Random DIY mixing and More

[AnthonyB]

Good afternoon. I’ve been busy today mixing. These are some of my most favorites in 200 ml, with 100 ml of each separated in my working bottles. There were more recipes I wanted to mix but after two hours of mixing and going down to the basement to get flavors each time I’m pooped! They were all put in a warm bath to steep and shaken well.

Castle Long Reserve

 

[FranC]

So there's also a point where we have enough? I have to start paying closer attention.

It’s certainly enough for me and way more than I thought I had.

 

[dennism]

I keep a few candies for me and the others here in a bottom bureau drawer. I just found more Z coils in that drawer. Another 22 boxes. It’s pretty obvious I didn’t count all my coils the very first time.

So I now stand at 114 boxes of Z coils. Crazy but I’m so happy I did the count and no longer have to worry about having enough.

If each box has 5 coils, and a coil lasts you a week, you have an 11 year supply.

 

[hittman]

It’s certainly enough for me and way more than I thought I had.

Well, congrats on finding more coils. I did something similar. I counted mine and forgot a had a shipping box in the garage with a bunch of boxes in it.

 

[FranC]

I have a 24mm sandstorm and I think the others are 23.




Since when has any of this been about need? Someone forgot to tell me.

I buy very little of what I don’t need. I didn’t need the foxy. That was a want but I have no more wants.

 

[FranC]

If each box has 5 coils, and a coil lasts you a week, you have an 11 year supply.

I certainly hope they last a lot longer than that. I usually have at least 3 devices using the Z coils going.

 

[FranC]

Well, congrats on finding more coils. I did something similar. I counted mine and forgot a had a shipping box in the garage with a bunch of boxes in it.

That’s a winner.

 

[AnthonyB]

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Legend/Gandalf has been described as being a cherry pipe tobacco flavor. Maybe by using the black honey it gives the sweetness and the apricot may be a way to get the fruit/cherry flavor. I’ve never tried the clone recipes.

Also, a lot of the HHV NETS are in the purity line meaning they use no PG. I doubt they use off the shelf flavors as most (but not all) are in PG.

Good point. Cherry flavor was dominant in Legend, not so much in Gandalf. I really liked Legend circa 2013.

Trying Legend in 2013 for the first time was one of the lost mind blowing vape experiences I’ve had to date. You mentioning that cherry note brought that right back.

Perhaps a neutral tobacco base like Cured by FLV, some cherry for pipe INW, a hint of strawberry, smidge of Vanilla swirl and some cotton candy might bring it back?

 

[FranC]

My coils aren’t nearly so scattered now. I have 3 bigger boxes that each hold 10 regular coil boxes (30 boxes total) stacked on top of my chest of drawers. A decorative bucket on my top shelf is full of coils and the rest are in the bottom drawer of my nightstand. I will do a second count now that they are all together.Just to make sure I’m right.

 

[Skeebo]

Good afternoon. I’ve been busy today mixing. These are some of my most favorites in 200 ml, with 100 ml of each separated in my working bottles. There were more recipes I wanted to mix but after two hours of mixing and going down to the basement to get flavors each time I’m pooped! They were all put in a warm bath to steep and shaken well.

Hey RJ, I was wondering if you could share the Bronuts recipe. Sorry if I missed it.

 

[Tor R]

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Hmmm, from the UK to Norway in one day, if that happens I will be very impressed. A day through the UK seems more sensible, but we'll see.
In these times I had expected a good week anyway.

 

[*RJ*]

I need to stay off the forum for a while. With all the panic buying it's making me think I should get one more liter of nic. I am pretty sure I have 10.5 liters right now but guess I should do a hard count tonight.

I took a moment to think about mine. I already had at least one old liter from 2014 that went unfrozen for a year. Maybe more. Then I had one liter from River that was oxidized. So once I started reasoning it out that at least two liters were either old or oxidized, I felt the need to get more.

Now those liters vape fine...but for long term I want to be 100% sure I’m covered. I could easily drop to 1 mg if needed and I’m more than covered. But on the other hand, there may come a time when I need something stronger. I think I have 9.5 liters which at my current use will probably last me until I’m well over 100. But what if I gain a DIL one day who needs to quit smoking? Or husband? Or friend?

Which brings up another good point I’ve been thinking about. I may become stingy with my vape gear ya know? I can’t just be giving it all away now since access may be limited. Something to think about. Sad really.

 

[Skeebo]

I remember there being a lot of discussion on the Gourmet E-liquid thread years ago about Cannoli Be One and Soul Custardy and I didn’t think to try them because I was in a mad Stash Eliquids Frenzy.

I put in my first order for both a few days ago (Cannoli be one at ejuices.com and Soul Custardy in Australia). There is not one bottle of CBO anywhere in Australia. After I saw the comments from the maker of CBO saying the clone is virtually the same on e cig recipes, I had to try it.

I figured that if the taste phenomena resonated with me the way it has with others I could have a supply of it for life via the DIY Route.

I am still waiting for CBO but have tried the Soul Custardy. I must say I am impressed. Such a complex and well balanced juice. I am even more impressed by the fact that this juice would likely have been released at a time before Diketones were removed from juices.
I don’t know if the juice has diketones but the flavour of Soul Custardy reminds of a time when juices tasted so good before vendors removed diketones from them.

A lot of people in the Gourmet Juice thread liked CBO. It just never was my thing. I really didn't like vanillas and custard type flavors back then but find I am starting to like them now. The CBO clone is exactly how I remember the original tasting. I do vape it now, but as more of a change-up.

 

[Katya]

Well crap, my coffee maker decided to stop working. I am sad.

Is it a drip coffee maker? Use the pour over method--just put your filter holder and a paper filter over a mug, boil some water in a kettle, and slowly pour it over the grinds. Makes great coffee.

 

[*RJ*]

Hey RJ, I was wondering if you could share the Bronuts recipe. Sorry if I missed it.

Here ya go.


Bronuts

2.00% Bavarian Cream (DX) (TPA)
0.75% Biscuit (INAWERA)
7.00% Chocolate Glazed Doughnut (CAP)
0.75% Joy (FA)
1.00% Yellow Cake (FW)

 

[hittman]

I took a moment to think about mine. I already had at least one old liter from 2014 that went unfrozen for a year. Maybe more. Then I had one liter from River that was oxidized. So once I started reasoning it out that at least two liters were either old or oxidized, I felt the need to get more.

Now those liters vape fine...but for long term I want to be 100% sure I’m covered. I could easily drop to 1 mg if needed and I’m more than covered. But on the other hand, there may come a time when I need something stronger. I think I have 9.5 liters which at my current use will probably last me until I’m well over 100. But what if I gain a DIL one day who needs to quit smoking? Or husband? Or friend?

Which brings up another good point I’ve been thinking about. I may become stingy with my vape gear ya know? I can’t just be giving it all away now since access may be limited. Something to think about. Sad really.

I’m going to go downstairs and do an inventory tonight. If I think I need one more then I’ll get it. It would be nice if they shipped it in glass. I have a couple in 1L glass bottles that I’ll break down when I need to use it. Those two are a couple of the last ones I bought so it’ll be a long time before I need them.

 

[Skeebo]

Here ya go.


Bronuts

2.00% Bavarian Cream (DX) (TPA)
0.75% Biscuit (INAWERA)
7.00% Chocolate Glazed Doughnut (CAP)
0.75% Joy (FA)
1.00% Yellow Cake (FW)

Yay! I has gots all tha's flavors!

 

[*RJ*]

My amber bottles came in today all intact. My syringes came too but the gradations are in 2 ml and not 1 ml. The amazon picture showed 1 ml on one picture, and 2 ml gradation on the others (of course the ones I didn’t look at). It’s hard to find large syringes in 1 ml gradation. I’m keeping them as I can still make them work as I make nothing smaller than 100 ml and I fix recipes to be full ml instead of decimals.

My HHV and Gremberry orders shipped today.

 

[Territoo]

hey now....I was a lunch lady thank you
but yeah most school lunches suck...we on the other hand took pride in what we did and it wasn't just boxed/canned/premade crap....we made everything fresh daily (or sometimes leftovers but only once, then the rest was trashed) we also made executive decisions if we noticed certain items weren't really moving we'd stop making it and have it removed

As a child/teenager who actually depended on a school lunches a lot (Thankfully - hot meals. not just a sandwich and maybe a piece of fruit & drink) from the cafeteria and "worked" behind the scenes ("Dishwasher"/Stock Boy) to get a free meal - I DID. . . Matter of fact, "LIKED" them a lot . . . The "Cafeteria Ladies" took a lot of pride in the meals they created, most of them were similar to a basic home cooked meal consisting of meat/starch/veg with Fruit/Jello/Cakes/Pie all freshly made . . . Oh and of course "Turkey Tetrazzini"/"Sheparards Pie"/real "Sloppy Joe's"/ Burger/Hot Dog w"French Fries", etc. . . . Hey even became real friendly with the "Cafeteria Ladies" - which allowed me the benefit of getting whatever I wanted to eat and even as I got older to hide out in the stock room to "Cut" classes and/or have a cigarette . . . GOOD TIMES for "Me" . . . Just Sayin' . . .

I was a teacher a few years ago, and things aren't like that anymore. The local lunch ladies have no say so in the menu. BTW, my daughter's nanny, a good family friend, went on to be a lunch lady after my daughter outgrew her services. Anyway, menu decisions are centralized and standardized and there is a lot of state and federal control. The kids dont starve and, true many rely on them, but a lot of food went into the trash, yet there was no change because of regulations. Don't follow the regulations, don't get the federal money. My daughter wouldn't eat in the cafeteria, even though she qualified for free breakfast and lunch.

 

[Katya]

I’m happy with what I have.

FWIW, me too. I'm a simple power mode vaper. I was very excited when Brandon introduced TC technology. I followed every TC thread here, I tried and tried again, but finally gave up. I like power mode and haven't burnt a coil, well, since last night, when I managed to vape my Sceptre pod dry... That was very unpleasant.