Clone Request: Strawberry Blonde by CRFT

submitted almost 11 years ago by SlapjacksAndHam

This stuff is liquid gold. It's a little like Mother's Milk, but heavier on the strawberry and a little bit more acidic, and the custard side is a lot lighter. Just checking to see if anyone has any ideas.

EDIT: Also, I've already asked in the recipe thread, but received no responses. I think everyone here would love to get a taste of a decent clone of this stuff. It's truly amazing stuff.

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3 points

by G00D_GUY_GREGalmost 11 years ago

THIS IS MY FAVORITE JUICE OF ALL TIME (20+ mls/day). If someone could give a good clone recipe I'd start DIY tomorrow.

3 points

by _crftalmost 11 years agoMixologist

Holy crap, I don't think our entire team vapes that much of it combined a day! If you're planning to re-up, hit this page and use the code "reddit" for 25% off a 120ml bottle (or whatever else CRFT-wise you feel like ordering). That should last you almost a week :)

1 points

by G00D_GUY_GREGalmost 11 years ago

Hahahaha, thanks /u/_crft, will we ever see a dripper bottle for the 1oz size? I'm always pouring your juice into other people's bottles.

1 points

by _crftalmost 11 years agoMixologist

Twist dripper tops are an option for wholesale now - you can ask your local retailer to pick them up from us. If you're buying from Vaporologie, just ask for them in the comments :) they're standard on the 120mls

-1 points

by LazyPancakealmost 11 years ago

Is there anywhere that sells it with cheaper shipping? Unicorn Milk is my adv, and I've been told twice that if I try strawberry blonde, I'll like it more. I tried to buy some on the classifieds (Christmas time budgeting sucks) and there was one bite, but he can't ship until next week some time. Do 15ml bottles exist? I'm not trying to undercut the price, but $6.00 for a 30ml bottle is a lot for shipping.

1 points

by _crftalmost 11 years agoMixologist

30ml and 120ml are the only bottle sizes we currently offer for retail. I'm sure there are places with cheaper shipping, considering we're in a very large number of shops, but we've teamed up with Vaporologie specifically to offer this Reddit discount code, and their shipping is flat-rate.

If you want to PM us with your location, we can let you know if there's a retailer nearby that carries Strawberry Blonde.

3 points

by VapeQueen214almost 11 years ago

Its completely different from Mothers milk IMO. Its a lot more complex and creamier and way delicious. I can definitely smell strawberry ripe, and capellas vanilla custard. Other than that I suspect maybe some hazelnut and other creams. Its hard for me to vape it with all the PG in it so I cut it in half personally, Ill have to revisit this again today

6 points

by _crftalmost 11 years agoMixologist

Keep talking...

It's fun to watch ;)

1 points

by SlapjacksAndHamalmost 11 years ago

I agree, more complex and far more delicious.

2 points

by m_i_ralmost 11 years ago

i think I have a Mother's Milk clone recipe bookmarked somewhere... at least that would be a good starting point. I'll try to find it when I'm on my computer

1 points

by m_i_ralmost 11 years ago

Here's a link....recipe is in second comment:

http://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/21m5gj/so_i_want_to_start_making_a_mothers_milk_clone/

2 points

by SlapjacksAndHamalmost 11 years ago

So, just some notes.

I am almost certain they are using Sweet Strawberry by Capellas as their main strawberry source, with a hint of Strawberry Ripe by TFA, like 2%.

Here's the recipe I tried, which I tweaked from a Mother's Milk recipe here.

I did

8% Strawberry Sweet (Cap)

2% Strawberry Ripe (TFA)

7% Vanilla Custard (Cap)

2.5% Orange Cream (TFA)

2% Vanilla Swirl (TFA)

0.2% Dragonfruit (TFA)

0.2% Pear (TFA)

Definitely too much custard and not enough Strawberry Sweet. I think the Strawberry Ripe is close enough to pass. But next batch I'm taking the Orange Cream to 1%, perhaps even none. I'm bringing the Strawberry Sweet up to 12% or 13% and see how that does it. The batch I made was 70/30, which is good for me since I'm not big on PG but avoided max VG because strawberry can be a tough flavor to carry in max VG.

I will update this post in my diligence to pin down a similar recipe.

1 points

by SpRoOoOoover 10 years ago

I would love to try their eJuice but I tend to stay away from these type of profiles . They seem too heavy on Diacetyl, AP or Acetoin. Yeah I now am a little bitch, and DIY got me spoiled loool , haven't payed for a premix in a year now. God the money I saved. Anyhow, from their website profile, I imagine it like this:

Sweet Strawberry CAB 10-12%
Possibly some TFA strawberry at 2%
French Vanilla Cream TFA or LA 2.5%
Sweat Cream TFA 2.5%
EM 1%
Vanilla Custard v2 CAB 0.1-0.5% - this shit is strong.
Citric Acid 1% - to boost strawberry
Bavarian Cream TFA 1-2% - maybe
Dragon Fruit TFA 3% - if you are tasting Pear or pineapple notes that percentage should give you that.

Good luck ...

1 points

by BigTex666over 10 years ago

Looks good. Have you made anymore progress since? I love this juice.

1 points

by SlapjacksAndHamover 10 years ago

Not at this time. I've ordered some citric acid to play around with to bring up the acidity and give the strawberry more of a "punch". I'll post my results from my next recipe.

I will say that I've completely removed the orange cream. Even at the tiniest percentages, my testers report that they think it's an orange flavor, not a strawberry flavor. It tastes delicious -- it's just not the flavor I'm looking for in this clone.

EDIT: Oh, I forgot to add; I've completely dropped the Vanilla Swirl from the recipe and reduced the custard to 3%. CAP Custard is a very strong flavor that tends to overpower fruits. I plan on supplementing the custard with perhaps 0.5% TFA Marshmallow (non-toasted) just to give it some more creaminess, and maybe 0.5% vanilla cupcake to bring out the vanilla a bit more.

At the time of this posting, I'm all out of Ripe Strawberry and Sweet Strawberry, just waiting for them to ship from Heartland Vapes.

2 points

by SpRoOoOoover 10 years ago

I finally tried it. My friend bought the 120ml and he likes it . It wasn't my speed, couldn't finish the 4ml in my LEMO before I changed it out . However, it was very similar to something I made before .

Vanilla Custard v1 (CAP) 9%
Sweet Strawberry (CAP) 5%

I made it and nuke it in UC for 1Hour and left with heater on at 55C for 7 hours . The color changed to a shade a little lighter . So, am going to make an educated guess that they are using Vanilla Custard CAP v2 Try the same percentages and that should get you close . Now to enhance the strawberry . Try adding 2-5% Strawberry Ripe (TFA) or 1-2% Strawberry (FA), both strawberries are fairly similar but (FA) is much concentrated . As to all clones receipts, getting the right recipe is impossible since the possibilities of combining flavors . But this below should give you a good start. Don't go crazy on flavors as all premixed juices sold like CRFT are fairly simple 4-5 flavors tops.

Vanilla Custard v2 (CAP) 9% ( no Diacetyl but I think it has AP)
Sweet Strawberry (CAP) 5%**
Strawberry Ripe (TFA) 4% or Strawberry (FA) 2%
Citric Acid 0.5-1%

I would try the first two ingredients only and let steep until it changes color to . Good luck. Give "Texas Fair" from Longhorn Vapor a try /u/longhornvapor , best strawberries and Cream you will ever vape . This juice is the only Pre-mixed juice I buy every 6 months or so once they send me buy 2 get one free coupon.

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