Everything tastes the same...

[DixieDewire]

Hi guys and gals. I need a ton of help obviously

I have been toying with DIY again. I actually made a cappuccino I enjoy YAY ME! I sat back down last night to taste some other concoctions I made that has been steeping. No I don't know if my cleaned attys are all coated in something, or if my base or pg has gone bad but everything tastes the same. No matter what I added all I get is a sweetish slightly creamy flavor. I mixed up cantalope and kept adding drops...still nothing and nothing close to a melon.

My base and pg are about a year old. Has my stuff gone bad? Have my flavors, which were bought at the same time gone bad? All of my bases and pg came from DIYshop. My flavors from Liberty flights. I did buy some VG ( glycerin ) at hobby lobby. Its wiltons from the baking section. So, would you think my attys are bad or do I need to invest in newer products?

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Aheadatime]

What % flavor did you use, what strength nic, and how long did you let them steep? Were you being precise (syringe) or going with drops? Was there a common link between the flavors (EM, sucralose)? What attys are you using and how old are they/how well have you maintained them?

 

[DixieDewire]

1 to 2 % 50/50 nic base at 48mg taken down to 12mg. I use the ejuice me up cal. My attys are fairly new. Only used 4 or 5 times, washed in vodka and dried after use. Some have steeped, some have not. Regardless of steeping I get the same taste from every flavor. I use the pipettes to measure ml. I did not add any EM or sweetners to the mixes.

 

[michaelsil1]

Use Syringes they are more accurate.

1 to 2 percent on the flavors?

 

[FinallyQuit]

Did you try a juice with known good flavor during this time? Should we blame your mix or your tongue?

Did you try drinking some water, brushing your teeth, or eating something sour? When I find my juices all becoming tasteless I do one of the above, or vape unflavored. No since wasting flavors I love when I can't taste them.

Sweet and creamy sounds like the flavor of your base. Maybe the percentage was too high, or too low.

Try vaping your base by itself and see if it reminds you of last night.

 

[Jfaria1891]

"Try vaping your base by itself and see if it reminds you of last night." lmao sorry that made me laugh.

1%-2% sounds low unless your using some super concentrates if its stuff like TFA or lor-anns i know those should be more like 5%-7%

 

[FinallyQuit]

Happens all the time. Not meant to be offensive.

 

[DixieDewire]

Thanks guys. Maybe the flavoring is too low. I think I over read the forums and got scared of too much flavoring. Off to drip more drops. Will let you all know how it turns out.

 

[graffinfected]

your percentage in flavor is too low.. bump the cantaloupe up .... way up.. to maybe around 7%.. i would even go 10% so u can understand the difference.. cantaloupe is a weak flavor.. give it a shot..

dont ever measure in drops because the sizes of drops vary from pipette to dropper top and so on.. always use syringes because like michaelsil1 said they are more accurate.


your base can be 5 years old and still just fine as long as your store it properly.

 

[DixieDewire]

So, per the ejuicemeup cal. I moved it to 8% flavoring...gah...tastes like ack! A steeping we will go. Thanks for all the help

 

[michaelsil1]

So, per the ejuicemeup cal. I moved it to 8% flavoring...gah...tastes like ack! A steeping we will go. Thanks for all the help

At least it tastes like something!

 

[DixieDewire]

It still tastes like armpit lol on the plus side though i have a black cherry tobacco steeping thats already promising

 

[graffinfected]

shouldnt take so long to steep.. should be good to vape right away.

 

[dannyv45]

Your %'s do sound a bit low but you do have to be concerned with flavor fade as well. A little lemmon juice for your non-tobaccos (1 drop per 5 ml) will help in that case. For tobaccos try vinegar (i drop per 5 ml). Also keep in mind it just could be your taste buds. This is very common. I experience this after vaping a coffee mix then switching to another flavor. I can't taste the flavor I switched to. Then the next day the flavor is back. Usually when this happens as mentioned above brushing your teeth, drinking some water or other beverage, vaping plain 50/50 PG/VG or just putting the vape down for a while will cure this.

 

[v4pe_chase]

i made poop flavor ones with black cherry tobacco from flavor west. i got a big bottle of it and i dont think ill ever use it again. anyone want it?

 

[michaelsil1]

I made poop flavor ones with black cherry tobacco from flavor west. i got a big bottle of it and i dont think ill ever use it again. anyone want it?

I have plenty of poop flavored eJuice!

 

[dannyv45]

I made a black cherry that still sits on the shelf and I'm concidering using it as pesticide. But I had a 30ml bottle of a premix m-type tobacco that I could'nt stand and added a little bit of the same black cherry about (1.5%) to it and it's one of my favorite change of pace vapes. Go figure.

 

[v4pe_chase]

do you guys know if real lemon and vinegar juice is safe to inhale at all?

And what black cherry tobacco are you guys using? Because i cant stand the Flavor West one

Your %'s do sound a bit low but you do have to be concerned with flavor fade as well. A little lemmon juice for your non-tobaccos (1 drop per 5 ml) will help in that case. For tobaccos try vinegar (i drop per 5 ml). Also keep in mind it just could be your taste buds. This is very common. I experience this after vaping a coffee mix then switching to another flavor. I can't taste the flavor I switched to. Then the next day the flavor is back. Usually when this happens as mentioned above brushing your teeth, drinking some water or other beverage, vaping plain 50/50 PG/VG or just putting the vape down for a while will cure this.

 

[v4pe_chase]

sorry i got off the topic....

but yea, i think you need to add more flavor. my flavor % when i mix is up to 25% -32%

 

[dannyv45]

do you guys know if real lemon and vinegar juice is safe to inhale at all?

And what black cherry tobacco are you guys using? Because i cant stand the Flavor West one

I use apple cider vinegar for tobacco mixes (1 drop per 5 ml)
And Lemon juice for fruits, creams candies and all the rest at the same % as above. I don't use it with fresh mixes I only use them when I notice that the flavor is starting to fade. Although there are some that say lemon juice is not completely safe I still live and feel fine. Oh and don't judge my statement by my avatar