I personally when making a recipe, use a home made magnetic stirrer with stir bar and rod/thermometer just to be thorough. How Do most of you guys do it. Just shaking or what?
How Do You Mix Your Fluids?
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I think your way is the best.
Personally I use an ultrasonic cleaner. Use about an inch and half of water, place the bottles in and let it go. It warms the water so gets a bath at same time. Find it works well but annoyingly mine has an 8 minute max timer so needs restarting every 8 minutes.
Personally I use an ultrasonic cleaner. Use about an inch and half of water, place the bottles in and let it go. It warms the water so gets a bath at same time. Find it works well but annoyingly mine has an 8 minute max timer so needs restarting every 8 minutes.
Leave the bottle in hot water for a while and several good shakes. The hot water bath just makes it easier to mix the VG.
NEVER BE ABLE TO GET ACCURATE MIXES THAT IS WHY I MAKE MY OWN I DONT THINK YOU CAN MAKE MORE THAN 250 ML WITHOUT FLAVOR CHANGES. sorry noy yelling caps was stuck and im lazy.
I warm up a bowl of rice in the microwave for 4 minutes. After warming I set my bottle in the rice about half way up the bottle. Leave it till it gets to room temp, shake, put it away for a couple of days.
Eskie you can make your own magnetic stirrer a good one for under $20. i can show you
If you do that around dinnertime (and you clean the bottle off before sticking it in the rice) your side dish will be ready as well.
Thanks. They're easy to use, but I rarely make batches large enough to justify the need for a sirrer at this point. Still getting a few mixes down right prior to mas production
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I used to tape my bottles to a Ceiling Fan and then run the Fan on High.
But I found putting them in this is Easier.
Or sometimes I just Shake them by Hand.
But I found putting them in this is Easier.
Or sometimes I just Shake them by Hand.
Ugh you people are so lazy. I just put the bottle in my pocket and Riverdance........
Take a olfa or drywall knife to score then snap the blades off then scrape the excess flush, the mixer will spin faster with no resistance from the blades. I did that to my mixer. I make 100ml batches of my tobaccos and it spins them nicely.
Oh Yeah... It sure can. That is why I moved to the Rock Tumbler.
Or just shake them Old School style by hand.
I use the Liquid Barn mixer and most times a hot water bath if I am in a hurry. Consistent flavors with mixing by volume.
My magnetic stirrer didn't make the transition to larger, 220 ml. quantities. Perhaps it wasn't fast enough, or maybe the 1-1/2" stirring bar was too short, but there was no vortex. It didn't seem to be doing much.
So I started using this paint stirrer.
It quickly mixes any beaker or bottle I put it in, but is less aggressive than a frother. As it swirls the concoction, it is easy to add or avoid bubbles by adjusting its depth.
So I started using this paint stirrer.
It quickly mixes any beaker or bottle I put it in, but is less aggressive than a frother. As it swirls the concoction, it is easy to add or avoid bubbles by adjusting its depth.
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@ 2:44 is where the real vigorous mixing begins....... Me, I am part of the lazy group and just shake it a few times a day by hand. I am too tired from working to do the River dance but hey, maybe on the weekend I'll have to put on my dancing shoes!
I usually leave it alone until I want to taste it.
Then, I'll give it a good shake.
Then, I'll give it a good shake.
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