Green Apple Jolly Rancher?

[MelvinTheDude]

I just started DIY and I've been searching for weeks for my favorite flavor: green apple Jolly Rancher.

I've been through 25+ forum threads that end in recipes for a straight green apple, menthol apple, or a complete dead end. I've been through a dozen online recipe books and found nothing.

I didn't want to have to start building a flavor from scratch so early in my DIY experience, but I picked up some TFA flavors that lead me to believe I'm on the right track. TFA Candy Apple smells so close to what I want and tastes like Jolly Ranchers, but after flavoring 60/40, it comes out dull, weak (even for 25%) and not very sour at all. TFA Sour works differently than I would expect. It doesn't get more sour as you add it in, just kind of changes the flavor of everything else. But basically, I have no idea where to go from here. It seems like a mix that's hitting something close to 30% and still not tasting sharp isn't going to work out.

In my experience with pre-mixed liquid, steeping caused flavors to mellow out and was great for things that should taste more natural or mellow, but that's not what I'm going for here.

tl;dr Give me a sour green Jolly Rancher recipe!

 

[wllmc]

man I am a huge fan of the apple candy . maybe tone it down a bit. I think its the perfect marriage of sweet and sour. I use it many different ways. alone I do 10% I have used it at 15% never gone higher than that. I also use it super low at 1% in an apple pie recipe and i can pick it out at that percentage also. mix it up with some other apples maybe to get what you are looking for or if you already have something sour ish throw it in there real low and the apple candy might come out a little more sour. dont count it out. try it at all kinds of percents but I think you might be going a little high in my opinion , start working your way down now.

 

[Rat2chat2]

Apple Sour | Fruit Flavors

This looks pretty good to me. I have also used Capella's Green apple successfully too. I'm sure you already know that this flavor is best in a glass atomizer but just thought I'd throw that in.

Good luck to ya. Have fun and happy mixing.

 

[Crunktanium]

Get your Apple Tart from Apple Tart Granny Smith, Lorann Tart and Sour, Cranberry and or Lemon. The TFA Sour does work but it's somewhat weak and you have to compensate for it. Not to mention Lorann is a fraction of the cost which you can get 30ml/$1.50 at One Stop DIY.

Knowing how to mix is key to good juice but you have to come to know what does what. I use all of the above in various combinations which the Lorann sour should be used as 1-2 drops per 5ml. Lemon and Cranberry or a combination of both around .5-1% if you don't want the actual flavor to come through. And the Apple Tart can be used around 25/75-50/50 with the Apple Candy to get your desired tartness with just Apple. There are so many ways to mix juice but learning the right way will save you so much time and money.

Don't just go by recipes posted on the interwebz because it seems easier. Everyone has different tastes and there are more bad recipes then good ones floating around. Once you understand how various flavors interact you can just about spot bad recipes without even trying them. When you see someone using 25% Strawberry you just know it was measured wrong. And while most recipes will never go over 20% total flavor there are times when more is needed. But to much of any one flavor in a mix will destroy it for sure.

 

[MelvinTheDude]

Tonight's experiment will be 10% TFA Apple Candy with .5% TFA Sour. I don't have anything I think will add well to it, but I'll send out another order soon and tweak it as needed.

Also just by smelling and tasting my flavors, it seems like TFA Energy Drink and Raspberry might work well together... Time to order more bottles.

 

[JohnnyDill]

Smart move to go easy on the TFA Sour. That is some strong stuff!

 

[mishima]

FW has a jolly rancher flavor. Maybe you could try mixing that with apple?

 

[MelvinTheDude]

FW has a jolly rancher flavor. Maybe you could try mixing that with apple?

I might have to do that. So far Apple Candy, and Apple Candy + Sour is a bust. I'm having trouble with other flavors too. I didn't order a lot of extra bottles because I thought I could just find recipes and this would be easy.

Tonight, I'll give everything a 72 hours test before dumping it all and starting over.

 

[LightningV4PES]

I've had good luck with:
TFA Green Apple 19%
FW Jolly Rancher 4%

Believe me, I've been struggling with this myself, as it is one of my favorite flavors. I've tried capella's green apple, tfa apple candy mixed with the capellas, and about 2 dozen other mixtures, and the above is the best I've gotten so far (which is pretty darn good IMO) If you're looking for a good premade one as a template, Fuzionvapor makes a nice one called Jolly Rancor.