Adding distilled water to Diy e liquid

[Tivaliman]

hey guys, wassup!
So, I've been mixing up my own batch of juice lately. Things have been working out fine but its still not as good as the retail e liquids.
I use the steam engine calculator for juice mixing. I add 20% flavour from flavorah, I've tried a 80/20 vg/pg, I've also mixed 70/30 the pg seems to hit too hard. At a higher vg content, it becomes too viscous and heavy.
Should I mix in some de-ionized water see if it helps, I'm guessing the juice would wick better.
I wonder if this is a common for amateurs, it'll be smashing if anyone can help.
Thanks in advance

 

[ENAUD]

A lot of folks who mix high VG recipes will add 2-5% distilled H2O to make their juice wick better. Start low, you can always add more.

 

[Alien Traveler]

hey guys, wassup!
So, I've been mixing up my own batch of juice lately. Things have been working out fine but its still not as good as the retail e liquids.
I use the steam engine calculator for juice mixing. I add 20% flavour from flavorah, I've tried a 80/20 vg/pg, I've also mixed 70/30 the pg seems to hit too hard. At a higher vg content, it becomes too viscous and heavy.
Should I mix in some de-ionized water see if it helps, I'm guessing the juice would wick better.
I wonder if this is a common for amateurs, it'll be smashing if anyone can help.
Thanks in advance

I used 80 VG/10Pg/10water a while ago. All this thing about high VG juice... It was not bad. Water definitely helps with wicking.
However I am using 50VG/50PG now, and for me it's much (MUCH) better.

 

[Mowgli]

I tried distilled water but the throat hit's kind of brutal.
A few people suggested saline for inhalation and it has almost no added TH IMO.
I've been using 3-5% saline in my 85-87VG/10% flavoring(PG) mix since last year.
I asked my doctor about using saline and he said it should be no problem.
The amount of salt in my mix should be insignificant.

 

[retired1]

Moved to DIY E-Liquid

 

[mhertz]

I used 80 VG/10Pg/10water a while ago. All this thing about high VG juice... It was not bad. Water definitely helps with wicking.
However I am using 50VG/50PG now, and for me it's much (MUCH) better.

I'm interested in your opinion... Why do you feel it's better? Better flavor(because heigtened PG) or better wicking?

I used 50/50 for over a year when started vaping, but the PG taste can be tasted easilly in this ratio imho(ethanol'ish/bitter)...

For me, PG and VG dries me out equally(sorry, unrelated ), which isn't that bad and pretty rare and I just go by taste-preference.... Alot of the young crowd just goes for max-vg because of clouds i'm sure, without even knowing which they would specifically prefer when tested thoroughly...

 

[glasseye]

hey guys, wassup!
So, I've been mixing up my own batch of juice lately. Things have been working out fine but its still not as good as the retail e liquids.
I use the steam engine calculator for juice mixing. I add 20% flavour from flavorah, I've tried a 80/20 vg/pg, I've also mixed 70/30 the pg seems to hit too hard. At a higher vg content, it becomes too viscous and heavy.
Should I mix in some de-ionized water see if it helps, I'm guessing the juice would wick better.
I wonder if this is a common for amateurs, it'll be smashing if anyone can help.
Thanks in advance

I have to wonder if the harshness you're getting is due to too much flavoring. 20% Flavorah is a very high percentage since most of them are recommended at about 2% to start.
As for adding distilled water, I routinely add it up to 10% for mid to high VG. IMO it helps the flavors meld together better.

 

[AzPlumber]

I have to wonder if the harshness you're getting is due to too much flavoring. 20% Flavorah is a very high percentage since most of them are recommended at about 2% to start.

^This^ - Too much flavoring

 

[Alien Traveler]

I'm interested in your opinion... Why do you feel it's better? Better flavor(because heigtened PG) or better wicking?

I used 50/50 for over a year when started vaping, but the PG taste can be tasted easilly in this ratio imho(ethanol'ish/bitter)...

For me, PG and VG dries me out equally(sorry, unrelated ), which isn't that bad and pretty rare and I just go by taste-preference.... Alot of the young crowd just goes for max-vg because of clouds i'm sure, without even knowing which they would specifically prefer when tested thoroughly...

Much better wicking.
No coughing. With high VG I started to cough, may be twice a day (phlegm in my throat...) My wife was becoming antzy, because I never coughed when I was smoking.

 

[mhertz]

Thanks mate, appreciated. Yes, phlegm buildup is an issue with VG for some, well probably for all but just maybe not noticed as much by everyone...

 

[Mowgli]

I tried distilled water but the throat hit's kind of brutal.
A few people suggested saline for inhalation and it has almost no added TH IMO.
I've been using 3-5% saline in my 85-87VG/10% flavoring(PG) mix since last year.
I asked my doctor about using saline and he said it should be no problem.
The amount of salt in my mix should be insignificant.

To clarify - I use 10% flavoring from a different company.

 

[Tivaliman]

I have to wonder if the harshness you're getting is due to too much flavoring. 20% Flavorah is a very high percentage since most of them are recommended at about 2% to start.
As for adding distilled water, I routinely add it up to 10% for mid to high VG. IMO it helps the flavors meld together better.

Yeah I thought mixing 20% flavour would be OK seeing its pg based. I end up mixing it down considerably ( I can usually fix the strength) with vg and pg. plus I definitely must have got the numbers mixed up.
I don't mind experimenting a little on this side of things, at least I don't have to worry too much about the batteries blowing up in my face! Lmao

 

[Tivaliman]

Anyway guys, thanks for all your responses. As always there's a great reception here on the forum .
Happy vaping

 

[Exchaner]

I usually add 5-6% distilled water to my vg before I mix it with other ingredients. That way the amount of water in the final mix will go up or down depending on how much vg I use.