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Sudden harshness from recipe?
submitted over 9 years ago by Too803

I've been mixing Tiger's Blood clone from ELR since I've started DIY and had nothing but great results. My past 2-3 30ml bottles of it have been quite harsh. I've been using the same VG/Nic for my other recipes and have not noticed any harshness caused by them. Am I just sensitive to one of the flavors in the recipe now?

Recipe for reference. http://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/28639/6%2525+Tiger%2527s+Blood

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by munchidkover 9 years ago

Lots of strawberry. Idk if that's why but Damn that's a heavy mix

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by Too803over 9 years ago

Forgot to mention I actually bumped Strawberry down 2% and Watermelon up 1%.

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by pink_er_pantsover 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Has your recipe changed at all?

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by Too803over 9 years ago

Nope.

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by pink_er_pantsover 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

How about how your vaping the flavor? Different builds on RDA, different tank? I've noticed some recipes are entirely different with something as simple as what coils I have in my RDA. Other than that make sure your Nic hasn't been affected by any outside factors, as well as your concentrates.

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by bajavaporsover 9 years ago

Is your VG/PG level the same? Juices with high PG levels can create a "throat-hit" or cause your juice to seem harsh.

Also, nicotine can go bad, so make another flavor and see if that one tastes harsh. How long have you had your nicotine and have you stored it in a dark, cool place?

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by Too803over 9 years ago

Yes. Same levels. I'm storing my nic properly and it gets used in my other recipes just fine.

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by bajavaporsover 9 years ago

Try using those flavors one at a time. Make a bottle with 12% TFA Strawberry and the same PG/VG blend and mg level of nicotine.

And then repeat for the 6% TFA Watermelon and another bottle of 1.5% TFA Coconut. It's extremely unlikely, but maybe a flavor went bad and is creating this harshness. I mixed up a bottle of this juice and it tastes fine at those percentages, so something has to be up.

Also, if you're using a tank see if your coil is still alright, and check your coils/cotton if you're using an RDA. Just rule out everything and see what's making your juice taste harsh.

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by Too803over 9 years ago

I'm leading to believe it's the wattage/build Im running now. My buddy gets juice from me and his tasted normal on his low watt box mod. Gonna try a different build and see how it goes

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by elitegunslingerover 9 years ago

Nicotine oxidized will be peppery and harsh, try it without out any and report back.

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