Milkstone

[beedee]

I see a previous thread on this - one recipe I've seen  is:

PG 25%
Bavarian Cream 45%
Coconut Extra 20%
Sweet Cream 10%
All TPA

Another variation (that gets very good reviews) is here: link

Heard it described as a cream base to be used at around 15% alone or in mixes, some seem to use as low as 2%  - am curious, and wondered if anyone has tried it, and what in.

Does it give everything a coconut flavour, or is the coconut just a background note?

If people on here think well of it, might give it a try!

[jtc]

No vg or nic?
Them percentages look a little strange to me
If the pg wasn't there I would think that would be just the flavour base, but maybe it is and you need to add vg and nic

[Perpetua]

I've mixed this one of Claire's:

Lairey's Milkstone

5% Bavarian Cream
3% Coconut Extra
4% French Vanilla Deluxe
5% Sweet Cream
5% Toasted Marshmallow
2% Fresh Cream

Coconut was a subtle background flavour for my tastes, as a ' standalone ' it was a little light on flavour ( for me ) but it did make a very nice base to work with. Think I added a dash of Tiramisu IIRC.

[beedee]

Hi jtc - this is a flavour concentrate base mix, not a juice mix!

This looks nice Perpetua, this might suit my tastes more, not that I don't like coconut - just that I don't want it in a whole lot of mixes!

[spacey]

Mar 1, 2017 23:49:06 GMT beedee said:

I see a previous thread on this - one recipe I've seen  is:

PG 25%
Bavarian Cream 45%
Coconut Extra 20%
Sweet Cream 10%
All TPA

Another variation (that gets very good reviews) is here: link

Heard it described as a cream base to be used at around 15% alone or in mixes, some seem to use as low as 2%  - am curious, and wondered if anyone has tried it, and what in.

Does it give everything a coconut flavour, or is the coconut just a background note?

If people on here think well of it, might give it a try!

I've got a few different 'stone' bases saved in my recipes but never got around to making them! I think a lot of them were created before there was as much choice/variation of concentrates available. These days it seems new versions of everything are being developed and released really frequently.

I like a coconut note in a mix - but I find coconut extra very strong (although I would never be without it in my stash). FW's Creamy Coconut I reckon is pretty much the taste you would get from the above 'milkstone'. It's very creamy with a hint of coconut

[Perpetua]

Mar 2, 2017 17:18:40 GMT beedee said:

This looks nice Perpetua , this might suit my tastes more, not that I don't like coconut - just that I don't want it in a whole lot of mixes!

I like coconut for a change beedee, although used with a light touch as it can be a bit overpowering ( even for my tastes! ) and add a bit of a ' dry ' feel if it's too intense.

Flavour Junkie used to have a lovely Coconut Biscuit which I regularly used instead of a straight coconut in mixes, alas it seems to be no more now.

Probably not too difficult to recreate, if I ever get round to it!

[beedee]

I agree Perpetua, coconut can be a bit much - I have a nice Liquid Barn Coconut Milk which I may use for this - but would try at a very low %, I tried it @ 4% as a tester and even then it was a bit strong for me.

I also have the CW Coconut, which I found so awful as a tester even I could not get through a tank of it!

spacey - the explanation of how this sort of concentrate mix came about makes sense - I've seen Fruitstone and Nutstone somewhere. I like the sound of the FW Creamy Coconut - damn - another flavour to buy...

I quite like the idea of having a ready made creamy 'base' I know I like to test out new flavours in, as well as doing a one shot test.

[dagl]

Mar 2, 2017 4:41:59 GMT jtc said:

No vg or nic?
Them percentages look a little strange to me
If the pg wasn't there I would think that would be just the flavour base, but maybe it is and you need to add vg and nic

I get what you're saying jtc-
What's the point in adding PG to a flavour base? 
Surely it would only dilute the concentrate(s) flavours? 
Couldn't that be done in the mix %

[jtc]

Thank you dagl
It ain't the norm is it

[beedee]

Mar 3, 2017 0:24:07 GMT dagl said:

Mar 2, 2017 4:41:59 GMT jtc said:

No vg or nic?
Them percentages look a little strange to me
If the pg wasn't there I would think that would be just the flavour base, but maybe it is and you need to add vg and nic

I get what you're saying jtc-
What's the point in adding PG to a flavour base? 
Surely it would only dilute the concentrate(s) flavours? 
Couldn't that be done in the mix %

I thought that at first, dagl , but realised it could make sense if it's going to be used at really small %, or for mixing tiny amounts as testers, depends on how strong it is without the PG, I suppose. You could just mix it without the PG, too, though.