Iv attempted to make 2 flavors using guava and dragon fruit with a base of 3 MG nic high vg I'm mixing at about 20% flavor in 15 ml bottles and it seems the juice is just burning giving me an awful taste I can't use it on my drippers ranging from .15 and .20 and my atlantis burns if I go past 35 watts on my siegli all this is purchased from mt baker vapor is there something I'm doin wrong or is it just mabey the flavor I re wicked my darkhorse and within the second hit the cotton was burnt colored and I keep it saturated
diy newb need help
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How close is your "about"?
Why did you pick 20%?
Black gunk is usually carbon. Sweeteners are full of carbon. I haven't used those flavorings so I have no idea how much sweetener they may contain, but is seems that too much flavoring is your issue...
My about is mabey a little over or under I choose 20% cause there site recommend between 20 and 40 so for a first time go I figured 20% was a good starting point not sure if I can go lower cause the flavor is already pretty week
On my first comment when I say burning it's not just on the coil it's burning and turning my cotton brown should have cleared that at the beginning lol
Ah, there is a link below my picture in the "3" just to the right of "Blog Entries:". Click that and then click the blog on flavoring levels. Check out #7 in that blog if there is too much to read for this evening.
on my flavor calculator website i use it says this about dragon fruit:
Average mixing quantity: 9.3% (Median: 8%)
Minimum used quantity: 3%
Maximum used quantity: 18%
and guava:
Average mixing quantity: 10% (Median: 10%)
Minimum used quantity: 10%
Maximum used quantity: 10%
Average mixing quantity: 9.3% (Median: 8%)
Minimum used quantity: 3%
Maximum used quantity: 18%
and guava:
Average mixing quantity: 10% (Median: 10%)
Minimum used quantity: 10%
Maximum used quantity: 10%
One of the joys and benefits of DIY juice is you can mix, vape, make notes then rinse and repeat. Try a 10% mix, try more PG, but keep records and keep track of what you are changing so you can zone in on what works for you.
Another suggestion is to keep a "base" mix that you know you like without flavoring (say 20mg nic with your ratio of PG/VG, boosted slightly on VG as your flavors will be PG). You can use that base mix to create 1/2 atty fills of what you are working on.
Another suggestion is to keep a "base" mix that you know you like without flavoring (say 20mg nic with your ratio of PG/VG, boosted slightly on VG as your flavors will be PG). You can use that base mix to create 1/2 atty fills of what you are working on.
Lower flavor levels as stated above. Wow 40% is way too much! Total flavor percent in my mixes is 'generally' 10-20% total. Rarely higher than 10% on any one flavor.
In some cases, I agree....but it really deoends on what brand of flavors you are using as well.
I can't imagine vaping anything other that unflavored at those builds. What were you vaping before starting diy? Also, what gauge wire are you using and diameter of coil?
I have to agree with the others, 10% total on the flavoring is a good place to start. I make mine at 90% vg, and it is perfect at about 12. It took me awhile to realize that less is more when it comes to DIY. With a dripper you should have no problem getting plenty of flavor, in fact I reduced the amount I used when I started using RDAs exclusively. I like to add a little vanilla to my mixes, as it seems to bring out the other flavors and sweeten without adding ethyl maltol.
Sorry for the late response my e juice prior to diy id mt baker vapor gwar flavors at 50 50 blend im using 24 and 22 guage on my builds
I think i narrowed it down to the nic juice im using its from mt baker and its pre mixed unflavored at high vg 3 mg nic level and it seems to harsh
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