Hello everyone!
In my never ending journey of experimenting with different recipes I came across the fantastic Jumbo Juice recipe by Dustin Skye as well as the small batch version. I mixed up a batch and was amazed at the performance. However the recipe calls for Dawn Pot and Pan, which is unavailable to purchase where I am (Canada) unless I order it on amazon for an obscene price. In my first batch I did happen to have some Dawn Pot/Pan and it worked great, however when I tried it again with the local Dawn Ultra the performance was less than ideal. The bubbles were extremely thin and the entire mix was overdosed with soap. Not to be discouraged I hopped on ChatGPT to tweak the recipe to work with dawn ultra. So far I have tested this mix from humidity levels from 40% - 90% and it works really well. In ideal conditions I can get super massive bubbles that last quite a long time and the bubbles seem to be quite colorful. I have not compared with a pure PEO based mix yet but so far I am very happy with the results.
This recipe will make a concentrate that you can mix up and store for later use. I have tried dilutions of 10:1 and 12:1 water to concentrate ratio (yields a 17.3:1 and 20.6:1 water/detergent ratio) based on the temperature and humidity. Here is the updated version that ChatGPT gave me. I don't think its exactly the same ratios as the original Jumbo Juice, but so far it has been working really well. The original recipe also used PolyOx WSR-301, but I'm using J-Lube so I just multiplied the amount by 4x. This is enough for a single batch (added to 5L water) but you can multiply this as much as you want to make more concentrate. I thought I would share it for people to experiment with!
Ingredients:[]
- 300 ml Dawn Ultra (UPDATE: I have started using 200ml dawn platinum and 100ml dawn ultra. This seems to be a decent improvement based on my tests.)
- 200 ml Water
- 2.12 g J-lube (I believe mine is full potency or close to it. Use 0.53g if you use PolyOx WSR-301)
- 1.36 g HPMC
- 4.3 g Baking Soda (not baking powder)
- 2.1 g Citric Acid
- 99% Rubbing Alcohol for slurry (If you dont have 90+ % rubbing alcohol you can use 30-40ml glycerin as a slurry)
Instructions:[]
- Fill your container with 200ml of water. In a separate a small container, (I use a shot glass) add the MPHC, J-Lube and just enough alcohol to form a slurry. The slurry should be fairly watery.
- While stirring your water, quickly dump your slurry into the water and continue stirring for a 1-3 minutes to ensure it is fully mixed. Make sure you get all the powders out of your container. Add some more alcohol or put some water in there to rinse it out.
- Add 300ml of Dawn Ultra dish soap into the mix. Continue stirring for 1-2 more minutes, trying to avoid foam.
- Add the baking soda into the mix. Continue stirring until fully dissolved. The mix should become thicker as you stir.
- When the baking soda is completely dissolved, add in the citric acid and continue stirring for a few minutes. The entire solution will start to fizz which will help facilitate mixing.
- Bottle and store.
You can add it to water and use right away but it gets better if you let it sit for at least 12-24 hours. I usually let the concentrate sit uncovered overnight to allow the gas to escape and allow all the bubbles/fizzing to dissipate.
Using the Concentrate:[]
When you want to mix up the concentrate i like to use a 10:1 ratio of water to concentrate (17.3 water/detergent ratio) in ideal conditions and a 12:1 ratio if it is hot/less humid. (20.6 water/detergent ratio) I don't add any baking powder into the mix after it is combined with water as it already has baking soda/citric acid in the concentrate. I usually mix up batch of 5L of water and 500ml of concentrate.
If you try this mix I am curious to hear your experience so we can further fine tune this recipe.
All credit goes to Dustin Skye for his original Jumbo Juice recipe.
Here is some footage. This is with a 10:1 concentrate:water ratio and a 90cm top string. 10-20 meter long tubes are fairly easy.
