DIY Getting started cheat sheet - good information gathered from ECF

[Fozzy71]

I say water bath rather than speed steep but I have found that using less flavoring in a DIY mix I get much more flavor than I had before. My last mix was a Turkish tobacco steeped at 130 F for six hours using less flavoring than I had previously. Very easy to tell it was a stronger flavor. I'm comparing this to a Turkish mixture that was mixed and put into a fridg. Maybe left in there a few months. At this time I'm amazed at the results, I should try both methods in the future.

I don't do tobacco anymore (funny considering that is how I started vaping) other than the occasional RY4. The only things I put in the fridge are my real flavors super concentrate flavorings (the owner said 12-18 month shelf life, or 3 - 4 years if stored in the fridge) since I have so many (and they go a long ways at 3.5% flavoring per recipe), and the bulk of my 100mg/ml nic in the freezer obv. A fridge would likely slow down the steeping process of a mixed juice I would think. All my mixed juices go in a cabinet in my Michigan cement block basement which stays a nice cool temp all year long.

 

[Hoosier]

Very nice.

Big improvement over the the stone tools of the early days.

 

[Opinionated]

Additives blog.

Here it is:

Sweetening and additives | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[Marc411]

Hopefully you can dig it up and we can add it with the authors credits.

 

[Carl2]

It would be nice if you could find it, any idea what the name of it is?

 

[Opinionated]

It would be nice if you could find it, any idea what the name of it is?

Oh oh oh! FOUND it!

Add this one Marc, it's awesome!

Sweetening and additives | E-Cigarette Forum

Thank goodness for the new search function algorithm the site is now using!

Woohoo!

 

[stols001]

That is really helpful. I'm caving and buying some sweeteners and other additives (as well as more flavors, shortly) so glad you found it, Opinionated!

Anna

 

[Marc411]

Thank you Opinionated!

Added Sweetening and Additives by dannyv45

Updated

 

[Opinionated]

Thank you Opinionated!

Added Sweetening and Additives by dannyv45

Updated

Thank you for making a download sheet with all this stuff!

 

[Marc411]

My pleasure Opinionated, I just gather all the links and most of the members here did the work.

Hopefully it will help people out when they are debating whether or not to start DIY. It will give them a good starting point on consolidated information.

 

[Carl2]

Thank you for putting the link in, all new to me.

 

[corn flakes]

Thank you Opinionated!

Added Sweetening and Additives by dannyv45

Updated

Thanks

 

[Marc411]

Added E-Liquid Flavors by Jungle Flavors | EcigExpress

 

[TwistedThrottle]

Added E-Liquid Flavors by Jungle Flavors | EcigExpress

saving this, thanks!

 

[ilporcupine]

Real Flavors have changed their site. Link broken for SCs. Perhaps just link to front page= realflavors.com- It has a graphic menu making concentrates easy to find.

 

[Marc411]

Real Flavors have changed their site. Link broken for SCs. Perhaps just link to front page= realflavors.com- It has a graphic menu making concentrates easy to find.

Thanks ilporcupine, link updated

 

[Nicklemile]

Thank you SO MUCH!!! This PDF is a Huge help...

 

[Marc411]

And I didn't notice until just now, congrats at getting off of smokes. 3 days is a great start and it will get easier.

 

[Nicklemile]

And I didn't notice until just now, congrats at getting off of smokes. 3 days is a great start and it will get easier.

Thanks, It's been 10 or so days now. And it does get easier, yes. The timer counter doesn't work for me. Not sure why....?

 

[Marc411]

Updated - Downloads as a PDF
Most information contains working links

Added Nic suppliers, Storage and Nic general information
Recommended Flavor percentages