Help me out here - DIY info

[CloudMutilator]

Okay, so I'm going to jump into the DIY zone since the government is getting ready to get all up in our stuff... I want to keep getting all these flavors and juices for as long as I determine I'm going to vape flavor anyway because who does the government think they are, telling me what I can and cannot put into my body? They'd rather have us not know and feed it to us than be smart human beings, do research and choose for ourselves. Neat, right? I digress. In the end, I'm not all that creative and do better expanding off of someone else's idea... hell.. maybe my process will give other people some ideas as well. So here's what I have:

Currently I have 14 bottles of flavoring, one of which should only be used in special circumstances, as I realize it's a poor candidate after reading more information in here. I also have 8 8 ounce bottles of tinctured base for ease of blending.

My flavors are:
Capella - Juicy Orange, Orange creamsicle, kiwi strawberry, cotton candy, double chocolate, sugar cookie, cherry cola, vanilla custard.
McCormick - Rum Flavor (this one has food coloring, corn syrup and carmel color in it. the rest is natural and artificial flavors and 29% alcohol suspended in PG. Usable, but not ideal, right?)
Watkins - Pure Coffee Extract - the ingredients are listed as water, alcohol 48.75%, extractives of coffee beans, so that sounds safe enough.
Tastypuff - Cognac Skittlez, Slippery Nipple and Jack and Coke

Then in the 8 ounce bottles, I have 70/30 mixture of VG/PG and then each bottle is slightly tinctured with a base flavor for aid and speed of mixing. The bases are as follows:
90/10 VG/PG Sweet Cream (for candy drips)
70v/30p Blueberry Base (for dessert drips)
30/70 Blueberry Base (for better flavor and less vapor)
70/30 Watermelon (for Liquor flavors)
70/30 Strawberry base (for fruit drips)
90/10 Lemon base (for sour drips)
90/10 Bananna Split Cherry base (for ice cream and dessert themed juice)
NOTE - the PG in this one is a different brand, much cheaper, giving it a test.. (this is the brand found at tractor supply.. reads PG USP on the label so it's good)
The last bottle is 100% VG for thickening mixtures with too much PG

So.. what I'm looking for is some suggestions. I haven't seen many recipes that work with coffee, kiwi, cookie, chocolate or rum flavors. It seems like I have the capacity to make some pretty good beverage style drips. Anyone want to give me a shove in the right direction? Ever wanted to mix a flavor with ingredients you don't have and have someone else try it and tell you what they think? I'm your guinea pig. I have access to all the VG and PG I could ever desire, in small quantities from my friend. My wal-marts and other local hobby stores have just about everything else. About the only thing I'm going to have to order is flavor if I want any of the FA or 10n1, Capella flavors. Our Hobby Lobby carries LoRain (sp) but it seems that a good deal of those flavors are oil-based, come in small bottles and don't live up to expectations... anyone else have feedback on that? Anyway, have fun thinking up stuff for me to do. I'll be happy to mix whatever and let you know how it went.. All these flavors and the base liquids were free to me today from my friend so I'm not out of pocket on this.. Don't worry about running me out of ingredients. Happy trolling!

 

[Strangebrew]

Hi new guy. I don't think the food grade flavor are good for vaping. Do a search on approved vaping flavors would be useful.
The PG from TSC many have noted using. All ingredients should be USP grade.

 

[bnrkwest]

I think the Capella's is the only one I would use since it is PG based. You may want to try some flavors that are already blended and ready to add to your PG/VG with Nic at your level. Much easier. Real Flavors in VG has some wonderful flavors if you want to go shopping check out Bull City or GremlinDIY, you can get samples sizes pretty cheap to try.

 

[DaveP]

MyFreedomSmokes.com also has a wide variety of flavorings and all the diy supplies you need. I also buy from Bull City.

I'd stick to approved vaping flavorings and stay away from alcohol based food flavorings.

 

[Hoosier]

I've found a few Lorann's that work. A few recipes that are pretty old now by DIY juice standards that are all Lorann that I've vaped for about 6 years. None are high on my list of juices to have with me if I'm heading out of town though.

I find it much easier to work with Capellas, FA, and even TFA and those mixes are high on the list to take along.

Of those 3, Cap is the only one I recommend to new mixers. There are other great companies to work with, but I started mixing back in the stone age and learned old school and usually still mix with the ones that were around back then because they are comfortable.

 

[BrotherBob]

Welcome and glad you joined.
Might like to read:
diy_beginners_guide - DIY_eJuice
dannyv45's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
Hoosier's blog | E-Cigarette Forum
How hard is it to get in to DIY liqiud?
What you need to know as as far as supplies and safety for the first time juicer. | E-Cigarette Forum
DIY OR DIE VAPING

 

[dannyv45]

Most of those flavors are cooking flavors that are not concentrated enough for DIY. Some even have additives and oils that are not recommended for vaping. Maybe you would want to start off with something simple and easy to use such as the OSD line of flavorings such as there one stop flavorings and one stop blends.
Make Your Own DIY Eliquid/Juice and Candy

Then move on to more advanced flavors once you get your feet wet. such as the ones from here.
E-Juice Concentrated Flavoring

You seem to be OK with the make up with your bases but it seems a bit of over kill if what your saying is you've already made these up. Usually bases are made up as we go and not before we've even started our DIY adventure.

You've also not expressed whether your vaping with or without NIC. This may have a bearing on the bases you've already made up. You say you want to get a jump on FDA regs but if your not vaping with NIC then again your efforts may be a bit of over kill as the FDA regs have an impact mostly on NIC and NIC products, and not so much on flavorings, PG and VG.

I admire your eagerness to jump into this head first but my advice is to slow down and buy a little at a time until you get some experience. Do a little more research by reading my blogs. You will save yourself a lot of time, money and frustration.
dannyv45's blog | E-Cigarette Forum