Here a DIY video with a few hints and information which may help.
DIY - Hints, Tips and do and dont
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I have found that allowing the juice to breath for 1 to 2 days after about 2 weeks of steeping really does a difference. It made my passion fruit joose as well as my hazelnut joose much smoother and less artificial
Tip: Vanilla essence pg and vg is not a good idea...
I Boiled the vanilla essence down so it wasnt as thin added pg and vg. It wasnt bad but the flovour lingered forever in my mouth. Side of my cheeks felt like they were getting raw. slightly burnt after taste (guessing from vaporising colorant) after bout a 1ml it went down the drain. ( Boredom and curiosity at its best/worst)
I Boiled the vanilla essence down so it wasnt as thin added pg and vg. It wasnt bad but the flovour lingered forever in my mouth. Side of my cheeks felt like they were getting raw. slightly burnt after taste (guessing from vaporising colorant) after bout a 1ml it went down the drain. ( Boredom and curiosity at its best/worst)
Boredom and creativity are the minions of innovation my friend. Thanks for trying something that I have thought about and reporting back on it
That stuff is not good for you. The normal vanilla essence you buy in a shop contains laods of alcohol you can get drunk drinking the stuff. Try doing your own Vanilla extract buy popping some Vanilla pods in pg (slit the pods open) and letting it steep for 3 weeks. Filter and use as your concentrate.
started this today... 1 vanilla bean split, cleaned out the caviar into 70ml of pg. smells great
I also Picked up Almond extract and Caramel extract in mineral water, colorant free. Does anyone have experience with this. Should be usable.
Vanilla essence/extract you buy from PnP is made from real vanilla beans, so it contains vanillin and around a 100 chemicals - chemicals that naturally occur in the vanilla plant plus maybe one or two added during the manufacturing process - all safe for consumption in those quantities, but inhaling...nobody knows.
The Vanilla flavour used by TFA and other flavour companies are made from pure vanillin only - a side product of the wood pulp industry, but it is one pure chemical (plus PG)
Personally I feel better working with a single purified chemical than 100 or so unknowns - but that's just me.
The plus point of 100 or so chemicals though is that it is a much more complex taste - and tastes like the 'real' vanilla we know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_extract
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanillin
EDIT: There's also a difference according to some between the Extract and the Essence
http://www.nigella.com/kitchen-queries/view/Vanilla-Extract-or-Essence?/2285
But these are not regulated terms, so people can call it what they want if they wish
I have also found 'letting a juice breathe' helps.
I have found with a few juices that either tasted too strong (flavour), or slightly rough juices benefit from a little air.
I've only ever left them for a few hours.
The folks that drip will have noticed often from opening and closing a bottle so often, a juice really comes into it's own after a few mils, after the initial opening. I'm sure its from the opening and closing.
However, I did notice that I would loose flavour by the end of a bottle when I used to vape less. So I don't reckon too much air is a good thing.
I have a theory regarding this:
The more volatile chemicals are the ones that taste the strongest - more volatility means more of the flavour molecules bouncing around in your mouth, but it also means they tend to evaporate quicker.
So letting the mix breathe will let the volatile (stronger tasting) flavours evaporate first, letting your mix become more evenly balanced and giving it a smoother taste
I have a theory regarding this:
The more volatile chemicals are the ones that taste the strongest - more volatility means more of the flavour molecules bouncing around in your mouth, but it also means they tend to evaporate quicker.
So letting the mix breathe will let the volatile (stronger tasting) flavours evaporate first, letting your mix become more evenly balanced and giving it a smoother taste
That makes perfect sense.
I just had an issue with a juice where one flavourant was taking over. A little air, and it's all good - blended in nicely.
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