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Weekly General Questions AND New Mixers Thread - Week of May 07, 2018
submitted over 7 years ago by AutoModerator

OK 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!

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by Time-Dumpover 7 years ago

Is there any other websites like ELR that you guys would suggest?

It's been tough finding recipes that are well rated but don't require 10 different ingredients, I don't have much of a selection at the moment (about 18 total) so yea.

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by OdieDoodahover 7 years ago

This tidbit might help you (from the ELR Guide)

  • . . . you can actually find recipes with a specific amount of flavors. To find recipes you can make that has exactly 3 flavors you can add the parameter "fcount" to the URL: http://e-liquid-recipes.com/whatcanimake?fcount=3. It also works with the normal search. Here I search for "coffee", and have added "fcount" to the URL: http://e-liquid-recipes.com/list?q=coffee&fcount=3.*

Also . . . have you tried All the Flavors?

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by Time-Dumpover 7 years ago

Tyvm, already found a new recipe to try off ELR and am gonna check out All the Flavors, appreciate the quick reply!

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by Time-Dumpover 7 years ago

Also if you don't mind me asking, would you happen to know if I can substitute DX Bavarian Cream for the original in recipes at the same amount or?

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Any flavor preceded by DX needs to be disposed of. But if you really want, use it in place of the original and steep for six months. It shouldn't be too horrible (compared to the original) after that time.

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

I always have to ask, why the DX?

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by Sideways_Xover 7 years ago

Can anyone recommend me a >simple< peach and cream recipe? It's more I'm overwhelmed by the number of peach/cream flavors and don't know which are better than others.

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by lNTERLINKEDover 7 years agoI did not ask for this flair.

I haven't tried this recipe, but it looks pretty well balanced and tasty. I would sub the TPA peach for something with less throat hit like INW peach maybe in combination with another, more floral peach like FA White peach.

There's some good info about peach concentrates and a few recipes here. The top comment by /u/notcharlesmanson in particular seems like it would be a good simple peaches and cream.

Edit: This one also looks delicious, and at 2 ingredients, couldn't be simpler.

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by Accidentallystonedover 7 years ago

I've mixed that first one, the throat hit for the first week or so was pretty off putting. After a few weeks it turned out pretty good for a peach vape

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by wh1skeyk1ngover 7 years agoThanks for reading this flair

Try:

  • TFA Juicy Peach 4%

  • FA White Peach 2%

  • TFA Bavarian Cream 4%

The 2 peaches compliment each other nicely and TFA Bavarian is a decently neutral yet rich cream to work with.

Edit: should have included the bit about TFA peach juicy carrying a wicked throat hit for some people. INW might be a better option at a lower percentage if you have a sensitive throat. Also, there's a couple FOTW posts that go further into detail with peach flavors than I can.

Link 1

Link 2

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

I’ve preferred INW over TFA Juicy as the main peach flavor, but adding a bit of Juicy helps it out.

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by Sideways_Xover 7 years ago

Looks like INW peach is what I was looking for. Already have the TFA Bav cream. Perfect!

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

It’s great at 1 %

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Best peach cream recipe ever:

2% FA Fresh Cream

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by Sideways_Xover 7 years ago

Just cream no peach?

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Wave a (sealed) bottle of FLV Mango over it if you want. But yeah. Note - it's also the best Strawberry&Cream recipe. And almost any Fruit+Cream recipe is best in this form. (Creamy fruits like banana or Coconut are exceptions. Or - IRL at least - Cherry Garcia ice cream.)

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by physicaliaover 7 years ago

I'm thinking about buying a large quantity of 200mg nicotine.

Approximately how long can I store it before it goes bad?

I'm going to store it airtight in a freezer. Any other tips?

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Split the bottle up into smaller bottles. Store them in the freezer and you should be fine. You don't want to be opening the one bottle multiple times in and out of the freezer... just decant the once, into the freezer, take out enough to mix for a month or two at a time and you'll be fine. Keep anything that isn't in the freezer in a cool place with no sunlight. Some people go to the extreme of adding argon into bottles before they store... if you really feel like trying that you can but it isn't necessary. And once in the freezer... it's lasted for years without degradation for people who've stored their's in a freezer that long.

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by physicaliaover 7 years ago

follow up:

Just got a 250ml sample bottle. On the label it says store between 2 °C and 6 °C. I thought it should be lower than that. What's the best temperature to store nicotine?

Still want to know how long I can expect to store it until it goes bad. 2 years? 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?

The nicotine is in pg btw.

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by coop34over 7 years ago

I can confirm 2 years minimum, no degradation at all. So I would reasonably expect a lot longer than that. FWIW, nic is in PG, 60ml amber glass bottles with phenolic caps filled to the brim, 0 degrees F

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Lower than the suggested temp is for long term storage. Using it straight out of the freezer is a bit more difficult, and would involve having it fluctuate in temperature widely on a frequent basis. Tl:dr - the recommendation assumes you'll be using it all fairly quickly

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by apaulo617over 7 years ago

Any one have really unique flavors that came out surprisingly good? I'm thinking about apple cinnamon and cheese cake, Menthol strawberry cream, and lemon cake batter.

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by sirfletchalotover 7 years agoI &lt;3 ID10-T
  • CAP spearmint 2%
  • CAP juicy peach 3%
  • TFA whipped cream 2%

Trust me

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by apaulo617over 7 years ago

Lol I wish I could sample it before I tried it but it sounds really good. Why peach though?

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by sirfletchalotover 7 years agoI &lt;3 ID10-T

The question is......why not?

Basically I've seen a shit ton of recipes incorporating fruit and menthol together. Being a chef by trade I wanted to push those boundaries away from the basic strawberry, Apple mint combos I see everywhere. Peach was something I considered and after playing around with the recipe I found it paired really well with the spearmint. The whipped cream helps fill out the flavours nicely

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by ChemicalBurnVictimover 7 years agoresident tobacco expert

This one is kind of weird and oddly good. I was trying to find a way to make anise not so horrible, and with the Wood Spice it is actually pretty decent.

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by apaulo617over 7 years ago

Lol wtf is wood spice

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by ChemicalBurnVictimover 7 years agoresident tobacco expert

It’s a sandalwood flavor. Tastes like cologne in a not gross way.

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by apaulo617over 7 years ago

Lol omg I just remembered when I first started vaping I did mocha mixed with red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting that shit was so good but my could would go black in a day

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by dreamvillesimbaover 7 years ago

Hi all. I'm trying to make a 50ml mix of some stuff I have. I thought the following could make a good mix: RY4 Double (TPA), Caramel v2 (Cap) and VBIC (Cap). I have no idea what percentages to use though. Could anyone help me with this? I also have some leftover Sugar Cookie v2 (Cap) and Choco Glazed Doughnut (Cap). Maybe I can throw one of those in as well? I'd love to hear some suggestions on how I could make the tastiest mix out of those 3/5 ingredients.

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by n0tveganover 7 years ago

I'd start simple with maybe a 123 in ratios.

RY4 Double @ 3%

VBIC @ 2%

Caramel @ 1%

Maybe add 0.5% Sugar Cookie if you want it sweeter, or switch the caramel and vbic percentages according to your liking.

Then try and go through iterations based on what you like/dislike of the first recipe. Also why 50ml? I'd start with 20ml so in case you don't like it at all, you did not waste as much.

Edit: format

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by Bghislyover 7 years ago

I'm in search of accurate reviews by Spanish people as I primarly use Bombo and Vap Fip flavours, and I'm searching for a good "tobacco" flavour. Also, I want to know if Heisenberg is a good flavour or it's overhyped. Thanks.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

You want /r/ejuice.

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by Bghislyover 7 years ago

Thank you!!!

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by lNTERLINKEDover 7 years agoI did not ask for this flair.

Also /r/ECR_EU is good. :)

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by exdjotaover 7 years ago

Good evening, from vap fip I tested the bases and bases with nicotine. I can only say that never again. In my opinion they are bases for beginners. They are the most accessible, they are in almost all stores, but once you try other brands you do not want to vap fip. The aromas, as they are not manufacturers, I imagine that they will be re-based of other brands with their bases. Of Bombo I can not comment because I have not tried more than one eliquid

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by Bghislyover 7 years ago

Thank you!! (Gracias), for now I placed my order and took 500 ml of oil4vap (bet you know it too), the Heisenberg's aroma (need to try that thing...)and the virginia blen from Bombo to change a bit.

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by Speedyslinkover 7 years ago

Hi all. I am extremely new to all this. I've read through the FAQs and beginner's info and didn't see my particular question addressed, so here goes:

I have a number of commercial 0 nicotine e-liquids. I would like them to be at least 3mg nic (but no more than 6mg). How reckless would I be to add some blended nicotine solution such as sold by Vape Wild? Obviously, I don't have a recipe to go by for each juice, so I'm working in the dark here. Thanks for any help, I feel a bit awkward posting this

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by PerennialPhilosopherover 7 years ago

You can do that. It will dilute the flavor a bit, but not much at 3mg. As to how: do you have a scale? Recipe calculator? What strength is the nicotine?

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by Speedyslinkover 7 years ago

I do not have a scale; can I use an online calculator?; 3mg

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by PerennialPhilosopherover 7 years ago

Oh your nicotine solution is 3mg? This is not going to work .

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by RamboUnchainedover 7 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

Looking to make a bunch of 500mL batches. I have some wide mouth bottles, so the spout size doesnt really matter to me. I can't decide if I should use mason jars, glass boston rounds, or these

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

16oz bottles are, iirc, 473ml. May be an issue.

I'd go with mason jars if you have a steady enough hand to decant into unicorn bottles for use.

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by RamboUnchainedover 7 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

I’m using wide mouth chubby gorillas so spout size isn’t an issue since I have a large funnel that fits in them without issue

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by br4d24over 7 years ago

I have been slowly accumulating all of the flv tobacco concentrates as they become available at my go-to vendor. So far I have these ones, and was wondering if anyone could suggest a nice tobacco recipe I could mix up tonight?

  • Red Burley

  • Connecticut shade

  • Tatanka

  • Cured tobacco

  • Virginia

I have single flavor tested a few of them and messed around mostly with red Burley and tatanka so far, but tbh I haven't got a damn clue how to effectively use tobacco flavorings. I figure mixing up some good recipes might give me a better idea of how these flavors can work.

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by OdieDoodahover 7 years ago

If you haven't already . . .

  • Create an account on ELR

  • Add flavors to your "Flavor Stash"

  • Click on the "what can I make?" button

  • Sort the list of recipes by rating

  • Start reading from the top

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by br4d24over 7 years ago

yeah i have done that plenty, but i have about 250 flavors in my stash, and im not sure there is a way to filter "what can i make" recipes by certain flavors unfortunately.

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by OdieDoodahover 7 years ago

In the top right corner - click on the "User" icon to bring down a menu. From there choose "Search by Flavor Stash". That will bring you to a page of recipes with all your flavors (with switches). The switches you turn "on" will limit the list to only recipes that contain those flavors.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Hmm. Check the march recipes. I think there are a few you might want to try.

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by br4d24over 7 years ago

Nice thanks, will do!

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Any chance you have FLV rich cinnamon or FA Cinnamon Ceylon? .2% (or 1%, respectively) with 2% each red burley and Connecticut Shade should be something you'd like. You could add 4% RY4D if you want some caramel with your tobacco. (One month steep on that.)

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by ChemicalBurnVictimover 7 years agoresident tobacco expert

Are those your only tobaccos, or just the only FLV you have?

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by br4d24over 7 years ago

Well if you count RY4 style "tobaccos" then i also have:

  • HS RY4

  • TFA RY4 Double

  • FA Soho

  • WF Vanilla Ruyan Custard

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by ChemicalBurnVictimover 7 years agoresident tobacco expert

Perhaps you could do something like this but sub the Kentucky with Virginia. All FLV tobacco recipes and RY4s are not my specialty :/

I bet something like this might be interesting though:

2% Vanilla RY Custard

1.5% Red Burley

.5% Connecticut Shade

1.5% Virginia

If I wasn’t in bed right now I’d go mix that up to see how it is. Definitely gonna give it a go tomorrow. I’ve got a pretty interesting one in the works with that RY Custard.

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by ScentedOrangeover 7 years ago

Hey guys. Im trying to make a swedish fish flavor but im struggling with the flavor being kind of dull and muted. My recipe is: Swedish Gummy (TFA) @ 5% Juicy Strawberry (fa) @ 2% Vanilla Swirl(tfa) @ 1%

I was wondering if someone could tell me if they have any good recipes using Sweedish Gummy feom tfa

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

Take the Swedish gummy down to 2%. Use it as an additive, not a base flavor.

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by ScentedOrangeover 7 years ago

Should I bump up the strawberry? Or use different strawberries maybe?

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

I’m not familiar with that one. Do you have others?

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Swedish berries are more raspberry-blackcurrant than shitty (aka strawberry).

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by blazinfireguyover 7 years ago

27 fish by CAP is really close. Sounds like you're close too, but if you can get it, it would work nicely.

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by VoopiesEliquidover 7 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

Hey bud,

Try mixing 5% Swedish gummy with 1% sweet strawberry (cap), 1% raspberry v2 (cap), 1% Grape Concord (FA)

I know the grape sounds kind of weird but mixed with the strawberry and raspberry it makes the berryish flavours of the Swedish fish really come through

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by MrWithABlackHatover 7 years ago

Hey guys,

I'm sorry for my noob question, I tried looking it up online but Im not sure and with these kind of things I'd like to be sure... :/

First for the math... I have 150ml of nicotine base with a strength of 18mg(/ml?). And I have 30ml ready to vape e-liquid. Now for example...

30ml nicotine free e-liqiud

5ml nicotine base (18mg/ml) = 90mg nicotine

Means I should have 35ml of e-liquid with 90mg nicotine means my result is ~2.5mg/ml nicotine. Is this math right or am I doing something wrong?

And now my second question is, what are your experiences? I'm a heavy smoker who smokes about 15-25 cigarettes per day and I really want to go to vaping... What is the range of nicotine mg/ml I should try with my 15-25 cigs?

Thanks a lot and sorry for my english... :)

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Your math sounds about right. 6ml of 18mg/ml added to 30ml of 0mg/ml would give you 3ml of 3mg/ml, so your numbers don't seem far off. As for what you should be doing as far as target juice level - 8t depends on your gear and your pain tolerance (and how much you're into pain). Subohm, not one to enjoy pain, stick to 3mg. MTL and crave pain? Go with 12-18mg. And then there's the nic salt option... so you could probably vape 9mg relatively pain-free even with subohm gear.

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by OdieDoodahover 7 years ago

I suggest you use two different levels of nicotine.

When I made the switch I used two tanks - one with 12mg/ml and the other with 3mg/ml. I primarily vaped the 3mg. But at certain times when the nicotine craving was super strong (first thing in the morning, after dinner, etc) a few puffs on the 12 mg helped keep me off the cancer sticks.

The higher nic is much harsher, but not unbearable - and MUCH better than smoking. You might want to look into Nic Salts for something with a higher nic.

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by penatbaterover 7 years ago

Is nic River a substantially bigger company than Bcf? I placed an order on nic River 2 days ago and still hasn't been processed. I just placed an order on bcf a while ago and I got an email it's been shipped already o.o

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by wh1skeyk1ngover 7 years agoThanks for reading this flair

BCF is generally a bit quicker than nic river in my experience.

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by Sideways_Xover 7 years ago

NR isn't the fastest to ship out no, but don't worry they are very reliable.

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

BCF is always quicker, but NR is a great place as well. They just tend to be a bit slower to process orders

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by penatbaterover 7 years ago

Thanks. Finally got the shipping label made for my NR order.

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by DistortionAddictover 7 years ago

I usually buy bottles shots but I'm wanting to try mix my own. Got 2 recipes in mind but not sure about the ratios

Drip Hacks Pineapple 6%

Drip Hacks Mango 2%

FA Passion Fruit 2%

FA Mandarin 2%

The second recipe will be the same with FA Orange instead of pineapple.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Uh... well, I don't believe I've seen that brand of flavor before. Have you done any SFT on them? 2% FA passionfruit seems really high. As does 2% FA Mandarin.

Unless you're making this for a pod system, or you're a total masochist, I'd suggest cutting those in half. (Then again, you are using two peach flavors, so I can't discount masochism.)

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by DistortionAddictover 7 years ago

I've just guessed it a bit judging by the recommended mixing strengths on each flavour. I'll probably use some 10ml testers of 1% for Passion fruit and mandarin.

Not sure what you mean by two peach flavours

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

He has some serious opinions on certain flavors and likes to impose them on others.

Drip Hacks is rebranded FA. My comment from your main post still stands.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Mango and passionfruit both, beside (what's the taste equivalent of 'reeking'?) of peach, most likely contain linalool... a serial throat-rapist masquerading as a flavor volatile. Pretty harsh either way. And I don't believe I've ever encountered a FA flavor that needed to be used above 3%, and most are most useful under 2%.

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by beggars-and-peasantsover 7 years ago

Would tfa mango be a good stand alone vape? I do have cream tfa as well though. What would be the percentage for a standalone

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by XOsquaretriangleover 7 years ago

There was a megathread on mango flavors a while back (here)[https://reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/4f2dap/mango_flavor_review_megathread/]. A few replies down, someone copied and pasted a note about TFA mango that they made while developing a recipe. Spoiler alert: it is not considered one of the best mango flavors. If you search the sub for “TFA mango” though you’ll find some other threads asking similar questions — some people recommend adding a jackfruit flavor to try to improve it.

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by beggars-and-peasantsover 7 years ago

Thanks I didn’t know. I’m completely new to diy ejuice. I’ll check out the thread

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by garamasalaover 7 years ago

You should give it a try. Find out a reasonable percentage from ELR, alltheflavors, or from flavour notes here.

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by bigtidderover 7 years ago

A good recipe to use up your TFA Mango is The Dude by Alphavape clone. I would cut those percentages in half and steep for 2 weeks to reduce the throat hit though. It's really tasty.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

No mango is good standalone. Or mixed.

But if you were going to insist on trying, you want FLV Mango (if you like the peach side of the mango flavor) or VT Green Mango (if you prefer the pinesol part of mango flavor)

In the meantime, OP, you might want to read this if you think you'll have any chance of liking TFA Mango...

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by beggars-and-peasantsover 7 years ago

Alright I’ll make it then. I just bought it randomly haha. I’ll try this one and if I like it I’ll try the ones you suggested

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

/u/ID10-T (and no OP, that wasn't calling you names.)

And btw you won't like it.

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by Fury_7over 7 years ago

I'm about to order a gallon of VG and I'm wondering if I need to separate them out into smaller bottles like 6 500ml bottles with very minimal air in each bottle or will using only 1 500ml bottle to refill from the gallon for mixing be fine? The concern is if air in the gallon jug matter with VG?

Will be stored in my closet. I'm good on the nic and PG storage, just wondering about VG. Should last me from 1.5-3 years, just thinking if it'll go bad near the end when the gallon is mostly empty.

Thanks in advance for your comments and advice.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

A s long as the containers are airtight, it should store for quite a while if kept within a reasonable temperature range. The main worries are it absorbing moisture from the air, or picking up random flavor molocules from the air. Both of these require exposure to the air... (note that the source bottle will contain a great deal of air once it is mostly empty, so... if you divide it up between several bottles, the ones you don't expect to use right away completely full with no air, and sealed... you should be fine.)

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by wh1skeyk1ngover 7 years agoThanks for reading this flair

I've always just left it in the gallon until the last drop and never had a problem. It's generally stored around 72F or less though. If it got too warm resulting in condensation, or sat out where sunlight could reach it, I might be a bit concerned about the effects.

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by Fury_7over 7 years ago

I live in the south so my place can get up to 78F... In this case, would you recommend breaking it up into the smaller 500ml bottles? Or putting bottles in what space I have in the fridge?

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Do you have a basement? Or somewhere other than a fridge that'll stay cooler? Either way... probably your best bet is to divide it up so you minimize the exposure to air.

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by wh1skeyk1ngover 7 years agoThanks for reading this flair

If you have a basement, I'd keep the bulk jug there near the floor and your working bottle in the cupboard/closet. I've never bothered keeping my VG in there but if I had to choose 78F or the fridge, I'd probably choose the fridge next to my working bottle of nic.

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by jasontsr14over 7 years ago

I keep mine in the gallon jug it comes, in my refrigerator. Fill up a squeeze bottle for daily use that sits closed on the mixing table.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Any tobacco experts got any good substitutes for FLV Connecticut Shade? It'll be a while before my next order, so...

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by ChemicalBurnVictimover 7 years agoresident tobacco expert

You looking to substitute it with something you already have or you plan on ordering a sub for it? Personally, I get mostly coffee from it. I’m actually vaping a cigar recipe right now that I swapped the Shade with FLV Irish Cream and it’s not bad. The Irish Cream is a bit stronger than the shade though, so I’d cut it back by 50-66%. INW Kent has a coffee note that I’ve used in a similar way to Connecticut Shade, but it also has a hint of licorice. It’s not an offensive amount of licorice, but it’s there. Also seems to be a bit stronger, so i would scale it back about 25%.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Hmm. I was actually looking to add both Connecticut Shade (as a replacement for Cured) and some SA Irish Coffee to tweak one of my recipes, then realized the order I just got in had several other FLV items, just not CS... I may just use HS Cigar instead... I'll check and see if I have Kent tho...

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by ChemicalBurnVictimover 7 years agoresident tobacco expert

If you have FLV Native that might be a good swap for Cured. Might end up with coffee overload with Kent or CS.

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by Mistbourneover 7 years ago

Hey guys. I've read through all of the DIY Starter guide. Just a few quick question, since this in one of the most changing parts of the DIY scene. I'm very new, so any additional points are appreciated.

Where do you recommend buying VG, PG, and Nicotine? Any places/brands to avoid in particular?

Is there a guide anywhere on what flavors/additives/ingredients to avoid? I recall hearing that ginger possibly produces toxic chemicals when vaped, as opposed to when used in cooking, for example. Anything obvious to avoid?

Thanks guys.

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by garamasalaover 7 years ago

Where in the world are you?

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by Mistbourneover 7 years ago

US. West coast, if it matters.

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by garamasalaover 7 years ago

Many of us are not from the US so when you ask for places it can help stating where you are.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Flavors to avoid? Anything from Capella that is V2. Any TFA DX flavors (other than peanut butter). TFA Honey. TFA Acai. TFA Mango. TFA Cinnamon Spice (you can get this one, but buy the smallest size available (hopefully from somewhere that sells 3ml sample sizes) and dilute to a 1% solution that you can use in recipes at .1%). There's a bunch of FW flavors that add actual sugars (which are toxic to vape) such as FW Yellow Cake. The fill list of FW flavors to avoid is available somewhere, I think it was in one of the FAQ Friday threads. There's a bunch of flavors from INW that were once good but we're reformulated to horribleness. I don't recall the entire list, it should be available when searching. Most flavoring to be used in vaping is artificial in nature, because artificial is safer to vape than natural... natural flavors are often oil based, which is again not healthy to inhale.

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by Mistbourneover 7 years ago

Awesome man, thank you very much. I appreciate the pretty exhaustive list.

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by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Hardly exhaustive. But a lot of the major ones were there. I forgot TFA ~~Cheesecake~~Foot Cheese, for example.

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by kuri_sanTouover 7 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

Nic River is good

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by Mistbourneover 7 years ago

Thanks for the lead, man! Got everything I needed to start from there. Gonna branch out in future orders, but a one stop shop non-kit is nice for that first order.

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by kuri_sanTouover 7 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

same for me. I'm limited on which vendors I can order from and they were the only place that I could get all the essentials all in one spot. the nic was the only item that failed to meet my expectations. not saying it isn't quality but on my next order I'm going to invest more on a better brand, like that Chemnovatic stuff people can't stop talking about

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by Str8UpCactusover 7 years ago

New mixer here! I've ordered some NicSelect nicotine solution for my mixes and I find it gives a harsh burning feeling in my throat vs pressure feeling in my chest that I get from premium juices. Do you think I should try liquid barn nicotine or another more expensive brand? Or am I not mixing something properly? An example of a mix i did was 5% TFA swedish gummies, 3mg nic, 70/30 PG/VG, and it still roasted my throat. I'm very frustrated :(

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

What is the ratio of your nic?

There are people who say Swedish Gummy has a harsh throat hit. I don’t think it’s that good of a solo flavor.

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by Str8UpCactusover 7 years ago

Its 48mg vg based

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

Did you shake the hell out of it before mixing with it?

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by Geniusesto1over 7 years ago

I'm new to making my own e-juice. i have tried so many different mixes but i failed all of them. but now i found the flavors that i love. it kinda worked for me but it doesn't feel right this is what i used:

Mango-TFA 4&#37;

Orange Mandarin-TFA 4&#37;

Pineapple-TFA 6%

Berry Mix-TFA 4&#37;

Juicy Peach-TFA 4%
Ripe Strawberry-TFA 4%

it came out really strong. can someone help me please. thank you ^_^

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by garamasalaover 7 years ago

Is that one recipe? 26% is pretty high.

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by Geniusesto1over 7 years ago

>Geniuses

it is one recipe. no wonder why i kept smelling the mix all day long.

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by Mistbourneover 7 years ago

I'm new as well, but it looks like most juices use ~15% total for various flavoring. Haven't seen any recipes with more than 16% flavoring.

Try lowering various flavor levels, and keep whatever flavor you want to shine the most at the highest %.

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

Most of the flavors you used just aren’t very good. Some of your percentages are also high

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