First DIY Batches

[chadlrsn]

So I got my first batch of product on Wednesday.

Contents:
TFA Cotton Candy
TFA Hawaiian Punch
TFA Raspberry
LA Bubble Gum
LA Strawberry Kiwi
LA Tropical Punch
VG
PG
Not doing nicotine so yeah...

So as the noob I am I just had to dive right in and mix and vape. Made 3ml 50/50 batches of each flavor started at 10% trying it after shaking it up and not liking it. I got all the way to 30% on Hawaiian Punch and decided enough was enough and stopped the madness Wednesday night. Get home from work Thursday and jump into it again with a little more thinking involved this time (I think so at least).

What I have going now is 4 batched of each flavor is 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% batches that I am letting sit for a week to steep. The process I have decided to take is let them sit in darkness with the cap on and shake and breathe once a day. I will test after the week is up and decide which % is best for me and tweak from there if needed.

Does this sound like a decent process or is there something that anyone else can recommend?

Please be gentle this is my first try at DIY.

Thanks all for your time

 

[Shilo]

Thats fine. vaping it immediately is usually not good for determining final outcome. It doesn't matter where you keep the bottles or if you shake them or not they will steep with the time. If you made very tiny batches 5 ml or under you should be able to test them a little sooner than a week on those flavors.

 

[chadlrsn]

I guess I should have said that I made 3ml batches that are steeping right now. How long do you think I should let them sit?

 

[Vappa]

Did you give them a nice warm bath after mixing?

 

[chadlrsn]

I did not. Would that have helped? I don't think I have read anything about that.

 

[Thrasher]

the warm bath will sort of speed up the blending, but yea you can never tell how good they are directly after making them. i have one of my fav's that has no smell or flavor for a few days after mixing, but a couple weeks later? mmm mmm.

you plan is solid, make very small batched and let them sit.
usually if i want to try right away its a hot hot water soak and lots if shaking, repeated several times.
some people use a heated ultrasonic cleaner to speed mix.

 

[chadlrsn]

Thanks for the info. I am thinking I will just let them sit for a week then try. I am not in a huge rush I have plenty of store bought flavors so I am good.

Thanks for the info.

vape on my friends!

 

[BakuPeg]

The warm bath is used to speed up steeping. I don't use that method myself, I let them sit a week or 2 they they are probably good to go. however month long steeps are known to happen. I make much more than my husband can vape

 

[chadlrsn]

I am hoping to get to that point. Lol. My girlfriend just ordered 6 more flavors to try. Sounds like I will be kept busy. Lol

 

[my4jewels]

I vape mostly fruit flavors. I have found that the fruit flavors don't really have to steep. As least I haven't found that they change much at all. Creamy flavors have to steep, and tobaccos usually need to steep the longest. YMMV.

 

[woden57]

Thanks for the "warm bath" trick, I had not read about that before.
Good tip.

 

[Vappa]

The warm bath helps blending indeed.
Nowadays i use an ultrasonic for steeping. Especially for the tabaccos it helps. 1 hour of ultrasonic steeping equals 2 weeks in the 'real world'.

 

[Ikeprof]

Arranging a semi-circle of aromatherapy candles and playing soft music during the warm bath has had marked improvements to my steeping results.

 

[chadlrsn]

I was thinking that with maybe a bit of wine.

 

[Ohio Points]

I seduce fruit with a hot bath and then vape right away...most fruits don't need much steeping, although the flavor does seem to intensify.