How do you guys and girls do your diy mixing

[Richard Winter]

I was wondering if you folk mix any differently to how I do it and if so why?
I make my mixes all in one go i.e add nicotine, then flavour concentrate, then PG and then VG. Once done, give it a good shake and then steep.
I've heard that others pre mix the PG, VG and Nic then store until your ready to add flavour at a later date.
How do you do it?

 

[JustWondering1]

I was wondering if you folk mix any differently to how I do it and if so why?
I make my mixes all in one go i.e add nicotine, then flavour concentrate, then PG and then VG. Once done, give it a good shake and then steep.
I've heard that others pre mix the PG, VG and Nic then store until your ready to add flavour at a later date.
How do you do it?

I mix by weight with a scale. I don't pre-mix the VG, PG and nic, but I know many people do. I just do it all at one mixing session. Then I steep and vape. Have you seen our DIY eliquid sub-forum? It's fine to post this here, but you might find more mixers in the DIY section. You can either create a thread there or you can post your question to the Random DIY Mixing and More thread. I'll link you to both below.

Random DIY mixing and More

DIY E-Liquid

 

[chanelvaps]

I mix, with syringes, in big brown bottles. Add flavorings, then PG, then VG, then nic. Shake shake shake for about two weeks.

 

[Katya]

I've heard that others pre mix the PG, VG and Nic then store until your ready to add flavour at a later date.

That's how I do it.

Easy and I often vape unflavored or barely flavored mixes, so this is the best way for me. I have a bottle of unflavored ready to go and either add a bit of flavoring to it or not.

 

[SlowTalker]

I pre mix my nic as well, mostly because I am mixing from concentrate and it is more convenient to do it in batches.

 

[smacuser]

I add the nic first, all pg (least viscous); then flavors. VG followed by PG to swirl the funnel when I'm done.

If it's good, I vape it right away or it goes to the back of the shelf.

 

[sofarsogood]

Lately I'm mixing one liter batches of 50/50 pg/vg plus 12mg nic. A digital kitchen scale is accurate enough for 1 liter batches. Usually I also add flavor since I've been vaping only one flavor at only 1%. I measure the flavoring with a graduated glass cylinder because it's usually 10 ml or less. Inspired buy a comment above may be next time I'll leave out the flavoring and play with some I've had kicking around for years and never used. With only slight flavoring there's no palatte fatigue so don't feel a need for a variety. Makes life simpler.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

I do pretty much what everyone who already posted does. Always have premixed nic, vg, pg ready. Pour what I need into bottles and add flavors as needed per recipes. I also vape flavorless. Use a scale.

I don't shake manually. That is a royal PIA. Found the Badger 121 Mixer works best for me. One to two minutes w/the mixer, cap it and let it sit. The Badger mixer can be had for ~10USD, shop around. There are other decent mixer's out there that will do the same.

 

[Mordacai]

I use syringes and a measuring cylinder.

Flavorings first, Nic shots second, cut with base and mix. If needs be I can dilute further with base after emptying the measuring cylinder.

 

[AvaOrchid]

I add everything like you do when I'm making one of my ADV that I'm going to be making 500 ml or even 250ml but I also keep a mix of PG VG in nicotine in case I decide I want to make like a little 10 or 20 ml of some new recipe

 

[Territoo]

I mix 50 30ml bottles at a time using pipettes and a graduated cylinder. First the nicotine, then the PG, then then flavors, then finally the VG as it has the most volume.

 

[AngeNZ]

My method:

Using a scale, I mix straight into the 60ml bottle. VG first, then Nic, then flavours and top it off with PG. I then shake the living .... out of it

 

[JCinFLA]

I make my mixes all in one go i.e add nicotine, then flavour concentrate, then PG and then VG.

I make all of mine like you do, including the same order of ingredients...always have. I know that at least 6 other ECF members I've taught to DIY, do it that way, too.

 

[Redbird11]

Now I have only been doing the DIY thing for a couple of weeks. But I prefer doing flavors first, then adding everything else. I figure if I screw up the pouring the flavoring, it is easier to dump and start over. I would rather dump flavor than the nicotine. And I also use a scale. Then I shake it like a Polaroid picture.

 

[JCinFLA]

I've heard that others pre mix the PG, VG and Nic then store until your ready to add flavour at a later date.

To me, at least for those who say they measure by weight with scales....that method above doesn't support the claim that "measuring by weight is more accurate than by volume."

Many flavorings are in a PG base, some are in VG, some in ethyl alcohol. Also, every recipe doesn't call for the same total amount of flavoring. So, how "accurate" can the resulting eliquid actually be, doing it that way?

 

[Jebbn]

When I do flavoured mixes there is some sense of order but I dont do flavours much anymore.

Ive been baking a fruit and nut bar each week for about 8yrs. I used to adhere strictly to the recipe but over time I came to understand I could substitute ingredients and mess around with quantities and still end up with a good tasting bake. Same with bread, it can be quite forgiving as long as you dont step to far outside some fundamental parameters, and while the results arent always the same theyre never bad.
I apply the same principles I use for baking and cooking to making flavoured ejuice and it seems to work for me. Nothing has tasted bad, just slightly different to the last batch.

Now I vape unflavoured 99% of the time its generally, 1ml nic, 2ml dw, 27ml vg, see ya sometime next week.

 

[Richard Winter]

I mix by weight with a scale. I don't pre-mix the VG, PG and nic, but I know many people do. I just do it all at one mixing session. Then I steep and vape. Have you seen our DIY Eliquid sub-forum? It's fine to post this here, but you might find more mixers in the DIY section. You can either create a thread there or you can post your question to the Random DIY Mixing and More thread. I'll link you to both below.

Random DIY mixing and More

DIY E-Liquid

Thanks. I have come across those sub forums and wasnt sure where I should put it.
I mix by weight only now, have done for quite a while now. I've never pre mixed but read that some people do. Wondered if there was any advantage or benefit of doing it that way.

 

[Richard Winter]

I mix, with syringes, in big brown bottles. Add flavorings, then PG, then VG, then nic. Shake shake shake for about two weeks.

I do the same but mix by weight, found it was quicker and less messy. No need to wash up afterwards.

 

[Richard Winter]

That's how I do it.

Easy and I often vape unflavored or barely flavored mixes, so this is the best way for me. I have a bottle of unflavored ready to go and either add a bit of flavoring to it or not.

When you add the flavouring to your pre mixed juice, do you vape it straight away or let it steep,

 

[Richard Winter]

I pre mix my nic as well, mostly because I am mixing from concentrate and it is more convenient to do it in batches.

Mmmmmm makes sence I guess if your doing lots of different flavours at the same pg vg and nic ratios.