% of flavour

[Hoke]

Hi peps,

What percentage of flavouring (total) do you use. I started with 20% but find its not that good, except the banana. Any suggestions.. Thanks

 

[Leo Bak]

Hi peps,

What percentage of flavouring (total) do you use. I started with 20% but find its not that good, except the banana. Any suggestions.. Thanks

That really depends on the type of flavor. I usually mix flavors that aren't thinned a lot, so 1% to 2% will do. Some flavors however are thinned to use at 10%, which makes them a lot more expensive BTW.

 

[Zurd]

20% is a lot, try with something closer to 10% instead.

It really depends on the flavor you have. What brand do you have?

 

[Hoke]

Having been using flavour from Capella's. Have used Raspberry, Caramel/ tobacco, Banana. I like the Caramel/tobacco that I used to purchase but can't even get close to replicating it. Cheers for the help

 

[SteveS45]

Like Leo said it all depends on how concentrated you flavoring is but personally I find it is better to start lower working your way up to a happy medium. To much and sometimes that will just taste nasty.

 

[Leo Bak]

Many times, the flavor manufacturers do state the recommended percentage on the bottle too. 20% is a lot as @Zurd mentioned, and very expensive too, i'd never use flavors that need more than 5-7%

 

[Leo Bak]

Having been using flavour from Capella's. Have used Raspberry, Caramel/ tobacco, Banana. I like the Caramel/Tobacco that I used to purchase but can't even get close to replicating it. Cheers for the help

Capella isn't really concentrated, but 20% is too much, even for this brand. Also give your liquids some time to steep, before vaping them. I let them steep for at least 2 weeks, tobacco flavors 4 weeks even.

Maybe this thread helps too: LIST of Capella Flavor Percentages

 

[Jdurand]

When starting out you are better off looking for a recipe that mimicks juices you like and buying flavors for a tried and true recipe first. Once you get a feel for mixing, that's when you start playing around with flavors. Much cheaper and far less frustrating of a way to start out in DIY. JMHO

 

[lamarrk]

Moved to DIY E-Liquid.

 

[BrotherBob]

I mix to suit. If a mix needs 20%,15% or 10% to taste good to me,so be it.

 

[Hoke]

Thanks for the replies

 

[blklion77]

I do 15-25 % that's because I I do 70vg/30pg