Has anyone tried any of the HIC (HeadInClouds) recipes from Vaping Underground

[chickenboy]

They get near universal acclaim over there. Quite complex recipes using almost exclusively FA concentrates. Got some FAs in the post to try a few out, but have a question. The levels of concentrate seem very low in many of these. Are the FA concentrates very concentrated or something? anyone tried any of his recipes?

 

[drnick]

They get near universal acclaim over there. Quite complex recipes using almost exclusively FA concentrates. Got some FAs in the post to try a few out, but have a question. The levels of concentrate seem very low in many of these. Are the FA concentrates very concentrated or something? anyone tried any of his recipes?

FA = very concentrated think 3% where other brands use 10%
I'm a simple recipe kind of guy, I dove in at the deep end with some 7 concentrate juice and then went sod that But the recipes look solid and there are enough people saying they are good, so if you got the ingredients anyway I say go for it

 

[StuPot]

I've tried a lot of his recipes and they're generally good because he knows what tastes good with what and how flavorings react together but his taste must be very sensitive because I generally need about 50% extra flavoring..

Which recipes do you have your eye on? I may have tried it.

 

[s3rv3d]

As StuPot says HIC does mix quite low, but FlavourArt doesn't need high percentages. With my own recipes I'll try to keep flavouring within 5-8% total. Individual flavours about 4% total.

I think HIC mixes low because of PG intolerance or something. So tries to keep it to a minimum but still taste good.

If you do try the recipes you can just increase the ratio by 25-50%, if you feel the need. Personally I prefer slightly lighter flavouring so I can chain vape and it not become overpowering or sickly too quickly.

 

[chickenboy]

I'm tempted by his Irish Lass (basically a Bailey's recipe by the look of it), and either the Tiramisu Cheesecake or Tiramisu Cream, but to be honest there are a stack of recipes on there that sound as though they could be delicious. What have you guys tried?

 

[s3rv3d]

I haven't tried any recipes really other than White Tic Tacs, which is pretty spot on. But I do use his "my notes on ........" They've helped me a lot in creating my own recipes. HIC can describe them accurately, and I do get exactly the same when making my own samples of concentrates.

 

[jerseyvaper]

I've tried Irish Lass. Yeah it's quite good.
From memory, I think he says one % for each flavouring so I went for 1.5 which worked well.
Like you I was sceptical of the percentages but yeah, like everyone has said, FA = very concentrated.
Good luck


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[StuPot]

I'm tempted by his Irish Lass (basically a Bailey's recipe by the look of it), and either the Tiramisu Cheesecake or Tiramisu Cream, but to be honest there are a stack of recipes on there that sound as though they could be delicious. What have you guys tried?

Irish lass is a good one.. But I bumped the flavorings upto 1.5% each.

FA Irish Cream tastes just like Baileys Irish Cream.

All his coffee recipes are gorgeous. And his cakes, cookies, drinks.. I've tried a few that just didn't live up to the description but on a whole his recipes are really good.

 

[jaimunki]

Regularly mix up double mint, simple to tweak. Equal parts spearmint/ peppermint @ 3% each, spot on for wrigleys

 

[chickenboy]

Some bottles in the post this morning and a day off

Just mixed up HIC's Tiramisu Cheesecake recipe, I used the option for a little extra Tiramisu:

1) FA Tiramisu is insanely strong ... at 1% it comes through clear and loud (at this level 10ml will do 100 bottles ... that's mad value)
2) I'm going to have to rethink how I do samples with these concentrates. My smallest syringe is a 1ml, with 0.02ml gradations and that isn't really good enough at these tiny percentages for small 2ml testing samples.
3) It's bloody lovely