Diluting nic strenght before adding flavour

[Frankster79]

I'll do my best here to try and make myself understood...
I'm very new to the diy scene,just got my first F'art flavours today.

I vape at around 15mg (nic strenght)
And 60PG/40VG
I use PG 52mg unflavoured nic juice

Since im staying at 15mg nic for now wouldn't it be easier to dilute the 100%PG 52mg unflavoured nic juice with
PG/VG base down to a 60/40 base 15mg unflavoured nic juice?
That way i only have to add a few drops of flavour to the juice.
Im only using Flavourart flavourings wich i think are good at around 5%
At 5% it shouldn't dilute the nic base juice that much to make a difference?

Just thought it would be easier than putting the syringe through all those bottles when making a new batch.

 

[36tinybells]

Yes. I often dilute the base to 24 mg and then add 5% flavoring which lowers the nic an unnoticeable amount.

 

[bluegrasslover]

I dilute mine as if I'm making a recipe with 15% flavor which is my average.

 

[sinnyc]

Or you could use a calculator and then you'll know exactly.

- Tim

 

[my4jewels]

I vape lower end nic, and I always cut mine down to around 10-12mg nic. It makes me nervous having high nic around. Also, you'll have a ready supply to mix up new flavors on a whim.

 

[Frankster79]

Thanks for the answers.
I'll go diluting now

 

[Rule62]

I buy 48mg nic in 50/50 PG/VG. I make most of my juices at 15mg. But I don't dilute my nic base before hand because I also like my juice at 70/30 to 80/20 PG/VG. Using a calculator gives me the amount of PG or VG I need to include in the mix.

 

[donnah]

I too always dilute my nic down first. I keep a large supply (just mixed 120ml) of unflavored at my desired mg and PG/VG ratios. Then I can put it in smaller bottles to add different flavors. I don't use multiple flavors or complicated mixes. I add a few drops of this, a couple drops of that. I always have a base to add flavors to if I want. I also vape the unflavored base every once in a while to sort of reset my "vape buds". Unflavored is pretty good on it's own and then when I add just a tiny bit of flavor I can really tell it. My cartos thank me too LOL

 

[MrBeo]

I at times Dilute half my Bottle so I still have plenty to make any changes I may want/need. Why knock out a whole Bottle of nic all at once and remove any room for change -- Not that you said you were doing that just making the point! Sure cut half the Bottle and your good to go for a lot of mixes ;-)

 

[Frankster79]

I've diluted the 52mg bottle down to 15mg today in 30ml bottles (leaving about 3ml of 52mg in a 5ml bottle)
Like you Donnah,i'm not planning on making any complicated mixes,so at 15mg the flavorings i add wont do any harm.
If an accident does happend now and i knock i over it isnt the end of the world,I can be quite clumsy at times..lol
I have 125ml with 25mg unflavoured nic on the way,think i'll find a glassbottle for it and leave it in the fridge as it is untill im through with the batch i made today.
I'm in charge of ordering juice for a few people,i hope they will like my mixes,that way we all save some money.
The breakthru e-juice calculator has been REALLY helpfull,would of been lost without it..

 

[36tinybells]

hey, put in the freezer. It's darker there and colder- nicotine likes that!

 

[Frankster79]

Yeah i havent read up on it..was kinda worried it might freeze and break the glass..Guess nic doesnt freeze then
How long can it safely stay in a plastic bottle? Any reports of plastic bottles harming the juice or taste different?