New to DIY getting little to no flavour

[kayuuelbee]

Hey guys, recently jumped into the DIY stuff and im getting little to no flavour at all, steeped over night with the cap off, admittedly only one day but i should be getting at least in a hint of flavour should I not?
any help would be appreciated!

Nicotine juice 24 mg (100% VG)
5ml

PG dilutant
1.6ml

VG dilutant
2ml

Total base
8.6ml

custard
0.8ml

strawberry
0.6ml

14% flavour total, using Inawera flavours!
12mg nic
70% vg
30% pg

 

[PC Doctor STL]

Hey guys, recently jumped into the DIY stuff and im getting little to no flavour at all, steeped over night with the cap off, admittedly only one day but i should be getting at least in a hint of flavour should I not?
any help would be appreciated!

Nicotine juice 24 mg (100% VG)
5ml

PG dilutant
1.6ml

VG dilutant
2ml

Total base
8.6ml

custard
0.8ml

strawberry
0.6ml

14% flavour total, using Inawera flavours!
12mg nic
70% vg
30% pg

@kayuuelbee, have you checked the manufacturer's suggested percentages? Sometimes a manufacturer recommends 2% or 20% for a particular flavor, make sure you follow those guidelines. Also custard is a flavor that needs some serious steep time, have you given the juice a hot water bath, or run it through an ultrasonic cleaner? Sometimes those methods help with immediate testing, instead of waiting 2 weeks.

 

[kayuuelbee]

@kayuuelbee, have you checked the manufacturer's suggested percentages? Sometimes a manufacturer recommends 2% or 20% for a particular flavor, make sure you follow those guidelines. Also custard is a flavor that needs some serious steep time, have you given the juice a hot water bath, or run it through an ultrasonic cleaner? Sometimes those methods help with immediate testing, instead of waiting 2 weeks.

recommended for the strawberry is about 4% so i may have over shot slightly, and i have not will give it a shot, but should i at least be getting a hint of flavour? thanks for the info ^^

 

[herb]

Of course you should be getting some flavor and more than a hint . There should be obvious flavor from the get go but it probably won't be the flavor you expect, that takes time and steeping is required.

 

[PC Doctor STL]

@kayuuelbee, Can you at least smell the Strawberry flavor?

 

[kayuuelbee]

@kayuuelbee, Can you at least smell the Strawberry flavor?

yes its really strong

 

[PC Doctor STL]

yes its really strong

@kayuuelbee, You may want to try the hot water bath and shake it really good, with that high level of VG it may not be mixing well. The warmth will thin out the VG a little and maybe help it mix better.

 

[kayuuelbee]

@kayuuelbee, You may want to try the hot water bath and shake it really good, with that high level of VG it may not be mixing well. The warmth will thin out the VG a little and maybe help it mix better.

will give that a shot, how hot we talking? just right outta the kettle?

 

[Robert Cromwell]

I have tried 3 or 4 Inawera flavors and they do not work for me. At a very ow percentage around 1% I got some flavor from the Inawera Shisha Strawberry. At 3% id did not increase and I just got some chemical tastes.
I prefer Capella, Flavor Art and Flavor west so far.
The Flavor Apprentice sweet strawberry works but has a chemical taste I do not like.

 

[PC Doctor STL]

will give that a shot, how hot we talking? just right outta the kettle?

@kayuuelbee, no you don't want it any warmer than 140F

 

[Hoosier]

The most bassacward thing that took me longest time to figure out was that too much flavoring can lead to little to no flavor.

So I wrote a blog about flavoring levels so others could learn from my hardheadedness and posted it on ECF.

 

[kayuuelbee]

The most bassacward thing that took me longest time to figure out was that too much flavoring can lead to little to no flavor.

So I wrote a blog about flavoring levels so others could learn from my hardheadedness and posted it on ECF.

tried again with 3% strawberry and 17% custard, recommended for custard was 20%, gave it a good shake and a hot bath, getting a really muted strawberry and nothing else
anyone here have any experience with getting good flavour from inawera?

edit: you reckon i shoudl leave it for a few weeks and see how it is even if im getting little to nothing right now?

 

[Robert Cromwell]

tried again with 3% strawberry and 17% custard, recommended for custard was 20%, gave it a good shake and a hot bath, getting a really muted strawberry and nothing else
anyone here have any experience with getting good flavour from inawera?

edit: you reckon i shoudl leave it for a few weeks and see how it is even if im getting little to nothing right now?

A friend on here mixes up Inawera Shisha Strawberry at close to 25% I think... Sorry Andria If I got that wrong...
I got some and tried it but could not handle the artificial taste. I have the bitter gene and am a bit of a super taster too. A curse....

 

[Wrendejo]

Remember sometimes to much flavor = less taste.

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[kayuuelbee]

Remember sometimes to much flavor = less taste.

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I've gone from 1% to 5% recommended is 3, could i be getting vapor tongue from switching flavours suddenly?

 

[Wrendejo]

Eat a few Saltine Crackers and drink a few cups of seltzer water and as long as you are hydrated you will be good to go. If you are not hydrated toss down some Gatorade or Coconut water first then do crackers and seltzer water.

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[kayuuelbee]

A friend on here mixes up Inawera Shisha Strawberry at close to 25% I think... Sorry Andria If I got that wrong...
I got some and tried it but could not handle the artificial taste. I have the bitter gene and am a bit of a super taster too. A curse....

25%?! The recommended is 3! I mean I'll give it a shot bc nothing else is working but are recommended percentages really that off?!

 

[Robert Cromwell]

25%?! The recommended is 3! I mean I'll give it a shot bc nothing else is working but are recommended percentages really that off?!

Only for some people. I mix really weak compared to commercial juice and most people's recipes. I usually cut a recipe by 1/3 on the flavoring strengths and go from there.
You got little to loose by increasing the flavoring strength. One thing to note is that it should get stronger with time and if it tastes good right away it might become too strong in a couple of weeks.

 

[kayuuelbee]

Only for some people. I mix really weak compared to commercial juice and most people's recipes. I usually cut a recipe by 1/3 on the flavoring strengths and go from there.
You got little to loose by increasing the flavoring strength. One thing to note is that it should get stronger with time and if it tastes good right away it might become too strong in a couple of weeks.

I've heard adding too much flavour can yield the same effect as adding none though

 

[Robert Cromwell]

With most flavors yes. I just keep adding a bit at a time and tracking how much until it is good for me.

I did find some flavorings that just get stronger the more you add. They are natural no artificial ingredients flavorings from flavorconcentrates.com. Their blueberry is really good.