Diyflavorshack contest-- take a peek diy tips

[grayscale]

Go easy on the flavoring, you can always add more, but it's even harder to dilute!

 

[skydragon]

Make sure you sterilize your bottles before using.

 

[whodat2112]

Never mix while drunk

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[rbeckys8]

make a small amount first, if you don't like it you only wasted a little!

 

[whodat2112]

If it comes out excellent........send some to me!!!

 

[clnire]

Just learned a new tip (for me!!). Put a drop or two of flavor in a little coolwhip (1 tsp or so?) to taste your flavors. Don't have to waste pg/vg/whatever. Also can taste with a drop or two in a little water.

 

[skydragon]

Just learned a new tip (for me!!). Put a drop or two of flavor in a little coolwhip (1 tsp or so?) to taste your flavors. Don't have to waste pg/vg/whatever. Also can taste with a drop or two in a little water.

Wouldn't that change the taste?

 

[Train2]

I've seen something about that before - using coolwhip to test flavorings. It may have been to COMPARE flavors, and I think where-ever I saw it, it was discussing flavorings for baking or food - can't find the reference now though...

Another tip/idea: Carefully LABEL your mixes!
Once you've got a bunch of juice made, and it's changing with steeping, you DO NOT want to lose track of what was IN the one that becomes marvelous after a couple weeks! If I make a change to a recipe with a new batch, I just make a slightly new name for it, and put that on the label - then save a file for the recipe. Other people actually put the entire recipe right on the label.

 

[Sandiej02]

Once you create juices you absolutely "love", you know ... the ones you'll make "over and over",

make large bottles (30ml - 60ml) of just the "flavor base",
and label the bottles by your juice's names (i.e., PB Cookie Flavor Concentrate).

IMO, this blends the "flavors" together,
and makes for much easier and faster mixing when you're ready to mix your juice.​

 

[OptimusPrimerib]

when you first start Mix with ONE flavor till you get the hang of it before you start mixing two 3 or multiple flavors, pace yourself and only take on what youre ready for

 

[rbeckys8]

Make a 120ml bottle of base..get one of those mini mixers and mix up good then almost fill a lot of small bottles leaving enough room for different flavors. With your smaller bottles stored away pull them out when you need them to make a new juice, they are ready for the added flovors and you don't have to mess with the nic any more than you need too!!

 

[skydragon]

By the "base" do you mean the nic, PG and VG? Then add whatever flavor later?

 

[seethru_peril]

My advice is take advantage of asking Dawn questions!!! Oh yea and don't be afraid to experiment....safely!

 

[levisdaddy]

e-juice calculator app on my phone. makes calculations easy and accessible and now i dont need a laptop next to my mixing station (kitchen counter)

 

[Sandiej02]

MAKE SURE you use a good nicotine/base ... one you like.

It doesn't matter what flavors you use if you don't start with a "good base"!​

 

[rbeckys8]

By the "base" do you mean the nic, PG and VG? Then add whatever flavor later?

yes I do easy as pie...

 

[Hillbillie]

Here's a tip I've heard several times, but it just sunk in after last weekend's mixing spree...

when trying a new flavor or recipe....start small (like 3 or 5 ml). I've been mixing 10 mls b/c it's easy for me to calculate %s but when it doesn't work out (like 3 of the 4 I've tried so far) you end up wasting a lot when you're forced to dump 'em.


But a 30 ml of DIYFS HOLY HOLY GRAIL RY4 at 13% NEVER fails me! <= best tip I could ever give ya'!

 

[seethru_peril]

Don't be discouraged if something doesn't work out at first! There's plenty of awesome people on ECF who will be happy to help....we all are NOOBS at one point! I'm currently one! Lol thanks for the contest!

 

[rbeckys8]

if it turns out too sweet I added some TFA watermelon to it..it worked..

 

[Racehorse]

But a 30 ml of DIYFS HOLY HOLY GRAIL RY4 at 13% NEVER fails me! <= best tip I could ever give ya'!

Got any other flavor suggestions that aren't tobacco made by DIY Flavor Shack???

If making high VG juice, and using calculator, you may pretend that Distilled Water is the PG on the calculator. Somebody just told me how to do that. (I don't add any PG to my mixes except for what is in the flavorings)