Calling all DIY'ers

[rogue zombie]

Not sure about raw sucralose, but TFA sweetener is just a sucralose dilution.

There's also CAP super sweet which has a higher % of sucralose but also a tiny bit of citric acid.

Thank you, so the Sweetener will work then.

I'm not even going to put in Sweetener on first try, but if the recipe is seriously lacking, then I will.

 

[method1]

Thank you, so the Sweetener will work then.

I'm not even going to put in Sweetener on first try, but if the recipe is seriously lacking, then I will.

Yup - sweetener is a 10% dilution, super sweet is 15 or 20% iirc.

 

[kyle_redbull]

What do u dilute sweetener with

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[Viper_SA]

Dilute 1:10 with PG

 

[Viper_SA]

 

[Effjh]

Some time ago, I posted a Blueberry-Bubblegum recipe. Since then, I've been tweaking it extensively. Anyway, I finally arrived to this (All-TFA recipe):

Bubblegum-flavoured milk:

Cantaloupe (TFA) - 6%
Root Beer (TFA) - 1.5%
Honeydew (TFA) - 1%
Vanilla Swirl (TFA) - 1.5%
Marshmallow (TFA) - 1%
Milk Base - 6%

Milk Base:
Milk (Dairy) (TFA) - 70%
Malted Milk (TFA) - 15%
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (TFA) - 15%

(If you are not familiar with using concentrate bases, then you can replace "Milk Base - 6%" with:

Milk (Dairy) (TFA) - 4%
Malted Milk (TFA) - 1%
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (TFA) - 1%

which will give pretty much the same thing)

Anyway, this recipe taste pretty much like this:

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(Sorry for the blur... every time I get sued by these guys I end up having a bad time. Figure everyone should know what this is)

Quick admission - I haven't steeped this properly yet. I tried a few different batches, and only hit gold yesterday. So maybe this well steep out to nothing in the end, and if anybody ends up making this - my apologies if it doesn't work. Was just too excited after tasting the batch this morning.

Btw, the key ingredients are the Cantaloupe and Root Beer, with the vanilla swirl and marshmallow acting as enhancers. Honeydew acts more like a sweetener at 1%, so it is not essential (and don't add any additional honeydew - melon-flavoured bubblegum milk just sounds disgusting). The VBIC is also not super critical, I just have it in my milk base for a little bit of body.

Thanks for this recipe @Ezekiel , loving it long time! Tried after 2-3 days (no patience) and it was good, but tasted more like melon. I gave it a good shake and let it breath for 30 odd minutes, the cap back on and chucked it in the cupboard. Now 6 days on the melon/cantaloupe has settled nicely and it tastes just like a blue bubblegum milkshake. Want to play around with your milk base to produce some more sterri stumpie flavours.

 

[Effjh]

Any good tips to create an authentic honey juice? I have tried TFA Honey and FLV Milk and Honey and to me it tastes nothing like honey, in fact it is quite rank tasting even at low percentages like sub 0.5%. I'm guessing most good honey juices are made up of a variety of different flavours, creating the honey flavour together.

 

[kyle_redbull]

I had some Paulies Pistachio Ice Cream for the first time and loved it does anyone have a recipe that is close to this? I was thinking 6% Pistachio TFA and 5% VBIC not sure what else??? Any help

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[Dave1]

Any good tips to create an authentic honey juice? I have tried TFA Honey and FLV Milk and Honey and to me it tastes nothing like honey, in fact it is quite rank tasting even at low percentages like sub 0.5%. I'm guessing most good honey juices are made up of a variety of different flavours, creating the honey flavour together.

Also looking for a decent Milk & Honey. I mixed up 5 x 10ml batches on Friday night from different sources. I then made Two more with slight changes. Just given them all a try and this is the best so far. It has a very faint Honey in cereal and milk taste but still needs a while to cure properly so only time will tell plus I have just dripped 7 different versions in one sitting but came back to this one. Will try it again in the morning with a fresh palette.
All TFA
8% Graham Cracker
2% Vanilla Swirl
3% Marshmallow
2% Vanilla Custard
1.5% Berry Crunch
The original was from the DIY Ejuice bible and the last ingredient was Peanut butter. I do not like peanut butter so I made 1 with Peanut butter and in two others I swapped the Peanut Butter for Berry crunch and another with Cinnamon Sugar Cookie. I have just filled up the Lemo Drop with this one and vaping it while I type. It's actually quite decent, not a pure Honey taste but similar to honey crunch cereal just not as sweet. Going to mix up a 30ml and put 2 x 10ml away to cure for the full 2 weeks.

 

[Effjh]

Also looking for a decent Milk & Honey. I mixed up 5 x 10ml batches on Friday night from different sources. I then made Two more with slight changes. Just given them all a try and this is the best so far. It has a very faint Honey in cereal and milk taste but still needs a while to cure properly so only time will tell plus I have just dripped 7 different versions in one sitting but came back to this one. Will try it again in the morning with a fresh palette.
All TFA
8% Graham Cracker
2% Vanilla Swirl
3% Marshmallow
2% Vanilla Custard
1.5% Berry Crunch
The original was from the DIY Ejuice bible and the last ingredient was Peanut butter. I do not like peanut butter so I made 1 with Peanut butter and in two others I swapped the Peanut Butter for Berry crunch and another with Cinnamon Sugar Cookie. I have just filled up the Lemo Drop with this one and vaping it while I type. It's actually quite decent, not a pure Honey taste but similar to honey crunch cereal just not as sweet. Going to mix up a 30ml and put 2 x 10ml away to cure for the full 2 weeks.

Thanks Dave, will give this a shot. I've made something similar, attempted a honey cereal an it's not bad:

3% Berry Crunch TFA
5% VBIC TFA
2% Bavarian Cream TFA
1% Sweet Cream TFA
0.3% Honey TFA
1% Sugar Cookie CAP

Thinking of adding some INW Biscuit in the next batch.

Not getting the honey as much, but it tastes like the sweet grainy milk left over in the bowl after eating all the cereal.

Would love to get a nice solid standalone honey flavour though.

 

[Dave1]

Thanks Dave, will give this a shot. I've made something similar, attempted a honey cereal an it's not bad:

3% Berry Crunch TFA
5% VBIC TFA
2% Bavarian Cream TFA
1% Sweet Cream TFA
0.3% Honey TFA
1% Sugar Cookie CAP

Thinking of adding some INW Biscuit in the next batch.

Not getting the honey as much, but it tastes like the sweet grainy milk left over in the bowl after eating all the cereal.

Would love to get a nice solid standalone honey flavour though.

The Honey is like the Maple, almost there at very a very low % and horrible above. I had a friend from the States come to Durban International last week and went to say hi before he got his rental and went to his family in Empangeni and Mozambique. He had a Blueberry Wafle and Maple syrup that was out of this world soNext weekend I am going to have to find a DIY of that.

I think I am going to try your one above but with 1 or 2% VBIC, 1% Berry Crunch and 3% each Graham Cracker and INW Biscuit.

I am at the bottom of the tank of the Milk & Honey mix and the heat has changed the taste to fresh Muesli Crunchie with a hint of Honey. Still pretty awesome but going to try it with 1% Berry crunch and 1% Peanut Butter next time.

 

[NewOobY]

Thanks for this recipe @Ezekiel , loving it long time! Tried after 2-3 days (no patience) and it was good, but tasted more like melon. I gave it a good shake and let it breath for 30 odd minutes, the cap back on and chucked it in the cupboard. Now 6 days on the melon/cantaloupe has settled nicely and it tastes just like a blue bubblegum milkshake. Want to play around with your milk base to produce some more sterri stumpie flavours.

The melon taste is from the Honeydew, this is why I left it out and used a sweetener. Cantaloupe doesn't really have a melon taste to me. I believe the honeydew was meant to be a sweetener in the recipe - try it without the honeydew and use Meringue/Marshmallow instead - trust me it works.

 

[Lord Vetinari]

@Lord Vetinari I see you and I seem to be taking a similar path on our DIY journey.
I'm also quite happy yanking it slow, I have 8 bottles of single flavours steeping all at 10%. These are going to serve me well as a guage to how they are individually as well as give me an idea of what they MIGHT be like mixed. Although deep down I think the latter part is hopeful optimism

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Tasted 24 single flavors so far... and I am more baffled than enlightened... have some dilutant ready for when you start the tasting Sir, some of them can be a little unfriendly. I will never recover from Swedish Gummy at 5 percent or Pear at 10 percent. Flavors ruined for life loooool...

 

[Dave1]

Tasted 24 single flavors so far... and I am more baffled than enlightened... have some dilutant ready for when you start the tasting Sir, some of them can be a little unfriendly. I will never recover from Swedish Gummy at 5 percent or Pear at 10 percent. Flavors ruined for life loooool...

My worst was DK Tobacco at 2%, shake and vape. It smelled so bad I only made 1ml and in the spirit of experimentation I dripped it even though the little voice said don't do it. Will never touch it again un-cured, don't think I tried it after 2 weeks, the concentrate will just sit in the box, its so bad that I probably wont be able to tell if it goes off. would try it again if there is a recipe that works with it.

 

[Dave1]

Tasted 24 single flavors so far... and I am more baffled than enlightened... have some dilutant ready for when you start the tasting Sir, some of them can be a little unfriendly. I will never recover from Swedish Gummy at 5 percent or Pear at 10 percent. Flavors ruined for life loooool...

I meant to mention above that I find dripping single flavours without re-wicking has helped understand how they work together and mixing a couple of drops of one with another on the dripper has lead to a couple of decent recipe ideas worthy of further experimentation.

 

[Lord Vetinari]

I meant to mention above that I find dripping single flavours without re-wicking has helped understand how they work together and mixing a couple of drops of one with another on the dripper has lead to a couple of decent recipe ideas worthy of further experimentation.

I am dripping the RBA deck for the Subtank Mini looool... pain unscrewing the tank and deck to drip 2 drops but it is the only way I can handle it. And my cotton goes bitter after a third flavor even then. Especially dairy. Keeping it clean while I get used to unsweetened flavors..

 

[Dave1]

I am dripping the RBA deck for the Subtank Mini looool... pain unscrewing the tank and deck to drip 2 drops but it is the only way I can handle it. And my cotton goes bitter after a third flavor even then. Especially dairy. Keeping it clean while I get used to unsweetened flavors..

I have dripped with the Lemo, just unscrew the chimney and make sure that it does not flood and fill the air intake. It does get hot quickly but easy to do. I only have 1 dripper at the moment but will get more as the budget allows. Supplying 6 extended family members with my creations at the moment so all the budget goes to DIY stock.

 

[Greyz]

Tasted 24 single flavors so far... and I am more baffled than enlightened... have some dilutant ready for when you start the tasting Sir, some of them can be a little unfriendly. I will never recover from Swedish Gummy at 5 percent or Pear at 10 percent. Flavors ruined for life loooool...

I had a bit of busy weekend and didn't get to do half the things I had originally planned. I did get chance to go through a few of my single flavours as well as some of the 2 flavour mixes. I'm actually a little disappointed in some of the flavours, I had a 10% Cola mix that was tasting great 3 days after mixing, now it's very bland. Seems 2 weeks just killed off a lot of the flavour. Same situation with Cookie and Cream, Litchi, Watermelon, Cheesecake, Banana and Energy Drink. I have a few idea's to combat this, either I'll add 2% flavour or reduce the steeping time to 1 week. Just a little concerned though that if I steep for a week and don' finish it within the next week then all I will have is a bland weak flavour. I'm leaning towards adding 2% as my solution.

On the plus side I had some success with a few of my mixes. I was priviledged enough to get to sample a Litchi mint juice, soon to be released, and tried to make one of my own with a twist. 5% Litchi 5% Watermelon 1% Menthol - it turned out to be too "menthol-ie" but after it spent last week in my drawer it's actually VERY nice. And I don't like menthol vapes much, but I think here is a case where 2 weeks was the perfect time for this juice.
We were vaping it in an eVic mini and everyone that tried it this morning liked it.
Another semi-success was my coffee choc hazelnut cake recipe, was way too much coffee for me, couldn't even taste anything else. Now after 2 weeks it's vape-able, not exactly what I was aiming for but I will finish the 10ml off without vomiting so that's good. I'm a bit pissed at myself as I thought I had recorded the % I used but I can't find it. I feel I could have just tweaked it a bit, add some more chocolate, take 1% less coffee and add some more cream. But I got no base to start as I can't remember my percentages!

 

[Ezekiel]

Thanks for this recipe @Ezekiel , loving it long time! Tried after 2-3 days (no patience) and it was good, but tasted more like melon. I gave it a good shake and let it breath for 30 odd minutes, the cap back on and chucked it in the cupboard. Now 6 days on the melon/cantaloupe has settled nicely and it tastes just like a blue bubblegum milkshake. Want to play around with your milk base to produce some more sterri stumpie flavours.

The melon taste is from the Honeydew, this is why I left it out and used a sweetener. Cantaloupe doesn't really have a melon taste to me. I believe the honeydew was meant to be a sweetener in the recipe - try it without the honeydew and use Meringue/Marshmallow instead - trust me it works.

Thanks guys - glad the recipe is working out! And thanks for the additions @NewOobY!

Like @NewOobY said, the honeydew does give a strong melon taste, especially initially. It mellows out after time + breathing. It serves as a sweetener primarily, as well as bumping the cantaloupe a bit and adding mouthfeel. I've tried upping the marshmallow, but I've found then the flavour profile doesn't last very long. Without the honeydew I lose a lot of the full mouthfeel, and thus far adding other creams haven't done it for me yet - either it destroys the bubblegum flavours or it adds an unwanted note. It depends on how creamy you want your steri stumpi I guess!

@Effjh, if you manage with the milk base and any other flavours, do post them! Strawberry works nice, but the rest is difficult. For banana you need a really candy banana, but it can easily become too sweet. Chocolate is insanely difficult, and all of the caramel flavours I own is either slightly salty, sugary or earthy. I think an english toffee or butterscotch might work better. Lastly, if you can puzzle out the flavour profile of cream soda, you'll win all respect forever. Cream soda (TFA) or any of the vanilla flavours I own doesn't work.

On the flipside, Lime milk (not traditionally steri stumpi, but still a SA favourite) works great - I use Lime Distilled (FA) with a dash of Lime (FLV). Apple milk is also quite interesting, as it goes nicely with the malted milk, but it needs (IMO) a tea note as a complement - which is something I don't have.

 

[Lord Vetinari]

I had a bit of busy weekend and didn't get to do half the things I had originally planned. I did get chance to go through a few of my single flavours as well as some of the 2 flavour mixes. I'm actually a little disappointed in some of the flavours, I had a 10% Cola mix that was tasting great 3 days after mixing, now it's very bland. Seems 2 weeks just killed off a lot of the flavour. Same situation with Cookie and Cream, Litchi, Watermelon, Cheesecake, Banana and Energy Drink. I have a few idea's to combat this, either I'll add 2% flavour or reduce the steeping time to 1 week. Just a little concerned though that if I steep for a week and don' finish it within the next week then all I will have is a bland weak flavour. I'm leaning towards adding 2% as my solution.

On the plus side I had some success with a few of my mixes. I was priviledged enough to get to sample a Litchi mint juice, soon to be released, and tried to make one of my own with a twist. 5% Litchi 5% Watermelon 1% Menthol - it turned out to be too "menthol-ie" but after it spent last week in my drawer it's actually VERY nice. And I don't like menthol vapes much, but I think here is a case where 2 weeks was the perfect time for this juice.
We were vaping it in an eVic mini and everyone that tried it this morning liked it.
Another semi-success was my coffee choc hazelnut cake recipe, was way too much coffee for me, couldn't even taste anything else. Now after 2 weeks it's vape-able, not exactly what I was aiming for but I will finish the 10ml off without vomiting so that's good. I'm a bit pissed at myself as I thought I had recorded the % I used but I can't find it. I feel I could have just tweaked it a bit, add some more chocolate, take 1% less coffee and add some more cream. But I got no base to start as I can't remember my percentages!

With mixesI am taking the stance of: If it sucks after a steep, it goes on the back burner. Even if it was nice after a day or two if it cant go for 4 weeks then it is a fail. I have bottles of juice I bought that are great after being open for many weeks, discovered a bit of ancient Moondust and it was fantastic soooo... yeah... i have to hold that standard of myself otherwise it will just cost bucks.

I suspect one suffers fatigue from single flavors easily so I am not judging them yet even if I have tasted them. I still rely on info put out here and other forums above my own creativity at this point. Just putting the info and actual experience together for now resisiting formulating my own ideas just for a little bit.

I have dripped with the Lemo, just unscrew the chimney and make sure that it does not flood and fill the air intake. It does get hot quickly but easy to do. I only have 1 dripper at the moment but will get more as the budget allows. Supplying 6 extended family members with my creations at the moment so all the budget goes to DIY stock.

Looool... I cant do tastes in my dripper. Not single flavors. No way. I am getting the Aromamizer v-rda but deffos wont use it for tasting either. Because if it sucks, it sucks on NUCLEAR level loool

 

[Effjh]

Thanks guys - glad the recipe is working out! And thanks for the additions @NewOobY
Lastly, if you can puzzle out the flavour profile of cream soda, you'll win all respect forever. Cream soda (TFA) or any of the vanilla flavours I own doesn't work.

Ugh don't say that, just ordered TFA Cream Soda yesterday with high hopes. I'll probably never crack the cream soda flavour profile, but will now be on a mission to try at least. The closest ready made juice I've tried was ERC - Shamrock from vaperscorner.co.za, they seem to have a good cream soda flavour, wish there was an easy way to reverse engineer juices.

 

[kyle_redbull]

I had some Paulies Pistachio Ice Cream for the first time and loved it does anyone have a recipe that is close to this? I was thinking 6% Pistachio TFA and 5% VBIC not sure what else??? Any help

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[kyle_redbull]

Are there any recipes that go well with RY4 Double from TFA?

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[MoneymanVape]

Please guys i need a simple blueberry and blackberry recipe please please

 

[Greyz]

Please guys i need a simple blueberry and blackberry recipe please please

I did a very simple 5% blueberry and 5% marshmallow - turned out quite decent IMO. But the next batch I mix will be 3% Blueberry and 7% Marshmallow. Blueberry is quite strong so I want to bring out the mahmallow creaminess next time