Coil build tastes off

[IrishUpstart]

So the last couple coil builds I've done have had an odd initial taste to them. Its not a burning taste, really, but has a strong coppery taste. I haven't changed routine at all. I am wrapping 32 ka-1 around 2mm silica wick doubled over. Comes in around 1.7 ohms. No shorts as checked on multimeter continuity mode and fired on mvp before going on k100 mechanical. This is a igo-l also for the record. Wicks are saturated and wicking adequately. Its not a dry hit. So... any ideas or insight from you fine folk? Didn't notice this taste even on my first coil built, or next 50. Just a recent thing.

 

[State O' Flux]

Change brand of silica? I've found that some tastes worse than others for the first several hits... not burnt, but, ah... not right either. Might try torching the silica before hand (or after it's in the coil) to burn off any residue.

 

[IrishUpstart]

Same silica from initial 20 feet or whatever I bought. Seems to mellow out after a "tank" (or rather a no flooding dripper tank). Just kinda off-putting-ish starting out.

 

[State O' Flux]

Same silica from initial 20 feet or whatever I bought. Seems to mellow out after a "tank" (or rather a no flooding dripper tank). Just kinda off-putting-ish starting out.

If you've never torched silica before... give it a try. You may find that your juice tastes better right from the start, 'cause you've burned off all the impurities. If not... it's 1 minute out of your life you'll never get back. ;-)

 

[IrishUpstart]

Haha! Very valid point.