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Advice for sweetening 100% VG?
submitted almost 9 years ago by alex617

Hey guys, I know that VG is inherently sweet but I'd like to add a bit more to give a kick to the flavors I'm using. I know that TFA sucralose is a popular choice but I'm trying to keep things 100% VG (I'm using nude nicotine extract suspended in VG). Would diluting pure sweetener in VG work? What kind of sweetener would avoid gunking up the coils too fast?

Is there anything else I can do to bring out the flavor? I'm thinking of maybe thinning the VG with distilled water (say around 10%) or adding vinegar. Is this common practice?

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by PerennialPhilosopheralmost 9 years ago

Most people use PG to bring out flavor and thin out the VG. If there is an allergy or some other reason you can't use PG look into vapor base by liquid labs.

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by Reldofalmost 9 years ago

try some PDO it doesnt have the same allergens

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by Apexifiedalmost 9 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

It's odd that you're using NN flavors but didn't notice that NN has multiple sweeteners available in VG solutions. All of them, in fact.

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by alex617almost 9 years ago

Just noticed that today in their black friday sale e-mail. Didn't realize it was VG suspended. So many options too, going to be pricey to choose the right one.

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by onijinalmost 9 years ago

IMO monk fruit, EM and sucralose are probably the droids you're looking for.

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by halvardralmost 9 years ago

do you mean that Monk Fruit is the better option? Or EM and Sucralose?

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by leapinglabratsalmost 9 years ago

It's really hard to dissolve things in VG, which is why almost all flavorings are PG based. I'd suggest using VG based flavors that are inherently sweet, try to get used to less sweet juice, or just use a PG based sweetener. 1% PG won't be noticeable unless you have a severe allergy.

Adding distilled water won't improve flavor, but it's a good way to thin out the VG. 10% is way overboard though, 1-3% should be more than enough.

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by chipfoxalmost 9 years agoYellow Cake Apologist

Buy ethyl maltol crystals and dissolve them in the VG. 5% by volume is nice

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by HitShanealmost 9 years ago

I use almost no flavor, I just like sweetened VG 92/8 @ 1mg nic. I use 1 drop of EM and 1 drop of TFA sweetener per 30ml. I then add a few drops of milky undertone and a cream or two. Sometimes I add yellow cake or a little vanilla cupcake.

Every once and a while I mix apple pie, cinnabun, and glazed donut. Vanilla ice cream makes it a nice treat too.

Both meringue or marshmallow make a good base. One-on-ones milky undertone does wonders adding a smoothness.

If you want to sweeten VG just add a little PG to it.

You could try saline solution.

If your coils are getting gunked you are adding too much sweetener or flavor.

Make a bottle like you normally would then pour it into two similar bottles and top them off with your base. You will find they still taste good and you will be changing coils once a month or two like I am.

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by thedirtyprojectoralmost 9 years agoMixologist

I doubt adding 1% Ethyl Maltol PG or 1% Sucralose will make a different, right?

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