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Nebula IV aka I Guess I Wasn't Done
submitted over 9 years ago by matthewkocanda

Okay, wow, after initially thinking my Nebula recipe (cold pineapple/strawberry) was perfect, I realized some things still needed tweaking for it to work out. Mainly, after a two day steep on the last attempt, I realized that something was off. And it was the CAP Marshmallow being used in the recipe. While after a shake and vape, it seemed to add a little something special to the mix, any steep time completely changed the dynamic of the recipe into something that wasn't awful, but was not what I wanted out of this. As a shake and vape, it added a subtle creamy smoothness that was actually quite pleasant, but even in low percentages, after it steeped for a day, that creaminess took over and made it into something it wasn't. So, here's where I'm at with it, and I truly think it's about 99.9% complete, the final 0.01% may just be minor percentage tweaks after it sits for a day or so.

**Nebula IV
*TFA Strawberry Ripe at 8%
*TFA Pineapple at 1.5%
*TFA Dragonfruit at 3.5%
*TFA Peach Juicy at 1%
TFA Cotton Candy at 0.5%
TFA Koolada at 4 drops per 5ml

Alright so on to the flavour notes:

Strawberry Ripe/Dragonfruit - Okay so we all already know that this works, and at this percent blend, it really allows it to shine. I added a 0.5% boost on the Dragonfruit and it seems to add an extra tartness to the strawberry that is lovely in this mix. The blend of strawberry and dragonfruit allows neither flavour to stand in the spotlight, but keeps them as a perfect base for the mix.

TFA Pineapple - Okay, so this was easy. /u/rockofthed suggested dropping the pineapple from 2.5% to 1%, and it was a great change to the recipe. While at 2.5% it added a great sour bite to the recipe, it seemed to actually take away from the flavour of the pineapple. It honestly only tasted sour at that point, which was nice in some respect, but at 1.5%, the flavour of the pineapple comes out while still keeping the sour note. So really, either percent choice will work, just depends on what kind of vape you want. Thanks for the suggestion!

TFA Peach Juicy - So this was a bit of a left-field idea I had while vaping on the last batch of Nebula. I didn't like the way the CAP Marshmallow made the mix so creamy, and I remembered my intent with this recipe to create a cold strawberry/pineapple FRUIT mix, I didn't want any cream notes present. I remembered an old peaches and cream recipe I threw together a few months back that was delicious, even though it didn't actually end up being peaches and cream. Rather, it was just straight up, mouth watering goodness. So I thought that adding a bit of the TFA Peach to the recipe would bring that tart bite in without overtaking the recipe like the pineapple does. And, it worked.

TFA Cotton Candy - I didn't change this one from before. I wonder what will happen if it's bumped to 1%, and I might try it out on a smaller batch once I get more Pineapple, but I'm hesitant because I don't want this to be too sweet of a recipe, but I do love what TFA Cotton Candy does to a blend.

TFA Koolada - I bumped it up to 4 drops per 5ml as opposed to the earlier attempt with 3 drops. Koolada goes a long way, and even one drop too much can ruin a mix. So I was hesitant, but 3 drops just didn't fulfill the cold element that I wanted. Bumping it to 4 was perfect. Still kept the cooling aspect more prominent on the exhale, but it's just stronger now. And I love it.

So, apologies to anyone that may have mixed up a batch of Nebula III, even though I don't think it was BAD at that point, obviously. And apologies for posting this recipe almost three times in the past week, but this is right. This is where it needs to be. And I hope you enjoy.

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by matthewkocandaover 9 years ago

Shoutout to /u/rockofthed for the recipe suggestions. And fuck, I just remembered you edited it to suggest adding INW Cactus to the mix. I will be picking that up this week in my next flavour order. If you try this out and add that in, let me know how it works. Cheers.

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by rockofthedover 9 years agoI will rip you a new one if you don't use the sidebar & search.

Thanks for the shout out, I'll mix this up tonight looks delicious!

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by matthewkocandaover 9 years ago

Thank YOU for the suggestion! Dropping that pineapple down really helped balance this recipe out.

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by Chrononaughtover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Mixed this up tonight. I'm going to finish up what I've got left in the ol' hollow and I'll let you know what I think. It'll probably be tomorrow sometime!

Made everything the same except for the Koolada. I'm scared of it lol. So I settled on 1% instead of 4 drops per ml. It ended up being about 6 or 7 drops total in a 30.

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by matthewkocandaover 9 years ago

Awesome! Really excited for your notes on it. And the Koolada at that amount will still work. You will probably just get a touch of the cooling effect.

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by Chrononaughtover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

I like it so far. I filled up my Billow and vaped it all day at work. The pineapple is still a little too prominent for the other notes, luckily I love pineapple so it's no big deal. Also, as I said it's in a tank so I'll have to give it another go in a dripper and I'll report back.

Really digging it so far man!

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by matthewkocandaover 9 years ago

Glad you like it! Yeah the pineapple really takes the stage in this mix. It was what I was aiming for, but I'm glad I dropped it down to 1.5% from 3% in earlier attempts. It was good at both, but was just too much of a sour pineapple at 3%. It plays much better with the strawberry and dragonfruit at the lower amount. It does really well in drippers, obviously more punch on the flavour. Cheers!

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by spoonhtmlover 9 years ago

Fellow juice maker here. I actually have a production juice we're selling with the same name. :)

http://imgur.com/rmrjFYx

Gonna have to give this a whirl!

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by rockofthedover 9 years agoI will rip you a new one if you don't use the sidebar & search.

Does your nebula have food coloring in it by chance?

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by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

That is way too red to not have food colouring in it.

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by spoonhtmlover 9 years ago

The raspberry flavoring is a deep almost brownish color. There's very little of it in the juice providing the color.

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by spoonhtmlover 9 years ago

No sir.

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