first try mixing by weight :)

submitted over 10 years ago by wizard10000

I make my ADV in 240ml batches, so it had been awhile since I mixed anything. Got out the scale for the first time today and mixed up another 240ml batch. What I learned:

First, this is the only way to mix. Very cool.
I break my VG-based nic down into 30ml glass bottles when I get it. Can pour straight from the bottle and still be accurate.
DW and flavoring? I used a 20cc syringe instead of a pipette, which probably wasn't the best way to do things. Next time I'll get close with a syringe then finish off with the pipette. Too hard to get accurate with a syringe doing one drop at a time.

All in all it worked great. Only thing I had to wash was one syringe plus the empty 30ml nic bottles. Highly recommended.

Comments

2 points

by abdadaover 10 years ago

You will never go back to volume!

What scale did you use?

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by wizard10000over 10 years ago

> What scale did you use?

American Weigh Scales LB-501. The scale worked great.

1 points

by briandressover 10 years ago

why is weight instead of volume so much better?

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by VAPORMARKover 10 years ago

By Volume: Open, measure, add

By Weight: Open, add

Procedurally, by weight removes the pesky measure step. Also, there is no cleanup of many measuring items.

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by Fromrussiawithl0veover 10 years ago

Im looking to buy scale to mix juices in like 15 to 30 ml bottles.i found this American Weigh Scales LB-1000 Compact Digital Scale with Removable Bowl, 1000 by 0.1 G on amazon cost less then LB-501. What you think are they suited for this?

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by wizard10000over 10 years ago

> What you think are they suited for this?

Guessing since I've only done this once but I'd think for small test batches the LB-501 might be preferable. A tenth of a gram is a tenth of a ml give or take. Do you need more accuracy than 0.1ml?

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by clinodevover 10 years agoVanillinist

A "drop" of water or average flavoring weighs .05g, so you couldn't measure less than two drops.

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by BooksofMagicover 10 years agoMixologist

> American Weigh Scales LB-1000

Stick with the LB-501. It's worth the extra cost to be able to measure to .00 grams.

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by SLIGHTLY_UPSETTINGover 10 years agoMixologist

Great scale, been using it for days and I'm making 1-2 flavours a day now because of the saved time.

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by Henrysupmenover 10 years ago

Would you say this is a good scale for mixing ? http://m.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/scales/1000-gram-digital-scale-60332.html want to try it hear it's way better than volume

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by wizard10000over 10 years ago

> Would you say this is a good scale for mixing ?

Two things that'd make me hesitate - first, it doesn't look like AC power is an option and you might not want your display timing out if you're mixing, and the accuracy to 0.1 gram. For small batches something a little more accurate might be better, but I think if you can live with those two things it's fine :)

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by Henrysupmenover 10 years ago

Just gonna be mixing 10 ml bottles