DIY 3 Banger Custard (My ADV) ejuice recipe

This is a more simple and refined version of Cyka, and is my go-to all day vape about 80% of the time. These flavor percentages are not arbitrary, wild-assed guesses. I have tried so many little tweaks and changes to it, but it's perfect with equal parts of all three. The only change I sometimes do is to up the Butter Cream to 5.5% enhance the thick, full, almost savory mouth feel. Butter Cream ABSOLUTELY makes this recipe. Any less than equal to it's counterparts, and it just doesn't quite do it. A little more doesn't hurt though, depending on your preference.

For me, this is unquestionably a shake and vape. I prefer it fresh over steeped. It's still good with a 1-3 week steep, but it doesn't quite have the "bite" that lets it be such a good standalone when fresh. After steeping, it would make a great cream/custard base at a lower %, but even though these are all flavors that typically take time to reach their peak, this is not one of those recipes. I only make it in 30ml batches, just so it's always fresh. Shake the hell out of it, let all the bubbles rise out, fill your tank/drip it, and hit it like a redhead stepchild.

I am sure that you could play with the VG/PG ratio, even max VG, and it would be fine. It just works best with my setup at 60/40.

Comments

#1 by fergie716, Apr 8. 2016, 23:44

Gonna give this a shot, looks good!

#2 by gasp, Apr 14. 2016, 23:21

I liked the original Cyka a LOT. I'm getting ready to mix up a few batches of stuff tonight/tomorrow so this has been tossed in the list :-)

#3 by Zirkon, Aug 4. 2016, 09:01

This is my first review of any flavor I have mixed. I mixed a 30ml bottle at 70/30. It has steeped for a little over a week. It is absolutely delicious. Very happy with this one. It is so smooth, thick, but not to thick, very full, and it is very savory. Thank you!

#4 by norwegianvaper, Sep 9. 2016, 10:53

This looks very tasty to me. I have Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, but the CAP version. What to you think about subbing those? And of course adjust to Capellas suggested % in a mix, Or the recommendations from this excellent group of mixers in my go to calculator/recipe/knowledge source that @daath has provided for us. I am so grateful to every single one of you.I had very little success with mixing back in August 2014 when I started. But after I found this place I have several good to great recipes. Wish I will come as far as to develop an ADV on my own. And to able to pass some knowledge to new(er) mixers Cheers from a happy Norwegian mix noob

#5 by avtomat5150, Sep 9. 2016, 10:58

I have actually changed this a little bit. I swapped out CAP Vanilla Custard v1 for TPA Vanilla Custard, and I use both CAP and TFA vanilla bean ice cream. For this recipe, CAP VBIC can be substituted at the same percentage and still be delicious. I have done it several times, and I have found its best with half CAP and half TPA. Give it a try and let me know what you think! Also, it doesn't hurt to bump the percentages of each flavor up to 6%.

#6 by Darin, Oct 14. 2016, 17:16

This is great. Thanks!

#7 by Daytonaaa, Oct 30. 2016, 23:26

Just mixed up a 30ml of this, Its a decent shake n vape as far as dripping goes but I would want to steep it to run in my tanks. Good job on a simple juice AK5150 :P

#8 by stevejay1, Feb 8. 2017, 15:30

Finally got around to mixing this really nice. It is my rotation now so thanks for your recipe. I will try the 4 banger with added TPA Vanilla Swirl and may get creative enough to swap the swirl with INW Shisha Vanilla.

#9 by Baz, Mar 8. 2017, 04:25

Love it...a fantastic smooth vape with just the right balance of flavors. Well done!

#10 by jasonx80, Apr 23. 2017, 00:32

This smells amazing! I am very excited to try it.

#11 by jasonx80, Apr 24. 2017, 04:03

Well that was not a let down! Very cool. Thank you.

#12 by Geb, Aug 5. 2017, 20:26

I mixed a few of your recipes back in January - the first week I went DIY. I passed on this one thinking it was too "simple". I could not have been more wrong. Just mixed about two hours ago and sampled a few minutes ago. A true snv custard? yes! this is fantastic. I can see whipping up 15/20 ml bottles to take when I go out in the morning. I won't mix huge bottles of this since you say it's better fresh. The recipe is super easy so it's no problem to mix as needed. Thanks for sharing this - it's really a great recipe. 5 stars and ADV material for sure.

#13 by methotrexate, Aug 29. 2017, 02:15

I don't know how it can be an ADV with Butter Cream that high percentage. Steeped it for 6-7 weeks. By itself, it sucks. Thanks to lovely folks over reddit, I was able to salvage my 120ml mix. I use it as a base now. So basically I have 120 mls of base laying around. Not a total loss after all.

#14 by Geb, Aug 29. 2017, 02:22

@turbon - this one is intended to be a shake and vape. the notes state it's not nearly as good after a long steep. I've never tried it well steeped but at a few hours after shaking it's quite good. I mix in 30ml bottles and vape it all within a week or two. try it fresh. I was suprised by CAP VC V1 and butter cream can be quite good as a snv.

#15 by DespicblMe, Apr 13. 2018, 11:47

My butter cream is FW but I’m trying it cuz it looks too good! ...;)
Thank you so much for recipe and hard work!

#16 by avtomat5150, Apr 13. 2018, 11:49

FW Butter Cream is not the same by any means, but it should still be decent! CAP butter cream is the key to this recipe.

#17 by linbul, May 17. 2018, 21:05

Just tried this right off the bat. WOW! It's such a relief from the majority of overly-sweetened juices around. Thanks for the recipe!

#18 by Greybeard, Jan 4. 2019, 23:30

After a 1 week steep, this for me is very similar to Ruthless Dulce De Tobacco. The only tweaks I made to this was:

i) I used 3mg nicotine
ii) I maxed out the VG content, only using the PG provided in the flavourings and the nic.

A truly phenomenal vape, worthy of more stars than I could award it.

Thank you, avtomat5150.

#19 by avtomat5150, Jan 5. 2019, 10:12

Greybeard, those are changes I’ve made to it myself. The only difference between what you made and how I Vape it now is that I’ve added 2% TFA Vanilla swirl. It adds a pretty distinct dimension that just brings the flavor right where it needs to be.

I’m so glad you like it! No matter what, I always end up coming back to this as my ADV, almost 3 years later.

#20 by Greybeard, Jan 5. 2019, 16:33

I've got TFA VS in my stash, so I'll add this and report back.

#21 by Greybeard, Mar 1. 2019, 01:03

Tried it with VS, TBH both custards are so good, I couldn't really tell them apart.

#22 by Dr_Vapenstein_, May 7. 2019, 11:32

Man I was lucky to make it through a 60ml bottle. Disgusting

#23 by R3N3G4D3, Feb 11. 2020, 19:20

I run this 4.5mg at max VG, it's amazing. Adding your favorite fruit doesn't impact this base at all.

#24 by 2naphish, Dec 31. 2023, 06:01

i used FA Custard Premium at the same % and added .3% Super Sweet. this is a really interesting flavor.i am going to try the VS added to a small bottle tomorrow. i like it.