Might be giving up on DIY

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dgreen

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So I got some glycerin (VG) from starwest botanical. Got some sky vodka 80 Proof. Got some lorann flavorings. But I cannot seem to get any Throat Hit whatsoever.

I tried different mixtures and cannot make it work. I even did 50/50 VG to Vodka and still no throat hit.

Is it going to take nic juice to produce that throat hit.

Any advice before I give up??
 

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So I got some glycerin (VG) from starwest botanical. Got some sky vodka 80 Proof. Got some lorann flavorings. But I cannot seem to get any Throat Hit whatsoever.

I tried different mixtures and cannot make it work. I even did 50/50 VG to Vodka and still no throat hit.

Is it going to take nic juice to produce that throat hit.

Any advice before I give up??

50/50 vodka to VG is going to be too thin. When I was using vodka to thin a DIY VG juice I used 10% by volume of the juice. PGA gives more TH.

And while vodka can give a bit of a TH, nic is really required. So what was the nic level? If it was zero, try including nic, as that is really all we should be having in juices to make TH, IMHO. TH is, after all, throat irritation.

My juices are now VG-based, generally 12 mg or less, 20% distilled water, and as long as the cart and atty are operating properly, I get a very nice TH from nic. Some do use PG for TH, but PG irritates me too much. One persons nice PG TH is another's raw mouth and throat. And some flavors irritate more than others, so will produce TH. I have a few that do that, or else they just make me cough. I made a 22 mg VG juice unflavored that really says hello, no alcohol at all in it. Just nic, VG and dist water.

Analogs, BTW, produce almost no TH, at least my Winston Lights don't. And even good juices will taper off with TH after a couple hits. The throat get acclimated.
 

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Not all flavors give equal throat hit. As previously stated, adding too much vodka can make everything too thin and it won't vape well.

Personally I don't use just VG... I like a mix of PG and VG. And I do add vodka - just literally just drops per 6 ml bottle.

The nicotine level can impact TH more than anything else IMO. If you want to stick with 0 nic, you are going to have to experiment quite a bit with various flavors to find what works best for you.

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