I see some people claim 15% flavouring is perfect, whilst others wont go above 5%. Is there a sweet spot to start at?
Anyone claiming that recipes should all have 15% total flavoring, or less than 5% total flavoring, is someone you should stop listening to, immediately.
On that note, I would say that "aim for 5-15%" isn't actually terrible advice. I've heard worse.
Yeah, like "you should try DIY, you'll save so much money."
Like the other guy said, if you use mostly weaker brands you'll need to use higher percentages. It also depends on the number of ingredients. You don't need 15% of a single flavor, but using +6 ingredients, you may end up that high. If you prefer max VG, you may want to go a bit higher, the same may hold true if you prefer small coils at lower wattages. As you can tell, there's a natural variance and you can't pick a fixed number for a sweet spot.
That said, there's a lot of over flavoring going on. One of the reasons is that some recipes were made for older devices, but mostly it's just cluelessness. You can cut the percentages in such a recipe in half and get the exact same result, or even improve it. A common beginner mistake is to strive for a really strong flavor by dumping way too much concentrate into a mix. Not only does it not work, it's a waste of concentrate and all you get is numb senses so you get even less flavor than if you started low.
What are the stronger brands? Haven't bought flavours in 2 years so a lot has changed. Had TFA / cap before, looking at INW / flv just bit pricier, want good strong flavours just don't want to waste money. Any tips?
INW, FLV and FA are much more potent than CAP, TFA and FW. That said, they all have different areas they excel in so you really shouldn't go only by concentration. Get the best flavor for your objective, regardless of brand.
Exactly how much salt should go into everything you cook?
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I always told my friend 3-20% and he was like wtf, then i gave him my 3% ry4 and my nuka cola berry mix thing 17% and he undestands why i just cant say exactly Usually i aim at 10% for 1-2 flavors
If I'm trying a standalone flavor I usually try it at 7% for fruit/beverage/bakery flavors or 2% for tobacco or "essential" flavors and work out from there. Flavorings vary a lot in concentration but specific manufacturers tend to have similar potency. You may like Capella's mixed at 10% but need to drop down to 3-5% for Flavor Art. TPA seems have a lot that are good around 7%. If you can't find advice on a specific flavor you can try checking out what % similar flavors from the same manufacturer are typically used.
It's all so subjective, everyone has different tastes, different vape setups, different vape styles. All that's in addition to the different strength of flavorings between manufacturers as well as the same manufacturer having different strength flavors.
If you see a recipe you like but it's a percentage you feel is too strong ELR has an adjust flavoring percentage that's easy to use. I didn't notice it until like a month ago and I've been mixing about a year.
It’s all according to your tastes. I quit listening to anybody telling me how mix my liquid. I threw out so many mixes other people suggested to me. There’s a reason it’s called DIY, do it yourself for yourself. You just gotta find out where your tastes lie. You might hate the stuff I like or I taste at .5% but you don’t til 10% or vice versus And it varies between brands. That’s why you start out on small testers of each flavor at a certain percentage and then go from there