DIY E-Liquid Noob

[Jamok23]

Right basically, I have absolutely no experience with mixing my own juice, but hope to get into it in the future. Also, I don't overly care about flavour intensity, I prefer milder flavours over strong flavours, but will still Vape anything.
So here is my question.
Is it possible to double the amount of juice you buy, by getting twice the strength you normally vape at, then adding the same amount of VG in order to half the nicotine?

So let's say I bought a 30ml at 24mg, could I mix it with 30ml VG and end up with 60ml at 12mg?

Thank you guys and I look forward to hearing your answers.

 

[v1k1ng1001]

Yup. And, on certain sites you can order extra flavor shots to offset the dilution.

 

[Macaulay Mc Elwee]

I'm new to this too but if you mix it up to 60ml I think your flavour would be none existent because they flavour would be diluted down.


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[nocturnalMusings]

I didn't see anything about this on the DIY Vapor Liquid boards so thanks for posting! Sounds theoretically sound, though I don't know how dilution would factor in. I'm wanting to DIY some flavors myself.

 

[Jamok23]

Hey guys, thanks for the fast replies. I vape some uncommon flavours, mostly monster (its like red bull only sweeter), southern comfort, and a liquid called polusion. I have no idea what's in polusion, but it starts off with a heavy citrus, and ends with an aniseed after taste. The polusion would probably benefit from being toned down haha. So if I got a 50/50 VG/PG mix and doubled the volume with pure VG I would theoretically end up with a 75/25 VG/PG (my math is probably wrong haha) which I have seen before. I'm going to have to try it out and see what happens. I can get 100ml VG for £3.00 so it isn't too expensive if it goes wrong.

 

[Macaulay Mc Elwee]

Google DIY eliquid calculator, that should help out and if it's only £3.00 there's no harm in trying


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[Capt.shay]

I'm new to this too but if you mix it up to 60ml I think your flavour would be none existent because they flavour would be diluted down.
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Like you said, your new at this

You still get a lot of flavor. Some may not find it enough but some never have enough. You can often order a flavor shot if you find it to week but I was like the OP and don't like to get hit over the head with flavor. I did this for a few months to get my feet wet until I went full DIY. I mix most of my juice around 10%. Many folks go as high as 20% or higher. Taste is totally subjective and there is no "wrong" or "right".

 

[Jamok23]

Right well, my maths was off haha, but by less than I would imagine. The resulting liquid would have a percentage of 66/33 VG/PG. Still not too bad, enough PG to retain a little flavour and a good throat hit, but enough VG to give some decent vapour. I defiantly have to try it now hah

 

[Capt.shay]

I just looked at the people posting on this thread: We have two Irishmen, a Belgian and a Texan. If I added "walked in to a bar" after that list we would have the beginnings of a decent joke

 

[mkbilbo]

Right basically, I have absolutely no experience with mixing my own juice, but hope to get into it in the future. Also, I don't overly care about flavour intensity, I prefer milder flavours over strong flavours, but will still Vape anything.
So here is my question.
Is it possible to double the amount of juice you buy, by getting twice the strength you normally vape at, then adding the same amount of VG in order to half the nicotine?

So let's say I bought a 30ml at 24mg, could I mix it with 30ml VG and end up with 60ml at 12mg?

Thank you guys and I look forward to hearing your answers.

Yes. In fact, my next round of buying will be a liter of unflavored 60mg/ml. Diluted to 12mg/ml, that yields 5 liters. Or about 2 and 1/2 years worth. Of course, what I'm doing is stocking and freezing so it's got more steps (like filling smaller, separate bottles for freezing, etc.) but that's a fairly typical thing for a DIYer to do.

Of course, there's always twiddly bits in there. Like if you like 50/50 PG/VG but most flavors come in PG and you want to do 20% flavor... erm... oh, math.

But to start, I always suggest going over to Mount Baker's DIY section. You can buy plain nic at your preferred PG/VG ratio and nic level and skip, for now, worrying about that part while you play around with flavors. They have tons of flavors, little empty bottles, what have you. You can dabble and experiment then decide if you want to move up to diluting bulk nic or not.


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[Jamok23]

Hey a derryman, I didn't even notice haha. Also after 6 months of buying my monster liquid from the same supplier, I just realised that there is a drop down menu for different ratios, including 60/40 VG/PG and extra flavour shots haha. Why have I not seen this before

 

[Capt.shay]

If you want to dabble in to DIY I strongly suggest you search out and download ScubaDans E-juice calculator here on ECF. It is a real nice piece of intellectual kit. Takes all the math out of just about any mixing scenario.

 

[nocturnalMusings]

I just looked at the people posting on this thread: We have two Irishmen, a Belgian and a Texan. If I added "walked in to a bar" after that list we would have the beginnings of a decent joke

Texan living in Belgium actually XD

 

[Rat2chat2]

to ecf Jamok23. So glad you are here. Wonderful place to get help. I know.

Yes you can. And here is a calculator that I use to mix pre made juices that has helped me.

DIY E-Liquid Combining Calculator

Good luck to you and happy mixing.