Let’s say we’re going to make that recipe as stated.
First off, they don’t tell you which tobacco to use; mixers choice, I guess. Next, you’d need to make a stand alone tobacco mix using 50% Seedman’s flavoring in the mix.(remember, I told you the stuff was weak). Now you know why they need a 50% mix of Seedman’s.
The tobacco absolute:
Some absolutes need to be mixed down to a usable 10% solution, because they are shipped to you as a paste or very thick liquid.
Note: The absolutes you get from Inawera are not like that. But, for example, the absolute from MFS or ECX is a very thick liquid (a 50% dilution of the original TA in PG); even it needs to be knocked down to a 10% mix for use in recipes. This is why that user states:
“TA Mix is 2 drops TA + 1/4tsp EM + 10ml PGA (or PG) (Shake and heat in microwave for 15 sec if using PG)”
Personally, I would skip the EM part; you can always sweeten the tobacco later if needed to your own level. Typically, 2 drops of a thick TA, like the one from MFS or ECX, is all you need in a 10ml dilution; any more, and it will be overkill. You want an “essence” of the tobacco leaf and that’s what you’ll get if done properly.
Some TA’s are a paste form. These are always mixed down to a 10% dilution. Typically, 9 parts PGA to 1 part TA is sufficient. You can do a PGA/PG mix, but paste TA always mixes better in straight PGA.
Back to the recipe. The next part of the mix is confusing.
"I have been using the 10% Perfumers Apprentice (PA) “Cotton Candy” flavor at 16 ounce + 2.5ml of TA, Which is the perfect blend for adding to the Seedman flavoring. (This, I kinda get.)
8ml of the PA EM concentrate = 1/4tsp" (I have no idea what he’s doing here!)
So, I gather, he makes a TA base of 16 ounces of EM and 2.5 ml of TA and then mixes it 50/50 with the Seedman’s base mix.
“After I have a 50/50 mix of the Seedmans + TA mix I then use 10% of that as normal flavoring to my nic juice.”
Then, he uses 10% of that mix in whatever his unflavored Nic base mix he has concocted.
Very confusing.
As it stands, I make a 10% dilution of whatever TA I have and figure out from doing single flavor test batches with that TA at .25, .50, .75, 1%, exactly how much of that particular TA I need in any given recipe. I do not make up 16 ounce batches. Sheesh.
