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Citric Acid (read inside)
submitted almost 8 years ago by Diversed

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by Apexifiedalmost 8 years agoSuckling from the teats of Daenerys Targaryen

Most of the time citric acid is used as an enhancer to fruits to make them "pop" but it's typically a 10% dilution used at .25-1%. It won't come across as sour but when combined with malic acid it does create a mediocre sour sensation.

I wouldn't use it to flavor straight VG as it's unlikely to dissolve easily and probably wouldn't be much more enjoyable than just vaping unflavored VG.

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by Diversedalmost 8 years ago

Well I do enjoy vaping straight VG, would it add ANY noticeable flavor?

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by Apexifiedalmost 8 years agoSuckling from the teats of Daenerys Targaryen

It's much more likely to add tons of throat hit at the level you would need to get any kind of flavor out of it. If you're looking for a cheap and local solution to adding flavor you can try to find some LorAnns flavorings at places like like Hobby Lobby or Walmart. LorAnns Banana Cream @ 5-10% would make a much better single flavor than citric acid.

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by Diversedalmost 8 years ago

I've tried to find that stuff, the closest Walmart is an hour away and they only have dark purple grape.

I saw some thread about adding lemon juice, thoughts on that?

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by juthincalmost 8 years ago

It would be safe, if the citric acid was pure. Not sure if you'd get it pure at a store. It also wouldn't do much. Citric acid can be useful in mixing, but usually at concentrations well below 1%. I'd have to check again to find the exact proper percentage... it does tend to vary depending on what it's mixed with.

You can always vape pure VG. It'll be ever so slightly sweet.

And if you have access to a Chem lab at school, you can do much more interesting things (without using any chemicals you didn't bring with you)... for example, soak a couple cinnamon sticks in VG, pour the VG into a bottle after a week, take that to where you can use a centrifuge. (You want to ensure you remove any solids, that's the most effective approach. You can also use filtration techniques, but I like the other way.)

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by Diversedalmost 8 years ago

This is it: https://imgur.com/a/Vyhp9

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by liquisedxalmost 8 years ago

Never trust Comic sans.

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by juthincalmost 8 years ago

Yeah, I also have the lifetime supply of wicking material. Dunno that you meant for that photo tho.

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by Diversedalmost 8 years ago

Shit wrong pic

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by Diversedalmost 8 years ago

I meant this sorry: https://imgur.com/a/Vyhp9

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by robbiepellagreenalmost 8 years ago

If you actually already enjoy vaping pure vg like you said below, I would just do that until you can afford to get some flavour concentrate.

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