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How do you manage and keep your recipes?
submitted over 8 years ago by WestOverThere

Howdy everyone, I've just recently gotten into the diy scene with e-juice and I've been experimenting with some simple recipes. I've been keeping a little note card with the bottle after I mix that has the percentages of each flavor but this got me thinking as to how others on here manage their recipes.

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by HashSlingingSlashurover 8 years ago

Alltheflavors.com my friend

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by Twistedfexerover 8 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

ELR, Jump Drive & Huge notebook.

9 points
 
by Dex0807over 8 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

+1 for eliquid recipes.com, that's what I use.

2 points
 
by nocommemtover 8 years ago

It's the only one that I've ever tried, but I can't think of any reason to use something different. That site is just fantastically well thought out.

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by tl_is_not_meover 8 years ago

My favorite bit is the "what can I make with my flavors" button. This is an excellent cure for boredom

1 points
 
by Code_Xanaover 8 years agoPâtissier

I prefer ATF because I can change the size of my mixture easier than ELR. But that all just my preference.

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by Binsky89over 8 years ago

I use the Juice Calculator app from the sidebar.

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by sirfletchalotover 8 years ago

I'm old school. I got me a good ol fashioned notebook that I write my recipes down in. If I'm creating a new recipe idea ill jot it down on scrap paper til I get the final recipe down, then transfer it into my "recipe book"

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by damndaewooover 8 years ago

I'm much the same. Development is done in notepad on the PC and then the finished product is written down in a book.

Have been thinking about a decent database and might give the calculator software in the sidebar a go after the praise it's had in this thread.

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by naturetelover 8 years ago

As others have said e-liquid-recipes.com along with alltheflavors.com are two great recipe sharing/online calculators that you can store your recipes. If you have a dedicated laptop/PC that you are by when you mix I would highly recommend the advanced download calculator that's linked in the sidebar (I forget what it's called but I'll edit it in in a few minutes) I much prefer this calculator as you can keep track of inventory along with the ability to see how much each bottle actually costs. It's been very helpful to keep track of what I need to order but it's only a good option if you're going to have that computer near you when you're mixing all the time, if not I actually have my recipes saved on e-liquid-recipes.com incase I need to access them on my laptop.

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by cjinctover 8 years ago

This is what you're looking for --> http://diyjuicecalculator.com/

IMO, it's the best by far and I keep it on my laptop since that's what I use when mixing. There is also a portable setup you can install if you use it on more than one computer, so it care share the data

edit: the sidebar should be updated with this link, rather than the outdated ECF one it currently shows.

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by naturetelover 8 years ago

Thank you for the help! Was at work so I didn't get a chance to edit it in yet, I'll have to check out the link and update mine and also do the portable setup and download it on my laptop. I'm always annoyed when I can't use my PC to mix and have to look on elr/atf on my laptop. Only thing now that would be awesome would be a phone app!

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by suchCloudsover 8 years ago

I use this, and I'm glad I tried it. It could be more user friendly, but the inventory management feature is proving to be worth the setup time.

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by Faitmakerover 8 years ago

I use Juice Calculator, print the recipe to PDF into Google Drive and look it up on a tablet by my mixing. Then I "make it" on my PC to have it remove the inventory. Love it.

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by naturetelover 8 years ago

That's an excellent idea, just curious what tablet do you use?

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by Faitmakerover 8 years ago

I have a Amazon Fire that I don't use anymore.. so it just sits there. Anything that can open PDF works.

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by HocusKrokusover 8 years agoHis Bearded Holiness

I back up on elr, atf, and external hd, and old fashioned notebooks. Edit: And caveman style wall scribbles

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by chewymidgetover 8 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

The android app '~~Ejuice Me UP~~' 'E-juice Lab' is what i use. I really like it and it keeps things organized. Allows for notes and categories so it makes for keeping track of different revisions easy.

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by 3423553453over 8 years ago

You sure you're not mistaken ? Ejuice me up is a very minimalist pc app and this yields no results.

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by chewymidgetover 8 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Shit, you're right, my bad. It's 'E-juice Lab' on google play store.

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by BlazeDemBeatzover 8 years agoMentholatier

I co-sign. I used to use steam engine and type it in each time. What a pain in the ass. Ejuice lab saves me so much time. It took a bit of work to set it up, inputting all the flavorings I have then inputting all my recipes, but I can pull any recipe up on the fly, type in how much I want to make and it's always there and ready.

2 points
 
by nathan0726over 8 years ago

I use the Recipe Calculator in the sidebar. It's fantastic in my opinion. It can keep tabs of your inventory and quantities as well.

2 points
 
by VAPING_ASSHOLEover 8 years ago

A simple recipes.txt on my desktop.

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by ross_oover 8 years ago

Haha I did the same, now I make jpegs.

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by TheMostSolidOfSnakesover 8 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

Microsoft Access as a database. Has all my recipes, wholesale concentrate costs, website info, names of customer service, phone hours of suppliers, ect. Its intended to be used for my business, assuming HR 2194 passes.

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by CheebaSteebaover 8 years agoFrugivore

So for me, I do most of my note keeping in my e-juice calculator (E-Juice Me Up) that way all of the notes are saved specifically to their recipe. I realize now that I'm this deep in to it that it's probably not the best method. I think probably the best would be a one note document or excel sheet that you can have different fields and tags for your recipes/flavors.

As far as posting online, I've found ELR (e-liquid-recipes.com) to be the best place for a recipe depository while ATF (alltheflavors.com) is the best place for a recipe showcase, if that makes sense.

I think though, as long as you take detailed notes that you can find easily that is the main goal here.

Welcome to the DIY Scene!

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by firefoxwhyyounoworkover 8 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Have u made a "symbolic link" to Dropbox yet?

I use e juice me up and that was the only way to get it to add to Dropbox.

That way if yhe worts happens you dont lose everything

Edit: dropbox wont add the folder otherwise as it in the program files folder

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by T_Maceover 8 years agoresident tobacco specialist

Evernote for notes on recipes and flavor testing. ELR for actual recipes.

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by kindgroundover 8 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

Exactly this.

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by DIY405over 8 years ago

I keep everything I mix saved in ATF and ELR but for mixes I really love that make it to my "line" are written down by had in case the sites crash etc. I have em all in a little playbook like in waterboy

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1 points
 
by american_apple_pieover 8 years ago

Android app, e-juice lab for 90%. The other is made up from notebook scrap paper sheets and an ever-growing txt file on the computer for ideas, opinions, recipe attempts etc.

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by Bevlarover 8 years ago

I use ejuice lab for development and ATF for finished recipes.

A work of caution do not use the batch notes to record your findings. Only the recipes are backed up. If you reinstall and import the data you will lose all of your notes. I found out the hard way.

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by american_apple_pieover 8 years ago

Good lookin' out, thanks.

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by koniferusover 8 years agoMixologist

OneNote has always been my go-to but you MUST back it up to cloud storage to ensure you don't lose your local copy.

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by HeadlessMamiover 8 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

ELR and ATF are both great resources, though I'm one of the two outliers on this sub that use dot1ml for recipe storage. I use an iPad at my mixing station and find dot1ml's interface to be the cleanest and easiest to work with on a tablet screen.

1 points
 
by Easy909over 8 years ago

Screenshot recipes on my phone and put it in an album/folder

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by Boogenshizzleover 8 years ago

e-liquid-recipes. I used to use liquix but they stopped all development on it.

1 points
 
by Lulzorrover 8 years ago

alltheflavors for the better recipes and the occasional tester and e-liquid-recipes.com for everything else. i also have a moleskine notebook for offline recipes/ideas/mistakes.

1 points
 
by IKROWNIover 8 years ago

I use an android app called "Vape Tool Pro" it works well on my old 7" nexus tablet I have under my juice rack. Gives it that professional look.

1 points
 
by Zermachtover 8 years ago

ELR and a notebook has originals, and notes. I wish I typed my notes. Who wants to be my unpaid assistant lol.

1 points
 
by Jthecticover 8 years ago

ATF for a record of my flavourings, recipes I can make, and what I've made. A black sharpie to mark on bottles I fill (yeah it rubs off but I go through a 120mL in under a week so I easily remember what each bottle contains).

1 points
 
by mlNikonover 8 years ago

Try putting scotch tape over the writing

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by Jthecticover 8 years ago

Yeah I've seen/used this before, but I simply have no need for how fast I go through things (sharpie tends to stick anyway at least enough to know what it is). Also I'm lazy.

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by ReMaxxUTover 8 years ago

I have all my recipes on eJuice Me-Up, also organized in Excel, and backed up on a thumb drive and iCloud.

Recipe Calculator would be nice for its inventory feature alone; seems like I run out of something almost every week.

1 points
 
by jersey_emtover 8 years ago

I'm on a Mac and created a Numbers spreadsheet that functions as both a recipe keeper and juice calculator. Each recipe is a separate table, and I can change ingredient percentages or add/remove ingredients and everything automatically updates itself. "Global" settings like base nicotine concentration, mixed nicotine concentration, mL to mix, etc. are in a separate table which all of the recipe tables pull from.

1 points
 
by gorman42over 8 years ago

I use eJuice Me Up. I tried using DIY Juice Calculator but found it overly complicated for my needs.

1 points
 
by jhess420over 8 years ago

I use the same. Haven't had any issues yet.

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by iihacksxover 8 years ago

I use a excel file which i set up to do what all the calculators do. But its really nice cuz i just put it onto my Google share drive and i can access it from my desktop laptop phone or if i go somewere and someone whats to kno what kinds of recipes i have there all on my phone as well.

1 points
 
by Asimodegaover 8 years ago

alltheflavors, the app is really good for tracking stuff you're working on, well worth the subscription. And a little notebook, although I must admit I've gotten lazy with that since getting to grips with ATF.

1 points
 
by kernow24over 8 years ago

this calculator is great, the one in the sidebar

http://diyjuicecalculator.com

does absolutely everything, combine it with a Dymo Labelwriter 450 and some 19 x 51mm labels and you have a complete mixing / ingredient management and labelling kit for next to nothing

I have the portable version set up and running in 'portable apps' and sync it to google drive and a USB drive, so I can have it pretty much anywhere, not that I tend to mix elsewhere, but it's good to have all your data backed up.

Also have done the 'export to excel' which makes an excel file of all your recipes, ingredients, notes etc good to keep a copy on phones etc

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by skunkatworkover 8 years ago

I store my recipes on on google sheets and mix with e-juice me up, not the best way. It isn't ideal but it is the only way I could find a way to copy recipes I randomly find online.

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