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- Placing your first DIY order and want to make sure you have all you need?
- Not sure about how to mix your first bottle?
- Want to get started but aren't sure how?
- Any other questions? ... then this is the thread for you. FWIW, the answers to the first three questions will eventually be found in the wiki (still in development); link at the top of the page.
Ask away!
What flavor concentrate brand is (S) ? Ecigexpress' Signature line? I don't see it mentioned in the list of common abbreviations.
I believe their signature line is just rebranded The Flavor Apprentice, or TFA. Someone can correct me if I am wrong.
I think I am right, check out this thread from last year.
Aah frikkin awesome man!
- 1.) Is TFA Sour citric or malic acid like?
- 2.) Has anyone tried a Mustard Milk alternative with a different fruit, other than Strawberry, and it came out nice?
In my opinion, acids don't do much for a flavor on their own. I would suggest buying tart flavors like lime, lemon, pineapple, quince, and dragonfruit to use as an enhancer in place of any acids you would add. These add complexity to your flavors as well as boosting the fruit aromas as opposed to acids just boosting the aromas.
And for your second question, you can sub in any sweet fruit into that recipe, hell, dragonfruit would probably be fairly decent in it as well. Maybe take that on as your first real project in DIY, that way you know you will have a vapeable end result, and it allows you to study the interactions between flavors.
Thank you both. I have some Orange and Pineapple which I will use for some "tang" then. Also going to give a Raspberry Mustard Milk a go.
What's a good place to purchase both glass and plastic bottles individually and not in bulk?
First time mixing here... I was planning on mixing a few 5ml tester liquids to try out the flavor strengths. My question is... Should I mix and try them first and then add the nicotine to the ones I like (nude nicotine 100mg/ml)? And the ones that will need steeping? Is it ok to steep first to taste then add the nic later?
Be careful mixing 5 ml as your tester size, numerous reports over the years of 5 ml not mixing well, being tasteless, where 10-15 ml comes out just fine.
The beauty of DIY is that it's cheap and you can mic 10ml for less than a dime more than 5ml.
What's the word on TFA Chai Tea? Is it any good. Are there any solid recipes on a good spiced chai?
Hello DIYers! I'm looking to get into mixing juice and I was curious if what I was doing was reasonable and whether I'm missing anything obvious or important. I have read the beginner's guide here but I have a talent for missing stuff.
I have the following on my shopping list:
- 1L of 6mg premixed 70/30 nicotine from Nude Nicotine. I am aware that 100mg is cheaper per unit of nicotine, but the idea of having stuff that requires face shields in the house makes my wife nervous, so in the interest of domestic harmony I'd like to keep things under 24mg.
- VG for mixing down later
- Syringes - 1ml, 5ml, and 10ml luer-lock syringes with 14 gauge blunt needles.
- A dozen 30ml bottles
- Stir rod
- Funnel
- Nitrile gloves, safety glasses
- Various flavour concentrates - mostly fruit, plus one coffee and a french vanilla. Haven't figured out what sweetener I should use.
- "Maybe list": Erlenmeyer flask for mixing, graduated cylinder for more measuring, nicotine test kit, some sort of mixing tray
Does this sound sane? It looks like it'll be between $40-60 from Wizard Labs for everything but the nicotine.
I'd recommend looking into DIY by weight, but if you do it by volume you don't need the erlenmeyer or graduated cylinder if you are doing less than 120ml batches. Also you're gonna need more bottles, and pipets, lots of pipets
Why the pipettes if I have syringes? For flavourings?
You want to use a pipette for every flavor. Sometimes I'm sloppy and don't place the pipettes where they should go and have to use another one for the same flavor. You could use a syringe, but they are more expensive and it's harder to transfer the liquid drop-wise.