zouzounaki
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Ok... I think I’m getting this now. So I basically mix up all my ingredients to make a base and treat that base as a new flavour. For example:
Van Custard v1 - 40%
Cheesecake (G Cracker) - 30%
Vanilla Shisha (INW) - 20%
Bean Ice Cream (TPA) - 10%
This totals to 100% ‘custard base’ and leave that to steep 4+ weeks.
THEN - making a recipe will be something like this:
70/30 VG/PG - 3MG nic
Custard Base from above - 10%
Strawberry Ripe - 4%
Sweet strawberry - 4%
Leave for a few more days to blend, then vape!
Is that right?
There are various ways, and no-one can say which is better. I use the method you describe for making a concentrate from multiple brands of the same or similar flavours.
I'm not sure there's any benefit in mixing 6 different strawberries or other fruits together, but three where it really works are vanilla, creams and toffee types, which appear to start steeping once mixed and become very pungent in no time.
If you mix as you described will it just simply still be a concentrate?
Yeah I suppose you might be right there. I know mixing custards is a game of patience before it gets really good so I thought mixing bulk would be easier but this whole damn process is confusing the heck out of me.
I’ve resorted to mixing 4 different custards yesterday at 30ml... going to leave them all for 4-6 weeks and then vape them, whichever I feel was the best mix for me is the one I’m going to use as my custard base and just mix fresh batches with fruit and steep 4-6 weeks again.
Just not getting my head around this particular pre-steeped process so best I just keep it simple and have patience.
Depending on what you are adding, I prefer steeping custard in a bigger batch then decant to smaller bottles and add fruits etc. I’ve found that steeping strawberry, pear and suchlike with the custard makes the fruit flavour a bit muddled and flat.
It's far simpler for me. I tend to vape plain custard or use it as a base - I rarely vape fruit custards.
Last time, I made 300ml each of FA, Capella and CCW. They were all so good I couldn't choose between them, so mixed them all together and the result is even better.