First Attempt Under My Belt

[Burn_notice_fan_NY]

Just wanted to do a quick update. I managed to make three different liquids tonight. One menthol, one Irish cream and pumpkin and one horchata. The menthol is my max strength of 24mg, the other two were 18mg. Starter base was 60mg in VG. I was too tempted to try blending so I only made one with just one flavor. Now that this is under my belt, I intend to test each flavor individually.
Recipes:
Menthol (based off simple menthol thread with creme de menthe replacing the wintergreen)
Creme de Menthe-6%
koolada-10%
menthol-2%
EM-1%

Iced Irish Pumpkin
Pumpkin-9%
Irish cream-10%
Koolada-10%

Horchata
Horchata-5%

I have not a single one of these so I can't really say if any is decent. I think that will be the fun part... Just have to let them steep right now.

Observation: the first formula I made was the hardest. I was practically shaking when I made it, haha. Second one was ok on my nerves and by the time I got to the third one I had much more confidence. I think making the hardest one first definitely made me more relaxed on the easier ones. During cleanup, I was worried about nicotine again but realized it wasn't a big issue at 60mg. I only had one stray drop and it was the pg. All syringes were rinsed with hot water and were purged repeatedly. After setup was organized, I had spent 30 minutes to make these... Slow for first time but was battling nerves.

Thank you all for the guidance. For anyone that is interested, I will follow up with the taste tests after they steeped. Thank you all once again!

 

[RocketPuppy]

Congrats!!! I remember my first time. I was nervous, too. I must be really immature because I feel like I'm talking about el sexo. You are no longer a diy virgin. Time for church.

 

[Huckleberried]

Yay & congrats! Such a good feeling. They sound really good, too, so do keep us posted. What brands did you use? I'm finding myself interested in the Horchata lately.

 

[Rat2chat2]

Congrats, that is a wonderful feeling. I have got to the point where I like what I make better than what I have bought. And it saves a bunch of money that can be better used on other goodies. I have fallen in love with the vaping Zone's gourmet flavors and super concentrates. The cost a tiny bit more but you use so much less so I think it is even more economical. Loved every flavor I have tried so far. Good luck and happy mixing.

 

[DetraMental]

You are off to the races! Congrats on your first recipes and I hope they all taste amazing!

 

[dannyv45]

Congrats on your first mix. My observations would be that the koolata may be a bit high. I found 4% quite frosty. And the second mix your at almost 30% total flavor. You should start with individual flavors and start low like 3% to start then work up until your satisfied. That will give you an better idea on how much flavor you'll need when combining. Most don't go above 20% total flavor unless the flavoring is very weak (such as loranne flavors).

 

[Hoosier]

If you don't taste them right after mixing, how do you know if steeping does a darn thing to the mixes?

Glad you have some mixes under your belt! Now that the wheel is rolling, I doubt there is going to be much stopping you now...

 

[michaelsil1]

OMG Koolada 10%

 

[dannyv45]

Not to mention all the coolness in the first mix

Creme de Menthe-6%
koolada-10%
menthol-2%

Quite frosty kinda like the winter we just went through.

 

[Burn_notice_fan_NY]

Haha, I agree and thought otherwise, I kept reading about one drop per ml, but in the 'simple menthol' thread, someone had it in their wintergreen/spearmint. I will most likely reduce this in the future. I really like a cold snap though and it looks like I will achieve an overwhelming cold snap haha.

 

[we2rcool]

If you don't taste them right after mixing, how do you know if steeping does a darn thing to the mixes?

The crowd roars!

 

[Burn_notice_fan_NY]

The crowd roars!

I know, just I'm not comfortable with my builds yet and am still looking for a decent carto to test flavors with. Can't seem to get too much vapor from my patriot clone.

 

[Hoosier]

Grab a 306 or a 510 dripping atomizer.

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[Burn_notice_fan_NY]

I'll definitely have to get one of those atty's. I've been looking around for a cheap and quick shipping one. Looks like no vape shops in the area carry them.

 

[Burn_notice_fan_NY]

Also looking at this as a learning experience. So I appreciate the comments.

 

[Hoosier]

Grab an I06 from Ikenvape then. Best flavor for the $ in prebuilt dripping atty's.

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[Burn_notice_fan_NY]

Do you clean it between flavors?

 

[Hoosier]

Yeah. By dripping plain PG in it and gaping until the flavor is gone. Sticky flavors can be cleared by swishing it in some PGA.

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[michaelsil1]

Haha, I agree and thought otherwise, I kept reading about one drop per ml, but in the 'simple menthol' thread, someone had it in their wintergreen/spearmint. I will most likely reduce this in the future. I really like a cold snap though and it looks like I will achieve an overwhelming cold snap haha.

I think you'll have a harsh chemical frost. Try the Koolada at 1-2 drops per 10ml first then adjust from there.

 

[Burn_notice_fan_NY]

Thanks again for the input. I will say the horchata smells phenomenal!