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So did some testing on CLY concentrates there is a slight perfumey taste on the back notes (7 out of the 8 wich of 5 is single profile) mixes I made. Going to move them to another room where I can steep them without the lids, for a couple of more days. Keep in mind these juices have only done 9 days so far. So not judging till the end result is in.
 
Andre said:
Here is a trick for you. Add FA 7 Leaves up to a maximum of 1.0 % in any recipe that uses any lime flavour that tastes too sour or sharp for you. The 7 Leaves will add no tobacco flavour, but will make the lime sweet and mild.
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Really?
Thats crazy

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Been thinking of diy for a while now. This is gonna be my first foray into the alchemists tower as a complete n00b. Had some fun blending premade juices before but had to progress down to the potionmasters dungeon eventually.

I just pulled the trigger this morning and got me some vg, pg and concentrates from CLY. Gonna try doing some mixing this afternoon and will let you guys know. Got 4 fruit concentrates, cherry, watermelon, litchi and mango, and some more desserty type stuff as well (amaretto, cheesecake, shortbread).

Not sure just as yet as to how I wanna start, but was thinking of doing the 4 fruits straight up at first, and an amaretto shortbread which I am hoping might turn into a biscotti type affair.

Will hold off on the cheesecake till next mixing day. 1 other thing though, you guys are sorta making me regret not getting malva pudding. Off to the apothecary for some mixing supplies and time to begin...
 
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Atsbitscrisp said:
Been thinking of diy for a while now. This is gonna be my first foray into the alchemists tower as a complete n00b. Had some fun blending premade juices before but had to progress down to the potionmasters dungeon eventually.

I just pulled the trigger this morning and got me some vg, pg, nic and concentrates from CLY. Gonna try doing some mixing this afternoon and will let you guys know. Got 4 fruit concentrates, cherry, watermelon, litchi and mango, and some more desserty type stuff as well (amaretto, cheesecake, shortbread).

Not sure just as yet as to how I wanna start, but was thinking of doing the 4 fruits straight up at first, and an amaretto shortbread which I am hoping might turn into a biscotti type affair.

Will hold off on the cheesecake till next mixing day. 1 other thing though, you guys are sorta making me regret not getting malva pudding. Off to the apothecary for some mixing supplies and time to begin...
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Fantastic! Feel free to ask here - there is a load of experience in this forum - If you are not sure, ask first.

Some basics:
  • Start with some basic, tired and tested recipes
  • Don't wing it
  • Use an e-liquid calculator
  • Stick to the recipe - if it says 1%, use 1%.
  • Don't double dip (if using syringes)
  • Get a scale
  • Let it steep

There are load of online help, some here and here. These pages will contain links to the online calculators, etc

Just a note in the CLY flavours...start LOW and progress from there. Some are reporting as low as 2-3% - never more than 4.
Careful with the Amaretto...it's potent and will overpower everything in its path!

Good luck!
 
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Rude Rudi said:
Fantastic! Feel free to ask here - there is a load of experience in this forum - If you are not sure, ask first.

Some basics:
  • Start with some basic, tired and tested recipes
  • Don't wing it
  • Use an e-liquid calculator
  • Stick to the recipe - if it says 1%, use 1%.
  • Don't double dip (if using syringes)
  • Get a scale
  • Let it steep

There are load of online help, some here and here. These pages will contain links to the online calculators, etc

Just a note in the CLY flavours...start LOW and progress from there. Some are reporting as low as 2-3% - never more than 4.
Careful with the Amaretto...it's potent and will overpower everything in its path!

Good luck!
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Thanks
Got the first batch out. Everything at 3% by volume flavour. As can be seen, 0mg is my new thing. Did the amoretti biscotti at 3% shortbread and 0.5% amaretto. All is looking good for now. Gonna let the fruits ripen for a week or so.
Amoretti biscotti maybe have to take 2, will check in a weeks time.
Were you guys also close to the point of licking fingers while doing this. Haven't felt this hungry in a while...
 
Shooterbuddy said:
Mixed up the CLY Naartjie 4% last night and loving it. What a nice single shake and vape!
Also did CLY Malva 5%,TFA Vbic 2% and CLY Apricot .3%, Will revert after some steeping
CLY Rasberry 1.5%,CLY Blackberry 1.5%, CLY Blueberry 3%, CLY Cherry 1.5%, Haven't tried
CLY Menthol 1.5%, Koolada 2%, Like this but I am a Koolada fan:)

Anyone had any luck with Milktart, cinnamon fireball, carrot cake yet? Want to play with those tonight
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Some feedback:
Very happy with the Malva I made but think I'll up the apricot a tad and add some hazelnut.
Haven't tried the berry combo yet but smelled extremely strong-will see...
Loving the menthol mix nice sweet menthol, The koolada is quite strong(perfect for me) so some of you might want to tone that down a bit
 
Just a quick update. Did another testing session on the CLY juices again, the perfumey taste is still there. That is now after 9 days of closed lid steeping and 3 days without the lid. Going to leave it a couple of more days and hopefully it will go away.
 
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PsiSan said:
Just a quick update. Did another testing session on the CLY juices again, the perfumey taste is still there. That is now after 9 days of closed lid steeping and 3 days without the lid. Going to leave it a couple of more days and hopefully it will go away.
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Mmmm...wishful thinking me thinks...
 
@Rude Rudi will have to wait and see. I try not to be to hasty in turning people off to a company. Even if I do carry some grudges towards some. Will experiment more with them aswell. Maybe adding much less and use it more as a supporting role or something along those lines, concentrates cant go to waste like that .
 
PsiSan said:
@Rude Rudi will have to wait and see. I try not to be to hasty in turning people off to a company. Even if I do carry some grudges towards some. Will experiment more with them aswell. Maybe adding much less and use it more as a supporting role or something along those lines, concentrates cant go to waste like that .
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I'm fully with you. I enjoy 95% of the concentrates I got from CLY and use them regularly. BTW, I subbed the CAP Sweet Mango with CLY Mango for the Mango Crack recipe form @Andre and it turned out beautifully!

I was referring to some of the flavours, which I should have justified in my comment, which have been steeping for about 6 weeks and alas, the perfumey taste has not dissipated...
I make particular reference to Strawberries and Cream, Amarula, Jagermeister and Carrot Cake.

My comment was intended to be tongue in cheek - apologies.
 
Rude Rudi said:
I'm fully with you. I enjoy 95% of the concentrates I got from CLY and use them regularly. BTW, I subbed the CAP Sweet Mango with CLY Mango for the Mango Crack recipe form @Andre and it turned out beautifully!

I was referring to some of the flavours, which I should have justified in my comment, which have been steeping for about 6 weeks and alas, the perfumey taste has not dissipated...
I make particular reference to Strawberries and Cream, Amarula, Jagermeister and Carrot Cake.

My comment was intended to be tongue in cheek - apologies.
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@Rude Rudi ..that is not music to my ears...the exact flavours are the ones I wanted to try out...bugger
 
@Rude Rudi
what percentage did you use on carrot cake? I tried 3% and it seems hectic strong and not nice at all. Only steeped a few days though.

So far had a few CLA mixes that I really enjoy and a couple of misses. I think it's to be expected seeing as there is no point of reference to work with so it's true experimenting :)

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incredible_hullk said:
@Rude Rudi ..that is not music to my ears...the exact flavours are the ones I wanted to try out...bugger
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You may have different results. I mixed them at 3 and 4% - perhaps dropping the ratios will effect the outcome?
The carrot cake is HECTIC and is not to be used as a single flavour (as I did) - it is the flavour base from a traditional carrot cake and used very sparingly with a ice cream, custard, cupcake/cookie, etc as the main flavour.

I'm sure we can, together, get this right...
 
@Rude Rudi , Really hope I didnt sound hostile, then it is me who should be apologizing. I always try to support local as much as possible, but we cannot be biased on a product or service.
 
Shooterbuddy said:
@Rude Rudi
what percentage did you use on carrot cake? I tried 3% and it seems hectic strong and not nice at all. Only steeped a few days though.

So far had a few CLA mixes that I really enjoy and a couple of misses. I think it's to be expected seeing as there is no point of reference to work with so it's true experimenting :)

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See post above - I mixed it at 4%. I contacted Geoff at CLY and this was his response:

"The Carrot cake is very strong on the spice side and is generally used at lower levels. 4% would be a bit high for this flavour. It’s generally mixed with something to soften it like a Cream, Custard or Ice-cream."

Hope this helps!
 
Received my order from Clyrolinx last night. Really professional...quick response...well packed... good documentation. I'm too old to wait for steeping so mixed up some Malva, Berries and Naartjie (3-4%) all at 3mg nic. (mix,shake,warmup,shake...vape) The nic seems fine, zero peppery taste as reported by others.

Love the Malva, my thanks to those who recommended it. Berries really nice. Naartjie really fantastic !!

Spent ages changing wicks in various tanks/drippers to try out the new flavours.

Will be trying out the other flavours later.

My thanks to Clyrolinx for providing nic, VG,PG, flavours etc. at a reasonable price. As I have said before on this forum, if we truly want to help others to get off the stinkies the price must be similar (or cheaper) than smoking. The only way to achieve this is through DIY juice. Clyrolinx is helping to make this possible.
 
Rude Rudi said:
See post above - I mixed it at 4%. I contacted Geoff at CLY and this was his response:

"The Carrot cake is very strong on the spice side and is generally used at lower levels. 4% would be a bit high for this flavour. It’s generally mixed with something to soften it like a Cream, Custard or Ice-cream."

Hope this helps!
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maybe @Geoff can put a list of recommended %...i know tastes vary but it will be a starting point
 
Rude Rudi said:
You may have different results. I mixed them at 3 and 4% - perhaps dropping the ratios will effect the outcome?
The carrot cake is HECTIC and is not to be used as a single flavour (as I did) - it is the flavour base from a traditional carrot cake and used very sparingly with a ice cream, custard, cupcake/cookie, etc as the main flavour.

I'm sure we can, together, get this right...
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Tried the carrot the other day for the first time @ 1% and it is quite hectic, a lot of cinnamon, I didn't like it at all. Maybe some small % would work. I also agree with you on the Amarula (I dont like it) and Jagermeister is very strong.
 
I went back to my CLY concentrates last weekend and tried somethign simple

3% cream soda and another with 3% cola.

To my surprise after 4 days, and the cream soda has turned rose pink :s

Will drip some this weekend to taste. Is this the standard for Creamsoda @GregF
 
I have nine Cly single mixes steeping, most at 2%. Although I haven't tasted them yet, my daily smell tests are suggesting:

1) Malva. The coconut aroma has developed well with steeping. But this is already known to be a good flavour so nothing to report here.
2) Milk Tart. I had a bad perfumey experience when mixing this with FA Forest Mix so I ditched it and mixed up MT on its own. It's smelling very dry and crusty, I reckon it will need a cream/custard/ice cream to make it palatable. Like the Carrot Cake, this one might be difficult to get right.
3) English Toffee. This smells spot on, buttery and rich, looking forward to this.
4) Cerelac and Malt. I don't know how to describe these but am not really looking forward to vaping them. There is a mustiness and heaviness about them that doesn't appeal. And the Malt is at only 1%!
5) Condensed Milk. It's very identifiably a caramel-y CM aroma but there is also a synthetic/dry note in there that is not appealing to me. Not sure how it will taste.
6) Passion Fruit, Strawberry, Cherry. All these were very sharp and chemically initially but more fruity characters have developed since. However, I'm getting neon-hued candy flavour, not authentic fruit. That is not necessarily a bad thing, candy flavours have their uses. But I don't think HIC would describe these as authentic juicy fruit flavours.

I have a bunch more (Naartjie, Pineapple, Apricot, Butterscotch, Coconut, Hazelnut, Kiwi, Menthol, Pear, Ice-cream) which I have yet to mix. I don't have enough bottles and don't vape enough juice to do this stuff quickly.

BTW, does anybody use the in-built drippers in the Cly bottles? They are just too slow for me, my scale switches off. So I take the dripper doohickey out and use a pipette instead.
 
boxerulez said:
I went back to my CLY concentrates last weekend and tried somethign simple

3% cream soda and another with 3% cola.

To my surprise after 4 days, and the cream soda has turned rose pink :s

Will drip some this weekend to taste. Is this the standard for Creamsoda @GregF
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Sorry I dont know, never tried it....yet
 
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