Question about using Vodka in our mixes... is it generally just for thinning...?

[Danoman]

Or, do people use it for the flavors that it comes in...? Since I've never used it before, I thought I should ask about it before plunging directly into it. Are their other benefits to using Vodka as opposed to something else...? Also, one more... I don't think I really want to vape alcohol so i'm assuming it would need time for the alcohol to evaporate before vaping it...?

It's better safe than sorry on this part of mixing as I've never used it before, nearly everything else I have but, this I haven't. Opinions and suggestions are VERY well appreciated.

 

[Hoosier]

I don't use vodka. I use Everclear. I only use it for thinning.

Now if you use alcohol for thinning and then do something to evaporate it out, the question is why bother with alcohol in the first place?

Vodka is mostly PGA & water so if you don't want PGA in your mix then just use water. Distilled water if fairly pure and much less expensive even when you calculate the additional water needed over PGA for the same amount of thinning.

 

[MarkyD]

I dont use it but it adds lots of throat hit... was too much for me, even in small amounts.

 

[Danoman]

I don't use vodka. I use Everclear. I only use it for thinning.

Now if you use alcohol for thinning and then do something to evaporate it out, the question is why bother with alcohol in the first place?

Vodka is mostly PGA & water so if you don't want PGA in your mix then just use water. Distilled water if fairly pure and much less expensive even when you calculate the additional water needed over PGA for the same amount of thinning.

Thanks Hoosier... I didn't know, other than thinning it out. Appreciate it.

 

[Danoman]

I dont use it but it adds lots of throat hit... was too much for me, even in small amounts.

Note well taken... thanks MarkyD.

 

[Hoosier]

And the flip side of the coin is that PGA adds nothing to the TH for me.

The first time I used it was because I wanted more TH and was quite disappointed that it did nothing since I had read many times on here that it did so.

 

[Kevin littell]

I've cut several juices with bourbon...mostly 100% vg that the gear didnt want to wick. I use bourbon cause I cant stand the taste of vodka.....

And you will taste it.


I used 10% bourbon and cant recall any ill effects or getting drunk.....(ratz)


imho ymmv

 

[03FXDWG]

I use it to clean/soak used heads in. It clears out the previous flavor quickly & gets out much of the gunk. Dry burning often leaves an offensive taste that can't be overcome so the vodka bath helps extend the life of my heads.

 

[MarkyD]

I could see some people liking it. I think Hoosier's everclear idea is better since it can be up to 95% pure ethyl. Not sure if they still sell the 190 proof, maybe in some states.

 

[Hoosier]

Yep, they sell the high proof here.

Can't make a proper Hoosier Harry Buffalo without it.

 

[dannyv45]

I use it and many times over use it and regret it in the morning. OH you mean use it in a juice!!! Nope never have

 

[Danoman]

I just don't see the point of using it if it's unnecessary... a thinner, maybe but WHY...?

 

[Danoman]

I use it and many times over use it and regret it in the morning. OH you mean use it in a juice!!! Nope never have

You and I need to talk danny... I certain I missed some thing there.

 

[JD1]

I dont use it but it adds lots of throat hit... was too much for me, even in small amounts.

I used vodka a couple of times just for the th and flavor. I liked it, but every time I vaped either of those two mixes for more then 4 or 5 hours my throat would become irritated so I quit using it. I don't recall the exact amounts used but they were small--just enough to make a difference.

 

[twistedtimes]

Let's put it this way, go and look up pipe tobaccos and you will quickly see they all use some type of alcohol in their pipe tobaccos. Everyone keeps wondering why you don't get the same taste as tobaccos. Simple 99% of everyone making juices isn't following what the original pipe tobaccos were using for flavoring to begin with.

 

[dannyv45]

You and I need to talk danny... I certain I missed some thing there.

My point is drink it don't snort it

 

[Danoman]

My point is drink it don't snort it

Hahahaha... *point well taken*

(Need to find a good moonshiner around here somewhere though...)

 

[dam718]

I bought some everclear last night, and all they had at the package store was 151 proof... They had another brand I hadn't heard of, Clear Springs, that was 190, and was a bit cheaper. Probably wouldn't have been able to tell the difference TBH, but I stuck with everclear.

I had never used it in juice, but I mixed in 3% and it does seem to add a little pop to the flavor. Subtle but noticeable. Works wonders for cleaning atomizers.

I haven't used it as such, but I would imagine it would work well as a thinning agent in 100% VG solutions.

 

[michaelsil1]

I could only find 151 proof Everclear in Los Angeles, but I did find some expensive 190 proof so I got that. This thread been informative.

 

[00gt1]

Here in PA we can't get PGA I usually settle for bacardi 151 rum which is the highest proof we can get or 100 proof vodka. Both work well to thin out vg

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