HIC's STRAWBERRY COTTON CANDY (easy)

[cmoorewv]

Just put in another BCV order. Thank goodness I ordered Joy. I know this in sort of an old thread, but I'm looking forward to trying this one out. I ordered a couple strawberries, joy, custard and the like. Oh - cotton candy too. Hopefully I can do a good strawberry joy shake n vape, while some vanilla custard steeps.

 

[GulfVapor]

I used TFA Strawberry..it didn't work out as planned.


I ordered a bunch of stuff and got it in today and I forgot to order FA strawberry.

 

[Chrispdx]

I just tried my mix. I mixed by weight on Saturday with 70vg30pg (I get a less scratchy throat). As per many recommendations I went to 4% and strawberry and joy. Unfortunately I did not get a lot of flavor, almost nothing. Still pretty odd result I thought. I am using an ipvd2 with a 0.5 coil in an Atlantis 2 tank. Is this one of those thing that If I drip I should have been good but in a sub ohm tank I should have an 8 to 15 %?

I've seen a lot of other "non HIC" recipes up to 15-25% (of course not all FA so I know it may not be as potent). Is there a rule.

 

[PuffPuffPass]

I used TFA Strawberry..it didn't work out as planned.


I ordered a bunch of stuff and got it in today and I forgot to order FA strawberry.

TFA Strawberry needs to steep for a couple of weeks. I've found it to be really harsh if vaped within the first couple of weeks it's used in a mix. But it starts to level out, the longer it steeps.

 

[Flightmedic76]

This might be one my favorites of the recipes you've posted. I added a smidge of Koolada for fun. Do you think adding a little more of either flavor will hurt the recipe? I know some favors can get a little "flat" in higher quantities. I'm just curious if strawberry or joy would do the same.

 

[HeadInClouds]

Do you think adding a little more of either flavor will hurt the recipe? I know some favors can get a little "flat" in higher quantities. I'm just curious if strawberry or joy would do the same.

You could easily increase Strawberry to 3-4%, but I'd sneak up on Joy more gradually.

 

[Flightmedic76]

Just tried 3% of each and 1 drop of Koolada per 10ml. I'm really digging it so far. Next batch I might bump the strawberry up to 4% just for the heck of it. Thanks again!

 

[Flightmedic76]

Did 4% strawberry and 2% Joy with 2 drops of koolada per 30ml. The koolada definitely seems to "brighten it up" a tad. It almost reminds me of the milk leftover after eating Frankenberry cereal. I wonder if a small amount of a cream flavor may pair well here, probably minus the koolada though. Any suggestions for cream, or does it sound like a bad idea? I only have some catalan right now, but I don't know if that would work too well. Vienna or fresh cream, or maybe even some marshmallow? Thanks!!

 

[Heabob]

Did 4% strawberry and 2% Joy with 2 drops of koolada per 30ml. The koolada definitely seems to "brighten it up" a tad. It almost reminds me of the milk leftover after eating Frankenberry cereal. I wonder if a small amount of a cream flavor may pair well here, probably minus the koolada though. Any suggestions for cream, or does it sound like a bad idea? I only have some catalan right now, but I don't know if that would work too well. Vienna or fresh cream, or maybe even some marshmallow? Thanks!!

Adding Creams and/or Marshmallow to fruits is pretty common.
You could probably use all 3 in fact.
Don't know if the Catalan would work tho as it's a bit of a different animal and several here don't care for it much, including me.
Quite a few better Creams out there IMO, but most of the good ones have some bad stuff.
Vanillas work with fruits too.

 

[Yooperdad]

Yeah definitely made 60ml of ry4 nutzilla last night that stuff is so nice lol
Edit: thats at 30/70 though so i gota try work out to try make it 50:50 ;/

happy vaping

I've hunted for RY4 Nutzilla recipe and can't find it. Can you post? Thanks.

 

[Jasonfox1988]

I've hunted for RY4 Nutzilla recipe and can't find it. Can you post? Thanks.

That was a wile ago but that was flavour arts ry4 nutzilla mixed at 5%

 

[Yooperdad]

That was a wile ago but that was flavour arts ry4 nutzilla mixed at 5%

So is that their current RY4 renamed, or one they don't make any more?


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[Jasonfox1988]

So is that their current RY4 renamed, or one they don't make any more?


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Nope its still the same on there site mate as ry4 nutzilla http://www.flavourart.co.uk/blended-flavours-10ml/action/null2/

 

[JuicyJade]

This sounds great @HeadInClouds

I'm looking to make a basic Strawberry flavor with a splash or two of (i'm thinking maybe?) Vanilla Tahity. I do have all 3 of FA's Vanilla so whatever would work best.. What percentages should I go with? I need the Strawberry to be the Main flavor however. Anyone? Thank you

I have many different strawberry flavors as well. Maybe adding a couple different strawberries?

 

[Shanedixon]

shake your flavorings before you measure:

2% FA Strawberry
2% FA Joy

shake and vape

Very, very sweet and very berry, too. These two flavors kind of reverberate off each other. Be aware the vapor smells like a carnival!

(edit Nov 2015: I posted this as a suggested first mix with FA Joy, which was a mysterious new flavor at the time. It still serves as a good taste test if Joy is new to you.)

Hey hic i made this recipe and i cant vape it iv left it for ages to see if that helped im starting to think something is wrong with my concentrates i got from FA i no everyones taste is subjective but it isnt no where near vapeable what are your thoughts ?

 

[HeadInClouds]

Hey hic i made this recipe and i cant vape it iv left it for ages to see if that helped im starting to think something is wrong with my concentrates i got from FA i no everyones taste is subjective but it isnt no where near vapeable what are your thoughts ?

Do you like FA Joy standalone or in other recipes? If it's a flavor you simply don't like, and it's half the recipe, well... Check out the comments above; there's a really wide range of opinions on Joy.

 

[PuffPuffPass]

Hey hic i made this recipe and i cant vape it iv left it for ages to see if that helped im starting to think something is wrong with my concentrates i got from FA i no everyones taste is subjective but it isnt no where near vapeable what are your thoughts ?

I'll add, play with the numbers. I can't vape FA Strawberry any higher than .5% your mileage may vary.

Sometimes, less is more.

 

[drdollar]

Hey hic i made this recipe and i cant vape it iv left it for ages to see if that helped im starting to think something is wrong with my concentrates i got from FA i no everyones taste is subjective but it isnt no where near vapeable what are your thoughts ?

Oh boi you just sold this recipe to me in an instant very very sweet and beware smells like a carnival . But am i right to believe it's only 4% flavourings? I'm kinda new to diy so want to make sure. Because 4% seems low to me as mixing 20% mostly with all my ready mixed flavours. Although my black jack i was using only 8%. I did 20% with that stuff on my 1st mix and boi did i choke. If 4% is right then sounds like a cheap as chips vape

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[gopher_byrd]

Oh boi you just sold this recipe to me in an instant very very sweet and beware smells like a carnival . But am i right to believe it's only 4% flavourings? I'm kinda new to diy so want to make sure. Because 4% seems low to me as mixing 20% mostly with all my ready mixed flavours. Although my black jack i was using only 8%. I did 20% with that stuff on my 1st mix and boi did i choke. If 4% is right then sounds like a cheap as chips vape

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Yup 4% is all it takes on this one. With FA flavors less is more in most cases.

 

[drdollar]

Oh boi you just sold this recipe to me in an instant very very sweet and beware smells like a carnival . But am i right to believe it's only 4% flavourings? I'm kinda new to diy so want to make sure. Because 4% seems low to me as mixing 20% mostly with all my ready mixed flavours. Although my black jack i was using only 8%. I did 20% with that stuff on my 1st mix and boi did i choke. If 4% is right then sounds like a cheap as chips vape

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Sorry think i commented on wrong bit my bad. Meant to post to HIC

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[drdollar]

shake your flavorings before you measure:

2% FA Strawberry
2% FA Joy

shake and vape

Very, very sweet and very berry, too. These two flavors kind of reverberate off each other. Be aware the vapor smells like a carnival!

(edit Nov 2015: I posted this as a suggested first mix with FA Joy, which was a mysterious new flavor at the time. It still serves as a good taste test if Joy is new to you.)

Oh boi you just sold this recipe to me in an instant very very sweet and beware smells like a carnival . But am i right to believe it's only 4% flavourings? I'm kinda new to diy so want to make sure. Because 4% seems low to me as mixing 20% mostly with all my ready mixed flavours. Although my black jack i was using only 8%. I did 20% with that stuff on my 1st mix and boi did i choke. If 4% is right then sounds like a cheap as chips vape

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[drdollar]

Yup 4% is all it takes on this one. With FA flavors less is more in most cases.

Sounds good to me. Nice one thanks for the reply

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[gopher_byrd]

Sounds good to me. Nice one thanks for the reply

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Just so you know, some folks get the taste of stale beer with FA Joy. Luckily not me! Best to buy a small bottle of Joy and just make a small bottle of this recipe to start.

 

[drdollar]

Just so you know, some folks get the taste of stale beer with FA Joy. Luckily not me! Best to buy a small bottle of Joy and just make a small bottle of this recipe to start.

Thanks man. I did see a few negative feedback off it actually. But gotta love what was put by HIC the carnival

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[HeadInClouds]

But am i right to believe it's only 4% flavourings?

Yeah, it's where I recommend starting. Make a little batch first & see what you think. It's easy to add flavoring if you want more.
(If you think 4% is low, you haven't met FA Tiramisu yet, lol!)

 

[drdollar]

I'm hearing a lot about these FA flavours. I really need to get ordering so i can start making this stuff myself.
Got a little shopping list going though

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[SignMan]

I really wish FA would give a tiny bit better description on their flavours. Some of them are described by a riddle that makes no sense to me! Example (not a factual one either): FlavourArts Black Rose - "A mysterious walk through a fortress leaves you with the taste of supernova". That's the kind of stuff they do lol. Same thing with joy. I bought some to make Wayne Walkers Bronuts recipe. I made one batch with it and one without. I liked the one with no joy honestly. I might try HIC's mix and see if it's better.

 

[drdollar]

Yeah supernova is such a bad description haha gives no taste description at all. But i found joy to have a biscuit taste as described by FA. Just getting loads of biscuit and no strawberry @HeadInClouds. Gonna up the strawberry in my 5ml taster by a % then may try a 1% biscuit next try. I haven't steeped though as it's a shake n vape isn't it?

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[HeadInClouds]

I really wish FA would give a tiny bit better description on their flavours. Some of them are described by a riddle that makes no sense to me!

Mysterious flavor names & descriptions are my pet peeve! That's why I wrote my own descriptions and tips for mixing FA flavors. It's a 30-page .pdf you can download here: http://www.hicsmixes.com/notes-etc.html. (Enter a plain 0 (zero) for the price to get it free.) I do get overly-analytical and long-winded, but I figure that's more useful than those FA "unleash your inner child"-type descriptions.

 

[SignMan]

Thats awesome! I'll definitely check that out! Thanks for taking the time to do all of that and sharing with the community. I know it had to be a long ass process.

 

[Just Frank]

I haven't seen this till now. But Ima make it soon. I should try one of each: red touch , and the new juicy.

 

[Frankm]

I was just wondering how joy would work with juicy strawberry. I’ll be mixing up a bottle his evening.

 

[zaroba]

Random question, why FA Joy and not FA Cotton Candy?

 

[BKTOAD]

Random question, why FA Joy and not FA Cotton Candy?

As far as I know, FA doesn’t make cotton candy.

 

[zaroba]

As far as I know, FA doesn’t make cotton candy.

Your right, I was thinking of FW Cotton Candy.
I use it to sweeten a lot of my mixes.

 

[Deff]

...Italian concept of time must be...

"...just an abstract concept" LOL

 

[toveycom]

I know it's an old post, but just made this yesterday. It's so good! To me, it's more crunch berries than cotton candy, but that's just a difference in taste buds. I bought Joy so long ago and it never worked for me, but this is outstanding. A little harsh, but that's what I want for throat hit. Seems to be mellowing after a couple days. FYI Kayfun Lite, 70VG/30PG, 3mg, .8 ohm coil. Thanks so much @HeadInClouds! I'm also excited to get my Juicy Strawberry tomorrow to try your Pink Milk remix!

 

[HoneyGram57]

I know this is an old thread but I've been gone a few years.

This is one of those times I wish I'd listened to the wise advice about taste being subjective. After HIC first reviewed JOY it was bought up so quickly there was not a bottle to be found for months! The first supplier to restock it only stocked a 4 oz. bottle which I would never buy without trying a trial size first, But these where desperate times as I've got quite the sweet tooth I REALLY wanted to try this new "sweet" flavoring.
Joy smells like rotten potatoes to me & has the yeasty flavor similar to Vegemite.
I'm not one to waste money so I refrigerated the flavor & began testing to find something it would shine in.I've found a use for JOY in donut e liquids; it adds that taste of a freshly fried, slightly greasy, yeast donut which is quite tasty. It would probably work in funnel cakes or pizza recipes also but I haven't gone there yet. To me the flavor fades after 2-3 weeks so in recipes that require a long steeping period I don't add it until the last week of steeping, just as I do with nicotine.

 

[Neunerball]

I know this is an old thread but I've been gone a few years.

This is one of those times I wish I'd listened to the wise advice about taste being subjective. After HIC first reviewed JOY it was bought up so quickly there was not a bottle to be found for months! The first supplier to restock it only stocked a 4 oz. bottle which I would never buy without trying a trial size first, But these where desperate times as I've got quite the sweet tooth I REALLY wanted to try this new "sweet" flavoring.
Joy smells like rotten potatoes to me & has the yeasty flavor similar to Vegemite.
I'm not one to waste money so I refrigerated the flavor & began testing to find something it would shine in.I've found a use for JOY in donut e liquids; it adds that taste of a freshly fried, slightly greasy, yeast donut which is quite tasty. It would probably work in funnel cakes or pizza recipes also but I haven't gone there yet. To me the flavor fades after 2-3 weeks so in recipes that require a long steeping period I don't add it until the last week of steeping, just as I do with nicotine.

I'm still working (if time allows), on a fried banana recipe.