Question from a noob DIYer

[classwife]

Moved to DIY e-liquid from General e-liquid Discussion

 

[MarkRNY]

FA usually stands for Flavor Art. "Up" is going to be the particular mix that they sell, which sounds more like an additive to boost flavor than a flavor.

Some of the pinned threads in DIY you may find helpful....

Anna

Thanks, Anna.

 

[BrotherBob]

Thanks for all the replies.
I'm just using ego twist 1300 mAh batteries, Aspire ET tanks and 1.8 ohm coil. This has been working great for me. The E-Liquid is V2's coffee flavor, 1.8 mgs. I want to try to come as close as I can to that.
Think I'm going to try combining Liquid Barn's Cappucino flavor with a little of their their cream flavor. Maybe a little sweetener too. From the replies, it looks like PG Nic is the way to go with about a 50/50 PG to VG ratio. Seems pretty straightforward, but if anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them. What seems straightforward sometimes isn't.

My rules of thumb:
Buy only flavors that have recipes that you want to mix.
Try to mix at least 5 or more recipes per mixing session (the more variations the better). I mix 3 ml. single flavor mixes and 5 -10 mls test batches) The idea here, is once you have several batches in the train of mixes, you will always have new mixes to test.
Steep (age naturally) all mixes at least 4 weeks for final evaluation ( you can test if your impatient, I find it a hindrance rather than a benefit).
The more read about DIY, the more successful you may become:
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/dannyv45.130984/
diy_beginners_guide - DIY_eJuice
http://www.thevaperstable.com/diy/
http://www.ejuicemakers.com/help/
Getting Started: DIY 101 – Mixing Your Own eLiquid
http://diyordievaping.com/category/latestnews/beginnertips/
A Beginner's Guide To Making The Most Highly-Rated Recipes by Scottes777 • r/electronic_cigarette
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...es-and-safety-for-the-first-time-juicer.5096/

 

[MarkRNY]

My rules of thumb:
Buy only flavors that have recipes that you want to mix.
Try to mix at least 5 or more recipes per mixing session (the more variations the better). I mix 3 ml. single flavor mixes and 5 -10 mls test batches) The idea here, is once you have several batches in the train of mixes, you will always have new mixes to test.
Steep (age naturally) all mixes at least 4 weeks for final evaluation ( you can test if your impatient, I find it a hindrance rather than a benefit).
The more read about DIY, the more successful you may become:
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/dannyv45.130984/
diy_beginners_guide - DIY_eJuice
http://www.thevaperstable.com/diy/
http://www.ejuicemakers.com/help/
Getting Started: DIY 101 – Mixing Your Own eLiquid
http://diyordievaping.com/category/latestnews/beginnertips/
A Beginner's Guide To Making The Most Highly-Rated Recipes by Scottes777 • r/electronic_cigarette
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...es-and-safety-for-the-first-time-juicer.5096/

Thanks, Brother Bob. This was basically my idea. I want to try as best I can to get the base flavor (coffee) as close as I can 1st, and then experiment. I'll see what happens. The links you provided are great. I appreciate it.