too strong then too perfumy but no flavor question

[TamiP]

Having a kind of unusual problem, not sure if this is something you guys have had happen:

I got a new flavor TFA cranberry. Mixed it at 1% and it was very perfumy but I could taste the flavor too (immediately after mixing). I cut it with 2 ml of vg to see if the perfumey taste would go away. Instead, the perfumey sort of taste remains but I lost the actual flavor. Was I wrong in trying to cut it. Should I have just let it sit open for a few hours?

 

[crxess]

If Cranberry is alcohol based, yes you can air it off a bit.
Even so, TFA fruits are usually best above 6% - user dependent.

It will also help to let the mix set for 24-48hrs. - shake often.

 

[TamiP]

Thanks. I've always been using TFA, but the order today are all new to me flavors. It seems like all of them are a bit perfumy and I've never had that problem before, even going as high as 1.5% in the mix. I'll have to let these sit for a few days and see how they end up.

 

[mattiem]

I learned from Bill (bill's magic vaper) over on the TFA thread what creams can do for your mixes. I had a grape mix that was perfumy to me. I added sweet cream, bavarian cream, vanilla cupcake and sweetener to it and the perfume went away. It made the grape really shine through. HTH

 

[TamiP]

Hey, thanks for that tip. I have sweet cream, bavarian cream and vc... I'll try some variations of those with the several mixes from yesterday that ended up being heady.

 

[dannyv45]

TFA tends to taste chemical or perfumey when first mixed. They usually need to be aired out and steeped for a while. I had that with the honey tobacco, I steeped it for 5 weeks and it was fine.

 

[TamiP]

I must have had a weird bunch for the last several orders. Up until this last order I never had this problem, now every single one of the new flavors tastes like this. LOL 5WEEKS, lordy, going to have to get my patience built up a little bit (a whole lot).

 

[michaelsil1]

Having a kind of unusual problem, not sure if this is something you guys have had happen:

I got a new flavor TFA cranberry. Mixed it at 1% and it was very perfumy but I could taste the flavor too (immediately after mixing). I cut it with 2 ml of vg to see if the perfumey taste would go away. Instead, the perfumey sort of taste remains but I lost the actual flavor. Was I wrong in trying to cut it. Should I have just let it sit open for a few hours?

It sounds like you tried it to early, wait a week then try it again.

 

[WeirdWillie]

Whatever you do, DO NOT ever buy TFA Rainbow Drops, unless of course you enjoy vaping something akin to a mixture of turpentine and Naphtha (zippo fluid) with heavy overtones of concentrated Pinesol.
no matter what percentage you mix it at, it's without a doubt the most horrid thing to try and vape, on the other hand it would probably make a great paint stripper, or toilet bowel cleaner.

 

[TamiP]

Whatever you do, DO NOT ever buy TFA Rainbow Drops, unless of course you enjoy vaping something akin to a mixture of turpentine and Naphtha (zippo fluid) with heavy overtones of concentrated Pinesol.
no matter what percentage you mix it at, it's without a doubt the most horrid thing to try and vape, on the other hand it would probably make a great paint stripper, or toilet bowel cleaner.

Thanks for the warning. I will make a note of that.

 

[TamiP]

It sounds like you tried it to early, wait a week then try it again.

Thanks. I have already placed all 8 bottles from yesterday's mix in a black box to wait out a fair steeping session. I was totally taken back by it though. I've never had that before. I have had a few flavors from TFA that needed to steep to mix properly, but never that heavy perfume taste. I'm using some of my previous juices now Thankfully I have plenty to use. I didn't really need to mix any yesterday, but was anxious to try the new flavors.

 

[dannyv45]

I must have had a weird bunch for the last several orders. Up until this last order I never had this problem, now every single one of the new flavors tastes like this. LOL 5WEEKS, lordy, going to have to get my patience built up a little bit (a whole lot).

Or speed steep. Read my blog on steeping.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...you-wanted-know-about-steeping-then-some.html

 

[John812]

Whatever you do, DO NOT ever buy TFA Rainbow Drops, unless of course you enjoy vaping something akin to a mixture of turpentine and Naphtha (zippo fluid) with heavy overtones of concentrated Pinesol.
no matter what percentage you mix it at, it's without a doubt the most horrid thing to try and vape, on the other hand it would probably make a great paint stripper, or toilet bowel cleaner.

HAHAHAHAHA...!!! I JUST posted about that very thing... lol

That after taste is just horrible...!!! Can't seem to get it remove no matter WHAT I've done... *sniff*

 

[TamiP]

update: 3 days in--2 of the 8 flavors have calmed down and are very good. Chocolate/almond/coconut is excellent, butterscotch and Dulce De Leche mix, very good. The rest seem to have gotten a little less perfumey, but still have it so--back in the box for a few more days to test again.

 

[Crunktanium]

Some flavors are not solo players no matter how you mix them. But yeah steep and if that fails you used to much so save you nic until you get the formulation correct. I have ended up with 350ml batches or bigger of things trying to zero in on the flavor. Which is all good because if it turns out good it wont go to waste and I can steep it for eternity without nic in the mix. I only ever had to dump a few things but for the most part it almost always works out in the end.