Bit the bullet, ordered some DIY from Wizard Labs.

[djtonyb]

Got a few syringes, some 36mg PG base (90ml), PG (120ml), VG (120ml), and the following:

All TFA
Absinthe
Blueberry Wild
Butterscotch
Bavarian Cream
Hawaiian Tropical Punch
Root Beer
Sweetener
Wintergreen

Unfortunately, they were completely out of menthol (crystals and liquid). After much perusing of the DIY threads, I decided to not go with a higher nic base on my first foray into the DIY world. I can't believe that for about $30.00 worth of supplies I can make 300ml of juices! I'm shooting for 70/30 PG/VG, at 10 or 12mg. I certainly wouldn't have had the confidence to do it without all you helpful people here at ECF! Will try to take good notes and definitely share if I whip up anything worthwhile!



*prepares to stalk mailman*

 

[Sandiej02]

...
CONGRATS! You'll have SO much fun doing it, too ...

 

[purelyscientific]

VG is thick as all hell...I hope you got 14gauge needle tips...if not youll have to use it at room temp..
Make sure to keep your nic in the freezer...
Do test batches at 5% and adjust from there..

Sweetener is stronger than Ethyl maltol...I don't recommend going over 5%(absolute max)

If you have any questions or need help let me know
I'll even help you via skype if you want.

 

[napdog]

Congrats, and welcome to the world of DIY. Time to get your mad scientist on.

napdog

 

[nickgonzo]

w00t! good luck!!!

 

[djtonyb]

VG is thick as all hell...I hope you got 14gauge needle tips...if not youll have to use it at room temp..
Make sure to keep your nic in the freezer...
Do test batches at 5% and adjust from there..

Sweetener is stronger than Ethyl maltol...I don't recommend going over 5%(absolute max)

If you have any questions or need help let me know
I'll even help you via skype if you want.

Affirmative on the 14g needle... got a 14 and a 16 and a 3ml syringe on a leftover "Thanksgiving Special", as well as the 30ml 36mg for $1.99. I also got a 1ml syringe and I already have a 30ml (why I have a 30ml syringe escapes me at the moment, but I do have one ).

I'm somewhat of a foodie/gourmand, so I'm sure I'll have fun playing flavormeister! I've been lurking on this forum for a week now absorbing information... It's all pretty straightforward, and I have a flavor/pg/vg/nic calculator bookmarked. I'll definitely hit you up if I run into trouble.

Now it's just the waiting game for the mailman...

 

[napdog]

you can also download e-juice me up, and just open it up on you laptop, or computer. No bookmark required.

 

[Renolizzie]

"they were completely out of menthol (crystals and liquid)."

Ha, Ha!!! Somehow I feel like the lucky one today. I must of got the last bottle of liquid menthol they had yesterday. They'll get some more in soon, I am sure. Sorry you didn't get yours.

On the down side, they were out of brown sugar flavor.

Have fun. I'm thinking about putting my basic recipe for tobacco flavors in the Wizrd Labs recipe thread. One recipe for all my tobacco flavors was my goal. Tried 4 flavors so far and have a couple more on order to see how it goes with a couple of other tobacco flavors. After 10 days of steeping, they are all quite vapable on their own. Next, adding different flavors to my bases to see what I can come up with that is delicious.

I'm thinking Juicy Peach with the English Tobacco?

Cinnamon menthol with the Marlboro?

Vanilla with the Asioan Ry4? Too obvious?

Hazelnut with the Virginia Flue cured?

 

[purelyscientific]

I use e-juicemeup. It lets me save all my recipies, so no need to write them down by hand anymore.

I used to use Ahlusion but I like ejuicemeup more.

 

[Jimi D.]

Woot! Another neighbor into DIY. Have fun

 

[djtonyb]

I must of got the last bottle of liquid menthol they had yesterday.

*shakes fist*
Damn you!

 

[djtonyb]

Woot! Another neighbor into DIY. Have fun

What mile marker are you at? (note to non-Keys dwellers - this is the equivalent of "What exit?" in New Jersey )

 

[djtonyb]

Got the e-juicemeup calculator... thanks for the tip!

 

[Renolizzie]

Got the e-juicemeup calculator... thanks for the tip!

I use the ejuicemeup calculator, then print it out so I always have the recipe. I put in a small bin with the bottle or bottles of what I made, I write the date on it. I add notes underneath like "Boysenberry is too perfumey." or some such. That way I have a record of the flavors, amounts, date, notes on steeping. I label the bottles using a label maker and slap a label on the bottles as well.

 

[Jimi D.]

What mile marker are you at? (note to non-Keys dwellers - this is the equivalent of "What exit?" in New Jersey )

I'm at 31 LOL

 

[~Sue~Feb2012]

Yay! Congrats! DIY is so much fun but a big learning curve In the beginning I had read some posts where people were using 15% up to 25% flavorings and thought that's where I should start Then learned that I need to start at 1 to 2% and adjust from there. Have you read Hoosiers blogs? Many flavors need lots of steeping time before they are good (some need up to a month), yet some are vapable the moment I get done mixing them. Then again some days my tastebuds are wacky and I just vape the plain unflavored nic base from Wizard or MFS LOL till my taste comes back. I still have some TPA flavors (from different vendors) that ended up in the junk drawer because I can't get past the perfume/chemical smell, even after diluting them at 1 or 2% in the nic base, they still smell and taste like perfume, after steeping for a month. I love most of the FlavourArt, Lorann and Vaping Zone concentrated flavors that I've tried.
Good luck! You're going to have fun

 

[djtonyb]

Tried a few small batches... 5ml each.

All were mixed as 70%pg/30%vg

Absinthe 10%
Sweetener 5%

This was pretty spot on for a Pernod flavor... definitely great for a first try!

Butterscotch 10%
Bavarian Cream 5%

I decided not to add sweetener as the Bavarian smelled really sweet, but upon vaping the flavor is really light and definitely needs a little sweetener to round it out.

Hawaiian Tropical Punch 10%
Sweetener 5%

This tasted great at first vape, but the punch flavor definitely needs to be amped up somewhat, as it fades after a few draws.

I also know that steeping will probably change the flavors a bit, but I couldn't resist sampling a bit right away...

 

[nnote]

Blueberry 10 percent wintergreen 3 percent Bavarian cream 5 percent... That would be my first with what you got...

 

[djtonyb]

I'll give that a try, nnote! I was going to do a blueberries 'n' cream anyway, as soon as I get the butterscotch down. The sweetener did perk it up a bit, but it still needs a touch more flavoring.

 

[Magikhat]

I was close to checking out on wizardlabs but I never pulled the trigger.. Very mad at myself. Those thanksgiving sales were great.
Where is the Christmas or New Years sale!