80/20 pg/vg

[tallkorean62]

i know people said 80/20 pg/vg is good start.
i have 36mg of pg and want to make 18mg e-juice(10ml) and 15% flavor.
so i do 5ml of 36mg pg + 3.5ml of 0mg vg + 1.5ml of flavor?

 

[lexi60]

for a 10ML bottle it would be 5.0ml nic(50%). 1.5ml pg(15%). 2.0ml vg(20%). 1.5ml flavoring (15%).
hope that helps

 

[tallkorean62]

for a 10ML bottle it would be 5.0ml nic(50%). 1.5ml pg(15%). 2.0ml vg(20%). 1.5ml flavoring (15%).
hope that helps

i have 36mg of pg. i don't really understand your percenage. so if i want to make 18mg out of 36mg pg. how much pg should i mix?

 

[Sdh]

ecigexpress has a easy calculator. They are located in the vendors here on ecf. Just check out the diy section on website. I am sure you will find a correct percentage. Or go to ecigexpress.com.

 

[tallkorean62]

Ecigexpress has a easy calculator. They are located in the vendors here on ecf. Just check out the diy section on website. I am sure you will find a correct percentage. Or go to ecigexpress.com.

i used e-calculator. but i just don't understand how people say 80/20 pg/vg. maybe they mean 80/20 without considering flavor percentage.

 

[Sdh]

I tested numerous amounts and it seems it must be before flavoring percentage? I am just starting out as well in DIY.

 

[Sdh]

Try using the calculator and not use the flavoring percentage%. Also you are wanting to mix at 10ml. So if you target your amount to be made at 8.5% it will come out at 80/20 using the calculator. Then add your 15% flavoring 1.5ml. Hope this helps....

 

[Pipeous]

you'd also have to cut in some 0% nic pg to get 18 because the 20vg won't cut the nic down much by itself

 

[mwa102464]

VG will cut nic down I cant agree with that, why do you say that ? Nic can be purchased with either a PG base or a VG base, so why do you say that the Vg wont cut the Nic down >???? also it would depend on what your flavoring base was, most flavorings are PG base, but there are also some I believe that are VG BASE

 

[Danger Bunny]

Here guys, download this eJuice Me Up calculator and take a look at how the percentages and things work. I had a little trouble understanding it myself until I could see it laid out for me on this calculator. Hope it helps you.

 

[MaxUT]

If you can do simple math, e-juice calculators aren't necessary for simple recipes.

Want to make 10mL of juice with 20% VG?
Multiply 10mL batch quantity x .2 to get 2mL of VG.

Want to make 18mg juice from 36mg nic liquid?
Divide 18 by 36 to get 0.5, multiply 10mL total batch quantity by 0.5 and you get 5ml.

Want to use 15% total flavoring?
Multiply batch quantity of 10mL x .15, result is 1.5. You will use 1.5mL of flavoring.

Okay, now add all those together:
2.0mL VG
5.0mL nic liquid
1.5mL flavoring
= 8.5mL total volume so far

Subtract 8.5mL from 10mL batch quantity and you get 1.5mL, the quantity of plain PG needed to finish the recipe.

I do the calculations, write down the ingredient volumes and percentages and then add them up to check for accuracy.

 

[Pipeous]

I may not be a pro mixer, I am just starting tbh, but math is pretty simple. if you started with 36mg nicotine and used 80% of that in the mix, you couldn't have 18mg or 50% by mixing in 20% of no nic anything without further cutting. so probably add some no nic pg into the mix as well to dilute it was all I meant.

Rachel edumacted me with a novel of info to read about mixing and got me into it before I even started vaping. it sounds pretty easy and makes sense to be able to tailor the juice to your own tastes. I just grab 28% nic pg and 0 vg to dilute a little to stay the same. cutting further I will worry about when feeling the need to cut back nicotine levels.

 

[deback]

Here's another thread posted by the same OP, where I posted a similar explanation as MaxUT on how to do this without a calculator.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/156284-first-diy-need-your-answer.html