MBV "50 mL" Bottles

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So I just decided to make a batch of 24mg 50/50 base and I had an old mount baker 50 ml bottle that seemed like a nice size. Long story short, it's not 50 ml. Most bottles give you a bit of headroom on top of their stated amount. I've learned a lesson now to put your nicotine in first so you don't have 60mg nicotine flowing onto the counter. This is more like a 48ml bottle. I am very sure of my measurements and even if I was a tad off I shouldn't have had an overflow plus excess left in the syringe. This is just a cautionary tale to tell everyone to measure your bottles before using.

 

[Melissa549]

Never thought of that. Thank you I'll try to remember to do that.

 

[Archimedes]

I had the exact same thing happen to me, learned my lesson and picked up graduated cylinders in a few different sizes. Mixing into something with mL indicators has proved doubly helpful for the rare occasion that I somehow brainfart and mess up my measurements by more than a few mL then I should scrap it and start over.

 

[Subdivisions]

I was using a 10ml graduated cylinder to avoid that problem (it's the only size I have). Now that I look at it my bottle may be a little bit deformed from heating and leaving less room because of it

 

[VapieDan]

So I just decided to make a batch of 24mg 50/50 base and I had an old mount baker 50 ml bottle that seemed like a nice size. Long story short, it's not 50 ml. Most bottles give you a bit of headroom on top of their stated amount. I've learned a lesson now to put your nicotine in first so you don't have 60mg nicotine flowing onto the counter. This is more like a 48ml bottle. I am very sure of my measurements and even if I was a tad off I shouldn't have had an overflow plus excess left in the syringe. This is just a cautionary tale to tell everyone to measure your bottles before using.

Gee any empty bottles I have purchased have been right on. Could it be a way of "Skimming off the top"? Pun intended.