Custard question

[Dan]

Jan 19, 2014 17:04:17 GMT @zero said:

Me too. I will jump in and ask if anyone knows. Why for months the famous Grants Vanilla Custard is out of stock? I read so much about this. Is it no longer to be available, does anyone know/ I keep checking the site and always the same. Out Of Stock? Have many on here actually tried it. Is it hype? The amount of sales he must be losing is massive. Can any one compare say 'Kings' with it?
I've never tried it and wont bother but find it odd after reading so much hype about it?

When I spoke to Grant back in August he had to unexpectedly go away with work and sold what he had left to various shops such as cloud9 and pinkmule. He didn't give a time scale as to how long he would be away.

vapourart have it listed on their site at €46 for 100mls but I'm not entirely sure whether it is actually in stock and available..

Him going away jumpstarted my yearn to mix my own custard and I've happily done so ever since..

[sammy13]

Thought I would report this here, as this is where people are asking about custard.
I have tried 5 custards, my fave from those for the most authentic tasting custard is without a doubt Vaping Kings Vanilla Custard.

However I recently tried Grants, and it is the best I have had.
Why? It tastes really custardy.
It is not overly creamy, it is not overly sweet, you get no other flavours really, just a nice strong custard.
From those I have previously tried Kings is the closest.

I now have ABC to try, and I also made 5 different samples for myself, so will report back if anything is worth reporting lol.

[andy01424]

tried just adding French Vanilla Deluxe to Vanilla custard even at 50% of Custard example VC 50 drops 25 FVD,left for few weeks ,still didnt taste the same[maybe my taste buds lol] but latest batch added Vanillin to it,that brought the creamy taste out.....lovely ! oh thats with PG Nic rest VG

[sammy13]

Jan 28, 2014 10:57:18 GMT andy01424 said:

tried just adding French Vanilla Deluxe to Vanilla custard even at 50% of Custard example VC 50 drops 25 FVD,left for few weeks ,still didnt taste the same[maybe my taste buds lol] but latest batch added Vanillin to it,that brought the creamy taste out.....lovely ! oh thats with PG Nic rest VG

I found that capella vanilla custard needs to be a minimum of 24%.
At that strength it is quite creamy itself, but not quite right, it is made better by adding capella French vanilla.
Anything less than 24% is not custardy.

So from all my experimenting I have found -
Any recipe with less than 24% cap vc in is not right.
Cap vc  @ 24% on its own is ok- ish. ( vapable)
Cap vc at 24% plus cap French van @ 6% is too creamy.
So my fave so far has been 24% cap vc, and 4% cap French van.
I am now cooking a mix at 26% vc and 4% fv to see what difference there is.

[Perpetua]

Or you could just follow this Custardy Love Child recipe which is tried, tested and much liked.

[Bluefish]

Feb 17, 2014 8:03:03 GMT Perpetua said:

Or you could just follow this Custardy Love Child recipe which is tried, tested and much liked.

Gonna get on with making some right now, VC turned up a couple of days ago, the last lot I made was I think 20% VC and not strong enough flavour for me, tasted of VG LOL

[sammy13]

Feb 19, 2014 18:16:49 GMT Bluefish said:

Feb 17, 2014 8:03:03 GMT Perpetua said:

Or you could just follow this Custardy Love Child recipe which is tried, tested and much liked.

Gonna get on with making some right now, VC turned up a couple of days ago, the last lot I made was I think 20% VC and not strong enough flavour for me, tasted of VG LOL

I agree, you need minimum 24% vc.
The recipe above though for me had too much vanilla in, made it sickly, so my new mix is 26% vc, 4%vanilla

[sammy13]

This has made me wonder - is there a vanilla custard concentrate where you don't need 25% + ?

[teethcv]

sammy13 all this custard talk it makeing me wanna get my custard vape on think i need to do some buying

[Bluefish]

sammy13 Think I'll try your 26+4

[sammy13]

Feb 19, 2014 18:26:16 GMT teethcv said:

sammy13 all this custard talk it makeing me wanna get my custard vape on think i need to do some buying

Have you vaped custard?
I always thought urgh no, but then I tried some and since then I have been hooked.
There are a lot of different tasting pre-made custard out there though, some powdery, some nothing like custard, some really creamy, some more vanillary so I guess the reason we all come up with different recipes is because we all like a slightly different custard.
None are right or wrong, they are just what we as individuals prefer.
If I was to go and buy custard to pour over my pudding for tonights meal, I would want to get ambrosia devon custard in a tin.
That to me is the most creamiest, nicest custard.
Yet the recipes that add sweetner, or too much vanilla I have found too sickly to vape.
I have however found that my custard conc must be strong.
It was all trial and error, and I have not yet made one that I can say yes that is it, however I am still trying.

[sammy13]

Feb 19, 2014 18:29:09 GMT Bluefish said:

sammy13 Think I'll try your 26+4

Hope it works for you.
I'm using capella French vanilla, not deluxe not sure what difference that may make ?
I'm trying to get as close to grants as I can lol.

[teethcv]

might put some of this in my atty and hope for the best sammy13 lol

but no i havent yet i have tryed alot of capella flavors and custard was next on the list me for but then again becuase i love the stuff i dont think anything will come close to it i dont know will have to wait and see

[sammy13]

Feb 19, 2014 18:40:37 GMT teethcv said:

might put some of this in my atty and hope for the best sammy13 lol

but no i havent yet i have tryed alot of capella flavors and custard was next on the list me for but then again becuase i love the stuff i dont think anything will come close to it i dont know will have to wait and see

Oh, that stuff is lush, perfect for camping, just open the tin and eat it with a spoon cold from the tin.
Maybe try a pre-made one first , to get an idea of what you may like?
Kings is really good, it needs to be left to steep for 3 weeks though.

[teethcv]

yea i might do and that custard 9 time out of 10 dont even make it onto the apple pie i eat it lol gonna try custard for sure tho to see what its all about