Late Night in DIYland, take II

[Smoky Blue]

However.. for those attempting to recreate.. that is just as hard..

and for those that collect.. since i passed 5gigs of recipes from all over the world..
it was time i dabbled for me..
not what others put down..
not to follow a recipe or particular taste..
but to enjoy as I vape every where i go..

i have to live with what I create, so a bit of imagination will take me any where i want..

 

[Smoky Blue]

Sometimes I do look at recipes of desserts I like, then try to adapt them. Works ok, too. I've only got like 4 or 5 that I've posted. I'm no HIC or Smoky Blue. They gots skillz.

lmao tell that to my head doc roflmao..

but thank you Huckleberry..

 

[rowdyplace]

I picked up this "talent" taking English exams in high school... Copied answers always got me a better grade than my own creations!

 

[flowerpots]

I used to be a bartender so I go with a lot of drink recipes. Food recipes are sometimes good but instead of satisfying my sweet tooth, I want the dessert instead and that's bad.

Oh a bartender background would be perfect for this.

I find I like to vape dessert flavors more than I thought I would, which surprises me. I end up just wanting the food version too, many times.

 

[Smoky Blue]

grrr... Rowdy!!!

one day.. i hope you too can step up and out..

if you notice what you are doing.. it is possible..

 

[Smoky Blue]

Oh a bartender background would be perfect for this.

I find I like to vape dessert flavors more than I thought I would, which surprises me. I end up just wanted the food version too, many times too.

bartender and more on my resume..

 

[Huckleberried]

if you notice what you are doing.. it is possible..

Wow, that's great stuff! Talk about being in the moment. Good stuff.

 

[Smoky Blue]

I am thinking thick rich.. ubber rich..

some cream
tiny! bit of caramel

im thinking..
cream
some white chocolate (tpa)

some brandy

a bit of fruit.. like the Forrest fruits.. (FA)

and a bit of hickory

Friday night Mashup

1% Sweet cream TFA
.5% Caramel Original TFA
6% White Chocolate TFA
2% Orange Brandy
1.5% Forrest Fruits (FA)
.25% Hickory Smoke (TFA)
.5% Peppermint

hmm.. not too bad..

 

[Smoky Blue]

Wow, that's great stuff! Talk about being in the moment. Good stuff.

if You can not fly by the seat of your pants.. find a new pilot!

 

[flowerpots]

I bought 2 flavors that might interest someone. I got NF Gooseberry which is awesome. It's a tart, slightly sour, non-succulent berry that has a grape-ish note to it. I can't wait to play with this one.

The other is NF Japanese Plum. This is a brighter plum flavor, has a tangy note to it that is similar to apricot. Good stuff.

 

[Smoky Blue]

I bought 2 flavors that might interest someone. I got NF Gooseberry which is awesome. It's a tart, slightly sour, non-succulent berry that has a grape-ish note to it. I can't wait to play with this one.

The other is NF Japanese Plum. This is a brighter plum flavor, has a tangy note to it that is similar to apricot. Good stuff.

Mix those up.. say 3% each add some Bavarian Cream say 2% and a tiny bit of lemon.. pop pop

btw.. I the gooseberry.. so many things you can do with it..

 

[VapingJunkie]

I have a question for you late night DIY'ers and early bird DIY'ers too. Where do you start when you are creating a recipe? Do you use food as a guide, like food recipes, or do you taste the flavorings and decipher what they will pair with well and go from there, or do you just mad scientist toss stuff together and see what happens?

I have an excel file with all my flavors listed. I pick out some that sound good, copy them to a new column, and choose percents for each. Then I transpose that info into my juice calc, and mix a small batch, calling that v1.0. Every change I make gets a revision tick.

Sent from the Otter Box around my Galaxy S4.

 

[flowerpots]

Mix those up.. say 3% each add some Bavarian Cream say 2% and a tiny bit of lemon.. pop pop

Oh, together, eh? That's an idea...I'll try that.

 

[flowerpots]

I have an excel file with all my flavors listed. I pick out some that sound good, copy them to a new column, and choose percents for each. Then I transpose that info into my juice calc, and mix a small batch, calling that v1.0. Every change I make gets a revision tick.

Sent from the Otter Box around my Galaxy S4.

I love this idea. I need to make a spreadsheet.

 

[Smoky Blue]

I have never ever had plum pudding.. not a clue what all is in there..

but for me.. a dash of cinnamon.. sweet smoked plums.. (hint.. hickory once again) perhaps a tiny bit of blueberry.. and then some creams say.. sweet and fresh.. layered 2:1 and a bit of pie crust.. .5% and do not forget my whipped cream.. around 1%

is about as close to a food recipe as i can go..

 

[flowerpots]

I have never ever had plum pudding.. not a clue what all is in there..

but for me.. a dash of cinnamon.. sweet smoked plums.. (hint.. hickory once again) perhaps a tiny bit of blueberry.. and then some creams say.. sweet and fresh.. layered 2:1 and a bit of pie crust.. .5% and do not forget my whipped cream.. around 1%

is about as close to a food recipe as i can go..

mmmmm I would vape that

 

[Cramptholomew]

My uncle says that I "can see flavors". I dunno how true that is, but I try! I usually just throw stuff together that sounds good, but I have been known to create from food or drink ideas. Like Smoky said, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. My great idea of all FA black fire/licorice/custard/caramel was the worst ever.

 

[Smoky Blue]

mmmmm I would vape that

haha!! Just do not ask me to do minced meat

 

[Smoky Blue]

My uncle says that I "can see flavors". I dunno how true that is, but I try! I usually just throw stuff together that sounds good, but I have been known to create from food or drink ideas. Like Smoky said, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. My great idea of all FA black fire/licorice/custard/caramel was the worst ever.

dependant on percentages, i might vape that

 

[Cramptholomew]

I have never ever had plum pudding.. not a clue what all is in there..

but for me.. a dash of cinnamon.. sweet smoked plums.. (hint.. hickory once again) perhaps a tiny bit of blueberry.. and then some creams say.. sweet and fresh.. layered 2:1 and a bit of pie crust.. .5% and do not forget my whipped cream.. around 1%

is about as close to a food recipe as i can go..

Christmas pudding!

 

[flowerpots]

Hey @Smoky Blue, have you ever had Ahlusion's Wildwood tobaccos? Or has anyone here? How would I try to replicate that earthy, woodsy, smoky flavor?

 

[Smoky Blue]

I have never bought any tobacco juice from any shop, local or retail..

earthy.. tea
woodsy.. perhaps oak (fa)
smoky.. hickory..

tobacco.. your fav..

play with the percentages, Flowers.. I am sure you will "nail" it..

 

[Cramptholomew]

TFA Red Oak.

 

[flowerpots]

Tea, that's very interesting...I have never thought that tea may be part of that flavor profile. What teas are earthy without fruit? Yerba mate?

 

[flowerpots]

I think I happen to have FA Red Oak somewhere...I need to look for it.

I have FA Oakwood, not the same thing, I bet.

 

[Smoky Blue]

Tea, that's very interesting...I have never thought that tea may be part of that flavor profile. What teas are earthy without fruit? Yerba mate?

tpa and one other.. if i can remember will link ya..

 

[Cramptholomew]

I have never met a tea flavoring that did it for me. FA black tea is good, but I'm still on the fence with it. Vapor's Knoll makes a liquid called "Afternoon Delight", and I know that FA black tea is in it, but I can't figure out what else. Maybe I'll buy some more one day and put some effort into figuring it out.

 

[Cramptholomew]

tpa and one other.. if i can remember will link ya..

TFA black tea... Never again!

 

[Cramptholomew]

I think I happen to have FA Red Oak somewhere...I need to look for it.

I have FA Oakwood, not the same thing, I bet.

FA oak wood, and TFA red oak.

 

[flowerpots]

FA oak wood, and TFA red oak.

Can you use those two interchangeably?

 

[Smoky Blue]

TFA black tea... Never again!

bwahaha.. why not?? it's an adventure!!

 

[Cramptholomew]

Can you use those two interchangeably?

Like most other things DIY, I don't think so. I haven't tried the FA version by itself yet, other than a drop on my finger, but the TFA tastes very different. TFA is very woody. I made something that tasted just like scotch whiskey with it - aged in oak barrels taste.

 

[Cramptholomew]

bwahaha.. why not?? it's an adventure!!

It's more than an adventure. It tastes likea weird astringent to me.

 

[Smoky Blue]

It's more than an adventure. It tastes likea weird astringent to me.

tame the citrus in it.. try using only .25% and see what happens..

but it def is not liptons!

 

[Cramptholomew]

tame the citrus in it.. try using only .25% and see what happens..

I'll try it again. Last time I used it, I used ~1%, which I assumed was very little.

 

[Smoky Blue]

I'll try it again. Last time I used it, I used ~1%, which I assumed was very little.

not low enough.. and you need to layer it.. with a dif companies tea..

 

[flowerpots]

Thanks, guys, I appreciate the help.

 

[Smoky Blue]

no worries Flowers.. you just caught me at a good minuet

 

[RocketPuppy]

Took me to memories of this version.

I've always loved this version.

 

[RocketPuppy]

I prefer being a copy cat.

 

[Huckleberried]

There's a lot of good stuff here to copy for sure. Rocket. Make me a special vape dammit.

 

[Cavediver]

I love this idea. I need to make a spreadsheet.

A fine idea that is. I let mine lapse, so I went back to the beginning with all of my flavor orders and made a new one. I've put this one out on Google Docs so I can access it from work or home. This time around, thanks to the example shown by Smoky Blue (Thanks!!!), I'm going to add a stand-alone percentage column and probably a short comment section.

I do not create, I am almost a plagiarist. That is, I read recipes that sound good, and adapt/adjust them to my wants and inventory.

Me too. I'm starting to break that trend, but it's slow going.

I've collected a ton of recipes that sound great. Hopefully as I work my way through them, I'll get a better feel for the not-so-obvious combos, and for the little things that can turn a good vape into a great one.

 

[Smoky Blue]

This time around, thanks to the example shown by Smoky Blue (Thanks!!!), I'm going to add a stand-alone percentage column and probably a short comment section.

no worries.. but believe it or not.. i do not keep notes either.. my shorthand is atrocious!
not to mention my spelling.. thank someone for spell check or i would sound like a beach bum!

 

[Cramptholomew]

no worries.. but believe it or not.. i do not keep notes either.. my shorthand is atrocious!
not to mention my spelling.. thank someone for spell check or i would sound like a beach bum!

This is an ideal situation for a smartphone.!

 

[RocketPuppy]

There's a lot of good stuff here to copy for sure. Rocket. Make me a special vape dammit.

I am special damnit!!!

 

[RocketPuppy]

Edit: too rude

 

[Smoky Blue]

This is an ideal situation for a smartphone.!

i have one of those.. but rarely use it, other than to send text on occasion..
but currently playing with tmo and well.. it isn't functioning atm..

 

[Ace]

G'devening assorted maniacs.
home. Feet up. Opening a little vape mail. Annoyed that my phone insists on changing vape to vale. Wow i have no life.

 

[Smoky Blue]

G'devening assorted maniacs.
home. Feet up. Opening a little vape mail. Annoyed that my phone insists on changing vape to vale. Wow i have no life.

vape life RULES!!!!

 

[Huckleberried]

I am special damnit!!!

That's very true.