Flavor Ideas for New DIY'er

[JoeSpade]

Hey all, new to the forum! Well, as I am running low on my last order I decided that maybe it's time to give DIY a try to maybe save money while doing eliquid to my tastes. I was hoping that I may be able to recieve some recipe ideas based on my order, and what flavor ratios would be a good ballpark to start with said recipe. Also, when mixing flavorings of different brands, would I still be using recommended percentages or does it change things? ie. FlavourArt at 3%, Capella at 10-15%.. would I use say 3% FA mint and 10-15% of Capella Apple as a starting point for example?

With the flavors listed, I was thinking of doing:
Candy Cane
Gingerbread Latte/coffee or gingerbread latte/coffee with a little peppermint
grape/watermelooooone/mint - isn't that jungle juice? least white label's tastes like that to me
pear/coconut/whip cream for a professor snipes slytherin sauce kind of thing

Sooo am I at a good start? Suggestions and flavor ratios to them much welcome! <3 Thank you

 

[Sibben]

You could try simple ones, like only one flavor. Or one with one additive. Like coffee with a little extra. Check recipes online for guidelines and experiment in small dosages (like 5 ml) with no nic until you get something you like. Be careful to take exact notes of what you mix.

 

[JoeSpade]

You could try simple ones, like only one flavor. Or one with one additive. Like coffee with a little extra. Check recipes online for guidelines and experiment in small dosages (like 5 ml) with no nic until you get something you like. Be careful to take exact notes of what you mix.

So basically start with a real simple recipe, and adapt it over time? I feel the trial and error aspect will be very interesting! Ty ty!

 

[Sibben]

Yes. It's all about trial and error. Also, check online for some recipes that have one or two of your ingredients and then get the missing ones for your next batch purchase. That way you'll start to get a solid feel for quality flavors and how they're commonly used. There are quite a few "usual suspects" that come up time and again.

 

[DaveP]

I'm a tobacco flavor DIYer and those take a week to several weeks to reach full flavor after mixing. Candy and fruit flavors are said to be quick steeps, so you usually can vape them a day or two after mixing. Cremes and complex flavors take a little longer.

Flavourart flavors are more concentrated, so yes ... start them at low mix levels and work up to taste. Some of my FA tobacco flavors are just right at 1% and some I take to 3%. You can always add a little more flavor later if you need to, but to cut a highly flavored juice you have to add unflavored Nic/PG/VG. Remember that adding more flavor later will cut your nic percentage by some amount just because you are adding milliliters of something else without adding more nic to compensate. That's why you want to eventually get it right the first time.

Check out the flavor threads for the various suppliers and you will find percentage lists for each flavor there. Start low and work up.

 

[Capt.shay]

I would go for some more bases like Vanilla Custard, VBIC, and Cheesecake Grahm.

You may also want to consider mixing by weight. Many find it an easier cleaner way to mix. Check out the sticky at the top of this page.

Happy Mixing

 

[JoeSpade]

Thank you, everybody. Tons of useful information here! I'll will check out the mixing by weight, as well as keep notes on flavor bases that seem to come up often.

I was searching the forum last night, and did manage to find a candy cane recipe that looks nice. I will be trying a very small test of that with some changes as it seems to be the easiest.

 

[ceeceeisme]

Hey all, new to the forum! Well, as I am running low on my last order I decided that maybe it's time to give DIY a try to maybe save money while doing eliquid to my tastes. I was hoping that I may be able to recieve some recipe ideas based on my order, and what flavor ratios would be a good ballpark to start with said recipe. Also, when mixing flavorings of different brands, would I still be using recommended percentages or does it change things? ie. FlavourArt at 3%, Capella at 10-15%.. would I use say 3% FA mint and 10-15% of Capella Apple as a starting point for example?

With the flavors listed, I was thinking of doing:
Candy Cane
Gingerbread Latte/coffee or gingerbread latte/coffee with a little peppermint
grape/watermelooooone/mint - isn't that jungle juice? least white label's tastes like that to me
pear/coconut/whip cream for a professor snipes slytherin sauce kind of thing

Sooo am I at a good start? Suggestions and flavor ratios to them much welcome! <3 Thank you

Ahhhh... I predict you'll be making another flavor order very shortly.

I started a month ago with 23 flavors... now I am up to 78 flavors and still putting together another order that I'm going to be hitting the send button on shortly here later today.

Not saying you can't do some good things with what you've got there.... just saying that with so few flavors you will find yourself limited in very short order and looking to explore more avenues.

But the above suggestions are quite right - start simple then add more flavors one at a time so you learn each flavor profile as an individual. Before you know it you will be making connections that work for you.

I've made up over 50 bottles in the last month - some more than once (because they were vaped away lickety-split!) and some are still steeping. It's a fun hobby and it takes your vaping experience to a whole new level. Have fun!!!

 

[ceeceeisme]

oh and there is a website called e liquid recipes dot com where you can enter your flavor stash then search for recipes based on what you already have.... very helpful for the beginner

 

[BrotherBob]

Hey all, new to the forum! Well, as I am running low on my last order I decided that maybe it's time to give DIY a try to maybe save money while doing eliquid to my tastes. I was hoping that I may be able to recieve some recipe ideas based on my order, and what flavor ratios would be a good ballpark to start with said recipe. Also, when mixing flavorings of different brands, would I still be using recommended percentages or does it change things? ie. FlavourArt at 3%, Capella at 10-15%.. would I use say 3% FA mint and 10-15% of Capella Apple as a starting point for example?

Welcome and glad you joined. Percentages will change depending on many factors.
Might like to read:
diy_beginners_guide - DIY_eJuice
dannyv45's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
Hoosier's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
http://www.thevaperstable.com/diy/

 

[Adam harris]

Most of the really good recipes are 2-3 flavors.

Keep the FA flavors that you have listed around 3% or lower.

The Capella sweet cream is good up to 4% max.

The Capella gingerbread I would start at 1-2% because ginger gets weird at high percentage.

Keep the mint type stuff 2% or lower unless you REALLY like overpowering cough syrup like mint.

TFA pear up to 14% max.

Koolada .15% to 2% max.

Fw grape 10-15%


Some recipes I think you would find enjoyable would be


Fw grape 6%
Tfa pear 3%
2 drops per 10ml Koolada.
Shake and vape
Another one

Gingerbread 2%
Sweet cream 2%
Marshmallow 2%
Steep for a week

FA watermelon 3-5% standalone
Shake and vape

FA cappuccino 1-4%
Sweet cream 1%
Marshmallow 1%
shake and vape

 

[JoeSpade]

Ahhhh... I predict you'll be making another flavor order very shortly.

I started a month ago with 23 flavors... now I am up to 78 flavors and still putting together another order that I'm going to be hitting the send button on shortly here later today.

Not saying you can't do some good things with what you've got there.... just saying that with so few flavors you will find yourself limited in very short order and looking to explore more avenues.

But the above suggestions are quite right - start simple then add more flavors one at a time so you learn each flavor profile as an individual. Before you know it you will be making connections that work for you.

I've made up over 50 bottles in the last month - some more than once (because they were vaped away lickety-split!) and some are still steeping. It's a fun hobby and it takes your vaping experience to a whole new level. Have fun!!!

oh and there is a website called e liquid recipes dot com where you can enter your flavor stash then search for recipes based on what you already have.... very helpful for the beginner

Welcome and glad you joined. Percentages will change depending on many factors.
Might like to read:
diy_beginners_guide - DIY_eJuice
dannyv45's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
Hoosier's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
http://www.thevaperstable.com/diy/

Most of the really good recipes are 2-3 flavors.

Keep the FA flavors that you have listed around 3% or lower.

The Capella sweet cream is good up to 4% max.

The Capella gingerbread I would start at 1-2% because ginger gets weird at high percentage.

Keep the mint type stuff 2% or lower unless you REALLY like overpowering cough syrup like mint.

TFA pear up to 14% max.

Koolada .15% to 2% max.

Fw grape 10-15%


Some recipes I think you would find enjoyable would be


Fw grape 6%
Tfa pear 3%
2 drops per 10ml Koolada.
Shake and vape
Another one

Gingerbread 2%
Sweet cream 2%
Marshmallow 2%
Steep for a week

FA watermelon 3-5% standalone
Shake and vape

FA cappuccino 1-4%
Sweet cream 1%
Marshmallow 1%
shake and vape

Wonderful! Yes, I am tempted to make another order soon, though it will be as money allows. This order was shipped this morning, and I am eager to try out the cappucino and grape/pear recipes. Next order will include a variety of creams, mints, fruit, and baked good flavors.

My typical adv usually consists of switching back and forth between custards, cereal, and menthol/fruit throughout. End goal is to learn a fruity COPYRIGHTDMCA flavor, and I do see there are a few on the recipe website that seem to have good reviews. However, they also seem a tad complicated, so it'll be after I have a few recipes of my own.

I take it, aside from taking notes during trying things out, it would be a good idea to keep a book of recipes? Correct?

 

[Maestro]

Wonderful! Yes, I am tempted to make another order soon, though it will be as money allows. This order was shipped this morning, and I am eager to try out the cappucino and grape/pear recipes. Next order will include a variety of creams, mints, fruit, and baked good flavors.

My typical adv usually consists of switching back and forth between custards, cereal, and menthol/fruit throughout. End goal is to learn a fruity COPYRIGHTDMCA flavor, and I do see there are a few on the recipe website that seem to have good reviews. However, they also seem a tad complicated, so it'll be after I have a few recipes of my own.

I take it, aside from taking notes during trying things out, it would be a good idea to keep a book of recipes? Correct?

No need for a book. You really should be using a juice calculator like ejuicemeup and all your recipes can be stored there. In addition, there's a place to write notes for each recipe and I highly encourage you to use it diligently.

 

[BrotherBob]

I take it, aside from taking notes during trying things out, it would be a good idea to keep a book of recipes? Correct?

Yes. I use a full featured writer (I use the Linux libreOffice Writer) like MS Word. All recipes are entered by number assigned in sequence and first page title number and index. If I want to find how many times I used a flavor, all I have to do is use the built in search/find feature of the writer. Once a recipe is established in a writer, then it is entered into a calculator/recipe software/on line etc. This way I'm not dependent on anyone's one program plus I have a backup of all recipes (with the awesome full featured writer find functions).

 

[Sylvie]

i personally would get tfa bavarian cream, better than sweet cream to me but, that's just my preference because i found sweet cream to be on the sour side. you definitely need to get some tfa juicy peach to go with that pear you are getting though, both are excellent together and also with bavarian cream or/and koolada.

 

[SteveS45]

I find the easiest and simplest way to make complex flavors is to first make them as standalone flavors. Once you get the right for you then mix up a 1 or 2 ml batch in a tank and vape away if it works or needs a touch of this or a drop of that easy to adjust and tweak them. Just keep notes on what you do so when you come up with a spur of the moment creation that is amazing you can recreate it.

Vape On Safely!

Always mix Nicotine accurately!

 

[ceeceeisme]

I take it, aside from taking notes during trying things out, it would be a good idea to keep a book of recipes? Correct?

Yeah, I'm thinking it would be a good idea too. For now I've copied all my "keeper" recipes to a file on my computer just in case that website I use goes down. There are lots of juice calculators that you can install right on your hard drive so you always have them should something happen to the website you are using (then they can be backed up to a thumb drive and saved in case of a hard drive crash).

My ADV's are fruits paired with creams, fruits paired with menthol and various bakery mixes - very similar to yourself. I suspect there are quite a few of us out there who favor these taste profiles. I tried different tobacco flav's when I first quit smoking but nothing appealed to me so I've let that avenue trail off for now. Why vape tobacco flavors when there are soooo many fruits you can vape? I may try mixing some tobacco flavors in the future when (and if) I get bored of the fruits and bakery mixes.... but that could be a long time down the road.

 

[SteveS45]

Yes I must agree with the flavors are a wonderful thing to have but even though I have almost 100 flavors here the Tobaccos I make are the most popular for me.

 

[ceeceeisme]

Yes I must agree with the flavors are a wonderful thing to have but even though I have almost 100 flavors here the Tobaccos I make are the most popular for me.

yes, I understand those who like their tobacco's really like them... it's something I should (and probably will down the road) revisit as I've always felt, as a former 41 year smoker, that I should (and could) also really like them. It's just going to be a matter of trying lots of flavors until I find one I like.

 

[SteveS45]

Well I was a smoker for close to 40 years and I was always a Marlboro Man. When I first attempted quitting I was using Cig-A-Likes that even looked like a Marlboro! I was using Buck Naked American Tobacco and Turkish Tobacco to refill the cartridges and kept using it when I finally went to a MOD after I had quit cold turkey. Then I started the search for a flavor and after sampling hundreds of them I finally found a fruit I actually enjoyed. At that time I was saying I will never be vaping Deserts, Chocolate or Yogurt? Now I am making my own and like I said I have almost 100 flavors right now.