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Ordered my first DIY kit from Nude Nic. Decided that the basic kit would fulfill my needs and my question is about their flavorings. Through this sub, I have deciphered that most % ratios for flavoring range from 10-20%. I understand that it will ultimately come down to personal preference (unless mixing a clone recipe) but as far as Nude Nic's flavors, who has used their flavors and what are your thoughts/findings/advice for a novice?
I haven't used their flavoring, but there website has suggested ranges for each flavor (on the respective pages). Most range from 2.5%-7.5%, with the tobaccos at 0.5% – 2.0%.
So for most, try 5% and go from there.
Also, most flavorings, other than Flavor West and some Capellas, are actually 5%-10%, not 10%-20%. Most good complex recipes tend to play in the 7%-15% range total, 10% being what I usually shoot for.
Is ascorbic acid useable in the same way that citric acid is?
Just re hashimg an old topic of steaping via crock pot. So what's the best way? Juice in a ziplok than place it in water in pot on warm?
definitely put them in a bag. and set the crockpot to its lowest setting. an even safer method is to fill a bowl up with water, but your bagged juices in that bowl, then put the bowl in the crockpot that also has water in it.
I recently got into diy and have a few questions I wouldn't mind clearing up.
The first being syringe use. When I use them I pull the plunger till it get to the line of the ml I need. I push that out into the bottle I'm mixing. There is air in the syringe because of the air in the needle when I first pull back, but I figure this balances out. Is this correct?
Also, when trying a new mix I usually mix 5ml batches. I start at about 5% flavour, shake like hell then try it. If I want to increase the flavour, do I just add a bit more flavour or should I add more vg, pg, and base?