OK new mixers, this is your thread to ask any questions you want of the DIY eJuice community. All posts are allowed, but we still encourage you to use the sidebar and search features before asking any questions.
- 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!
I'm not sure if this goes here, but does mustard milk actually taste like mustard or is it just the name?
/u/fizzmustard
I'd say it tastes exactly as it reads: strawberry vanilla ice cream. It's one of my more favorites but it vapes a bit harsh to me. No clue why.
Is there any website where you can input which flavors you have and it outputs recipes for those flavors?
I personally think ELR is a waste of time. But ATF is amazing. You need to go to the Flavors section of the website, then one-by-one put a check mark next to every flavor you have after finding it thru search. Here's a helpful tip. Let's say you already have TPA Strawberry and TPA Strawberry (ripe). Definitely add those to your inventory, but you could also go ahead and add other, similar Strawberry flavors to your inventory. That way, if someone has posted a recipe using FA Strawberry, that recipe would still show up for you, and you could just substitute the strawberry. I would recommend doing that only after you're familiar with your flavors, though.
But once you've added your flavors, go to the Recipes part of the website. Next to the search bar, click the Filter dropdown menu and scroll down, and select My flavors under What Can I Make? Then click the search button and it will display only recipes using the flavors you have. You can also click +1 or +2 and ATF will show you recipes that you're only missing one or two ingredients for. That's my favorite feature, personally, when I am trying to build a shopping list.
Hope this helps. Lmk if you need anything else.
Why don't you like ELR? I've been mixing for about 5 months and have only used that site.
I guess it just boils down to personal preference, but I have found that good recipes on ELR are pretty rare, especially compared with ATF. Not only that, but the guy who runs ATF is actively involved with this subreddit & the Mixers who frequent it. I like recipes with good flavor notes--- I think that's a good unspoken standard seen both here and on ATF. Otherwise I really have a hard time trusting a recipe from ELR enough to make it. This subreddit is my "home base" and most of the Mixers here use ATF =) I also really dig diyordievaping.com and flavor-pro.com , the Mix Life and Noted podcasts, etc.
Edit: for an example of the sketchiness of ELR (IMO), check out some flavor notes on there compared to the flavor notes here on this subreddit/flavor wiki. There is a big difference and I really don't trust ELR Flavor Notes as a reference, which makes it pretty pointless. I'm not trying to talk shit about ELR but this has been my experience. The whole situation with the owner of ELR selling people's recipes left a bad taste in my mouth as well, but I won't rant about that.
New mixer here. I've just been mixing a couple days and after receiving my first order from BCF (containing 13 flavors), i just submitted another for about 15 flavors. Is there a good place to go online that has flavor notes and reviews for the hundreds of different concentrates out there?
Basically, I want to know what one vendors's banana flavor tastes like compared to another. Does it taste more like a candy flavor? Is it creamier? Is does it have that overly ripe taste like a banana that is starting to turn brown? Those sorts of notes would be handy to read before purchasing. (This is just one example.) Not that concentrates are expensive by any means. Hell, ive bought over 30 flavors and still only spent about as much as a couple "premium" 30 mls would cost.
There's an amalgamation of flavor reviews in the sidebar I would start there.
As for realistic bananas you're going to want flavourart banana or hangsen.. or both lol
Not sure how I missed that but I did. And I've used the verified vendor list countless times.
Hello, I'm from Indiana and few places will ship here so here I am. Any good resources for super fresh beginners? I don't know the first thing. I'd like to make a mocha flavor and a toffee flavor, don't know the limitations at all.
The side bar is a great resource for all your questions. Here is one link to get you started!
What affect, if any, does CBD have on your flavors when mixing with it? It seems CBD requires a relatively high PG mix so that will obviously have an impact on the taste but does the CBD itself have a taste or affect the taste of other flavors?
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Good to know. Thought this might also have relevance here.
Any protips on pouring VG? I have a 1 liter bottle with a wide mouth and funneling it into bottles of any size is a pain.
Upgrade and get something like these.
Any opinions on INW Elderflower? I'll try to clone this http://kingsdew.com/products/e-liquids/mango-elderflower-smoothie but INW Elderflower is the only elderflower concentrate my country has. And I'd be thankfull if someone could explain me how to make an smoothie base for a e-liquid. Thanks!
[UK Based Vapers] Where do you get your nicotine, VG & PG? I'm only looking to buy a starter amount - say 10ml of 72mg/ml nictonine & 100ml of each of PG/VG.
I'm a bit apprehensive about buying something that could be potentially dodgy. What are your tried and tested UK based sources for each that are well priced too?
Looking to dilute some flavors to stretch them out and make them easier to work with. I'm gonna start with FW Menthol and FLV Rich Cinnamon. In order to make a 10% dilution, I need to mix 10mL of the concentrate with 90mL of PG, right?
Or 1ml of concentrate with 9ml of PG. You don't want to make that much (100ml) dilution because if you make a mistake, then you're out of most of a bottle of rich cinnamon! That's no good! You might also decide that you like it stronger or weaker and it's easier to make a new dilution if you make small batches (although a large batch would be easy to strengthen also) I hope that is helpful.
Ah, that makes sense. I'm really confused about how to calculate adding a diluted concentrate to a recipe. If it's a 10% dilution, do I just multiply the full strength percentage by 10? Basically, if I have a recipe that calls for .25% full strength rich cinnamon, would I just change that to 2.5% of the dilution?
So, what do you guys use for lab equiptment? I only use gloves, scale, and pipettes. Is that safe? Also usually just do it in my living room.
Edit:Added last part
No lab equipment needed if you are using a scale. What you have listed are the only things you need.
Agreed. I put my 100 mg/ml nic in a 60 ml bottle so I don't have to wear gloves except to refill my nic bottle from the big bottle in my freezer.
Disposable pipettes are cheap. I mostly just use the 3 ml ones now that I'm good at mixing.
I also wash and reuse most of my old nic and vg or pg bottles. I use a crockpot to keep my vg bottle warm so it's easier to shake a finished bottle. I clean my desk and scale with windex when I'm done. Pretty low tech for me.
I have a dedicated desk in my basement for mixing so that makes mixing setup easy. my desk
The only fancy thing I popped for was a vortex mixer. I only have one arm and my wrist has carpal tunnel. I scored a good used one on eBay for $25. Not really necessary but nice to have. I make a lot of small batches under 30 ml so shaking is the only real good mixing option.
Proper care of flavor concentrates?
Do not expose to warmth or sunlight
I have a juice shot which I want to add my own nicotine to (mixed for a while last year). The juice shot is 40ml, but here's the trick - my nic is 54mg/ml in 75% vg 25% ag. I want my nic strength to be 3mg.
Every calculator I've come across so far won't let me account for the ag so I can't get an accurate read on what weight of nic I need to add and what my approx vg/pg (and ag) will be. It's also forcing me to add pg that isn't there.
How can I overcome this?
Just add 2.65g of your nicotine to your 40mL and call it a day. It won't be exact, but you most likely won't be able to notice a difference.
How did you get that figure? I got everything from 1.9ml to 2.3ml.
2.76 g is as close as I think I can get.
Assuming you have 100 ml of your nic base, there would be 5.454g of nicotine. I just took half of that from both VG and AG, so you'd have 72.3% VG and 22.3% AG. Weight of VG=1.262g/ml and weight of AG=1.237g/ml (from what I found on some site, so I don't know how accurate that is.) Math it all out and that 100 ml would be 124.284 g. So 1.243 g/ml for the base. Making 40 ml of 3 mg/ml looks like:
40(3)=54x
X= 2.22 ml
2.22(1.243)= 2.76g
I am looking for an (Apricot, Peach & Mango) Nothing Fancy but not sure what exactly to order with what %.
The profile i want: Mainly Apricot, Peach to take place second and Mango at the end. I am mainly looking for a Nectar type of flavor that you find in a juice or even better the canned fruits with syrup not fresh profile.
With all the makes and brands out there, you could make this a thousand ways, but I think I would enjoy this with all CAP actually. CAP Apricot is a great apricot, sweet, juicy and flavorful. CAP Juicy Peach and CAP Sweet Mango aren't the most authentic fruits, but they would fit the sweet, syrupy nectar profile very well in my opinion. I would simply try 1-2% of each, shake and vape, and adjust according to taste. You should have something close to what you're looking for in the first few attempts.
Hi I'm a UK mixer and just ran out of nicotine but the law has changed here. The problem is I can't seem to find my usual 72mg bottle. Where is everyone buying their nicotine from now?
Did you see the post on the front page? Seems it's still obtainable domestically, and the regulations haven't hit at all yet in some parts of the EU if you need to import.
Finally picked up a set of scales so I can mix by weight. I've spent way to long messing around with measuring stuff out in syringes!
that is all.......just felt the need to share
You only needed one scale...
I know i asked a question here yesterday, but i have another and might as well ask it here again.
So im having trouble with either TFA Ripe Banana or LA Banana. I believe it is the former Banana, though im not sure. I have a 2 part problem. First issue that appeared, I get an overly ripe flavor. Like bordering on mushy banana. Second problem that developed i think is tied to the alcohol that i hear is in banana and other flavors. On top of the ripe flavor, im now getting a chemical taste that wasnt there before. (Note: I've left the cap off of the bottle for about 16 hours now to allow it to breathe). So, my question is this: Is the overly ripe flavor normal for TFA Ripe Banana? And, How long should I let a 10ml breathe if i use banana or other flavors with alcohol?
TFA Banana Ripe tastes like what cancer feels like. I hate that flavor. What profile are you going for here? What percentages you using? TFA Banana ripe is really strong and you don't need much of it. TFA Banana Cream and LA Banana Cream go great together depend on what you're trying to do.
Don't breath your mixes. You're just letting the aromas escape the bottle. You just let them sit like you would for any other mix. I usually do about 3 days for the alcohol to lose its bite.
I'm going for a Banana Cream with hints of Peanut Butter.
So far, with the flavors i bought, i have this: 3% FLV Banana 1% TFA Ripe Banana 4% LA Bavarian Cream 3% TFA Marshmallow 3% TFA Peanut Butter 1% FLV Peanut Butter
This is an adaptation of 2 Monkey Nuts recipes off of ELR. I've never had the original Monkey Nuts juice, so i dont know exactly how that's supposed to taste. But the profile is close to The Sauce LA's Banana Cream, which i absolutely love. I'm going to try getting rid of the Ripe Banana altogether and bring the FLV Banana up a little bit and see if that fixes the flavor for me.
EDIT: The only downside is that i like parts of the ripe banana flavor, just not that "mushy" banana flavor.
FLV Banana is really strong also. I would bring that down to 1% when used in conjunction with other banana flavors. If you're going for a Banana cream Peanut butter flavor you'll probably need TFA Banana Cream. That flavor has some of the same parts of Banana Ripe that you like.
Hey everybody. Sorry I've been hiding out lately and not posting much.
I'm about to take the plunge and finally get some Carolina Xtract nic. I've always used VG nic but have seen many here that swear by PG nic. I'm not a clouds bro kind of guy but I like that the VG nic is slower to pour. I usually buy a liter and dispense to 120ml bottles to mix from. The VG nic doesn't get all over the place as bad as my PG and flavors. I worry about that when it comes to 100mg/ml PG nic.
Why should I consider PG nic? TIA!
Easier to handle and shake
Less likely for hot spots
If you like it stay with it or you could buy a smaller sample size to try it out. I would never use VG nic as it store my stuff in the freezer making PG already incredibly thick. I've also never spilled my nic because I don't use squeeze bottles for nicotine; only disposable pipettes.
Was about to post something very similar and saw your post:
What amount of nicotine per mL do you use?
I never pour nicotine base, I pull a 200mg/mL or 100mg/mL PG base out of the freezer and I use pipettes on a scale.
It is thick, coming out of the freezer.
I would use a PG base over a VG base to help avoid hot-spots and so it can be dispensed easily when pulled from a freezer.
The freezer is important to keep the nicotine as suitable as possible for as long as possible.
Of course you have to be careful when handling higher concentrations of nicotine.
Always prepare everything before you need it.
Consider pets and children, they are easier to harm.
Wear eye protection.
Stay safe.
I've only ever used 100mg/ml. I pull it directly from the freezer and start pulling it out with a pipette. It's thick but I only vape 3mg so it takes barely any to get the amount I need.
Pulling warm VG in a pipette takes forever so I can't imagine VG nic from a freezer.
It's easier to mix with and you don't need to worry about hot spots. If you are mixing by weight, I don't know why your nic would go all over the place.
I like to use 120ml bottles for nic. A screw top makes for less fuss when reopening it to refill it. I buy a liter, break it down into 120ml glass in the freezer then mix by weight from a squeeze 120. Lately I've been using a screw top bottle with VG nic and there's no mess. The PG out of the same bottle? Drooly. If I used a bottle with a press in top I figure I'm risking slinging a little nic when I pop the top to refill.
I'm looking for a banana that tastes like just banana without a cream base to it, any suggestions?
Most banana flavors taste like runts candies. Hangsen and Flavourart banana flavorings are the closest to a realistic banana without any additional cream flavors.
Wonder Flavors Banana Puree has 'em both beat.
But yeah, HS and FA for flavors you can get without buying WF.
Ok i have one problem. In my country i cant get 9mg/ml nicotine base liquid. SO im thinking if i buy 500ml of 6mg/ml (80/20) and another 100ml of 18 mg/ml(80/20), i get 600ml of what nic % ? And can someone explain how can i calculate this, so i will know in the future. Thank you
6 mg/ml * 500 ml = 3000 mg of nic
18 mg/ml * 100 ml = 1800 mg of nic
Smash them together and you get 3000 mg + 1800 mg = 4800 mg of nic, which divided by 600 ml = 8 mg/ml
If you wanted 9 mg/ml, you'd use 300 ml of the 6 mg/ml nic:
6 * 300 = 1800 plus the 1800 from the 18 mg/ml = 3600 mg
3600 mg / 400 ml = 9 mg/ml
I see a lot of recipes mixed at 70%VG but I have a really hard time throating (....) any amount of PG. How much difference does it make to make the same recipes at 100%? Obviously it is going to vary with different mixes. Is there any rule of thumb (i.e. Strawberry works better at high VG, meringue does not). I guess I'm just trying to save some guesswork and wasted materials.
EDIT: Another thing, I see a lot of recipes mixed at 0% VG on alltheflavors. Does that really mean 0%VG?
You can't get 100% unless you are mixing with VG flavors. Typically, the higher the VG, the longer the steeping time required.
I'm aware that the flavorings contain PG, but when entering recipes in a calculator I set the desired VG to 100.
I'm not looking to get rid of the PG flavors, just to mix flavors that call for added PG without the added PG.
You would never be able to get 100 VG when using PG flavors. That's what I'm saying. It doesn't matter what you set your desired level to in a calculator. The ratio will always be the PG from the flavors to the remaining amount for VG. But if using PG flavors is fine for you, good.
Pretty new to DIY mixing. I've tried a few flavours from TPA/TFA and just found them to be really weak. Even at higher concentrations.
Blueberry (Wild) - Weak. Strawberry (Ripe) - Weak. Key Lime - Tasted like artificial lime cordial. Bavarian Cream - Tasted like burning plastic at any concentration.
Dragonfruit - Strong and delicious. Even just straight shake and vaping.
Can anyone recommend any more good strong concentrates? Preferably with little steeping time/shake and vape?
Really don't want to waste any more money buying unusable flavours. I'm mixing high VG 70/30. Was thinking of trying Capella flavours, if anyone has any experience with any specifically delicious flavours from here? Liking fresh fruity flavours but open to trying others.
Thank you very much in advance.
All the flavors you mentioned are not good single flavors. They require the use of other flavors to make a good recipe. Look up some highly rated recipes and buy concentrates based on those. Buying flavors at random is not recommended.
Thank you. Any particularly wonderful fruity recipes you can recommend?
I'm replying here just to say, he's right. You should always browse this forum, or recipe websites, to find recipes you're interested in mixing, then write a list of the flavors you need to make it happen, and buy those flavors. Also keep in mind that this is a hobby for many of us, and tastes vary, so you are sure to find recipes you don't like, but I think you'll have fun in the process =)
TFA BlackBerry id actually a really good single flavor vape, decently strong, around 6% will be plenty.
Thank you. May have to stick this one on the list. 😊
I use TFA Blackberry at 2% and it is one of the most noticeable parts of my recipes that include it. So I would say 6% would be major overkill. I also personally need something else with TFA Blackberry to quell the soapy/floral (??) notes, for which I have had success using citrus and/or ginger.
Looking for an orange recipe but no creams. I’d like a nice fruity orange to go with a cold Blue Moon brew. Any recipes or ideas? Not too familiar with orange flavors.
FA Orange is zesty, the kind you'd use in bakery, easily turns into burnt zest like many of FA's citrus flavors. FW Blood Orange is more of a fresh squeezed orange juice, this is probably the one you want, but don't overdo it or you'll get burnt rubber. CAP Juicy Orange is more candy like, sweet and juicy, but artificial and pretty weak. There are more, but those should have you covered. You might want to consider a combination of them.
I'm trying to get a solid blueberry cake/doughnut but my first go at it tastes a bit too floral and not too cakey. Here's what I mixed up with some suggestions from another user:
> 4.00% Blueberry (FW)
> 3.00% Cake (Yellow) (FW)
> 1.50% Billberry (FA)
> 1.25% Bavarian Cream (TFA)
> 1.00% Biscuit (INW)
And here are the changes I'm thinking about making, haven't decided on whether or not to drop the biscuit. Also, the goal is to get a solid doughnut base that I can swap out the fruit flavors for other fruits to make a bunch of different "cakey doughnuts".
> 4.00% Cake (Yellow) (FW)
> 3.00% Blueberry Extra (TPA)
> 2.00% Blueberry (FW)
> 1.50% Bavarian Cream (TPA)
> 1.00% Biscuit (INAWERA)
> 0.50% Bilberry (FA)
First you should search the sub for doughnut. Many people before you have been down this path, there's plenty to learn from their efforts. This one caught my attention.
FA Bilberry can definitely get floral, you're right in dropping that down a bit. FW Blueberry and TFA Blueberry Extra are both very candy like, I'd go with TFA Blueberry Wild. Try 1% FA Bilberry and 3-4% TFA Blueberry Wild.
Do note that FW Yellow Cake isn't good to vape, I'd drop that. I hear JF Yellow Cake or possibly CAP's version may work as a substitute.
I appreciate the tip. I'll have to pick up some Blueberry Wild and JF Yellow Cake. I still have mostly all 10ml bottles of the flavors I bought when I started until I nailed down the flavors/recipes I really liked.
Which nicotine vendors do you recommend that ship quickly? I used a well-respected vendor and it's looking like 3wks shipping for 15ml 100mg. I'm bummed because my juice could be steeping right now!
East coast US vendors would be ideal but anyone who ships fast is #1 in my book. No one has 3 weeks to wait for nicotine lol
If you have everything besides the nicotine, you could mix everything else before your nic arrives. Just make sure to note on the bottle, or somewhere, how much nic you need to add. Then you'll have some steeped liquid once your nic arrives.
Carolina Xtracts. I ordered in the morning, shipped same day.
Thanks a bunch! This sub is always so helpful, I appreciate it!
Carolina Xtracts is also probably the best nicotine you can buy. It's well worth it. I'm in the Midwest and if I order on a Monday or Tuesday morning I usually have it in hand by Saturday. Monday at the very latest.
I don't believe that they process orders on the weekends though. I may be wrong.
Hey guys, brand new vaper here, just got my first vape today, and haven't smoked a cigarette since yesterday. Unfortunately, it appears I've order too strong of an e-Liquid from Halo. They cannot take e-Liquid back, and suggested I mix my 12mg juice with some 0mg juice.
In your experience, can I just buy a cheap, unflavored, no-nicotine juice and mix it 50/50, or would that really ruin my vaping experience? I don't think Halo sells unflavored, and I honestly think the Tribeca flavor is really strong anyways.
Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
You can, unflavored PG/VG is easily obtained, but you'll dilute the flavor. Try lowering the wattage of your mod first though, taking smaller puffs, you should be able to satisfy your cravings with that until you get your hands on a juice that better suits your needs.
I can definitely satisfy cravings it's just too quick. I want to puff a while, not take 2 little pulls and be spinning. Gonna try plain PG/VG (prob pure VG) before investing in more flavored name brand juice.
Understandable, do whatever you think will work best for you.
As for name brand juice, one thing you'll hear a lot in this sub is that they are mostly overrated. Newcomers are often amazed how easy it is to make their own juice that is just as good or better for a fraction of the cost.
You have 2 outcomes:
Best case scenario is add an equal amount of the exact same juice to reach your target nicotine.
Worst case scenario, add whatever you decide on, possibly fuck it up, and get diluted juice that tastes like nothing or complete crap that's so harsh you can't vape it.
havent mixed in a while so not totally new but i need to be refreshed, with a 120ml bottle im wondering how to calculate exact amount of mls of NICOTINE (pg based), Vegetable gycerin, and flavorings
planning to make tonys revenge, which has 5 or 6 flavorings i already have but im curious how many mls of each flavoring? or does the mixer him/herself decide how to divide it up.
take 120 ml bottle and divide the mls into amount of each of the five flavorings, fill the rest with vg, and a bit of nicotine but how much nicotine. as i said my memory isnt too clear for how to calculate percentage totals
I'm new to mixing and really want to start mixing who qualities do good mixers have? ( what must you be good at ) also what are the best flavour types any suggestions or basic recipes to start f with
Wizard Labs Coupon.
Does anyone know if Wizard Labs has any current coupons right now. I'm getting ready to place my first big order with them. Thanks in advance.
I made a mix and i noticed its a bit harsh there's a throat hit .. its 2 weeks steeped and i tried w/o nic so which flavor could cause it?
3% Strawberry Ripe (TFA)
2% Sweet Strawberry (CAP)
0.5% Super Sweet (CAP)
2% Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (tfa)
3% Vanilla Swirl (TPA)
1% Vanillin 10% (TPA)
1% Vienna Cream (FA)
Could be the nicotine. What brand you using? How do you store it?
wizardlabs nic but i tried without nic same problem.. im sure its not the nicotine i used it in other recipes and its fine
where can i find the best starter kit? the broke vaper seems pretty good.
are there any websites where you can put in a recipe and have them make it for you? i found one but its 32$ for a 120ml.
Your in Canada I'm assuming, the broke vapor and vapecity are good sites. Kits aren't the best choice It's cheaper to buy VG PG and nic base separately. I just placed an order with a newer vendor eliquiddiy.com their currently having a 30% off PG VG and nic Canada day sale, I'm sure the other 2 sites are having sales today as well . I'm pretty sure broke vapor does the service you asked about , could be mistaken though , but don't be discouraged to do it yourself it's very easy.
no i am USA. you are correct, i will do some shopping around. i want to be able to clone some of my old favorites for cheap.
Everyone who is telling you to not get a kit, they are correct. It is better to buy seperately. BUT, if you don't want to lay out that much cash at first, then look at this kit. One stop shopping for $50 plus shipping, you can get your feet wet. Makes up to a liter of juice.
To get the most out of it, I suggest searching here and alltheflavors.com for recipes that appeal to you and have positive feedback. Then pick your 15 flavors based on those (they carry 5 top brands).
Ok so after waiting three weeks my ammit and Merlin mini rta tanks showed up today. I bought 24 awg nichrome 80 wire and kanthal a1. I installed my first two homemade coils at 3.5 mm inner diameter 7 ish wraps. Wicked them and flavor is good. I'm really at a loss for what a good coil wrap would be. I'd like to make more coils and putz with the coil position and wicking to see how flavor is affected. I just need a baseline coil build I know should taste good. So far flavor off my smok baby beast is still better. I'm guessing i can do better at building. But for my first attempt I'm pretty satisfied.
There are many things that affect flavor in an atomizer, but the most important one is airflow. You want the incoming air to hit the coils directly and pass over the coils unobstructed. Position the coils centered in front of and as close as possible to the air holes/channels. Don't let the wicks touch the outer sides of the coils as this obstructs the airflow. You'll notice big differences in flavor between various atomizers, and that is mostly due to airflow. Fiddling with the air intake, wattage and changing drip tips can have a big impact.
The more metal that is in contact with the juice, the better the vapor production. That doesn't mean bigger clouds, just better efficiency, which results in better flavor. You can achieve this in part with twisted or thicker wire (lower AWG) and more wraps, but Clapton wire can perform better as the actual wire also functions as a wick, allowing more juice to be in contact with the heating element. You also want to make sure the coils are heating evenly and that the areas that heat up are in contact with the wicks.
So, just make sure to position your coils and wicks right and you're good. As for material, configuration, wraps, spacing, power, that is honestly a matter of preference. I do 5-6 wraps of 2.5-3 mm spaced Claptons, dual coil whenever possible, pretty low wattage, but that's just me.
Honestly, you have the gear right now to make the best flavor build IMO.
Use your 24 gauge kanthal, and look up some videos on how to make a parallel coil.(usually just bend a length of wire in half and crimp, then wrap the now 2 lengths of wire) Keep it 3mm ID or very close to it. Do like 7 or 8 wraps. When you're done wrapping, snip the crimped end of the wire, then start twisting your 2 perfectly spaced coils apart.
Spaced coils have much more uniform heating, allow airflow between wraps, and have a more efficient surface area than micro coils.
I've had every sort of twisted knuckle fuck staple alien xenomorph polydragon sextuple coil out there, and nothing comes close to this build in both easy of building, and flavor.
When wicking, leave space open under the coil. Try to keep your wicks even on both sides, and keep them tame.
Ok thanks! Good advice. I will be downstairs this morning building.
I got sick of expensive disappointing juice from the store and felt royally ripped off when I calculated the raw ingredient cost to be $1.50 vs a $15 store bottle.
As soon as I started studying rba 's I saw the $0.15 vs $4 premade coil comparison was also a ripoff. I'm pretty excited now that I control the two most expensive vape costs: juice and coils. Thanks everyone!
I've never tried ni80 but before I got into SS I always liked a basic twisted kanthal . I'm not super knowledgeable about builds so don't know what you can do with just 1 awg other than micro,macro, twisted and parrelel. Consider buying a spool of fused Clapton or buy 34 awg and you can make it yourself with the 24 , to introduce yourself to the more complicated builds that have better flavour in the future.
Hi. This has probably been asked before, but does creating "one shot" mixes reduce overall steeping time? I mean if I have the "one shot" already mixed for a period of time.
I feel like one out of twenty of my recipes are spot on the first mix. Or maybe one minor percentage adjustment off. I'm calling that a 5% first try rate. I'm sure some of you guys are wayyyy better than that. What are your numbers? I'm not talking about recipes you have to change an ingredient in, make any major changes to, or that are okay enough to vape. Just the ones that are practically finished first go. Whatcha got?
My first-try ratio is 0%. I haven't mixed a version 1 yet that didn't have massive room for improvement.
Ever the perfectionist.. ;) Do you batch? I usually attempt the same profile with ~5 radically different recipes at the same time. Seems like every 3-4 sessions one of them is rocking without any work other than blueprinting. The other 20 recipes are a different story. Lmao
I mix different things in different ways and it depends in part on why I'm mixing a particular thing, how big of a hurry I'm in to finish it, and how good the first try was. Sometimes I'll make only one version at a time.
But in general, I'll start with V1. That will lead to V2 and V3 (and sometimes more Vs). Those will in turn lead to V2.2, V2.3, V3.2, V3.3. Sometimes a V will just plain be a dead end. Other times they'll spawn V2.22, V2.23, V2.24, V2.25, V3.22, V3.23, etc. Eventually, a recipe evolves.
Can't decide if I just don't like coffee vapes anymore or if I just haven't tried the right mix yet. All of the concentrates I've tried taste and smell like burnt popcorn to me.
Concentrates I've tried:
- SC Cappuncino @ 1.5%
- TFA Caramel Cappuncino @ 1.5%
- FA Dark Bean @ 1%
The only one I can stand is INW Mocca and that tastes more like chocolate than coffee.
Hey there, I was wondering if there is a recipe or just a flavour for matcha green tea? I keep thinking it would be a good vape flavour
How do you balance the pH of your juices? I made a flavor with 5% flavorah lime and it tasted great but the acidity of it would break glass tanks because it would get into the o rings and expand them. Is there another flavor I can add to increase the pH? Or another liquid that I had never even thought of putting in e-liquid? Would increaseing the pH even do anything for this problem?
People use acids to balance pH. It's pretty complex and I don't think you need to go that route. 5% FLV lime seems like a lot, why not try like 2% and see if it's less 'acidic'
First off the simplest solution is the best here. 5% FLV Lime is way too much. In fact, 5% of any Flavorah flavor is way too much. Try .25%-.50%. or .75% if you're feeling crazy.
I would recommend getting another lime if you're looking for a stronger lime vape. FLV Lime Wedge and FLV Lime go great together.
Get a glass tank... it's a lot easier than trying to keep track of which flavors don't agree with plastic, because there's a lot of them.
It's not the tank material I don't think, sorry didn't include this in the original but my tanks is glass. It seemed to be the orings because when I got new ones and washed them every tank or so it was pretty much ok. Thanks though!
I want to get into juice mixing but the initial buying of flavourings seems like it'll be a bit pricey. Can anyone suggest which say flavours I'll get the most 'bang for my buck', the most versatile flavourings. as in what (say 5?) Flavourings will I be able to make the most variety of different flavoured juices using different amounts of flavourings in each juice. Would it be okay if i made a post about this question in the subreddit for more exposure?
You could pick 2-3 fruit/berries, 1-2 creams and maybe mint/menthol from a list such as this one, but if this is your first time, you won't know how to use them. You're better off browsing for a couple of simple recipes that sound appealing to you and order those flavors specifically.
The initial investment may seem large, but if you instead consider the amount of juice you can make with it, it's ridiculously cheap compared to commercial juice. Start out small though, you'll want 10 ml bottles or similar, until you've tried the flavors and know you like them.
I'm thinking of making a 4L batch with my favourite flavourings. I'm tired of buying different flavours and throwing them away. I just want to make something good and simple and forget about mixing for a while. The recipe I'm thinking of: > 4% CAP Sweet Strawberry
> 4% CAP New York Cheesecake
> 4% CAP Sugar Cookie
How do you think, will it work? Taking into account that I'm going to vape this exclusively for 6 months.
If you like the recipe and know that it's still good after a month, by all means, although the strawberry will keep fading with time. However, it does sound a bit like you haven't even tried this recipe, in which case it's a bad idea. Personally I'd never vape 4 liters of any single recipe, but that's me.
I've been mixing for 3 years, and I'm actually don't want to do this anymore.
I'm planning to put only these three flavourings in my next order to make this huge batch.
No, I haven't try this particular recipe, but I'm going for Strawberry Shortcake vibe, but without 10 different flavourings.
I bought 2 base liquids, one 50 50 0% nicotine and one 70 vg 30 pg 18 mg nicotine 10 ml.
I want to make a batch of 30 ml with around 3mg of nicotine, i know i should have bought the PG and VG separated but i wanted to try with something easier for the first time. If i use the e-juice calc it says i shud use 5 ml of the nicotine liquid, but since the 2 liquids have different percentage of VG and PG im not sure about it, what will happen if i mix 70 30 with 50 50? thanks in advance
If you add the 5 ml to get 3 mg/mL, and let's just say the recipe has 7% flavor, here's where you end up:
5 ml 70/30= 3.5 ml VG, 1.5 ml PG
7% flavor= 2.1 ml PG (assuming PG based. Most likely)
22.9 ml 50/50= 11.45 ml VG, 11.45 ml PG
Add it all up you'll have 14.95 ml VG, so 49.8%
And 15.05 ml PG, so 50.2%
Pretty damn close to 50/50
If you were looking to make a 70/30 mix you're fucked. Hopefully you're not sub ohm baping.