What is the best rootbeer flavor?

submitted almost 10 years ago by mickey736

I just burned about 10 dollars on the root beer flavor from TFA because a friend of mine says it was really good. Im having no luck with it. So before i go and burn more money on a nasty rootbeer flavor. What is the best flavor for rootbeer?

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by Oldvaporuseralmost 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

First there is much more to making a root beer flavored juice than just using root beer flavor. You will need Wintergreen and Vanilla been Ice cream and then you will need to let it steep for a few days.

I use :

8 % TFA root beer

2 % TFA vanilla bean Ice cream

2 % TFA Wintergreen

This when steeped properly will make a very nice root beer juice. I'm vaping some of it now as I type this. This is not my recipe but one I found posted here and I have been using it and like it a lot. This was posted by /u/ilikeycoffee If you want to read his post then you will find it [here] (https://redd.it/3rg6fu).

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by r0guez0mbiealmost 10 years ago

I'm vaping that A&W Root Beer Float as we speak, and I think it's great.

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by Oldvaporuseralmost 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

I agree entirely!! This is the best A & W Root Beer I have found and it really does taste just like I remember the original A&W Root Beer tasted.

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by leadpipe58almost 10 years ago

Root beer float by FW is the best i have found At 5% and add some ice cream or Carmel..I have just tried it straight. really like it.

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by Oldvaporuseralmost 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

I have tried FW Root beer float and I think that TFA Root beer is better but that is always subjective. The recipe I found makes a very nice Root beer juice and I like it a lot.

I have read the changes he made to the recipe and am considering getting the other ingredients I don't have and trying it. It is hard to imagine it would be better than the one I'm using but I guess I won't know until I try it.

Having a scale and doing DIY by weight has changed my entire DIY experience and I highly recommend it to anyone who isn't doing it that way. I can made any recipe in a matter of just a few minutes and get it exactly the same every time I make it.

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by NeuroApathyalmost 10 years ago

is it easy to learn how to weigh it? How much money will i have to spend getting the things i need to do this(ish)?

1 points

by GreatBigPigalmost 10 years ago

what if someone wanted just a great rootbeer drink taste, omit the ice cream?

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by Oldvaporuseralmost 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Actually, if you follow the recipe then just a great root beer drink taste is what you will get. The Ice cream gives it that smooth creamy flavor that A&W root beer has. You need to let it steep for about four to five days for the flavors to blend together correctly and then you will not even notice the Ice cream flavor.

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by ___on___on___almost 10 years ago

Tastypuffs rasta root beer is iirc believed to be a class above most other root beers

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by mickey736almost 10 years ago

https://www.tastypuff.com/product/rasta-rootbeer/ - isnt that it?

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by solertaialmost 10 years ago

Yeah. That's the one HeadInClouds recommends. They have a $20 minimum order though, and root beer is all I want and I can't find it off that site so I haven't tried it yet. Here's my recipe:

10-12% Cap Root Beer
5-6% TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
2% LA Sassafrass
2 drops FA Anise per 30 ml
1-2 drops Koolada per 30 ml (to taste)

The Sassafrass is important, it provides that "bite" we're looking for. I don't have any wintergreen so the Koolada is attempting to substitute. CAP RB doesn't have much licorice flavor (and FW RB has too much) so the FA Anise adds just a hint of a background note to help with the Sassafrass. I feel the VBIC is too high, but I've tried dropping the percentage a bit and and using FA Vienna Cream and Fresh Cream but that isn't working for me.

One of these days I hope I can get some TastyPuff stuff.

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by DrSnakensteinMDalmost 10 years ago

Believe it or not, I've found ebay to be the easiest place to source the stuff. Certainly not my first choice to pick up flavorings... but it works. I ended up getting the 30ml bottle (with spray top) after tearing through the smaller bottle. I love the stuff. The wintergreen aspect even makes the liquid feel a little bubbly on the tongue.

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by Sehn82almost 10 years ago

Seems you have tinkered with FW root beer. Have you any experience with their root beer float or sassafras?

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by its-a-jellyalmost 10 years ago

If you email TastyPuff, they can put you in contact with a distributor that is local to you which can in turn point you to a local retailer that sells it. This stuff is often sold in head shops for dripping on to weed in bongs. That's how I found a shop in Toronto that sells it.

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by ___on___on___almost 10 years ago

yep

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by its-a-jellyalmost 10 years ago

I get way too much wintergreen flavor from it personally. Their orange and spearmint are pretty good.

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by sixfivelivealmost 10 years ago

I haven't really found one I'm completely happy with. The rb float flavors don't work for me. The non-pg tfa root beer is different. It's a "micro brew" type. very lemony at first, but gets decent. Its not like an A&W or anything though. FW is ok depending on what you're looking for. It's more rb candy, and needs to steep or it tastes like black licorice . TastyPuff Rasta Rootbeer so far seems to be the closest I've found to good. You can find it on ebay, maybe some other places. I don't remember why I didn't buy direct. Maybe shipping cost. I gave up, but I need to revisit this since I have more experience now. Good luck...

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by Oldvaporuseralmost 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

I have also been looking for a way to get some of the Rasta Root beer as I heard it was the best but have been unable to find it. If you locate it somewhere other than ebay please let me know. Thanks.

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by its-a-jellyalmost 10 years ago

Like I mentioned in another thread above, if you send them an email at TastyPuff they can point you in the right direction to find a local retailer that sells their flavors. They are sold in head shops. I contacted them and ended up finding a store in Toronto that sells it.

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by Oldvaporuseralmost 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Thank you very much. I finally found a vendor that sells it online. At this time I have decided to stick with the TFA root beer flavor as the price for 1oz of the Rasta Root beer is $9 and change and that is to expensive for my taste.

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by mickey736almost 10 years ago

https://www.tastypuff.com/product/rasta-rootbeer/ - isnt that it?

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by Oldvaporuseralmost 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Yes that's it but damn $10 for one oz is very expensive but I know I'm going to get some just to see if it really is as good as they say it is. Thanks for finding it for me.

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by tha_vaporsalmost 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Idk about best but I like TFA Root Beer Float standalone. Wasn't impressed with the TFA Root Beer

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by mickey736almost 10 years ago

i got the TFA Root beer Tri and it literally makes me gag when i smell it, im tempted too just give it away

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by TheDonkeyWheelalmost 10 years ago

The Rootbeer flavor from Liquid Barn is a spot on as a standalone mix. I haven't tried making a rootbeer float yet. But its delicious on its own.

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by Forever_Nocturnalover 9 years ago

Personally I haven't tried any of these aforementioned rootbeers, but OSDIY old tyme rootbeer is killer at 10-12% with some VBIC and a dash of sweet cream. Wintergreen may help it but not having it definitely hasn't hurt. http://tjek.nu/r/3mNT