Thank you for these FAQs I actually read them and enjoy them.

I approve of FAQ Friday :D

A lot of mixers will tell you that shake and vapes are kind of a myth. And they -kinda- are. But not really, depending on your preferences. A few of my favorite SNV flavors to work with that aren't on the list are:

FA Oba Oba: This flavor is like the additive bandaid. You can use it to tame weird perfumey fruits, or add body to thin ones. Or both. Or in place of a longer steeping marshmallow. Adds a nice density, and doesn't need more than an overnight/2days to come around in simple blends. .5-2.5%

FW Kiwi: Not a true to form kiwi flavor, and I get almost more melon out of it than Kiwi, but it can add a nice juicy background that's pretty sweet and can take the place of traditional sweetener, taken higher in the % it takes on a borderline melon bubblegum quality that's pretty alright. 3-8%

FLV Wild Melon: This shit is just good. A melon blend that's stellar solo, and fresh mixed. .5% to 3%

FA Pear: Pretty decent standalone, and great fresh. And a perfect pairing for my next favorite. 1-3%

FA Raspberry. 90% of the time when I need something to vape quick, it's FA Pear+FA Raspberry, equal parts around 1.5% with a TPA Honeysuckle, Oba Oba, or both. Standalone 2-3%

Here's a few bonus recipes, just for funsies.

• http://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/687570/Pluckle

• https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/41479#springtime_by_kopel

• [http://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/1344304/One%20Punch](One Punch)

• http://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/941758/Voyager

These are all pretty simple profiles, and good after an overnight at most or just freshly mixed. Happy mixing, you crazy fuckers! Edit: Idk why my links are fucked up like that. Formatting line looks correct :/

Thank you for this. :)

While we are talking about SnV/short steep recipes, I feel that TFA Peanut Butter needs to be on the SnV list. It's really amazing and the most accurate I've come across in the peanut butter vape department. Problem is, it doesn't steep worth a shit. It dries out everything and kind of muddles any fruits you put with it within 2 weeks. I'm curious as to whether anyone has had luck with TFA Peanut Butter past a couple weeks. Is there a magic ingredient to keep it from becoming hollow and dry/bullying fruits out of the mix after a steep?

% missing on FA forest fruit!

Thought I'd mention that some of the FLV tobaccos are really good out of the gate. I haven't tried all of them s&v, but red burley, cured, and connecticut shade are all good fresh.

>It’s frustrating to mix something up and start vaping it only to find yourself steeped in bliss as the last 2ml reaches its full potential.

Yes, yes it is. I had this happen with a test creamy-lemon blend. Don't laugh, cream and lemon work wonderfully together... And you can't really make this with real cream and real lemon... Well, not without being a culinary alchemist.

The shake-n-vape was nice... It had enough of that bright lemony punch and the cream was there, though muted... So, I kept vaping it because it wasn't "super awesome" but more "it's aight."

When I got to the last few drops that I forgot and left on the shelf for too long... It... Was... (almost) Perfect (Thankfully I wrote down the ratios. Though I have to tweak it. I think I used the wrong lemon. It had a rind/leafy hint to it that never really went away and I wanted that "just lemon" punch like from a lemon meringue pie.

I like thread. This is... A nice thread.

This is really helpful. Thank you. Vurve's Cookies and Milk is an excellent S& V too. It sorts you out when you want that quick cookie fix.

TIL there is a rice flavored concentrate

As an inept mixer....this info helps ease my stress. Thank you!

I try to shake n vape all my recipes just to see how they mellow out and change over time. It usually just reaffirms the need to steep a respectable while.

Recently I had my first successful shake n vape mix though: TFA Juicy Peach (6%) and TFA Whipped Cream (4%). Vape-able after a day of rest, though it also definitely improves with steeping.

To add to this. If you know you like your recipe make a shit load of it. Typically when I make a recipe, I make at least 200mls at a time.

That way because I know I'm impatient I will be able to enjoy that two week steep.

Shit if I even think it will be a half decent mix I'll make a bunch too. This costs us like what $3 per 100ML when it's all said and done. Why not.

Nice post. I agree that a shake and vape should truely still be given at least 24 hours, the difference in that small time is huge. And only really shake and Vaped under desperate circumstances.

Even some of the infamous shake and vape recipes like Nana Cream that are great as a SnV will be amazing and turn that satisfying yellow color to let you know it's been steeped properly.

I'm definitely not against it but I personally never shake and vape. I find the real solution is to just keep enough eliquid mixed to not have the need to vape anything mixed recently. Calculate how much eliquid you'll vape in a month, and keep at least that much mixed up.

For me, it's about 12 60ml bottles a month (I actually keep alot more than this in my cupboard maybe 3 month supply) That shouldn't take very much time, so spending an hour a week, or something like that is all it really takes to keep a supply of steeped eliquid constantly.

Not a recipe but if you MTL or like tobacco-ish vapes, FA Soho and DIYFS Holy Grail are great shake and vape.

Great post.

Thought I would post this again as while I think it would be hilarious for someone to steep juice in, I also think it would actually work very well unless you get very desperate and destroy the thing.

https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Safe-Locking-Container-Height/dp/B00JGFQTD2

Love these posts pex! Keep up the good work sir.

The problem I have isn't with the flavors, it's with the ingredients. It can take a solid 24h of shaking occasionally before the PG,VG, and Nicotine are fully mixed together. Sure, the flavor might be fine, but all the ingredients haven't really mixed.

Even unflavored really isn't a shake and vape for me.

Cuprian is pretty immediately delicious, in my opinion, but in about 4-5 days it does get even better.

Great post, thank you very much for putting this together. I searched for a list of flavors that fade quickly and this is the only one I found:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/7mx5gq/flavors_that_fade_over_an_extended_period_of_time

Anyone know if there are other posts like this?

I'm trying to find a simple 2-3 ingredient recipe to start with for my first order. I like fruits and creams and custards and berries. I've sorta narrowed it down to the mustard milk recipe you posted or a CAP vanilla custard v1 and CAP blueberry mix. Wondering which would provide the best sort of creamy vanilla taste? The cap custard or the tfa VBIC? Also would it be simple to switch out the strawberry in mustard milk for a blueberry flavour?

Edit; I should mention I have a diy supplier within driving distance so picking up different flavors at a later date isn't a big issue.

Thanks for this write up good sir! I'm a complete DIY noob, so this really helps. I've already mixed Ina Godda and will be mixing up backwoods lemonade today. I also ordered all of the ingredients for your revisited blue frost last night, as it sounds f'n delicious. Can't wait to try it. Much appreciated!

sorry for the beginnerquestions:

• what means steep (english isnt my first language)?
• Im a beginner but mixing right now base, nicotine shots and longfill aroma/flavour (which is already mixxed). Is that also counted as DIY Juice, how im doing it?

I dont mix the flavour completely myself, every fruit for example. I just buy the bottle and thats it.

Thanks so much!

>it definitely doesn’t hurt to wait 24 hours or 2 weeks, even.

Well that’s 100% not true. What got me into diy was wanting to try u/ID10-T’s Tamamango and if you wait that long then the juice is expired.

You have to shake and vape it. Lots of fruit ones fade quickly like that.