Guide to DIY Flavoring

[jpasint]

Can I buy premixed unflavored e-liquid (VG + my strength nic) and add my own flavor? I am really trying to avoid any alcohol in my e-liquid and I feel like a jerk asking my e-liquid guy which ones are alcohol free or if he uses LorAnn's. I can see where he would find that rude. And does anyone know if LorAnn is the industry standard for over the counter liquids?

Of course. Most DIYers buy nic in either a combination of PG or VG (or mixed percentage of) at whatever nic level they want.

I buy 100mg PG and then dilute it down but you can buy a lot lower than 100mg and just add your flavors as you want.

I am not sure how low a nic strength you can get but I've seen pretty low on various sites.

 

[TeesLab]

Thanx a lot for everyone, I get many knowledge here

Btw, I need your help,

1. Can I make a concentrated from standard essence (water base)? e.g. usually I'm using an essence 10%, I want to make it more powerful so I just need 5%.
2. Can I transfer the flavor from essence water base to PG? maybe evaporate the water but not evaporate the flavor?
Is that possible?

I'm sorry for my bad grammar.

Thanx before

 

[Lillie Bennett]

Thanx a lot for everyone, I get many knowledge here

Btw, I need your help,

1. Can I make a concentrated from standard essence (water base)? e.g. usually I'm using an essence 10%, I want to make it more powerful so I just need 5%.
2. Can I transfer the flavor from essence water base to PG? maybe evaporate the water but not evaporate the flavor?
Is that possible?

I'm sorry for my bad grammar.

Thanx before

Both PG and VG readily mix with water as well as alcohol so you may mix all 3 as needed, be safe.

 

[TeesLab]

Both PG and VG readily mix with water as well as alcohol so you may mix all 3 as needed, be safe.

Thanx for your reply Lillie, I really appreciate it [emoji4]

 

[rcromwell92]

Has anyone ever used Capella Horchata as a single flavor recipe? If so what percentage and what PG/VG mix were you at?

 

[Jamesmn554]

I tried it once and it wasn't particularly good. I made a bottle at 10% 80vg/20pg


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[rcromwell92]

Jamesmn554 thank you very much....was it too strong at that ratio or was it kind of weak?

 

[Nate Ritter]

Does the strength percentage mean the percent that is recommended per bottle that you're making

 

[Janet]

Does the strength percentage mean the percent that is recommended per bottle that you're making

Yes, i.e., a 100 ml bottle with 10% flavoring would have 10 mls flavoring and 90 mls base.

 

[want to quit]

question guys. I have a couple of 30ml 6mg five pawns 50/50 VG PG. Is there a way to increase the nic level to 12mg? How many ml of nic would I have to add? My DIY liquid calculator doesn't really help me with this.

Also, can I add some pure VG to the liquid without messing up the flavor big time to maybe get it to 70 VG 30PG?

Thanks guys

 

[Hoosier]

question guys. I have a couple of 30ml 6mg five pawns 50/50 VG PG. Is there a way to increase the nic level to 12mg? How many ml of nic would I have to add? My DIY liquid calculator doesn't really help me with this.

Also, can I add some pure VG to the liquid without messing up the flavor big time to maybe get it to 70 VG 30PG?

Thanks guys

1. Yes
2. Depends on the strength of the nicotine you'd be adding. If it is unflavored, then you'll be diluting it, possibly to the point it tastes nothing like what you started with.
3. I'd get a better calculator if I didn't know the math and I were in your position.
4. Yes, but see second sentence of #2.

 

[quickbot]

So i ordered alot of test flavoring is 3.5ml bottles LorAnns flavors and they are described to use atleast 2x less than other brand flavorins...strong flavorings. But here i read ll those percentages and it looks like they are even weaker. Is OP an old news and LorAnn have made stronger flavorings, or i just bought these lil bottles that wont last me much?

 

[Caro123]

Thank you you have given much info

 

[Dirty_Ralph]

Yes I agree Ive done the same. This thread will be invaluable to my bumblings into the field of DIY. I actually found this site and joined the forum after many hours of researching google for something useful when delving into making our own juice. About a year and a half ago my wife thinking it was as easy as grabbing all of LorAnns flavors a bottle of PG, a bottle of VG ,Nicotine and the fact shes worked in a pharmacy assisting the owner in mixing so well educated in measuring volumes in many compounds that it was easy enough to figure out on her own having no trial and error by others to go off from like this awesome thread to help out with recipes, whos flavor per flavor is superior over anothers having been polled not just as a flavor maker but individual flavors within each makers lines on down the line side by side against others. We can again delve into DIY but this time with this plethora of useful knowledge.

 

[steven67]

I want to thank you for consolidating all this information as it helps us a lot. book marked, thank you.

 

[hypocritelecteur]

Am I missing something? I can't find any info on the Flavor Apprentice in the OP. Are they any good?

Are they the same company as TPA? Confusing for a newbie like myself!

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Am I missing something? I can't find any info on the Flavor Apprentice in the OP. Are they any good?

Are they the same company as TPA? Confusing for a newbie like myself!

Same Company. Flavor Percentage Recommendations & Dropbox - ECF Recipes

 

[10x sugar]

Just giving this great thread a bump so that the information doesn't get lost!

Sugar

 

[EllifIknow]

First off, this thread is great!!

Secondly, I am about to begin my 'chemistry project' this coming week and I'm pretty amped up to do it!

It seems like a 'hurry up and wait' approach is best when letting flavors steep and deepen over a week or longer. I was curious if there was a list of which flavors take longer to steep and which ones are basically ready to vape after mixing the ingredients together??
Or perhaps there is a minimum steeping time for all flavors?

Thanks to everyone at the ECF community for their input to this thread, and all the other great information here

 

[KattMamma]

First off, this thread is great!!

Secondly, I am about to begin my 'chemistry project' this coming week and I'm pretty amped up to do it!

It seems like a 'hurry up and wait' approach is best when letting flavors steep and deepen over a week or longer. I was curious if there was a list of which flavors take longer to steep and which ones are basically ready to vape after mixing the ingredients together??
Or perhaps there is a minimum steeping time for all flavors?

Thanks to everyone at the ECF community for their input to this thread, and all the other great information here

I've only been DIY a few months, but my experience has been :

- Higher flavor percentages (over 20%) are often shake and vape, no matter what flavors.

- Creams and vanillas (my favorites) taste better if allowed to sit at least a few days. Actually, every juice I've made tastes better after at least a few days, but some are shake and vape.

I've also read that tobacco flavors need some steep time, but I have no experience with those.