You mean a liter right?
Also..to the OP... You will need both PG and VG to get your ratios right if diluting down.
As Dice suggested...Check out E juice Me Up for an easy to use downloadable calculator.
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Also..to the OP... You will need both PG and VG to get your ratios right if diluting down.
As Dice suggested...Check out E juice Me Up for an easy to use downloadable calculator.
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I've only been vaping for a couple months, but I have started mixing my own juices as well. I use a 100 mg/ml 100% PG nicotine. Add the amount I need of that, add my flavor and fill the rest with VG and 10% DW. I don't know if that's how anyone else does it, but it seems to work for me. :shrug: 
Hey Krazy.. mind if I ask a question on your thread?
Went to the Wizard Lab site to buy some stuff...
Silly question but what are the glass beakers for?
Do you mix your PG/VG .. Nic and Flavor in them and then transfer to bottle?
Went to the Wizard Lab site to buy some stuff...
Silly question but what are the glass beakers for?
Do you mix your PG/VG .. Nic and Flavor in them and then transfer to bottle?
Suzee, I use a glass beaker when I mix a larger quantity of juice, 30ml plus. Other wise I make it in the bottle.
TY!
WL is out of the smaller glass beakers so I will pass for now.
What about needles? What size and how many do I need to start off?
Should I move to a different thread?
WL is out of the smaller glass beakers so I will pass for now.
What about needles? What size and how many do I need to start off?
Should I move to a different thread?
The gauge of the needle will be determined by what you're drawing into the syringe. VG, being thicker than PG, needs a wider needle to draw fluid efficiently and quickly. Drawing PG with the same needle is certainly doable, but after taking your VG up, youll almost yank the plunger out because its so easy. Personally, I use one size needle for both.
Will 1 larger and a couple of smaller suffice?
Do you use smaller ones for flavors?
TY Btw
Do you use smaller ones for flavors?
TY Btw
No problem. That will be just fine, its a personal thing. All my flavors come in dripper bottles so I drip (20 drops per ml needed) for small batches, and I use the same sized needle for drawing fluid with larger batches.
I predominately use 3ml syringes with a 14g blunt needle. But the biggest problem I have found with these are that the lines and numbers wear off after just a couple of uses. 
I am picking flavors.. where do I find the recipe section?
Thanks Kat and itskohler!
Thanks Kat and itskohler!
Check out the DIY E Liquid thread here on ECF. I found a bunch of great info there. I don't use a recipe most of the time. I use a basic formula to start, taste, tweak, and taste again. Then repeat until you get it where you want it.
A piece of clear scotch tape or packing tape over the numbers will make them last longer than the syringe will last.I predominately use 3ml syringes with a 14g blunt needle. But the biggest problem I have found with these are that the lines and numbers wear off after just a couple of uses.
Yes, I use a dripper atty when I am making juices. That way, I can taste and tweek without the hassle of cleaning out tanks.
OMG, why the heck didn't I think of that.
For all things DIY there is a lot of information here. DIY ELiquid Forum. Read all the "stickies". Also check out the blogs by ECF members Hoosier & dannyv45.
dannyv45 just posted this thread a week ago. Wonderful information here: I've updated my recommended reading for people new to DYI.
I don't just buy all my flavors from one flavoring company. I primarily use Flavor Arts but there are some flavors that TFA/Inawera/Capella and others do better (and better/best is subjective depending on what you like). Start out with a few recipes you want to make, research those flavors to see who does it best and then try making a few recipes.
Here are some threads you may like to read through for different flavoring companies. Many of the posts include recipes and comments about a specific flavor.
1. Flavor Arts (FA) - Pure Vapes has 3ml FlavourArt flavorings
2. The Flavor Apprentice (TFA) - The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread
3. Inawera (IW) - Inawera - a few reviews
4. Hangsen - The Hangsen Thread
5. VapingZone - New Super Concentrated Flavors & New Super Concentrated Flavors - Part 2
DIY Recipe Sites
* ECF E-Liquid Recipes
* EcigExpress Archive Cookbook
* ....................
* E-Liquid Recipes UK
* kritikalmass - E-Liquid Recipes
* One Stop DIY Shop - Recipes
* https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5rhNaN5v1yPd21hYlFuWDE2aGc/edit?pli=1"]TFA Recipes - Google Doc
dannyv45 just posted this thread a week ago. Wonderful information here: I've updated my recommended reading for people new to DYI.
I don't just buy all my flavors from one flavoring company. I primarily use Flavor Arts but there are some flavors that TFA/Inawera/Capella and others do better (and better/best is subjective depending on what you like). Start out with a few recipes you want to make, research those flavors to see who does it best and then try making a few recipes.
Here are some threads you may like to read through for different flavoring companies. Many of the posts include recipes and comments about a specific flavor.
1. Flavor Arts (FA) - Pure Vapes has 3ml FlavourArt flavorings
2. The Flavor Apprentice (TFA) - The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread
3. Inawera (IW) - Inawera - a few reviews
4. Hangsen - The Hangsen Thread
5. VapingZone - New Super Concentrated Flavors & New Super Concentrated Flavors - Part 2
DIY Recipe Sites
* ECF E-Liquid Recipes
* EcigExpress Archive Cookbook
* ....................
* E-Liquid Recipes UK
* kritikalmass - E-Liquid Recipes
* One Stop DIY Shop - Recipes
* https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5rhNaN5v1yPd21hYlFuWDE2aGc/edit?pli=1"]TFA Recipes - Google Doc
I started mixing my own juice almost on day one. Cost was a consideration, but purity was important as well. Just like building coils, it is best learned by doing. Others have giving great advice in this thread to date, but I will add:
Using a good online juice calculator and some 100mg base nic in 100%pg you can generally find your sweet spot with some trial and error. You may find you like something around 50/50 pg/vg or you may find that you want more or less vg. Personally I find that vg has an off putting sweet aftertaste that I like to minimize in certain flavor setups. Finally, your tastes will change and mixing your own juice will allow you to react to that.
Using a good online juice calculator and some 100mg base nic in 100%pg you can generally find your sweet spot with some trial and error. You may find you like something around 50/50 pg/vg or you may find that you want more or less vg. Personally I find that vg has an off putting sweet aftertaste that I like to minimize in certain flavor setups. Finally, your tastes will change and mixing your own juice will allow you to react to that.
hmm, I like the 60, 20, & 10 ml syringes, and used the needles for wrapping coils, till I got me artistic wire coiling gizmo, so now only do tension wrapped micro coils I usually just put a finger over the end of the syringe, and pour me liquids up to the desired level, then place it over me mixing vessel and plunge it in. Only use a needle when extracting extracts when needed. Lately will try and adjust me recipe so that am using full 8 ml bottle of flavor extracts, so usually can just pour the bottle in the mix and not have to measure
Course a test batch of juice for me is 100 ml, and make me house select juice batches in 400 or 500 ml quantities. The glass beakers are nice, but kind of thin walled, now use mason glass jars to mix me juice in. Usually leave it in the glass mixing vessel for a couple days, stirring it whenever am in the lab, then pour it off into storage bottles, using 50 ml squeeze bottles for everyday use.
Make sure and get a few glass rods, find them quite handy for stirring up me juices.
Vape long and Prosper.!!!!
I usually just put a finger over the end of the syringe, and pour me liquids up to the desired level, then place it over me mixing vessel and plunge it in. Only use a needle when extracting extracts when needed. Lately will try and adjust me recipe so that am using full 8 ml bottle of flavor extracts, so usually can just pour the bottle in the mix and not have to measure Course a test batch of juice for me is 100 ml, and make me house select juice batches in 400 or 500 ml quantities. The glass beakers are nice, but kind of thin walled, now use mason glass jars to mix me juice in. Usually leave it in the glass mixing vessel for a couple days, stirring it whenever am in the lab, then pour it off into storage bottles, using 50 ml squeeze bottles for everyday use.
Make sure and get a few glass rods, find them quite handy for stirring up me juices.
Vape long and Prosper.!!!!
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