Random DIY mixing and More

JCinFLA

Vaping Master
ECF Veteran
Verified Member
Oct 21, 2015
9,396
44,581
I like DIY, but it sure gets taxing after awhile when you're a picky ...... like myself and cant find something you enjoy vaping. :p I prefer mellow flavors, stuff that's too strong is an instant nope .. and unflavored feels too boring... ugh, the struggle :|

Aww...don't get down on yourself with DIY.......yet. You're still just getting your feet wet, so to speak. It sometimes takes awhile to hit upon that first truly wonderful eliquid that you made yourself. We've all been there before. Once you find that first 1 though, it's all worth the effort you expended to find it. :thumbs:

Since you like mellow flavors, the WF Hazelnuts & Cream that I suggested you might like to try about a week + 1/2 ago, ought to be a good one for you. I know you posted Monday afternoon that you'd gotten it. Have you made some of it yet?
 
Last edited:

TylerA

Senior Member
ECF Veteran
Mar 7, 2019
158
619
Alberta, Canada
Aww...don't get down on yourself with DIY.......yet. You're still just getting your feet wet, so to speak. It sometimes takes awhile to hit upon that first truly wonderful eliquid that you made yourself. We've all been there before. Once you find that first 1 though, it's all worth the effort you expended to find it.

Since you like mellow flavors, the WF Hazelnuts & Cream that I recommended to you about a week and 1/2 ago, should be a good one for you. I know you posted Monday afternoon that you'd gotten it. Have you made some of it yet?

I did - tried it at 4%, was super strong, 2% and then 1%. Even 1% seems really strong to me .. I think I might need to mix it with a coffee or something. For me, it seems more like an accent for a mix rather than a solo flavor.
 

JCinFLA

Vaping Master
ECF Veteran
Verified Member
Oct 21, 2015
9,396
44,581
I did - tried it at 4%, was super strong, 2% and then 1%. Even 1% seems really strong to me

Wow, you must really be a super taster! Even mine made singly at 6% isn't a strong flavoring to my "buds". What I've made in the 120mL batch seems to have gotten a little stronger to me though...when I pull another 30mL off to vape it for the week.

Might be worth you trying it in a mix though, as you said. With your sense of taste...you'll really get your money's worth, no matter what size flavorings you buy, because they'll go so far for you. That's a good thing for sure!
 

JCinFLA

Vaping Master
ECF Veteran
Verified Member
Oct 21, 2015
9,396
44,581
Hate to leave you here alone, since it seems Shadav has already called it a night. But it's after 3AM here now, and I only got 4hrs. sleep last night. So I've gotta get some sleep now before my eyelids give out on me. I'm sure Fran or some of the other early risers will be on here soon though.
 

TylerA

Senior Member
ECF Veteran
Mar 7, 2019
158
619
Alberta, Canada
Wow, you must really be a super taster! Even mine made singly at 6% isn't a strong flavoring to my "buds". What I've made in the 120mL batch seems to have gotten a little stronger to me though...when I pull another 30mL off to vape it for the week.

Might be worth you trying it in a mix though, as you said. With your sense of taste...you'll really get your money's worth, no matter what size flavorings you buy, because they'll go so far for you. That's a good thing for sure!

I don't know if I'm a super taster, but I've never liked super strong flavors in anything, really ... except coffee - if that's not strong, then I'm not a fun person to be around haha. I am noticing that a lot of the recipes I see, I have to reduce their percentages by at least 1/2 or usually, more .. so I've been trying to keep total flavors at less than 4-5% ... which means I probably can't do any of those super complex recipes, but that's ok since I prefer simple.
 

FranC

Long time vaper.
Supporting Member
ECF Veteran
Verified Member
  • Oct 1, 2010
    195,541
    645,979
    New Hampshire
    I had the same reaction to HS vanilla ice cream. I tried it in a mix that I'd previously used cap vanilla bean ice cream. I just found the HS really malty. It's on my sft list as I used 2% which may've been the problem
    I only used 1%. I found a review that suggested 2 drops in 30ml. I didn't believe it but thinking of trying 1 drop in 10ml.
     

    FranC

    Long time vaper.
    Supporting Member
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
  • Oct 1, 2010
    195,541
    645,979
    New Hampshire
    I don't know if I'm a super taster, but I've never liked super strong flavors in anything, really ... except coffee - if that's not strong, then I'm not a fun person to be around haha. I am noticing that a lot of the recipes I see, I have to reduce their percentages by at least 1/2 or usually, more .. so I've been trying to keep total flavors at less than 4-5% ... which means I probably can't do any of those super complex recipes, but that's ok since I prefer simple.
    I took me about 7 of my mixing years to lose my taste for high flavor mixes. It happened all at once too so I was scrambling to cut my %'s down....a lot. Most all my mixes are under 10% now.
     

    DaveP

    PV Master & Musician
    ECF Veteran
    May 22, 2010
    16,733
    42,646
    Central GA
    I took me about 7 of my mixing years to lose my taste for high flavor mixes. It happened all at once too so I was scrambling to cut my %'s down....a lot. Most all my mixes are under 10% now.

    Same here. I just vape unflavored mostly and when I want flavor I just add a squirt of juice made at recommended flavors to my unflavored tank. It works for me and gives me a hint of flavor that's about right.

    Commercial juices are way over flavored for the most part.
     

    FranC

    Long time vaper.
    Supporting Member
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
  • Oct 1, 2010
    195,541
    645,979
    New Hampshire
    Same here. I just vape unflavored mostly and when I want flavor I just add a squirt of juice made at recommended flavors to my unflavored tank. It works for me and gives me a hint of flavor that's about right.

    Commercial juices are way over flavored for the most part.
    I tried to vape the vendor juice I had left but just couldn't. I ended up piffing it.
     

    NolaMel

    ECF Guru
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
    Nov 17, 2012
    12,815
    80,994
    New Orleans
    I had the same reaction to HS vanilla ice cream. I tried it in a mix that I'd previously used cap vanilla bean ice cream. I just found the HS really malty. It's on my sft list as I used 2% which may've been the problem
    Malty is like eggy or????
     

    NolaMel

    ECF Guru
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
    Nov 17, 2012
    12,815
    80,994
    New Orleans
    I wouldn't say so. It was a rather unpleasant taste. I mixed at 1% and I think I need to at least cut that in half.
    I don’t think “malt” is a Southern thing, outside of malted milkballs which I like. I’m just not sure what that tastes like.
     

    FranC

    Long time vaper.
    Supporting Member
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
  • Oct 1, 2010
    195,541
    645,979
    New Hampshire
    I don’t think “malt” is a Southern thing, outside of malted milkballs which I like. I’m just not sure what that tastes like.
    I like Malted Milk Balls too. I think it's just a matter of knocking down the flavor %.
     

    Zazie

    ECF Guru? No!
    Supporting Member
    ECF Veteran
    Nov 2, 2018
    10,709
    71,909
    Maine, USA
    I don’t think “malt” is a Southern thing, outside of malted milkballs which I like. I’m just not sure what that tastes like.
    I got FA Malted Milk because I know a small amount of malted milk powder in dessert making adds a nice je ne sais quoi, and I'm hoping that carries over into mixing. Someday I'll find out, I guess.
     

    Fidola13

    Totally Stashed!
    Supporting Member
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
    Dec 20, 2017
    10,223
    57,008
    Boston
    i should have gotten more than 2....I was at a dollar store (there's none around where I live) for work and found these little plastic "toolboxes" managed to get over half of my flavors into one of them (15ml bottles) the other one I threw some of my premade store bought juices in....now i'm kicking myself for not getting more...for a buck couldn't say no...they're like about a foot long and 1/2 foot wide and 1/2 foot deep....I can easily fit 2x120ml bottles in them laying longways and a 2oz with dropper cap in laying down, could maybe fit a 2oz bottle with normal cap on standing up.

    Any pics?
     

    Shadav

    Vaping Master
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
    Jun 4, 2013
    5,526
    22,217
    43
    Westfield, IN, USA
    thehelpline.info
    Any pics?
    sure :)
    Untitled.png
     

    Users who are viewing this thread