Bad flavoring?

submitted over 5 years ago by Keqehi

I got some TFA Butter cream about 6-7 months ago and I just used some in a flavor. I started to mix and smelled something off. I sniffed the bottle I was mixing in and smelled a bit of a sour smell. I stopped adding butter cream and figured out it was that. I didn’t think anything of it thinking my sniffer was off. I finished my mix and everything tastes great except there is this off after taste. Tastes almost exactly like the sour smell. Should I toss this bottle? I don’t feel bad after vaping but I’m a bit worried. Maybe it just needs steep time? I haven’t used this flavor much so I don’t know. It was stored in my flavor box(a big tackle box), so it was in a dark decently cool place.

Comments

3 points

by DrBrogboover 5 years ago

It's possible it's gone bad, but it's far more likely that you just don't like that flavor. A lot of creamier or butterier flavors have butyric acid in them, which a lot of people don't mind, but some people find it to taste a bit like the sour part of vomit.

For your sake, though, I'm hoping it's not sensitivity to butyric acid, since that's in way more flavors than you think, and it really limits your options.

1 points

by Keqehiover 5 years ago

Hmm... I’m hoping not either. I’m also hoping it didn’t go bad. I have a bunch of cream and butter flavors. I’ll have to see if they have that acid in them. Then try them one by one but I’ve never had a issue before. Thanks for the info though. :)

1 points

by xijtixover 5 years ago

https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/flavorsworkshop/shelf_life.pdf

1 points

by mixman0gover 5 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Butyric acid isn't the end of world. It's at most inconvenient. If that flavor does contain butyric acid and responsible for the nasty taste it will steep out.

1 points

by juthincover 5 years agoI improved Grack and all I got was this lousy flair

Yes. After months.

2 points

by QueenBuzyBeeover 5 years ago

First of all, I don‘t think TFA even makes a Butter Cream. Which is it? At what % did you use it at? I‘m also guessing you didn’t let it steep (steep = letting it sit in a dark cool place over a period of time!). If it’s CAP Butter Cream, reviews state that it needs a good 2-3 week steep.

3 points

by Keqehiover 5 years ago

So, it was flavorwest butter cream. My bad.

1 points

by hvitrvaldrover 5 years ago

FW is really inconsistent. Most of their flavors are just garbage, a few of them are great.

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by mixman0gover 5 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

FW Butter Cream isn't one of the garbage flavors: https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/102855

2 points

by Keqehiover 5 years ago

I was pretty sure it was a TFA but I’ll check when I get home. It might have been Cap. I stopped adding at 1.5%

I didn’t let it steep, it was a shake and vape. I ran out of juice so I found a quick recipe.

1 points

by TheShitsIDontGiveover 5 years ago

Definitely make some bottles to give yourself time to steep em. Just found a recipe I really like but it took a week of steeping with a couple days of breathing for me to really enjoy it

1 points

by Rotor_Tillerover 5 years ago

TFA just doesn't make good creams in general imo.

1 points

by juthincover 5 years agoI improved Grack and all I got was this lousy flair

TFA Sweat Cream seems pretty realistic.

1 points

by wolfpak31over 5 years ago

I doubt it’s bad. A lot of flavors have some funk to them and are really only suited for using at low %’s as a background note in a mix. I use Capella butter cream in apple buttah but wouldn’t dare vape it by itself.

1 points

by jasone414over 5 years ago

Alot of cream flavors have a funky smell to them. Most creams need a steep. Depending on which cream could be anywhere from 3-14 days.

1 points

by Ktmktmktmover 5 years ago

Butter flavors just smell atrocious but they add a good flavor if used right.