DIY Recipe Formulation: Flavor Ratios

[jimbothigpen]

I'm new to DIY juice mixing (and vaping in general), and I'm trying to formulate a couple of starter recipes to try out once my deliveries arrive. What I'm concerned about is how I'm going to calculate the ratios of flavorings that have different concentration recommendations. My question is probably easiest to communicate by using an example.

Here's a hypothetical recipe (leaving out nicotine and pg/vg ratios, as I'm only asking about flavor here) -- I'll call it "Coffee & Cigarettes". Flavor percentages listed are the percentage of the total flavor profile I'd like to achieve, not a percentage of the total volume of the juice. Also, this may or may not be a crappy recipe -- I'll figure that out on my own; I'm most interested in how to calculate appropriate volumes.

Flavor 1: Hangsen RY1 (50%)
Flavor 2: Mom & Pop's RYO (20%)
Flavor 3: TFA Espresso (20%)
Flavor 4: TFA Bourbon Vanilla (10%)

Now, my issue: what percentage of the total volume of finished juice should I be using for each flavor, if each has a different recommended percentage if it's the only ingredient? Here's what I'm getting at:

Hangsen's tobacco flavors are recommended at 5% of total volume, Mom & Pop's flavors all say 20% of total volume, and the TFAs -- I've seen varying estimates -- around 10% for those particular flavors. The formula I'd instinctively use would go like so:

Total Juice Volume x Recommended Percentage x Desired Percentage of Flavor Profile

So, in the case of a 10ml finished product:

Hangsen RY1 - 10 x .05 x .5 = .25ml
Mom & Pop's RYO - 10 x .2 x .2 = .4ml
TFA Espresso - 10 x .1 x .2 = .2ml
TFA Bourbon Vanilla - 10 x .1 x .1 = .1ml

Is this the right way to go about this, or am I thinking about this the wrong way?

Thanks!

 

[MoonLit_Water]

Thats seems to be a fairly complex recipe. Check out the DIY E-Liquid forum here at ECF. They will be able to help You there.

You need 5 posts in the New Member Forum (and you do have that) but also need to wait for the server to update before posting there. I am led to believe the server updates once an hour. Your probably good to go now

 

[jimbothigpen]

Thats seems to be a fairly complex recipe. Check out the DIY E-Liquid forum here at ECF. They will be able to help You there.

You need 5 posts in the New Member Forum (and you do have that) but also need to wait for the server to update before posting there. I am led to believe the server updates once an hour. Your probably good to go now

Yeah, I'd have posted this question there, but it was my 5th -- had to go here...

 

[MoonLit_Water]

I kinda figured that, but thought I'd just put it out there in case You hadn't noticed that section.

Welcome To ECF

Sounds like a good recipe

 

[yellowsnow]

Have you played with the ejuicemeup calculator?

 

[NiNi]

One e-juice calculator:

eJuice Me Up - Best eJuice Calculator

 

[NiNi]

Here's another quick guide from the forum:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/454766-brain-dead-guide-100-vg-diy-if-your-iq-higher-than-80-you-can-make-recipe.html

And Welcome to ECF!!!!

 

[jimbothigpen]

Yes, I'm using the ejuicemeup calculator -- and this is where my questions come in. The values required as input to the flavor percentage fields are percentages of total volume. If I were making a juice with 1 flavor, whose recommended total value were 20%, I'd use 20% and go. If I were making a juice with 1 flavor, whose recommended total value were 5%, I'd use 5% and go. Suppose I'm searching for a flavor profile that's 50% bratwurst and 50% sauerkraut, but my bratwurst flavor recommends 20% when using it alone, and my sauerkraut flavor recommends 5% when using it alone -- my assumption would be to use 10% of total volume with brat and 2.5% of total volume with kraut; those 10% and 2.5% numbers would then be what I'd input in the ejuicemeup calculator to generate my volumes for a specific sized recipe. But my assumptions haven't always proven 100% reliable in the past...

 

[yellowsnow]

I also like this one.
DIY E-Liquid Calculator Ten Flavor's With Nicotine

 

[cloud.nine]

Try your recipe, and see how it is. It sounds like you're on the right track with your thinking about the percentages. If you start on the low end of what you think you'll need, then you can add drops of flavors until you find the balance you're looking for.