Backwoods brew, humble pie, and diy

[dspin]

BWB juices taste the best after sitting 3-4 months untouched - IF you can leave them alone for that long. Most people cannot.

 

[tj99959]

BWB juices taste the best after sitting 3-4 months untouched - IF you can leave them alone for that long. Most people cannot.

Me included

 

[markfm]

I prefer my DIY, though happily recommend some of the artisan vendors whose products I respect. (I'll also recommend China eliquid resellers if they are a good fit for what someone is seeking.) I get just what I'm looking for, I know which of my mixes need steeping vs. which are pretty much good to go right away.

DIY isn't for everyone, though the savings are huge and there's great satisfaction in knowing you've rolled your own.

 

[RippleInStillWater]

This is a nice positive post. One other thing, The VAPOR FORUM is for savages. At least here, the members have some type of reason to attack you. On the VF, they do it just because they can...very sad place.

We're not all savages - -but with this opinion posted you may not want to come back!!

I have been trying my hand at DIY and I'll be honest... The juice I make is horrible compared to what I buy. I keep making 3ml batches, try them out when I first make them and get a very harsh throat hit. I let them sit on my counter in hopes that when I try it again it won't be as bad and it's still the same. Harsh throat hit. The only way I can describe it is that it scratches/burns the back of my throat. Like I'm becoming sick or something. With some the flavor is good, but that damn harshness isn't worth it. I currently have about six 3ml bottles sitting on my bar counter. Some have been there for a month. I keep trying them hoping it will get better.

With that said, I've found a juice (shout out to Vape-A-Licious and STL Gooey Butter Cake) that I vape all day everyday for the past month. I'm happy with it and honestly could see myself just buying this in bulk and not caring about any other flavors.

DIY is a lot easier than I thought!

Good to hear Frank. Many of us already knew that would be the case.
And, thank you for manning up.

About the VF thing;
If someone comes onto ecf with an agenda it usually doesn't take long for them to find posts getting deleted, time in the penalty box, and sometimes suspensions.
On VF, since they don't delete threads and stuff, that same someone simply gets roasted.
Be a first time poster selling stuff in the classies on VF and see what happens, here on ecf a first time poster can't post in the classies.
In the end it pretty much comes out the same. VF is just more like walking into Joe's Bar instead of Burger King.
Here, just like there, you can always put someone on ignore if you find them somehow offensive.

The Strip Club versus The Church, the eternal struggle!!!

I have been able to make a few juices which are IMO as good as anything out there, at least to my taste. A couple are entirely my creation, the others are variations on recipes by fellow DIYers. Only one involves tobacco.

Tobacco flavors are the hardest to deal with since they require lengthy steeping times before maturing to a stable flavor. It takes patience to come up with something you like, so be prepared to spend 2 months mixing, steeping and tasting test batches before you can achieve a vapable juice from scratch. Tip: start with Inawera flavorings rather than FlavourArt.

I recommend E-Liquid Recipes for beginning DIYers. Look through the recipes, find some which sound tasty and have favorable comments from other users, then buy the exact ingredients to make those. Reproducing successful recipes will give you good practice in measuring and mixing and should result in juice you can actually vape right from the start. It also gives you experience with the strengths of the flavorings involved, very important later when planning your own recipes. Tip: keep accurate notes on everything you make.

Definitely use the DIY E-Liquid Forum for detailed info on mixing juices; you will save time, money and frustration by searching for answers and requesting advice here.

Good thread Frankster! For awhile I thought you were about to give up on vaping!

Thanks for the info, Max, I have had a heck of a time with tobacco flavors.......

 

[mlinky]

Frankster, good on you! Also, I'm happy that you stuck with vaping. After your previous posts, I am amazed that you didn't throw everything in the garbage.

 

[dotma]

I have tried diy over and over again and with the exception of maybe a mint that was pretty good, most of them sucked. I dont even know what it is that's going wrong. There is a particular flavor -- everybody describes a perfumy or floral taste but that is not what i taste -- i cant even describe it. Some of the juices i have ordered have that same taste and then i immediately dont like them, but i cant even pinpoint what that taste is.

 

[FRANKSTER]

Frankster, good on you! Also, I'm happy that you stuck with vaping. After your previous posts, I am amazed that you didn't throw everything in the garbage.

I shall never surrender!

 

[FRANKSTER]

We're not all savages - -but with this opinion posted you may not want to come back!!

Why would I want to go back to the VF...so I can go back and forth with people one insult after another...I can insult people as good as anyone. The people on VF seem to think they are bad. Please, you are killing me...anyone can be bad on a keyboard!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mooreted]

Glad you found something you can vape.

Sent from my easy chair using brainwaves.

 

[XMit]

I've had BWB Pina Colada and I got a peppery flavor on the back of the tongue and a harsh TH. I let it sit open for three days and went back to it and it mellowed quite a bit. I've also found that tannic acid and aspartame make those undesirable qualities even worse for me. I had to avoid sweetened iced tea when vaping the BWB. Don't know why?

 

[sandybeach]

I found a BWB juice that I like. I hadn't tried this one. Backwoods Brew Strong Menthol. When I first filled the carto, it had a harsh taste. The next morning it was smooth. It is more like a menthol tobacco.