Does Quantity Matter?

[dandellion]

When mixing... does the quantity of the batch matter? In cooking, many dishes turn out much better if you prepare them for a large crowd. So was just thinking if it is the same with mixing the juice. Maybe it steeps better, or mixes differently ... I don't know... just thinking out loud.

 

[JuanC]

Well mixing flavors is more towards chemistry than cooking, or at least is how i see it, that is why people make small test batches (3-5 ml) that if turn to be good can be exactly replicated in larger quantities, so wathever the volume is it should not matter if you go using the exact formula.

 

[wizard10000]

I think it does.

The first mix I made that I thought tasted pretty good ended up being a 300ml batch and I pitched the whole thing a week later when I grew tired of it. These days if I think a mix will be successful I fill a 5ml tank and if I still like it after that I'll make up a 50ml bottle.

My all-day vape is made in two 50ml bottles - I vape from one while the other is steeping. When the bottle I'm vaping from gets empty I make another bottle and open the one that's been steeping, but that's just what works for me. As always, YMMV

 

[Screwbag]

I mix in 10ml bottles for my experiments...30ml or bigger once I have it nailed

 

[MISTer E]

In a few other threads I saw this image:

Imagine the above Scaled.

 

[Rule62]

As long as the proportions are exactly the same, the resulting juice will be exactly the same. However, the larger the batch, the greater the room for error.
When I come up with a recipe I like, I'll make a 5 ml batch. If I'm still happy with it after a couple cartos full, I'll make a 10 or 15 ml batch. If it becomes one of my standard "all day" vapes, I'll make 30 ml batches, ahead of time enough so that I always have it on hand.

 

[glassmanoak]

As long as the proportions are exactly the same, the resulting juice will be exactly the same. However, the larger the batch, the greater the room for error.
When I come up with a recipe I like, I'll make a 5 ml batch. If I'm still happy with it after a couple cartos full, I'll make a 10 or 15 ml batch. If it becomes one of my standard "all day" vapes, I'll make 30 ml batches, ahead of time enough so that I always have it on hand.

I think that the smaller the batch is, the more likely to have an error.
If you add one drop to many of a particular flavorto a 3 ml batch, that one drop will have a bigger effect than if you add an extra drop in a 10 ml batch, or a 100 ml batch. The larger you make a batch the less effect from a small error.

IMO

 

[LucentShadow]

I think that the smaller the batch is, the more likely to have an error.
If you add one drop to many of a particular flavorto a 3 ml batch, that one drop will have a bigger effect than if you add an extra drop in a 10 ml batch, or a 100 ml batch. The larger you make a batch the less effect from a small error.

IMO

I'm pretty sure that's exactly what Rule62 meant. 'Greater room for error' means that the circumstances are more forgiving of error, to me. After all, if I say that there is 'no room for error in this operation', I mean that there must be no mistakes, else it will likely fail.

I also agree with that sentiment. Large batches are more forgiving of small errors. Shaking up larger ones seems easier than the very small ones to me, also.

That said, I don't bother with making batches smaller than 10ml very often. I sometimes make 30ml batches, and I don't notice any difference between them.