Hey /r/DIY_eJuice , I know that there are TONS of really great posts here that have long been buried and may or may not have not made it to the sidebar.
I'm asking you to share links that you have saved/come across/reference frequently that could help new and veterans alike that may have missed out.
I've only been here a short time but I'll start off anyhow:
BotBoy141's Guide to Mixing by Weight
Which closely mirrors:
God of Steam - Getting Started: DIY 101 – Mixing Your Own eLiquid
God of Steam - Getting Started: DIY 102 – Mixing by weight
Some shameless self promotion
Information on Menthol%
https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/2lr9gx/with_help_from_variablesin_some_menthol_info/
Self promotion is more than welcome! To be honest, I expected more replies than this. Either people are shy or they want to keep their secrets!
Thanks for the input :)
Edit: just had a read, and as a fellow menthol-head, thanks! I have my first oz of crystals in the mail, can't wait to mix up some insanity. Had any revelations since that post?
Yes, resistance really matters a lot, and high VG ratios really make recrystillization a problem. Max VG menthol is 60-40 really, any higher and you get crystals, or a very incosistent vape, where one hit tastes like unflavored VG, and the next is icy cold.
As for resistance 8 percent menthol solution is great at .5 ohm dual coils on a magma. Unvapeable with .2 duals on a plumeveil.
Edit with more:
Crushing the menthol crystals into the finest powder doesnt matter as much as you have been lead to believe. It dissolves into PG+ heat regardless.
Koolada at any percentage where it doesnt taste nasty adds no additional cooling effect.
Also just a warning, the super super high concentrations I vape will be very noxious to outsiders. It is very low odor, but it burns the eyes bad! Also getting the liquid on your skin will make it feel all tingly for a while. Drinking water hurts. You get brain freezes sometimes. Despite all of this, from my very extensive research on menthol, it is stupidly safe. The most harmful thing menthol can do to you is if you get stabbed by a crystal.
Also vaing exclusively menthol, your coils and wicks stay clean as a whistle for a substantial amount of time, http://imgur.com/I6D3MS6 that cotton has had close to 50ml of menthol vaped through it.
Got my crystals in the mail today. In your experience, what's the best ratio to mix crystals and pg? Common concencus is 1g crystals and 9ml pg. Say you're able to stabilize even at 50:50, will the menthol recrystallize if you mix it with VG to get an end ratio of let's say 20/80 pg/vg?