Hi, I am in the process of making a Bounty bar type recipe. I’m trying to add some texture to the coconut. In the real chocolate bar it’s grated and quite chewy. Has anyone got any ideas for how I could achieve some sort of texture? I’ve already thought about Vanilla Swirl to give a bit more chewiness. Also Marshmallow, but I don’t want the chocolate and coconut to blend together. I’m not sure how to get that grated coconut type chewiness and texture though. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
This might be weird and not helpful but, for me, adding a tiny bit of TPA Red Oak gives coconut it's woody texture.
FLV Avocado, in small amounts, blends nicely with chocolates and imparts a thick, rich mouthfeel.
Not exactly "chewy", but frankly I can't really picture that texture in a vapor at all.
How much do you use exactly? Sounds interesting, I've been trying to up my chocolate game
I dont have FLV Avocado unfortunately. I was going to get it a while ago but then I heard it tastes a bit banana-ish. Any hint of banana is just a no for me. Do you get banana from it at all? Thanks for the tip though.
Hi bud,
a few things cross my mind, but can't put it all together.
VTA Dessicated Coconut is a good Bounty Coco type.
FLV Coconut has weight and volume
Touch of FA Almond could help with separation
OOO Corn Bread (tiny amount for some gritiness)
Its a very hard profile for sure. Very hard to separate chocolate in a mix, it usually overtakes the rest. Then you have the hard chocolate texture and the soft chewy inside. If you acheive all that, maaan, let us know all about it. Good luck!
Thanks for the ideas. I think I’ve made a pretty good start. MB Bounty has got me some of the way there. To me it has an really spot on texture already but as soon as I started adding to it that texture really gets buried. I’m 99% sure MB Bounty is MB Palm Coconut with some MB Glamour Chocolate so I’ve made a version with Bounty and Palm Coconut to try to get it to come to the fore again.
But I haven’t tested it yet so we’ll see how it goes. Me and texture in vaping have a weird relationship and is becoming a bit of a slight obsession! It’s not really a tangible thing like in food. The whole thing is a bit of a struggle sometimes especially with certain recipes. Some people don’t seem to be able to pick it up at all?
Add maby some of that tfa Acetyl Pyrazine?
Can you use anything from this?
I love using FLV Lychee to round out flavours with simpler profiles!
Is FLV Lychee actually good? I'm too scared to try it
I tried making a strawberry-kiwi dragonfruit lychee mix before and no matter how little lychee I used it ended up tasting like soap.
I've noticed it's not just lychee e-liquid, it's more of an in general thing, I've tried drinks that had artifical lychee that tasted soapy, thought it was just me until my wife and both of my brothers said the same thing when I had them try the e-liquid in question.
That's fair! I had FA Lychee, and it doesn't compare. Certainly worth trying out a small bottle to see if the flavour agrees with you?
The only way to make the vapor "feel" more is probably by increasing the VG content. I have vaped 95% VG before and compared to 70%, the feeling is huge. Because the clouds are thicker, your exhale has a bit more impact/feel on your mouth. However, this could just all be in my head and not actually feel different.
MaxVG is neither the only way, nor the best way, to achieve thick mouthfeel. Firstly, there are quite a few flavors that contribute more mouthfeel than VG does (see elsewhere in this thread), and secondly, taking PG below 20% or so really starts to diminish flavor delivery.
I disagree with the claim flavors can affect mouthfeel. I am describing the "thickness" that impacts your tongue and mouth when exhaling (the feeling of something being there). I do not mean a tingling sensation or anything imitating the feeling of eating something. I am sure flavors can affect mouthfeel in that way.
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Also, yeah taking the PG down sucks ass and is why I stick with 80/20 and 70/30 juices.
> I disagree with the claim flavors can affect mouthfeel.
That's not a claim, that's my first-hand experience. FLV avocado, FLV brie, as well as most custards and yoghurts cause vapor to feel more substantial, i.e. heavy on the tongue. I don't know the mechanism by which this is accomplished, but it's definitely noticeable.
I found adding a tiny bit of Bubblegum flavor really helps with the mouth feel in any gummy bear/worm/whatever type flavor. Really gives your tongue that coated feeling. I think that's what the secret ingredient is in White Gummi B from Bombies. I searched for that texture for about a year and that's the closest I could come.
Do you think that is because your mind associates that flavour with something chewy? Texture in vaping is an odd thing. I get quite a lot of texture from MB Bounty, but I wonder if it’s because that flavour is so reminiscent of a Bounty to me that my mind fills in the blanks? But if I’m making a recipe and someone who has never had a Bounty tried it they might not experience it the same way? Or is that textural element really there?
That's a good question. I never really thought about it that way. I could really see that being the case to be honest. I don't really know what even made me try bubblegum, but it is weird that I actually feel that sweet, almost chalky texture roll across my tongue on the inhale.
More nicotine is the solution to just about everything in my book
What does that have an affect on? I don’t vary the number of mg I use so I don’t know.
It gives a harsher hit which in my mind paired with a bread or hot pastry flavoring or a steak flavor it kinda signifies heat, spice, or roughness in a bread like a baguette or crouton