My very first DIY liquid! :-)

[JohnnyDill]

Well, folks, I got all my vapemail today and dove right into some mixing. I started with a very simple mix for a first attempt of a "menthol cigarette". I made a 15 ml bottle of 75pg/25vg @ 18mg/ml nic. The juice calculator made this very simple.

60mg pg nic 4.50ml

pg 5.55ml

vg 3.75ml

TFA Red Type @ 8% 1.20ml

NicQuid menthol burst 20 drops

-I steeped this in the UC for five 30 minute cycles. With a new coil/wicks, I put a ml of this mix and tried it. It is good!
There is absolutely nothing to dislike about it. The throat hit is smooth, with plenty of vapor. The nic is definitely there. I will reserve final judgement on this until it sits overnight. But I could vape the entire bottle- no problem!!!

The tobacco flavor seems a bit lacking upon inhale but on exhale I can really taste it, {bold tobacco aftertaste too.} I sense a slight citrus flavor in there and a very slight sweetness, but there is nothing to dislike here- no perfumey or chemical notes whatsoever. I am shooting for Torque 56 and I am in the right direction, IMO. Torque has some dirty, ashy notes that are missing here. The menthol comes through very nicely which I love.

I also made a Prime recipe with 8% Arabic and 2% AP that I will split up to test the Koolada vs menthol drops. It smells very similar to the Halo Prime I have already. Can't wait to try it.

I would like to give kudos to all who gave me guidance initially. Thank you very much! I am truly grateful. Anything I stumble upon that is good I will share. I can promise you that. This is gonna be fun!

 

[WillyZee]

congrats JohnnyDill ... good to hear you are enjoying DIY ... nothing like vaping something good that you made yourself.

 

[cocacola31173]

From what I hear tobacco flavors do better after a couple of weeks. I too have started DIY and could kick myself for not starting sooner! I was always afraid of the math but the Ejuice Me Up calculator does make it simple! So with all the supplies and flavorings I got Im set for the next 4 months for about 60 bucks! And I was spending nearly that a month for juice and could only get 6 flavors a months. This way I got about 20 flavors right at my fingertips!

Im down to 6 mgs nic so a bottle of nic juice will last me for 6 months. Still figuring out the flavoring percentages but just remember start low cause you can always just add a few more drops.

I like your DIY station. I had my hubby make me one outta block of wood.

 

[Wingsfan0310]

Sounds good Johnny, happy to hear it went well. I've never tried the TFA Red type, but I'll agree in general Tobaccos taste better after a little steeping. The TFA Black Honey Tobacco I have seems to be best after about a month. Only made a 7ml test batch, a month to steep, 2 days to vape it .

Cheers,
Steve

PS I was talking to some people in Dearborn and they told me you guys got hammered with a foot of snow then it's supposed to be something like minus 16 with -40 or so wind chill for a low. Stay warm!

 

[DetraMental]

Glad to hear you had a great first DIY experience! I was just looking for a menthol recipe for a friend. I don't smoke menthol so I was at a loss on how to do it so thanks for posting yours! Happy vaping!!

 

[Harlen]

There is nothing better then making it your self
Now that you have a mix you like make some to steep for two weeks and try it ??

 

[Ld3441]

Congrats! It is awesome to make your own juice and come up with a winner. It won't be long before you have juice all over the place and more than you can vape. Have fun!

 

[JohnnyDill]

I am testing the Prime 15 type recipe {Arabic 8%, 2% AP with a little Koolada} and so far, the tobacco tastes has straw or hay notes, LOL. Again, I sense zero floral or chemical notes here which is a VERY good thing. Perhaps the UC drives these out, but maybe tobacco flavorings simply need time to come out! This flavor is a faint yellow now, while the Red Type mix is totally colorless. I will visit these concoctions again at a later time. Gotta try that RY4 Double thing next.............

All in all, having total control of what you vape is what makes DIY so cool. The onus is on US.

 

[Wingsfan0310]

I'm vaping RY4D with AP right now. I made a 120ml batch on Saturday. I think it's good right off the bat but will get better and a little darker as it ages (steeps)

Cheers,
Steve

Edit - My other 30ml batches of RY4D only lasted about 10 days to 2 weeks so I decided to rectify that problem, hence the 120ml

 

[Alamedean]

Congratulations! Now watch your savings start gathering interest. Sooo much less expensive making your own eliquid.

 

[Wingsfan0310]

Congratulations! Now watch your savings start gathering interest. Sooo much less expensive making your own eliquid.

In theory, now if I could only stop ordering new flavors

Cheers,
Steve

 

[dannyv45]

Well, folks, I got all my vapemail today and dove right into some mixing. I started with a very simple mix for a first attempt of a "menthol cigarette". I made a 15 ml bottle of 75pg/25vg @ 18mg/ml nic. The juice calculator made this very simple.
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60mg pg nic 4.50ml

pg 5.55ml

vg 3.75ml

TFA Red Type @ 8% 1.20ml

NicQuid menthol burst 20 drops

-I steeped this in the UC for five 30 minute cycles. With a new coil/wicks, I put a ml of this mix and tried it. It is good!
There is absolutely nothing to dislike about it. The throat hit is smooth, with plenty of vapor. The nic is definitely there. I will reserve final judgement on this until it sits overnight. But I could vape the entire bottle- no problem!!!

The tobacco flavor seems a bit lacking upon inhale but on exhale I can really taste it, {bold tobacco aftertaste too.} I sense a slight citrus flavor in there and a very slight sweetness, but there is nothing to dislike here- no perfumey or chemical notes whatsoever. I am shooting for Torque 56 and I am in the right direction, IMO. Torque has some dirty, ashy notes that are missing here. The menthol comes through very nicely which I love.

I also made a Prime recipe with 8% Arabic and 2% AP that I will split up to test the Koolada vs menthol drops. It smells very similar to the Halo Prime I have already. Can't wait to try it.

I would like to give kudos to all who gave me guidance initially. Thank you very much! I am truly grateful. Anything I stumble upon that is good I will share. I can promise you that. This is gonna be fun!

Glad to see you used my prime recipe. Let me know how you like it.

 

[JohnnyDill]

I just mixed what is easily the best of the three so far. 8% TFA RY4 Double with 1% AP {with my mandatory menthol drops}
-75PG 25VG @18mg........... This is simply EXCELLENT tasting already. Yet again, no floral or chemical tastes! But this one tastes VERY close to some of the Halo juices that I love. It seems somewhere between Tribeca and Torque 56 which are two of my favorite vapes. No more buying from Halo. I will forever recommend Halo juice {I quit smoking with Halo} but will not pay those prices when all of us can make great liquid for a small fraction of the price. YES!!!!!

 

[Wingsfan0310]

Congrats Johnny I love that stuff, always have a tank loaded up with some!

 

[RocketPuppy]

Those old Halo bottles come in handy for diy.

 

[Wingsfan0310]

I just mixed what is easily the best of the three so far. 8% TFA RY4 Double with 1% AP {with my mandatory menthol drops}
-75PG 25VG @18mg........... This is simply EXCELLENT tasting already. Yet again, no floral or chemical tastes! But this one tastes VERY close to some of the Halo juices that I love. It seems somewhere between Tribeca and Torque 56 which are two of my favorite vapes. No more buying from Halo. I will forever recommend Halo juice {I quit smoking with Halo} but will not pay those prices when all of us can make great liquid for a small fraction of the price. YES!!!!!

Funny you mention Tribeca and Torque56. Since I started making the RY4D variants I haven't touched the Tribeca and Torque56 I have left (about 1/2 bottle of each). I'm not saying it's an exact copy of either 1, but I actually seem to be preferring the RY4D mixes. I need to vape these because I need the bottles though



Cheers,
Steve

 

[JohnnyDill]

The RY4D base is SO good, I can totally see vaping this over Halo even if they cost the same. But those blue bottles sure are purdy!

 

[dannyv45]

Funny you mention Tribeca and Torque56. Since I started making the RY4D variants I haven't touched the Tribeca and Torque56 I have left (about 1/2 bottle of each). I'm not saying it's an exact copy of either 1, but I actually seem to be preferring the RY4D mixes. I need to vape these because I need the bottles though

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Cheers,
Steve

Funny how DYI does that. I to started with halo and still have several bottles I haven't touched in months. I still have tribeca,Captain Jack, torque 56. I in fact work 2 miles from Halo and bought it right from there manufacturing site (Unfortunitly not at a discounted price)..

 

[Vash]

Congrats on your mixes What I love about DIY is even the mistakes are good to learn from and remember to keep good notes !

 

[JohnnyDill]

Hmmmmm learning from mistakes. I have been making mistakes my entire life! Learning what NOT to do is sometimes just as important!!!