Overall flavor %

[wickedalibi]

Ok I have a few flavors that I have tested and know what % that I like them at a stand alone flavor. Now I want to mix 2 or 3 together. One of them being the more prominent than the others. Here is an example of what I mean. (the percentage is what I like as a stand alone).

Flavor #1 @ 15% The prominent flavor
Flavor #2 @ 10% A equal background flavor with #3
Flavor #3 @ 20% Another background flavor

If I mix them all @ the stand alone % that adds up to 45% flavor. Or mix the #1 flavor @ full 15% and cut the other 2 background flavors in half which is still 30% flavor. Or mix each separately and use twice as much of #1 as the other 2.
I am not concerned with nic level...I vape 36mg all day and that is what my nic base is to start with. If the nic level is lower no problem I just vape more as long as it has some nic in it I am good to go. I am only making this for myself, once I get better at it I may make some for my sister.

Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to answer.
Wicked

 

[SpaceMonkeyJ]

i just posted something kinda similar. My plan is make a bottle of each flavor then experment with mixing them together in very small amounts (drops) and figure out the ratio you want.if that mix with the singles is always too much flavor you can dilute the whole mix with more base with nic.

 

[Shilo]

What you like them at individually is a good start but its not a guaranteed ratio as far as how it will combine with the other flavors. I would not use the nic base until you perfect your flavor ratio. Are you using one of the calculators? Why is the prominent flavor at 15%---is it stronger than the other two and therefore needs less to be prominent? Are you vaping high VG?

I would precombine the base flavors at the percentages you like them in using one of the calculators, let them steep in VG or PG , and leave the nic base out of the equation to make sure you like that ratio before you add the nic.

 

[Leothwyn]

Here's what I'd do...

Your average percentage is 15%, so that's the percent I'd go for. If you divide each stand alone you get (1) 5%, (2) 3.3%, and (3) 6.6%. Since you want #1 to stand out more, you could round down flavors 2 and 3, and add that extra percent to 1. Then you'd have 6%, 3%, and 6%. If you want flavor 1 even more prominent, you could take more off of 2 and 3. To keep the proportions of 2 and 3 the same, you'd want to take twice as much off of 3. Then you might have (1) 9%, (2) 2%, (3) 4%.

Hopefully that makes sense.

 

[wickedalibi]

the reason for different percentages are different companies, fruit and tobacco, and personal preference. I can only use the simplest of calculators........I am on a very old mac and scubas won't work. I have no problem with the calculations. I did all of mine by hand then went and check them out on a comp that I could work scubas on and they all check out. I am a little OCD....it has taken me 6 weeks just to figure out the exact % of 10 of my new flavors. I only test in pg or vg no nic.

 

[Shilo]

the reason for different percentages are different companies, fruit and tobacco, and personal preference. I can only use the simplest of calculators........I am on a very old mac and scubas won't work. I have no problem with the calculations. I did all of mine by hand then went and check them out on a comp that I could work scubas on and they all check out. I am a little OCD....it has taken me 6 weeks just to figure out the exact % of 10 of my new flavors. I only test in pg or vg no nic.

Did you try one of these calculators eJuice Me Up - e-Juice e-Liquid Recipe Calculator or
there are several on this site DIY E-Liquid (E-Juice) Mixing Station! I am not trying to force one on you but it can really be helpful to have one or more of these on your computer. The 2nd link has several calculators.

I can only use a very simple calculator myself and several of these worked great. Without any calculators, I would probably wing it, like Leo said, making the dominant flavor and the other 2 total 15-20 percent and see how that goes. I wish you good luck with this next step and remember its ok for it not be perfect. You gain confidence the more you do this.

 

[AzPlumber]

As a starting point I would take each percentage used as a standalone and use 1/3 of it in your mix. 20% would be 6.67% 15% would be 5% & 10% would be 3.33%.

 

[wickedalibi]

Thank you everyone! Going to do some test tonight and I will post back with my results.