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Why are what I assume to be menthol crystals rising to the top of the juice I mixed?
submitted over 5 years ago by vinnyg761

So for starters I recently made a batch of juice (if you can call it that) that is 8% menthol (also made myself with crystals dissolved in pg) and 92% vg and there is a white layer on top of the juice which I’m assuming is the menthol because i do not get any menthol feeling. So the question is why didn’t it mix correctly and is there any way to once again dissolve the crystals?

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by Apexifiedover 5 years agoThe Kingmaker

Because menthol doesn't dissolve well in VG. Most people use a 10% dilution in PG and then add that to their mix at somewhere around 0.5-2% (or more if they have a tolerance).

You're using significantly more than than you need and it likely won't stay homogeneous at that concentration.

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by vinnyg761over 5 years ago

So I should mix 90vg with 10pg and then add 1-2% menthol?

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by Apexifiedover 5 years agoThe Kingmaker

You should mix up 10% menthol crystals to 90% PG and then add that as a flavor in your mixing calculator (i.e. https://alltheflavors.com/flavors/the-flavor-apprentice-menthol-liquid-pg) somewhere around 1-2% or if you like really strong menthol, bump it up. You can always add more.

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by vinnyg761over 5 years ago

Sounds good thank you!

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by Southern_Strangerover 5 years ago

If you're at the 8-10% Menthol mark (assuming your Menthol concentrate is a 1% solution), you need around 30% pg to dissolve it. Add Menthol to pg, run under warm water and make sure there's no cloudiness to it, then add the vg and you should have a clear juice that doesn't cloud up unless very cold

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by Benway23over 5 years ago

Christ, I love this sub.

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by habag123over 5 years ago

As others said, put the crystals in pg first. Also, put the bottle in hot water, heat makes the process faster.

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 5 years agoI found my thrill on Blueberry Hill

What was your dilution for the crystals. And why use 8%? That's rather high, and if your math was correct for the dilution, that's probably why the menthol is seperating.

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by vinnyg761over 5 years ago

I don’t know the exact dilution but i think it was a 1:2 menthol to pg

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by EdibleMalfunctionover 5 years agoI found my thrill on Blueberry Hill

It's a good idea to actually pay attention to what you are doing and measure it.

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by Utthanover 5 years ago

I have used too much before. Sit in a cup of warm-up water this should dissolve the crystals a bit and shake the fuck out of it. You can try to squeeze the crystals out too. Just use much less next time as has been suggested. Koolada is a good one to mix small ammounts with menthol. WS-23 is great to, only use 1ml it's strong as fuck.

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