now and found everything I mixed lacking in something. I referred to it as a "bite." By that I don't just mean TH but a "feel" in the whole mouth. Its actually the kind of heat a smoke provides I guess. Early on I read that some nics tasted of pepper so I went chasing that. Then I read some vendors add pepper for TH so I made my own flavorings from various peppers. Nothing was working to duplicate that bite and mouth feel. I vape tobacco flavors and alternate throughout the day between those and menthol. I had Koolada but never used it. Why would I when I already used a menthol I liked? All I had ever heard about it was it has no taste and makes vapor cool. Menthol made mine cool enough. Then I was working with a tobacco flavor I didn't think would go well with menthol so used Koolada for the first time. BINGO! There's the bite and feel I've been missing... the feel and "heat" of pepper without the taste of it. I'm sooo happy now and ready to rework my recipes adding a bit of Koolada. Maybe its just me... dunno... but my first reaction to Koolada was a coolness but that passed and now it feels like heat. Myabe because I'm so used to menthol? Anyway, its a very COOL ingredient that I'm just lovin.

 

[ncpatches]

I've found that a drop of koolada adds an 'iciness' to fruit flavors too. Nice with watermelon, strawberry, etc But don't over do it, it is quite strong. I only add a drop to a 10ml bottle. Of course, YMMV.

 

[patkin]

Oh ya... I learned that one early on... powerful stuff. I goofed up trying it the first day I got it when I used cartos... had to throw one out. Back then I just dripped a new flavor right on the carto cause I hated dripping. Oh well, live and learn. I also learned that if you mix Koolada too strong in a plain VG/DW base, it will turn it cloudy/milky. I do, however, use it a bit stronger than 1 drop per 10 mis maybe because I only vape tobacco flavors. I'm not big on precise measuring mixing or cooking really but think I use it at about 1 drop per 3 or 4 mls. I usually can't bake from scratch either because I can't seem to constrain myself to exact measuring. I do measure nic upper limits exactly though but not lower limits. *sigh*

 

[dannyv45]

so used Koolada for the first time. BINGO! There's the bite and feel I've been missing... the feel and "heat" of pepper without the taste of it.

Yep

that's one of the additives (enhancers)

Marshmallw = thickens
EM = enhances sweetness, mellows, adds body (Very small amount)
AP = adds nuttyness
Sacarlos = adds lots of sweetness.
vape wizard = Mellows and blends combined tobaccos removing any one tobacco predomance.
tart and sour = add a tartness
saline = adds wetness removes a harshness and helps throat irratation.

There's a great thread on this subject

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ques-flavor-add-ons-em-vw-bw-mts-acv-ect.html

 

[ncpatches]

The only issue with NOT measuring, you can't reproduce a juice that you love! You do know that you will make something fantastic and won't be able to make it twice, right? Try to measure a little better, so when that happens, you'll be able to make it again.

 

[patkin]

Oh, don't I just know that! You should hear my family.... "This doesn't taste the same as last time!" Sometimes they mean better and sometimes not. LOL

 

[boomerdude]

Also Flash works for some DIY'ers who vape very low or zero nicotine but still want a decent throat hit.
Horehound also works for the cool without the menthe.

Yep

that's one of the additives (enhancers)

Marshmallw = thickens
EM = enhances sweetness, mellows, adds body (Very small amount)
AP = adds nuttyness
Sacarlos = adds lots of sweetness.
vape wizard = Mellows and blends combined tobaccos removing any one tobacco predomance.
tart and sour = add a tartness
saline = adds wetness removes a harshness and helps throat irratation.

There's a great thread on this subject

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ques-flavor-add-ons-em-vw-bw-mts-acv-ect.html

 

[subver]

My magic ingredients are usually AP, vape wizard and vinegar, sometimes a little but of EM