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When I was little, I used to imbibe myself on cartons and cartons of strawberry milk. It got to the point where it was so ridiculous, my mom had to lie and say my piss would turn pink if I continued with my unhealthy obsession.
Ever since then, I have stopped consuming them. But my quest to create a strawberry milk vape waged on.
This was one of the recipes I sold for a short while at local B&Ms. I hope you enjoy vaping it as much as I did creating it.
Description
This is a strawberry milk through and through—complete with fresh dairy cream, a kiss of vanilla, ripe strawberries and a whole lotta nostalgia—reminiscent of those milk cartons you used to drink when you were little.
The Recipe
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6% CAP Sweet Strawberry
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3% TFA Strawberry Ripe
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3% TFA Vanilla Swirl
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2% CAP Vanilla Custard
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0.5% FW Hazelnut
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1% FA Vienna Cream
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0.5% FA Fresh Cream
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2% FA Meringue
Optional
- TFA Orange Cream - 0.5%
You can add TFA Orange Cream if you want a slight tang. This changes the profile quite a bit and veers away from Strawberry Milk territory. Very nice addition overall.
- CAP Graham Cracker - 1-2%
If you want a Mother's Milk type deal, you can add Capella Graham Cracker at small amounts to introduce a cinnamon into the mix. Again, this won't be your typical strawberry milk but it makes for a delicious vape.
- FA/INW Marzipan - 0.5%
For a grainy and malty type of effect, add this in small doses.
- TFA Koolada - 0.3%
If you want a chilled glass of milk mouthfeel, you can consider need this.
- FA White Peach - 0.35%
Courtesy of /u/BuickGrandNationalX you could add a dash of white peach to brighten up the milk flavour.
Notes
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CAP Sweet Strawberry/ TFA Strawberry Ripe — If you enjoy strawberry flavors, you are probably accustomed to this combo. The marriage of sweet strawberry and strawberry ripe creates a strawberry that's just the right amount of candy-ish without going overboard. I always, always use it at a 2:1 ratio.
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TFA Vanilla Swirl/Vienna Cream — the vanilla portion of the milk. This is a very subtle vanilla taste that acts as a backnote to the strawberry. Most strawberry milks use some form of vanilla extract so the drink isn't as linear.
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CAP Vanilla Custard — I use this for the diacetyl. I needed some form of thickening agent to replicate the think cream aspect of milk. This worked perfectly.
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FW Hazelnut — There were a couple of options I could have gone for to replicate the maltiness of milk. TFA Malted Milk, TFA Diary, TFA Cheesecake Crust. I settled for FW Hazelnut because it has never failed me. You will not notice the hazelnut at such a low percentage.
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FA Fresh Cream — This just adds that extra bit of dairiness to your recipe. Yes, it's a small percentage but trust me, you will definitely notice its absence.
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FA Meringue — This gives your milk that sweet underlying taste without being too cloying. If you don't have the flavoring, you don't have strawberry milk. That means it cannot be subbed and is essentially a mandatory in this recipe.
So there you have it, a simple strawberry milk. I tried my best to keep it simple without involving too many flavorings (those with 10 - 12 flavorings I find way too complex, and most people won't even mix it up).
Mix it up, give it a week to sit, and then vape away!
In your percentages it says TFA Strawberry, I assume you mean strawberry ripe according to your descriptions. Just wanted to point it out in case you need to edit! Otherwise this looks tasty, gonna add it to the list to mix up. Haven't revisited this profile in too long.
Nice catch! editing it now. Definitely go with TFA Strawberry Ripe and not TFA Strawberry. Hope you enjoy it.
Mixed 50ml and thought I should have a test vape before putting it away for a week. I'm still vaping it, it's delicious! Have to make another batch to be able to steep it..
Alright, you have me intrigued so I whipped up a bottle.
Let's see if I can remember the remind me bot ha.
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Well, my one week follow up...This shit is delicious. Smelled so good, a buddy wanted a bottle too.
Taste is pretty damn spot on, maybe a tad less Sweet Strawberry...But, it is damn good.
I wonder if maybe Koolada could add a chilled effect? I've never used it nor have it, but making it just slightly cool would be even better!
Whoops I just saw this. Thanks for mixing it up! Yeah I have been playing around with FA red touch. Perhaps a better alternative would be TFA strawberry ripe and FA red touch at 1:1.
Yes you can add koolada but it's not something I enjoy. Maybe cause I'm accustomed to koolada being used for fruits, I find it offputting when added to creams haha
Thanks Nutz! Hope you like it.
This is awesome. Somehow in my personal strawberry milk quest I've made recipes that were very similar to this. I'll have to try your variation on the theme. Looks great!
In one of my recipes I put in .35% FA white peach. I've also used .5% FW tres leches, but that has fructose in it... Have you tried adding either to this recipe?
I use FA White Peach or FLV Peach or a combination of both to augment the strawberry in my MILF's Milk.
Do it. Strawberry-Peach milk is fucking delicious.
I added 0.3% White Peach to test and OP's recipe is entirely peach flavored. Maybe a slight creaminess but all I really get is peach. Is it really THAT strong? Have 3-4 drops take over a 40 ml bottle?
Maybe I'm just sensitive to this flavor and pick it up better. The more I vape it the more it tastes like a bland creamy peach. Not terrible but hopefully it dies down in a few days.
FA white peach sounds interesting. I have FW tres leches but the smell does leave s lot to be desired. I'll try the peach one and report back
I know what you mean with the Tres Leches smell, it's not great. I only use it at less than a percent. I like it at .5, and I rarely go over.
I don't know how to describe what it adds, but it's a perceptible difference.
Of topic, do you really have a GNX? I have one, recently sold my other.
No, I just wanted the coolest name I could imagine. Haven't changed it for three years.
You had 2 GNX? That's awesome. Fastest 2dr sedan in the world at the time, and the fastest 2dr and the fastest sedan. Correct me if im wrong, that was before I was born.
Well, good choice on a name then! Yep, I've owned #42 and #219. They were by far the fastest car in 87, I've ran from 11.92-12.40's with 2 different cars, but this was in Florida, and the 11.92 was in -1100ft below DA, so about 80 extra hp compared to a 3000ft DA.
> TFA Diary.
I didn't know they kept a diary, I bet that'd be a great read.
I'll try this recipe out eventually, but use 3% JF Sweet strawberry instead. I hate caps strawberry with passion. It's gross, no offense.
Lol typo. I would use JF but most people don't have access to that
Would you just use it 1 for 1 to replace CAP or would you also adjust the Strawberry Ripe?
Yeah this looks great thanks , HIC makes you pay for his strawberry Milk recipe & it's probably not even as good as this.
That's like the highest of compliments. HIC is a great mixer although charging for recipes is a pretty dick thing to do haha
Isn't it!?! I always thought so, but thought I was just being too critical. But how big of an ego to charge for recipes. Even celebrity chefs release their recipes to the public for Christ's sake. Either way, I'm not a fan of his recipes or his approach. Strictly FA flavors, in my opinion, is sacrificing an entire world of other flavors that could potentially make a mix better. FA is great, but so are many other flavor companies that hit different notes and profiles. His recipes are very limited, and weak in flavor to boot.
While I would never buy a recipe I don't see a big issue with it. People charge for ready made juice and will not give you the recipe. Here you can buy from someone people trust to make a good recipe and make an infinite supply of your own. It's all in who you are selling to, and selling a recipe to a DIY community will produce some understandable salt.
I purchased 4 of HICs recipes a while back when I first started DIY and honestly it was just a waste of my money :| I made them all once and never after that. One of those was the Quickberry Pink which is the strawberry milk. I know different tanks, wattages, etc play a part in what you taste so maybe HIC tastes something completely different, but for me, none of them were worth making twice. Others may love them though.
I don't know if it's true but I heard HIC uses a pen vape with a CE4 or something very similar. Quite a lot of people increase his recipes by 25-50% extra because he mixes really low and sometimes the taste doesn't come out without a bit more.
Sounds great and just mixed, thanks!
plus: that feeling when you realize you have all necessary flavors at home: http://i.imgur.com/GSYtsxE.png
Let me know what you think dude! A lot of people are reporting positive feedback :)
reporting in again. couldn't wait a week. 60ml gone, 120ml mixed but only because I ran out of strawberry - otherwise it would have been more. This is the best strawberry vanilla recipe I ever tried so far. 5 stars, well done.
dude this is stupid (in a good way) absolutely fantastic right after mixing.can't wait to see how this turns out after a good steep.thanks a lot for sharing bro! P.S:i made the version with the graham cracker and i also didn't have enough sweet strawberry left so i added shisha strawberry as well...so good
Nice! Exactly what I wanted to hear. Cinnamon strawberry milk is pretty damn good huh?
here's a fun fact:in this month's clone request thread i asked if somebody knew about Juice Man's Unicorn Porn.It's a strawberry horchata with cinnamon.I just love this juice but i miserably failed in getting the cinnamon right.Your version is damn close to the juice i've been wanting to clone even though you don't have any horchata in it.that's fucking cool
Go with CAP Graham Cracker at 2%. :D
Capella's graham cracker is interesting because it has just a tinge of cinnamon. It's really, really good! Also, if you want a closer clone, you can try adding TFA Horchata Smooth at 1-2%. I'm sure that will bring you close, maybe even 1:1. :D
I'm down. Just whipped up a 30ml batch at 80%VG, and cut all the flavors in half for dripping. We'll see what happens after it steeps.
Awesome! Let me know how it goes.
I sampled a bit after it sat for 24 hours, and you're right about the steep. After 4-5 days the creaminess really started to develop, and I must say it's delicious. At 9% total flavor it might be a little light for some, but I'm very happy with it so far.
For reference: dripping on a Derringer clone (Tobeco) dual 26ga at .57Ω running at 27w.
There is no way i can get FA Vienna Cream, but i have everything else, what can i do with that 1%?
TPA Vanilla bean icecream would work to give this more body and mouth feel?
Thanks for sharing
YES. I love seeing hazelnut in these strawberry milk/cream recipes. It works so fucking well in there. Gotta mix this up asap. Looks delicious. Great mix, great notes. Keep it up.
Thanks man. I'm a big fan of Apple bacco. Just whipped up a 100ml bottle last night.
Great looking recipe. Great that i'm living in country where i can't but FW Hazelnut! Any subs maybe? FW Creamy Hazelnut?
I've not personally tried FW creamy hazelnut although it's on my list of hazelnuts to get (along with FA hazelnut), so I personally can't vouch for it. You could get away with TFA Hazelnut at 1%. It's a different kind of nut but equally as creamy and delicious. Or if you need anther replacement, you could use INW/FA marzipan at 0.5-0.75%
Well I mixed it up last night and had to give it a try tonight. I had a feeling that it would be good after seeing the flavour combinations.
I have to say this is unlike any other Strawberry Milk I've ever vaped. Really liking it already. I know with time it's going to get even better.
Thanks for the awesome recipe!
I mixed this up & thinking it would taste like many others that i have made but nope . This one is FANTASTIC and i thank you so much for sharing .
I strongly believe the Meringue was a flavor i was missing that is very much needed to make good become great .
Thank you Sir
Thanks for taking the time to mix it. I'm happy to hear you and so many people enjoy it. Im also in the midst of making a cereal milk, which is plain cereal flakes suspended in milk overnight, and then bottled, chilled and topped off with brown sugar. Will share it when I crack it
Made a 60ml of this and just now testing it after 3-4ish days of steep time and I have to say very well done my dude. I really like the fresh strawberry taste to it. The flavor itself reminds me of the one time I tried unicorn milk about a year and a half ago but from what I remember of that taste I like this a lot better. It really makes me curious about how the flavor will change in the next few days if you recommended a well steep. I'd say this is definitely a 3 day steep and that's all it needs if the flavor doesn't drastically change any in the next few days. When I first saw the recipe I was a little skeptical because of the amount of flavoring used and thought the juice may be a bit too busy but this is definitely just a fresh strawberry milk as advertised. May mix a smaller batch and try it with inw marzipan to see if I can get it a little milkier as suggested. I don't really have any cons or suggestions for you though I'm sorry. Definitely could see this getting in my adv rotation.
Looks really solid man defiantly will try it tomorrow
Awesome! I tried to keep the recipe simple so people didn't have to scramble out to get new flavorings. Hope this conscious move on my part helps people to enjoy my creation. :D
This is Wayne. Cereal milks minus the cereal portion blatant rip off
I just made this and subbed in FLV v.custard and used marzipan instead of hazelnut. Hopefully it's still good!
Should be okay. Marzipan is a good idea too, to add maltiness.
Already tastes pretty damn good as a shake and vape. I used 0.5% fa marzipan and 6% FLV custard. Might have to make a second bottle to steep.
looks really really nice i will defenitely mix some up.
any chance there is a substitute for vanilla swirl? i might run out on it
Vanilla Swirl is a rock solid "old school" flavor. There are so many newer vanilla flavorings but I look at vanilla swirl as a reliable workhorse, nothing else tastes exactly like it and you always know what you're going to get from it. It's delicious and dynamic over a wide range of percentages.
You hit the nail right on the head. I have "superior" vanillas like FA vanilla classic or CAP French vanilla and INW vanilla shisha but I keep going back to vanilla swirl because it's so consistent and reliable.
Yep, one of the greatest things about TFA is the predictability and ease of use of their flavors. FA and INW make awesome flavors but they truly do require more precise handling. Like an AK47 vs a sniper rifle; both effective killing machines but one greatly benefits from a skilled and delicate touch.
Not as far as I'm aware. You might be able to get away with TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream at the same percentage, but only if you're one of the few who don't taste pepper from it.
Going to mix this up tonight. Thanks for sharing. I'll report back in a week or so.
That's awesome, can't wait to hear what you think!
Reporting back as promised. Started vaping this yesterday after day 9 of steeping and it's very, very good. I did test it a couple of times before that and it really started coming together at day 7. I'm fairly certain that with more aging it will get even better. This will be in my regular rotation. Made 120ml today. Thank you for sharing this :)
I'll follow up in a few more days, but I couldn't resist testing it halfway through the week steep.
DAMN!
Man, I love it. Well done on the recipe, I'm going to make a 120ml this shit. Fuck. I almost bought a strawberry Nequik at the gas station today.
This is big-bottle worthy! I gotta admit to being skeptical when I saw yet another strawberry milk, but man, this is by far the best of any that I made or tried. And no surprise to anyone that has used tfa orange cream, but it really changes the game.
I also made a variation using JF Strawberry Sweet @ 3% instead of Cap SS, and it is also very nice. And INW Shisha should work very well also.
Thanks for ending my never ending quest for this profile!
Thanks for making this! That's really nice to hear.I know you probably get sick of hearing it but I'm a big fan of raspberry custard and caramel almond custard. I usually make a 100ml and let it steep.
Thanks for the kind comments! I think I peaked too early, that raz custard has been hard to beat:) Still trying tho.
I am def gonna make 2 big bottles of this milk, one original and one with OC.
You never made it out of the country huh?
Aaaahhh-mazing dude. I just mixed this up and shake n vaped. Delicious. Sadly, I'm missing the Hazelnut and CAP Vanilla custard, so I'm definitely missing some notes, but even without those two, it has a full-flavor, milky, sweet, and strawberry-filled goodness to it.
Thank you so much!
Hey I just saw this! Thank you for the kind words. It makes me happy to see so many people enjoying the recipe :)
Absolutely. I've attempted make my own mixes, and no. Just no. I'm only two weeks in, but for the time being, your recipes, experience, and advice are essential to me continuing diy.
Then again, I rarely cook my own original recipes, so what's the difference? Haha. Thanks again, and take care!
Seems nice, i only miss a few flavors.
0.5% FW Hazelnut 1% FA Vienna Cream 0.5% FA Fresh Cream 2% FA Meringue
Do i need these? (Well ofcourse i do, but how would it taste without?).
And wich version of CAP Custard? I have TPA Vanilla Custard, can i use it aswell?
Hazelnut adds maltiness Vienna and fresh cream is crucial because it's the backbone of the dairy. Meringue for creaminess and sweetness. You could probably omit the custard or use TPA if you don't taste pepper from it. I'm one of the fortunate few who do.
I finally made this. Let it steep for a week. Tastes really good. The strawberry flavour is a bit candyish in my taste. Is there any way to make it taste abit more like real strawberry?
What combination of TFA Blueberry Wild and FA Bilberry do you think would work to sub the strawberries? Can't taste them but I want to try your recipe. Something like 6:1 Wild:Bil? I have run out of FW Blueberry sadly...
And your such a asshat you got butthurt over some one named /u/gobisco selling juice and made a huge deal, not only did every one say your are fuckin dumb but than I say the same thing and you have the gal to actually say you see nothing wrong with it when three months prior your mister let me find anyone making juice and selling it I will be the /r/diyejuice police wa wa wa fuckin than you blatantly steal Wayne's recipe take out yellow cake and sugar cookie and call it your own. You are everything you hate that's why you lash out at others . Your a fraud a phony a fake.