Need a little advice or input

[Nascar_Perry]

Hey All,

I created a no nicotine Chocolate flavor using PA Chocolate.

My setup is as follows:

10ml batch at 85/25 PG/VG

with 30 drops of flavor.


Tastes great, however when I take a drag, I start coughing because of the hit to the throat (not like nicotine) This hit is more like a heavy tickle hit that makes you cough, like you would get when you first tried vaping.

Any ideas?

This is being used on an ego T with a LR Atty (New Atty)

Should I increase PG Base? or VG Base?

 

[Nascar_Perry]

It should be noted I created a Minty juice that acts the exact same way with my pv.

Setup for that one is:

10ml Batch at 85/25 PG/VG

8 - 10 drops of PA Koolada
20 drops of PA Peppermint

 

[silkakc]

I get that too with my juices They have a bite to them that bothers my throat and makes me cough. It *feels* peppery to me. People here told me to steep the juices longer. With mine, it's that way before I add flavoring so I know it's my nicotine. I got my last batch of nic juice from VoidMist. Is yours from there too?

I don't know if my steep method is wrong though. I made a big bottle of stock 15 mg juice 2 weeks ago and it's still peppery and caustic. Maybe I should leave the lid off for a few days? Maybe it won't steep because it's sealed up tight.

 

[Nascar_Perry]

That's what I'm hoping is happening to mine. I tried vaping it within 20 minutes of creation :S

Mind you my chocolate one (Made virtually the same as the others is fine.... so far)

 

[MaxUT]

NP, do you inhale directly into the lungs? I get that tickle/cough if I try that.
I would definitely let a batch sit for a day or two before trying it, unless it's only mint flavor.

Just curious, why add Koolada to a peppermint juice? Seems like it would be plenty cool without it.

Silk, what the nicotine strength of your juice? I don't get the peppery sensation unless I go up to 36mg or so (usual juice strength is 25mg). I don't think steeping will do anything to change it. I've been buying nic from Xtremevaping, My Freedom Smokes and Box Elder. Never tried VoidMist.

 

[Nascar_Perry]

Just curious, why add Koolada to a peppermint juice? Seems like it would be plenty cool without it.

I wanted to get a more cooler hit like menthol liquid gives you. I do inhale to the lungs, but my feeling isn't peppery, more like a very strong tickle, as if you were a smoker, ran 20 miles, and developed that tickle from over exertion.... I was told last night that it was too little flavoring and that was the PG being more concentrated doing that. So I have readjusted my batches and am just waiting now.

 

[Kurt]

This sounds like a flavor thing. There are some chocolate flavorings I have tried to DIY with that do this to me. Capellas Choc Toffee does this. And I do not use PG in my DIYs. My rule is this: if a flavoring makes me cough, even at less than 10%, I don't use it.

You might also try VG-only DIYs. I thin mine with about 12% distilled water if I am using 10% flavoring.

 

[silkakc]

Silk, what the nicotine strength of your juice? I don't get the peppery sensation unless I go up to 36mg or so (usual juice strength is 25mg). I don't think steeping will do anything to change it. I've been buying nic from Xtremevaping, My Freedom Smokes and Box Elder. Never tried VoidMist.

Max,

I vape 15mg DIY juice and vape 16-18 mg vendor juice. Only mine has the peppery feeling in my throat. I think it's my 60 mg Nic juice. It's dark color and smells caustic - like wood varnish sorta? My first Nic juice didn't smell like this or taste like this and it was crystal clear, like water is.

Lori

 

[MaxUT]

Lori,

Yep, sounds like your nic juice all right. I've never encountered any with a bad smell or dark color, but obviously your's has impurities. Commercially available nicotine is extracted from tobacco and in this case it sounds like someone did a poor job of it.

Got any ants you want to get rid of?

Max

 

[Nascar_Perry]

This sounds like a flavor thing. There are some chocolate flavorings I have tried to DIY with that do this to me. Capellas Choc Toffee does this. And I do not use PG in my DIYs. My rule is this: if a flavoring makes me cough, even at less than 10%, I don't use it.

You might also try VG-only DIYs. I thin mine with about 12% distilled water if I am using 10% flavoring.

I'm really hoping it's not my flavorings. The strawberry one (which is one of the ones doing this) has no effect if I combine it with current Strawberry juice.

I'll report back in a few days after I let it steep a bit more and play around with the mixtures if need be

 

[zoiDman]

I think you are using WAY too much flavoring. That and you should let the juice sit in a cool dark place for at least 48 hours before trying it.

 

[Nascar_Perry]

I think you are using WAY too much flavoring. That and you should let the juice sit in a cool dark place for at least 48 hours before trying it.

my recipe is setup using 10% flavoring.

The one I have set at 15% works great without this hit. I haven't tried the other juices yet, I'll give them a shot tomorrow