Newbie. First DIY juice. Please verify :)

[scgf]

OK, I'm a complete newbie at mixing my own juice. I just received my DIY kit. I have just made a 10ml bottle.

My nicotine base is 72mg 7.2% - 92.8% PG

My menthol flavouring (PG) is recommended at 5-10%, I went for 10%.

I wanted to start with a 50-50 mix of PG/VG.

I used an Android calculator is this is what it came up with:

Base nicotine: 1.1 mls
PG: 3.1 mls
VG: 4.8 mls
Flavouring: 1 ml

Have I got this about right?

Thanks for looking

 

[daleron]

Welcome to ECF scgf, make yourself right at home
I don't know, check out this sub forum when you get your post count up
DIY E-Liquid

 

[itskohler]

The total amount you wanna make is 10ml?

Than yes, that looks about right.

 

[scgf]

Thanks itskohler! Going to have to leave it now for a couple of days to let the flavours develop

 

[Johnny Hughes]

theres not alot of flavors you have to let steep in my experience mainly just the tobacco flavors or a mix of alot of flavors are the only ones that need to steep, 6-12 hours with your regular mixes and they should be about as good as there gonna get

 

[scgf]

Ooo Can try it out later then! Cheers Johnny!

 

[MonkeyTokes]

Honestly I mix, shake, and vape. No need to let it sit.

In my opinion the absolute BEST android liquid calculator is called "eliquid Recipe Manager Lite" it's free, and like the title says you can save your recipes so once you find your perfect blend you don't need to hope you get it exactly right next time. It has two recipes saved when you install and for most basic recipes you can just use those and just use your flavoring instead of the flavor listed.

Basically the app allows you to add a manifest of your ingredients. So if you have generic 72mg/ml nic you add that in the ingredients and whatever the base is. Then add your flavoring, and it's already got of and vg in it. Then goto create a new recipe, use the sliders to decide what ratio pg/vg you want, strength of nicotine, and the flavor you're using and press calculate. Then it will tell you in ml and also drops to make it easier for adding the flavoring by just counting drops.

 

[township]

You didn't state your nicotine level target in your post.

But if you were aiming for an 8mg/ml, 50/50PG/VG, 10% flavor, you're good to go.

Good luck

 

[scgf]

Thanks township, yes, am aiming for 8mg/ml nicotime level. Sounds good then

Cheers MonkeyTokes, will have a look at that calculator. Have been using one on my Android phone called POTV eJuice Calc from Planet of the Vapes.

 

[David1975]

Seems close, but a little off. I'll assume (as my calculations are closest at 8mg) 8 was your target.
I think where you got a little turned around was the 72mg juice being 92.8PG..... When your calculating your base, just use 100% if it's PG only base or 100%VG if it's a VG base only.

A good free calculator to use if you have access to a pc is eJuice Me up....
Now it your going for 8MG final strength with 10ml the numbers I got are this
Nic base--- 1.11ml
PG--- 2.89ml
VG-- 5ml
Flavor--- 1ml

 

[scgf]

Cheers David1975, so it looks like I'll have a juice with slightly more PG than I was aiming for. My main concern was that I got the nicotine quantity right. Thanks for your comments.

 

[danibanani]

As someone mentioned, I think you should go to the forum, DIY E-Liquid. You'll get tons of feedback from the pros.

 

[dice57]

looks vapeable. I usually think of recipes in % values. 8% Captain black, 4% cinnamon, 70% VG, 12 mg nic, type thing. or whatever levels one desires. You didn't specify your desired nic level, but looks in the sevenish range

50/50 is a good place to start at, but found my true vape at 70-80% VG. Which works great for my recipes. I use 100 mg nic. PG base, and since most flavor extracts are pg based, only a small amount of PG needs to be added when mixing

Yeah, can remember when I first got into DIY juice, made 10 ml test batches, and then 50-100 ml of a good recipe. Now 100 ml is my test batch, and 4-500 ml is proven recipe volumes. In serious need of mixing, frak, down to 3 flavors and under 400 ml total. But must say, the Strawberry Blackapple juice has aged well

Welcome to the ecf, all your answers can be found within these forums.




Vape long and Prosper.!!!

 

[scgf]

Thanks dice57 and danibanani. Looks like I'm on the right track. I will have a look in the other forms on here. Loving this site and the very friendly and helpful replies. Much appreciated!

 

[Johnny Hughes]

cheers man remember its all about experimenting with the flavors small 5ml batchs till you hit the sweet spot is the way to go dont even waste nicotine on them until you get them just right hope your diy journey goes well

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!


For all things DIY head on over to the DIY ELiquid Forum. Make sure to read all the "stickies". Also check out the blogs by ECF members Hoosier & dannyv45. dannyv45 posted this thread a while ago. Recommended Reading For People New to DYI

For a juice mixing calculator consider using eJuiceMeUp

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. Capella (CAP) - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/637270-diy-capellas-recipe-thread-v2-0-a.html
5. Hangsen (HS) - The Hangsen Thread
6. VapingZone (VZ) - New Super Concentrated Flavors & New Super Concentrated Flavors - Part 2

DIY Recipe Sites

* ECF E-Liquid Recipes <= Feel free to post your recipes here for all members to enjoy
* EcigExpress Archive Cookbook
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* E-Liquid Recipes UK
* kritikalmass - E-Liquid Recipes
* One Stop DIY Shop - Recipes

 

[Iron Lung Design]

Looks good. Good luck & happy vaping!

 

[proadvisor]

Looking good. I too have found only more complex flavors and tobaccos benefit much from steeping. I usually vape a simple mint liquid and it tastes the same a week after I mix it up. Oh, and make sure you keep your nic base tucked away from kids/pets and wear gloves/safety equipment when ur mixing. 72mg/ml is potent stuff.