Are receipes the way to go ? Or should i mix according to my preferences ?

[Youmadbrah]

I mean there are lots of receipes online. But what If I want to try cookies with honey or Cheescake with strawberry ? Should I waste time on trial and error ? Or shouldn't I invent the wheel and trust peoples reviews on online recieps ? I really dont want to waste liquid because shipping to Egypt is ridiciously expensive.

 

[Playa_hamm420]

Taste is subjective... only you are gonna know what recipies work for you.. ID say trial and error and vape wahtever you made..

 

[GoodDog]

I seldom find recipes that I like and prefer mixing my own concoctions. Once you're familiar with the flavors it's not that difficult and will be more satisfying. I can look at a recipe and tell if I'll like it most of the time, but I've been doing this for almost 2 years. And, I've tossed a lot of mistakes.

 

[AzPlumber]

I wouldn't start out with multi flavor mixes. My suggestion is make up single flavor mixes at first and take the time to perfect each flavor. After you have master the single flavors you can then experiment with mixes those together.

 

[Lyndagayle]

You can cut the recipe down to a 3 ml size for experiment purposes.

 

[cardiackid]

I'm just wingin it ...w/online calculator(mainly for nic ratio) - I like everything I've done

 

[cskent]

I don't bother with recipes, I just make what I think will taste good. Sometimes it does, sometimes not so much. If you record your successes and failures you'll have a recipe book of your own before too long. As AZPlumber says, start out with simple single flavored juices. The more you mix flavors the more there is to go wrong. Once you get a bit of experience with it you can start experimenting more, and hopefully you'll get a higher percentage of successful mixtures.

 

[donnah]

My advice is to mix up some juice with no flavor at all. Vape that for a little while. (it's actually pretty good) anyway.. that will give you a starting point and a good idea of what you can add to get to where you want. I don't use recipes either. I like very simple mixes. start with a drop or two and work your way up if you want. I've found that less is (many times) more. When I started diy, I jumped in at 20% or more. Now I've backed off to very light flavors. Capella flavors are very good stand-alone flavors. I started out buying lots of flavors and now only use a very few. I like bakery type flavors so I always use FA cookie and capella vanilla custard. That is my main flavor (vanilla cookie) and I've found that it is better at 5% than 10% of my mix. I also like to mix some and add a couple drops of a capella chocolate. I also have a good caramel cappucino recipe in the recipe forum that is very simple and good.

 

[kabonk]

I don't follow any recipes I just experiment but the flavors I use I know what they will work with because I've been using them for a long time I start with a small bottle and if I come up with a good concoction then I mix a bigger bottle

 

[GoodDog]

I don't follow any recipes I just experiment but the flavors I use I know what they will work with because I've been using them for a long time I start with a small bottle and if I come up with a good concoction then I mix a bigger bottle

I do the same thing. I pretty much know what most of my flavors are going to taste like so most of the time I like what I make...and it keeps it simple! In my head I'll figure out what % of each flavor I want to use, then I add it to my base nicotine until it looks like the right amount (I have a pretty good idea of what percentages look like in my bottles after making hundreds of them), top off with EM, sweetener, Tart & Sour if needed and VG. Simple!

 

[GoodDog]

Another thought I had for new DIYers; this forum is so large and there are as many opinions as there are members. LOL Instead of trying to follow everyone's advise, which will only be frustrating, pick a member that seems to think along your same line of thinking. Follow that person's advise and let him/her silently mentor you...by reading all their posts in this forum. It may be easier than filtering through all the posts trying to find what works for you.

 

[cskent]

Another way to look at DIY recipes is just like buying premixed juices. There's tons of different flavors from lots of different vendors. I've tried so many of these juices that I didn't like, but they must've tasted good to someone. Recipes from other DIY'ers are going to be the same way. The creator liked it, but chances are you'll only find one or two that really strike you as excellent. It'll still be trial and error to find what works for you.

 

[Shilo]

I don't follow any recipes except my own past successes and my little notebook of what strength I personally liked each flavor at. I read other people's opinions and take them as that- opinions. You will have your own too.

I allow for a certain percentage of flavorings (once I know the strength I like it at by testing beforehand) and then I play around with flavor combos. I know what I will like more now than in the beginning.

A recipe is someone else's opinion and a guidepost perhaps. Alot will factor into your result--tastebuds, PG/VG ratio, nic base, etc. Whats nice about DIY is you can tweak it endlessly if you need to. Much better than buying premixed not being able to change it and being disappointed.

 

[Hoosier]

Another thought I had for new DIYers; this forum is so large and there are as many opinions as there are members. LOL Instead of trying to follow everyone's advise, which will only be frustrating, pick a member that seems to think along your same line of thinking. Follow that person's advise and let him/her silently mentor you...by reading all their posts in this forum. It may be easier than filtering through all the posts trying to find what works for you.

That's what I did in the beginning. Great advice! (One tends to forget these things, or at least I do.)

 

[AzPlumber]

Another thought I had for new DIYers; this forum is so large and there are as many opinions as there are members. LOL Instead of trying to follow everyone's advise, which will only be frustrating, pick a member that seems to think along your same line of thinking. Follow that person's advise and let him/her silently mentor you...by reading all their posts in this forum. It may be easier than filtering through all the posts trying to find what works for you.

That's great advice GoodDog and probably what most end up doing with out even realizing it.

 

[Str8V8ping]

The best advice i can give is to test all your flavors individually . This will tell you what each flavor tastes like and you can then get a idea of which flavors to use together to make what you want. That is the most important thing in DIYing imo. I have not had luck with many online recipes either.

 

[Malawi]

I am about to try PG with different food-flavorings.

You should be able to get PG or VG at your local store/pharmacy and the food flavoring should be pretty easy to obtain.

I have only been vaping for a few days, have found that a little rum-essence is really nice with tobacco e-juice.

BTW: There will be one more vaper in Egypt this easter. Hope I wont get any problems with officials for vaping...

 

[AzPlumber]

Here in the US, VG is fairly easy to find on the shelf but PG can be a challenge. Some have had luck with their local pharmacist ordering it in and some can get it at their local tractor or farm supply. The grocery store food flavoring are typically weak and don't work out for most. Your best bet would be to try and locate a baking specialty store that carries flavoring for candy. A few of the Lorann flavors are available on the shelf here at baking and some hobby stores. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

 

[GoodDog]

Seabrook mentioned in another thread that she buys Flavorganic flavorings at Trader Joe's and that it's very good. If you have a local health food store you can check there but be sure to read the ingredient lists carefully.

 

[AzPlumber]

Thanks GoodDog, I must have missed that thread and we have traders joes here. I will have to check them out.