Can't Taste TFA Strawberry (Ripe) in Finished Mix, and a Test to Prove it

submitted over 8 years ago by MaxOWTex

For my first mix, I made New Amsterdam Vape's: Strawberry Cream.

I can't taste the strawberry in it (EDIT: at two week steep)--I'm not even sure what I'm tasting tbh. If I hit it enough, I get a sickly sweet feeling in my chest without even really tasting the sweetness. My room definitely stinks of strawberry afterwards though.

In case it was just the mix, I tried a friend's Modus Molly (a sour strawberry), and I couldn't taste the strawberry in it much either. It didn't occur to me to have him try my strawberry mix at moment as it didn't dawn on me that maybe it was my own sense of taste.

I did taste a lime mix of his to test my build, and the lime really popped out strongly.

Anyway, I want to prove it to myself if it is or isn't the case, so I was thinking if I should just do a %5 70/30 (VG/PG) single flavor mix of TFA's Strawberry Ripe to settle it.

If I do that, and I still cannot taste a strong/popping flavor of strawberry, will that be proof enough?

EDIT: I made 3x60mL; one initially, and the other 2x a week and 2-3 days after.

I tasted the first one at two week steep yesterday, and it's kinda lame (to me) since I can't taste the Strawberry. I'm going to wait another week or two and see how it turns out.

EDIT: I passed it around to enough people that say that they can definitely taste it. Most folk couldn't decide. I could taste it a bit more after I had eaten something very sugary (as similarly suggested in the club thread).

I'm pretty sure that I'm someone that can't taste it. I'll have to try some suggestions though.

Comments

6 points

by Asimodegaover 8 years ago

I can't taste strawberry (ripe) at all either, and I can't properly taste any other strawberry. It was such a letdown as my first DIY attempt was the much promoted simple strawberry and cream recipe. Don't mind anyone telling you to do things to the mix, they're not getting what your saying, that it's literary 100% absent from the finished mix, rather than flat or muted, and it's bloody weird, cause strawberry (ripe) smells, so it's definitely in there.

I know it's a letdown but I would try starting again with a different profile, sucker punch, snake bite, lemon biscuit or raspberry ice cream are all simple and popular mixes you could look at. Alternatively look for a strawberry you can taste, but honestly that's intricate and time consuming when you then have to learn to sub it into mixes you can't taste, better for when you have a few recipes you can vape under your belt.

3 points

by Dyn2over 8 years ago

Your not alone, I can not taste Strawberry's at all, I give up now and replace with something else.

2 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

I saw a thread dedicated to it The "I can't taste strawberry" club, but I don't think that it explained if there was any measure to know if you are or aren't part of it.

5 points

by Tamachickenover 8 years agoMixologist

Seems pretty simple. Can you taste strawberry in a vape? Y/N

1 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

Not really, but so many people around me can't seem to either.

I did a shake and vape of 5%, and I taste a super mild strawberry, and much much more sweetness.

2 points

by HashSlingingSlashurover 8 years ago

Strawberry ripe isn't strong or popping. I would be surprised if I could taste it as the only strawberry in a cream mix. You've got to use it around 4% and add another strawberry. My favorites are

2% FA strawberry with 4% ripe
2% JF sweet strawberry with 4% ripe
2% RF strawberry with 2% strawberry ripe

Strawberry ripe is a great and useful ingredient but it's just not enough on its own

2 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

So it's not worth doing a single flavor mix for testing to see if I can taste strawberry?

3 points

by HashSlingingSlashurover 8 years ago

Yes but I wouldn't use strawberry ripe as the test subject because even people like me who love everything strawberry vape related can't taste it well by itself. I've also yet to use it above like 4%. It contains maltol which can make it mute its own flavor if used too high%

3 points

by HashSlingingSlashurover 8 years ago

I would recommend any of the combos I mentioned without any creams and see if you can taste it.

Or if you want to test single flavor you can try 3% of TPA strawberry (regular one), 2-3% FA strawberry or my favorite standalone right now 2% RF SC strawberry.

2 points

by loIwtfover 8 years agoTobacconist

This recipe for Sweet Strawberry Cream is the best strawberry cream I've tried. Like many others, it uses a careful blend of multiple strawberries; in this case it is

>FA Red Touch (Strawberry) 0.5
INW Shisha Strawberry 2.0
TFA Strawberry (Ripe) 3.0

OP, give this one a try if you're wanting to do more experimenting with TFA StRipe

3 points

by HashSlingingSlashurover 8 years ago

Shisha seems like a good answer for non tasters of strawberry. I never loved it though and when I ran out of my 10ml I never bought it again

2 points

by Zermachtover 8 years ago

Inawera is like the fat guy on a baseball team. It's either going to be a great success or he's going down. The Shisha line is the so good and so bad at the same time lol.

2 points

by mlNikonover 8 years ago

I second this recommendation. This recipe is what made me finally understand strawberry and creams. Cheeba Steeba is an awesome mixer and many of his recipes are bangers.

1 points

by loIwtfover 8 years agoTobacconist

Have you tried using another fruit or fruit blend in this recipe? I am thinking some bilberry & blueberry would replace the strawberries really nicely. Also have considered replacing them with FA forest fruit + CAP Harvest Berry.

2 points

by Zermachtover 8 years ago

I don't taste the strawberry per se, but o do get a berry like sweetness out of strawberry ripe. Shisha strawberry was my savior.

1 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

Do you just sub Shisha Strawberry 1:1 in recipes?

2 points

by goldfish18over 8 years agoWinner of the 1st DIYorDIE World Mixing Championship

No, use inw shisha at like half the percentage of strawberry ripe

2 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

.6:1 or .4:1? or is it something so fine like .45 or .55 where saying half is close enough

1 points

by surfishermanover 8 years ago

I made that New Amsterdam Strawberry recipe a while back and was disappointed with the Strawberry as well.

Actually just looked at the recipe , don't think i made that one , i made the one on the Le DIY Pour Les Nuls site.

1 points

by fireraiser77over 8 years ago

Personally strawberry ripe is better as a way to sweeten and add a little bit of candy affect to a already fruity mix.

A few other people in this thread say don't use it over 4% but I use it in a cheese cake and in a weirdly specific nectarines candy at 10% and 7% respectively

1 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

Damn, it's the top note to New Amsterdam Vape's beginner recipe: Strawberry Cream, and I can't really taste it.

I don't know for certain why it is that I couldn't taste it in that mix.

I've seen prepped a 10mL single flavor test batch for each part of the recipe to see what the deal is.

1 points

by fireraiser77over 8 years ago

My thought would be to use it to craft a more vibrant strawberry, maybe with a few different strawberries to get that powerful fast you're after. Evan at 10% its pretty mellow

1 points

by wuuuyover 8 years ago

Got a recipe for that nectarine candy? I have TFA nectarine but no recipes to use it for.

1 points

by fireraiser77over 8 years ago

Bruh try just tfa nectarine at 5%, make the mix a 20/80 then s&v. By itself that stuff is amazing.

0 points

by dSquarius_Green_Jrover 8 years ago

My first adv recipe had it at 6% it's easily my favorite strawberry

1 points

by amouthforwarover 8 years ago

Try fa red touch or jf strawberry sweet. I have a tough time with tfa strawberries but red touch + jf sweet strawb combo has been a godsend. (Also perfect with tfa banana cream or ripe banana for an incredible strawberry banana with a little berry zing).

1 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

Would you sub those into a recipe? How so?

1 points

by amouthforwarover 8 years ago

If youre subbing for strawb ripe @5%, id do jf strawb sweet @ 1-2% and fa red touch @ 3%ish

1 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

I straight up put a drop on my tongue, and all I tasted were the seeds that are part of a strawberry.

1 points

by Ernie_is_deadover 8 years ago

To everyone who can not taste strawberry...try this:

https://www.intaste.de/k-boom-strawberry-explosion.html

I don't know how they do it, but up to now everyone who tried it was able to taste ripe delicious strawberries. Worth a try.

0 points

by BlazeDemBeatzover 8 years agoMentholatier

Tbh this doesn't need tested it's been proven over and over and over.

I can taste strawberry for like the first hour then it goes mute. I actually had this happen with watermelon recently but I had to vape a shitload of it before it muted.

0 points

by MaxOWTexover 8 years ago

I never tasted it to begin with. I sure smell it though.

-4 points

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