Biggest N00b DIY mistakes?

[T1lVl]

Talking to someone while mixing and forgot what you already put in the bottle.

Once finished its like ejuoce russian roulette. Lmfao

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[Spazmelda]

Ha Ha I've done that.

My most recent was making an RY4 that called for 2 % deleache and 7% ry4 I wound up putting in 7% deleche and 2% ry4. Talk about having a major brain fart.

How was it? I'm holding out hope this will be a happy accident, but I really don't think it will. LOL.

 

[RocketPuppy]

Thinking I needed a science lab set up when adding ingredients straight into the bottle would suffice. I now have some awesome Bomex flasks that have been repurposed...salad dressing mixer, flower vase without flowers, m&m dispenser, paper weight, etc.

 

[Crunktanium]

Not having enough bottles, not making big enough batches to allow for ample steep time and making larger batches in individual bottles. I now have plenty of recycled VG/PG/Nic bottles along with dozens of 60/120ml glass for long term steeping/storage.

 

[zoiDman]

When I First Started, my Biggest Mistakes Were...

Not Keeping Detailed and Accurate Records.

Trying to Mix 5ml Batches.

Not Mixing over a Stainless Steel Tray.

 

[Dougiestyle]

Early on I mistakenly believed Menthol Cherry would be interesting.

IT'S SUCRETS COUGH DROPS!

Do not do this. Unless, of course, you have an affinity for cough drops.

 

[LoveVanilla]

Grossly underestimating the number of bottles required. Consequently some sat in plastic a few weeks, tasted of plasticizer and had to be trashed.

Attempting to dilute hopelessly overmixed flavor; now have 120ml of Earl Grey that's still twice too strong. Cup of tea?

 

[RocketPuppy]

Cup of tea?

I'll take two.

 

[DetraMental]

Forgetting which ingredient I just put in, ugh...because someone interrupted me.

 

[RocketPuppy]

Forgetting how many multiples of a measurement I need to add, but not because anyone interrupted me.

 

[dw75]

Not Mixing over a Stainless Steel Tray.

Would anyone else say not using a steel tray is a mistake? Like I said earlier, I'm using styrofoam as a mixing station. Is the tray just another precaution that people take?

 

[zoiDman]

Would anyone else say not using a steel tray is a mistake? Like I said earlier, I'm using styrofoam as a mixing station. Is the tray just another precaution that people take?

Mixing over a Tray to me is a Must.

Not sure about the Bottles that you use, but mine seem to be Possessed. And will Randomly Fall Over for No Reason.

But at least when they do, everything is kept inside the Stainless Steel Containment Zone. And can be Poured Back into the Offending Bottle if Needed.

Verses having a Small Scale Chemical Spill lose on my Desk with Rivulets of Nicotine Snaking their way Towards my Bank Statements. Or Trying to do a Niagara Falls imitation onto the Floor.

BTW - I use a Stainless Steel Tray/Sheet Pan because I hate to Dry things. And Stainless Steel doesn't form surface boundary Iron Oxides.

 

[HeadInClouds]

Early on I mistakenly believed Menthol Cherry would be interesting.

IT'S SUCRETS COUGH DROPS!

Do not do this. Unless, of course, you have an affinity for cough drops.

Whose Menthol Cherry? I wanna try it - Sucrets cough drops are

 

[HeadInClouds]

My funniest mistake: adding some too-high percent of Koolada and taking a huge vape right off the bat. gawwwd, I about choked to death.

My most common mistake: single-flavor testing a too-big batch. Now I make 1ml flavor samples with a micro-drop of flavoring, much less waste that way.

Ongoing mistake: figuring I'll remember...anything...without writing it down. Post It Notes were made for people like me.

 

[DoogieTony]

Assuming that my glass bottles would hold their stated amounts.

I made several 15ml test batches in 15ml glass bottles, but forgot to account for the displacement of the glass droppers. I screwed on the first cap and had flavorings cascading down the side of the bottle.

 

[Stosh]

Not realizing the effect temperature has on flavor. I love a nice big frosty ice cold mug of root beer, one of my favorite flavors....a nice warm vapor of root beer no so much.

 

[watson_5]

+1 for the tray.
Not understanding pg/vg/nic will strip stain/topcoat from wooden tables
if not properly cleaned up asap.

 

[zoiDman]

Assuming that my glass bottles would hold their stated amounts.

I made several 15ml test batches in 15ml glass bottles, but forgot to account for the displacement of the glass droppers. I screwed on the first cap and had flavorings cascading down the side of the bottle.

Been There. Done That.

+1 for the tray.
Not understanding pg/vg will strip stain from wooden tables
if not properly cleaned up asap.

Been There. Done That.

Twice.

 

[dw75]

Mixing over a Tray to me is a Must.

Not sure about the Bottles that you use, but mine seem to be Possessed. And will Randomly Fall Over for No Reason.

But at least when they do, everything is kept inside the Stainless Steel Containment Zone. And can be Poured Back into the Offending Bottle if Needed.

Verses having a Small Scale Chemical Spill lose on my Desk with Rivulets of Nicotine Snaking their way Towards my Bank Statements. Or Trying to do a Niagara Falls imitation onto the Floor.

BTW - I use a Stainless Steel Tray/Sheet Pan because I hate to Dry things. And Stainless Steel doesn't form surface boundary Iron Oxides.

So do you use like a cookie sheet or something like that or is it an actual "lab tray"?

I've got Wizard Labs bottles and the flavor bottles are prone to spill for me. I've got some pretty large hands. That's why I made this styrofoam mixing station.

Also, this is kinda off this topic but when you guys rinse out syringes, pipettes, beakers, etc with nicotine, do you pour it in the sink? Does water dilute the nic base (48mg/100ml) enough to make it less harmful?

 

[watson_5]

Been There. Done That.



Been There. Done That.

Twice.

Hahaha. I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Wife has patience, but not that much!