Another brick in the wall

[Upinsmoke]

Hello one and all.
Been vaping awhile now , bronchitis finally made me give up treating my nose as a chimney.
Being a resident of the original nanny state I resented the amount of cash I was voluntarily giving to her majesty.

Having found most of the juices either very expensive or just horrible , I am venturing down the diy road.

I think I have a low tolerance to pg so have tried to stick with vg .

We in the UK seem to be way behind the US on just about everything vapourable . Struggling to find anything other than clone stores all selling the same junk.

Lots of posts online worring about diy , is it safe , bla bla. Ffs you spent years puffing on cigs made by a handful of companies that put more people in the ground each year than Adolf .

That's all.

 

[djsvapour]

We in the UK seem to be way behind the US on just about everything vapourable . Struggling to find anything other than clone stores all selling the same junk.

Righty-oh.... if you say so.

What are you after?

Yes, you should DIY.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Hello and welcome to ecf.

ECF has a DIY forum here
DIY E-Liquid

and loads of members to help you with whatever questions/concerns you may have.

Good luck.

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome. I've been DIY for years. It can be done safely. And cheaply.

 

[r77r7r]

Blimey good post mate, cheers then.

( how's my British?)

 

[Upinsmoke]

Blimey good post mate, cheers then.

( how's my British?)

Terrible, sounds like a bleedin Aussie.

 

[Upinsmoke]

Righty-oh.... if you say so.

What are you after?

Yes, you should DIY.

Looking for quality NETs in VG and the keys to the kingdom.

 

[r77r7r]

Terrible, sounds like a bleedin Aussie.

Makes sense. I'm on the Aussie forum more than the UK ones. Just playing...

 

[BrotherBob]

Hello one and all.
Been vaping awhile now , bronchitis finally made me give up treating my nose as a chimney.

Welcome and glad you joined.
Just trying to be part of the mortar. Could check into:
A list of symptoms when quitting tobacco and changing to an ecigarette

Being a resident of the original nanny state I resented the amount of cash I was voluntarily giving to her majesty.

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
---―Franklin D. Roosevelt

Having found most of the juices either very expensive or just horrible , I am venturing down the diy road.

diy_beginners_guide - DIY_eJuice
Logical Increments of DIY gear (alpha) • r/DIY_eJuice

We in the UK seem to be way behind the US on just about everything vapourable . Struggling to find anything other than clone stores all selling the same junk.

UK Forum

Lots of posts online worring about diy , is it safe , bla bla. Ffs you spent years puffing on cigs made by a handful of companies that put more people in the ground each year than Adolf .

Amen

 

[Smoke_too_much]

Hi Upinsmoke & welcome
"We in the UK seem to be way behind the US on just about everything vapourable . "

Except possibly intelligence. Your govt has accepted the benefits of vaping and is encouraging it. Not so much in the US which is more concerned with leaving those kids alone.

 

[Upinsmoke]

Hi Upinsmoke & welcome
"We in the UK seem to be way behind the US on just about everything vapourable . "

Except possibly intelligence. Your govt has accepted the benefits of vaping and is encouraging it. Not so much in the US which is more concerned with leaving those kids alone.

The tabacco lobby are hard at work this side of the pond.
They're flogging a dead horse in the West, the game is up.
They should concentrate on selling their products in Africa and Asia and let us move on.
Over here we can only buy e juice in 2 teaspoon bottles. Even if it is nicotine free. At the same time that law came in , another said cigarettes could not be sold in packs of 10 anymore. Minimum pack size 20.
Shine on you crazy diamond.

 

[Craybee]

Lots of posts online worring about diy , is it safe , bla bla. Ffs you spent years puffing on cigs made by a handful of companies that put more people in the ground each year than Adolf .

made my first batch of diy eliquid today. it's not half bad but i need to tweak the recipe cuz all i can taste is the undernote. it's a fun process, and think of all the money you'll save. here's a good instructional video to help get you started.

 

[analog_free_2014]

The tabacco lobby are hard at work this side of the pond.
They're flogging a dead horse in the West, the game is up.
They should concentrate on selling their products in Africa and Asia and let us move on.
Over here we can only buy e juice in 2 teaspoon bottles. Even if it is nicotine free. At the same time that law came in , another said cigarettes could not be sold in packs of 10 anymore. Minimum pack size 20.
Shine on you crazy diamond.

Crazy indeed! Almost makes one suspect the government makes lots of money from cigarette sales.

 

[Eskie]

made my first batch of diy eliquid today. it's not half bad but i need to tweak the recipe cuz all i can taste is the undernote. it's a fun process, and think of all the money you'll save. here's a good instructional video to help get you started.

Don't know what you made, but some juice recipes don't do well as a "shake and vape", but can take a few days to steep. I do keep mine in a hot water bath for about 15 minutes which lets me get better mixing on shaking as the higher temp makes the VG less viscous. Before trying to fine tune it, let it sit a few days and retry. It might turn out well.

 

[Craybee]

Don't know what you made, but some juice recipes don't do well as a "shake and vape", but can take a few days to steep. I do keep mine in a hot water bath for about 15 minutes which lets me get better mixing on shaking as the higher temp makes the VG less viscous. Before trying to fine tune it, let it sit a few days and retry. It might turn out well.

i was trying for Orange Creamsicle, and the recipe called for 6% Orange Cream and 3% Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. after making it all i could smell was the Vanilla bean, so I just had to try a small sample, the vanilla was all i could taste. i'm letting the rest steep for a week before i sample it again.

a day later and the juice has gone from clear to a slight orange color, so hopefully that means the orange cream is asserting itself. this morning i also mixed a new batch but upped the orange cream to 8%, and lowered the vanilla bean to 1%.

since i'm new at this i'm only mixing in 15ml bottles for now. that way i don't end up with a big bottle of juice i might not like.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

You re doing it right. Start small and simple, and be patient.

One thing to remember: This is just like cooking. If you follow that recipe to down to the 0.01 ml, you will get a flavor that tastes exactly as the recipe's author liked it.

In other words, don't be afraid to experiment