Sweetener Questions

submitted over 11 years ago by [deleted]

My first shipment should be here tm and its coming from Wizard Labs and all flavoring is TFA. I did get the EM 10% but some recipes i have seen call for em AND sweetener. I did some reading and people say they like to use stevia over sucarlose so i got some liquid stevia from my local heath store that sells all natural stuff. the ingredients are just distilled water, stevia, and 11% alcohol. Has anybody used this and what is your success/failure stories on it

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by Rune_Vaporover 11 years ago

IMO sweeteners mess up flavors more then making them sweet.

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by BendroRodrigoover 11 years ago

You know, I am starting to believe there is a lot of truth to that statement. I was about to rework a few recipes minus the EM I have been using in them.

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by Fortinbrazover 11 years ago

I have used it, about 1 drop per 5 ml of juice seems to impart a good deal of sweetitude. Stevia leaves a funny aftertaste to me though. I usually stick with EM, TFA Marshmallow and/or FW Caramel Candy for sweetening now.

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by [deleted]over 11 years ago

I have a black and mild wine flavor i make with liquid from my local shop and added 2 drops into a 1.6 ml tank and it sweetened it up with out changing the flavor too much. Did you have any problems with it clogging coils?

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by Fortinbrazover 11 years ago

Not as much as sucralose or the aforementioned caramel candy. Both of those are serious coil gunkifiers.

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by [deleted]over 11 years ago

ya thats why i stayed away from TFA's sweetener because its sucralose

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by Ayynoover 11 years ago

I agree with you and the stevia aftertaste. My dad uses that shit in his cooking and it tastes like chalk.

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by Bluesedover 11 years ago

Marshmallow is as close as I'll ever come to using any sweetener...a personal preference..

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by [deleted]over 11 years ago

What percentage do you use for using it strictly as a sweetener. Im just getting into the whole diy world and taking notes as i go along

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by Bluesedover 11 years ago

Varies but somewhere between 3-5%

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by Kleivonenover 11 years ago

Lately I've been liking Cotton Candy (EMl) at 1%

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by m_i_rover 11 years ago

Sweet Cream flavoring is a good option, if it works within the context of your recipe.