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Weekly Questions/Discussion Thread - Week of October 29, 2018
submitted almost 7 years ago by ApexifiedSuckling from the teats of Daenerys Targaryen

Welcome, Everyone.

This is your thread to chat about anything remotely DIY-related that might not fit into one or our other Weekly/Monthly threads or that you’re just not comfortable posting to the front page. If you’re a New Mixer check out the DIY Beginners Guide and the links below then feel free to ask about anything you’re still not clear on.

 

Current Weekly/Monthly threads (Archive of all weekly threads):

  • Weekly ‘Suggest a Recipe for my Flavors’ Thread - You picked a bunch of flavors that either sounded good or were in recipes that looked good but now you want more ideas for what to do with them? Ask here and get suggestions.

  • Weekly ‘What are you Vaping?’ Thread - Talk about the latest recipes you’ve mixed up whether they’re yours or someone else’s.

  • Flavor of The Week - Every week the community gathers to discuss one flavor category and share recipes, notes, ideas, advice, pairings and more. After that the Noted crew (/u/ID10-T, /u/mlNikon & /u/CheebaSteeba) try as many flavors in that category as they can and discuss their impressions, opinions and notes.

  • Throwback Thursday - The newest weekly thread/project to revamp and improve the resources in our sidebar with feedback from the community.

  • FAQ Friday - Where I (and a few other contributors) tackle one Frequently Asked Question as comprehensively as possible.

  • Monthly Recipe Thread - Share your recipes here with or without development notes.

  • Monthly Clone Request Thread - Want a recipe or idea for how to mix your favorite commercial juice? This is the place to ask. Check out FAQ Friday: Clone Requests for some ideas on how best to ask and get closer to accomplishing your remix.

  • Monthly Clone Challenge - A community driven effort to tackle one clone request at a time.

 

Highlights from last week:

The brilliant contraption known as the “LoganPhyve bottle turner for kids who want to learn how to mix good and do other stuff good, too” was revealed to the world. Is it a better world? I don’t know. But it’s different.

/u/CherryDarlingxx had a message to new mixers from a new mixer--It’s good advice that will help you IMMENSELY.

/u/KreativniNeredA1355 made a request for recipes with a few ingredients that were fruity and stuff.

/u/oblivion2k inquired about the elusive sour flavor that, according to experience and /u/nipar, is basically unobtainable.

And finally /u/AlfredPudding, future recipe of the year winner (if I had to bet) dropped another excellent looking recipe called Cap’n Burgundy’s First Mate


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by horrendalmost 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

u/Apexified - interested to know which recipe of u/AlfredPudding you expect to be recipe of the year?

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by Apexifiedalmost 7 years agoSuckling from the teats of Daenerys Targaryen

That was mostly meant to be tongue in cheek commentary on him having a lot of recipes in the highlights. But perhaps, if I were going to nominate one, it would probably be Holy Trinity Ice Cream or 007 Cola.

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by AlfredPuddingalmost 7 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

You sure know how to make a person feel giddy.

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by penatbateralmost 7 years ago

Do vendors do a Halloween sale? I'm afraid they'll be too inundated during black friday

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by dillycrawdaddyalmost 7 years ago

Bull city has 15% off until Halloween night. Code = ghost.

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by Apexifiedalmost 7 years agoSuckling from the teats of Daenerys Targaryen

I was planning on posting a sales thread but I've only seen one place doing a sale so far and it ends today.

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by DispassionatePuffalmost 7 years ago

Sale Thread

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by mixmintressalmost 7 years ago

Do you guys make an effort to meet mixers in your area/in real life? If so, how has that gone? I feel like it would be great to trade knowledge and swap unwanted materials--is this something people do, maybe centered around vape shops? I'm thinking about approaching an owner to set up a meetup type thing.

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by ChemicalBurnVictimalmost 7 years agoresident tobacco expert

I make an effort not to meet anyone in my area/in real life.

But besides that, I doubt there’s too many people around me that mix. I’ve tried to get some people in to it, but that didn’t work out. I haven’t been in a vape shop since the Mutation X v4 came out, but I don’t suppose those are the type of people that I’d care to chat with. I just stick to my online mixing pals.

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by juthincalmost 7 years agoमैंगो कस्टर्ड

I've met one other mixer in my general area. Tried organizing something, but even with a one hour drive radius, there aren't that many in the area that are active on reddit.

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

As far as I know, there are no mixers in my area.

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by sadistic_tendenciesalmost 7 years ago

Okay 3 parter here.

  1. Is INW grapes and grape the same thing? Their site only lists Grapes but the stateside vendors I've been using list it as Grape. I know some of the names get fucky between countries and vendors. Just want to make sure.

  2. Been using a shit ton of LA Lemonade. About 35ml in the last 2 months. I know it fades pretty quickly once mixed but what about in the bottle? At my rate of use seems worthy of at least a 2oz in next order.

  3. Going to be grabbing some Jungle Flavors in next order too. Sweet Strawberry, Honeydew and Juicy Lemon look promising from what I've read here. Any other solid flavors from them worth having around? I mostly vape fruits but do occasionally vape other stuff.

Thanks

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist
  1. Yes

  2. No. Not quickly.

  3. Biscuit, Yellow Cake, Cookie, Coconut, RY4 Double, Fuji

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by sadistic_tendenciesalmost 7 years ago

Awesome, thanks man. Was hoping you'd chime on the JF stuff.

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

No problem!

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by juthincalmost 7 years agoमैंगो कस्टर्ड

In the oddity of INW flavor names, Grape and Grapes are actually the same. It's the exception in their naming convention.

I buy LA Lemonade four ounces at a time. Don't abuse the concentrate (keep it sealed when not using, don't let it heat up) and you're fine.

JF Juicy Lemon is their best. If you ever do baked goods, some Yellow Cake so you don't get cancer from the FW version.

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by sadistic_tendenciesalmost 7 years ago

Thanks. Yeah that naming drives me nuts. I will be trying out your GIGI as well as a couple others that need grape. See I do like stuff other than strawberry or peach.

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by juthincalmost 7 years agoमैंगो कस्टर्ड

It confused me for a while, since I knew Cherry/Cherries were different, and I'd heard people describe INW Grape as a realistic grape flavor instead of being Purple flavor (and the bottle I had was labelled 'Grapes' and is completely Purple and not realistic at all) but... nope. Same flavor.

I do think GIGI is one of my three best recipes. Probably the best, but if I tweaked Apple Blossom a bit...

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by horrendalmost 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"
  1. Yes

  2. u/juthinc uses a lot of this I believe so may know

  3. Never tried and so can't help this one either sorry

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by sadistic_tendenciesalmost 7 years ago

Thanks

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by skye5459almost 7 years ago

Can someone please explain how I can lower my nic level on a pre made juice? I got 6mg and getting harsh throat hits. I’m wanting to see if I lower the nic do I still get this problem

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by Apexifiedalmost 7 years agoSuckling from the teats of Daenerys Targaryen

You can buy another bottle @ 0mg and dilute the nicotine content to whatever level you want. Any other method of diluting it (e.g adding VG) will affect the flavor.

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by skye5459almost 7 years ago

Thanks for the reply. I will just put up with the throat hits then lol

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by deleis1985almost 7 years ago

According to my SFTs I am lucky enough to get the soapy/potpourri off taste from TPA Pomegranate even at low %. If I'm going to find this flavor usable at all, what's the best route to go for taming this note in a mix? I have TPA Dragonfruit, EM, FA Fresh Cream, FLV Marshmallow, FA Meringue, TPA Vanilla Swirl, FLV Sweet Coconut, WF Banana Puree all bought with the primary intention of using as a tamer at low %ages. I'd appreciate any thoughts/input/experiences before I mix up some small experiments to steep!

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

How low have you taken it?

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by deleis1985almost 7 years ago

.25%

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by penatbateralmost 7 years ago

Is there a site that's similar to nic River, that provides nic base, nic salts, and flavorings? Closest I've seen is ecigexpress but they don't sell nic salts.

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by Apexifiedalmost 7 years agoSuckling from the teats of Daenerys Targaryen

Liquid Nicotine Wholesalers is the only place I can think of that is essentially a one stop shop like NicRiver.

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by penatbateralmost 7 years ago

Oohh tnx! Their nic any good?

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by n0tveganalmost 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Among the best you can get. Made by Chemnovatic.

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by Apexifiedalmost 7 years agoSuckling from the teats of Daenerys Targaryen

Haven't gotten around to trying them yet but I plan to

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by 12345ASDMAN12345almost 7 years ago

Has anyone tried the Fried Chicken Flavour Concentrate by Real Flavors?

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by horrendalmost 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Paging the Colonel u/chewymidget

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Also - https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/6dwfyf/rf_sc_fried_chicken/

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by EJuiceMakersalmost 7 years agoMixologist

You cannot nominate your split personality

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

Oh?

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by Grunty123almost 7 years ago

I am mixing a 70/30 VG/PG juice but cannot find information related to the base capella flavorings use. Is it PG or VG?

Thanks ahead of time.

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by Sartzyyalmost 7 years agoFrugivore

Think I’m most cases it’s PG unless stated otherwise

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by LadOkapialmost 7 years ago

Are the Nude Nicotine horror stories universally true, or is this a case of a vocal minority? Been mulling over getting into DIY Lite (read as: cutting my ADVs with unflavored nic base to make them last longer, since I trend towards really strong flavors like Jam Monster that should still shine through just fine if cut a bit) and they were the top of my search results on Google.

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

That's not even diy light by any means. But no, don't order from NN. Vaperstek would be your best bet.

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by LadOkapialmost 7 years ago

Too late, I wasn't in a hurry to get it and decided I'd try it for science. Figured I'd just cancel before they shipped if it took too long. Should be here this upcoming Friday according to the UPS tracking number and the fact they charged my card. Will report back with results.

What would DIY Lite be considered? I was being facetious.

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

One shots.

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by mixmintressalmost 7 years ago

I personally have never had a problem with them, having made 3 orders. I've also spoken with them on the phone. They are smart people. HOWEVER, they are the slowest in shipping. They are slow as hell. They even talk slow. :) If they specifically have something you need, just know it will take like 2 weeks.

Agree though that Vaperstek is top notch in quality, reliability, and speed.

If all you need is a nic base to cut with though, watch Liquid Barn bc they do a lot of that and have good coupon/sales that I wish I wanted something from them to take advantage of, lol.

1 points
 
by PersonOfInterest76almost 7 years ago

Nicotine River has always come through for me.

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by FlCaspralmost 7 years ago

I had an extremely bad experience that lasted over a month with them. And now that the fires are going on you can be sure there will be extra delay. They took 3 weeks to send me a complete wrong order of a half gallon of base I could never use, then took two more weeks to send me 4 leaking bottles, not sealed correctly. Worst phone customer service I've ever experienced in my life, because its virtually non existent. When it is, its the least satisfying and most annoying leave. I would reccomend that if you plan on mixing any time soon, spend $50 at nic river, get the free shipping. Itll be on your door in 4 days (expect possible delay from fires)

As a closer, I'll never order from NN again as long as I live. Happy mixing

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by Im_The_1almost 7 years ago

What is a good base of flavors to mix and match? I want ones that are not only solid on their own, but work well to make compound flavors. All the juices I have made before are unflavored so I'm going in fully blind

1 points
 
by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

There is a list in the sidebar. You should find recipes first, though. And then order flavors based on those.

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by 12345ASDMAN12345almost 7 years ago

Hey, does anyone know a good recipe with white chocolate and vanilla? Can contain anything. Thanks :)

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

You didn't really give us enough info here. Go to ATF and search for the flavors you have.

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by juthincalmost 7 years agoमैंगो कस्टर्ड

nothing with vanilla is good.

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by Athiruxalmost 7 years ago

How so?

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by juthincalmost 7 years agoमैंगो कस्टर्ड

Vanilla is the antithesis of good. It is, by definition, "bland, plain, boring, without distinction".

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by axxegrinderalmost 7 years ago

Good morning!

A couple quick ones here:

  1. Nic - Just ordered some (LB), comes in a shampoo like bottle that isn't convenient for dispensing. I put some into a 4 ounce condiment bottle that does have a convenient dispensing tip. Good idea? Keeping both in the freezer, and I intend to refill the smaller one when it gets empty.

  2. PG/VG - I mix these together in 30/70 mix, then just add whatever I need. Am I doing this right?

  3. How much juice do you make at once? My concern is ensuring that the nic doesn't go bad before I've vaped it.

  4. Finally, is my technique OK? I'm mixing by weight, so I add each flavor/nic, tare, then once all of those are done, I just top the bottle off with my PG/VG mix.

Thanks!!!!

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by deleis1985almost 7 years ago
  1. A lot of people like to take their original nic and break it into smaller bottles (30ml amber glass is popular). Keep one out with your mixing things (as long as it is cool/dark it is fine) and the rest in the freezer. This reduces chances of oxidation and keeps the nic fresh longer.

  2. No, you should use a recipe calculator (there is one on ELR and ATF, others also I'm sure) which will take into account the pg % from flavors. If you do not, you will wind up with higher then 30% pg in your mix.

  3. Depends on the recipe. Is it a dessert type that needs to steep? Or a fruity shake and vape? Fruits can fade faster, so you don't want to make too much. I usually start with a 10ml, then mix a bigger size once I know I like the recipe. I don't do desserts so I only make what I know I'll vape in a week at any given time.

  4. Yes. Except for the vg:pg mix part which I addressed above. Though I suppose you could totally keep making the pre mix, just as long as you know it won't be exactly the 70:30 you're aiming for.

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by axxegrinderalmost 7 years ago

Awesome, all good then, thank you.

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by PatrickJamesYualmost 7 years ago

Im just looking for a real simple RY4 I can make using minimal flavors and from easily accessible suppliers like TFA. Suggestions?

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by ChronicxCoughalmost 7 years ago

Anyone ever tried “Cornbread Puddin” by Country Clouds? Any idea what goes into it/where I should start for a clone?

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by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 7 years agoMixologist

The Clone Request Thread.

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by ChronicxCoughalmost 7 years ago

Well yeah I’ll post it there when the time comes but until then I’m going to generally discuss it with whoever is interested

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by garamasalaalmost 7 years ago

I think Wayne from DIYorDIE has been trying to work this out for a while, he might have something on his website.

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by ChronicxCoughalmost 7 years ago

Sweet I’ll look into it!

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