How to handle VG?

[navyasw02]

I just tried my first batch and my initial thought was it was pretty easy except for handling both the VG and the VG based nicotine. It's too thick to get out with the syringe and even choked up my pipettes. What's the best way to get this stuff out? Do you heat it up? If so, what does that do to the shelf life of the VG or VG nic?

 

[oldbikeguy]

I use mine at room temp about 70f it does take a min or so to completely drain from a 5ml pipette you can watch it drain down the inside of the tube.

 

[cskent]

I either use it at room temperature on a warm day, or use warm water to heat it up a bit on a cool day. I haven't had any trouble with shelf life. If you're making a pg/vg juice you could always add your pg to the vg to thin it down before mixing the other ingredients.

Edit: I should have mentioned that I also use a 1 1/2 inch, 14 gauge needle.

 

[Hoosier]

I use these.


The nose is larger than a luer and fits well into the stopper. The stopper fits most bottles too.

 

[yzer]

I heat VG to about 110 degrees F in a hot water bath before mixing. It's much easier to mix and measure in graduated cylinders that way. Room temperature VG is OK with my syringes. I just pull the plunger out twice as far as the amount needed to get extra suction power. The measured amount can be adjusted next by injecting the surplus back into the container.