I don't. I just put a bottle on the scale, squirt in the weight I need of flavor 1, tare, squirt in the desired weight of flavor 2., tare, and so on.
haha i guess that's true.... the ocd in me would still measure it out first
I tried measuring by volume first - then got a scale and tried measuring by weight. If you can just pour/squirt each ingredient into a bottle/cylinder, then it's a great method.
I found it quicker for me as there's no clean up of syringes, pipettes etc. I also struggled to get the nozzle caps off the flavouring bottles - with a scale, you don't need to.
As @Zazie said - measuring by weight is simple: pour VG in til the weight is correct, hit tare. Pour the pg in til it's at weight, hit tare and so on.
I agree. I started by using the 100 drop test. Then I switched to syringes. They were a pita and I discovered that my measurements weren’t all that accurate and good luck measuring .5% of something when making a 10ml tester. Not to mention the clean up sucks if you’re lazy like me. I put the bottle on the scale, hit tare, and add each flavor and hit tare after each one. I then add pg, vg, and nic. The elr calculator also allows you to use a premixed base which cuts out a couple steps. I can’t imagine going back to syringes.
I'd be lost without mine.
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Mixing by volume requires a good eye for liquid levels and a steady hand. You have to mark the beaker with lines for ingredients or use some device like a syringe or a pipette to measure the liquid volume of each ingredient.
I find mixing by weight to be much simpler. I just put the bottle on the scale, tare the scale to zero, and add my 100mg/ml nic base per the recipe. Then, I tare the scale to zero again and repeat with PG, VG, and flavor, hitting the tare button to zero the scale after each pour. Cap the bottle, shake it well, label it, and set it aside. Continue with the next bottle. For me, mixing by weight is easy, straightforward, and accurate. There's virtually nothing to wash afterward except for the eyedropper if you use one. I buy pipettes in bags of 100 and toss them after one diy session.
I use clear condiment bottles for PG and VG, an eye dropper or pipette for nic base, and the bottles my flavors come in for the flavor adds.
Best tutorial video I've found for mixing by weight.
I find mixing by weight to be much simpler. I just put the bottle on the scale, tare the scale to zero, and add my 100mg/ml nic base per the recipe. Then, I tare the scale to zero again and repeat with PG, VG, and flavor, hitting the tare button to zero the scale after each pour. Cap the bottle, shake it well, label it, and set it aside. Continue with the next bottle. For me, mixing by weight is easy, straightforward, and accurate. There's virtually nothing to wash afterward except for the eyedropper if you use one. I buy pipettes in bags of 100 and toss them after one diy session.
I use clear condiment bottles for PG and VG, an eye dropper or pipette for nic base, and the bottles my flavors come in for the flavor adds.
Best tutorial video I've found for mixing by weight.
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The original recipe had only Jamaican Rum (FA). The VT Light Rum just adds a bit more depth and gave me a reason to use it.
The more rum the better! Well, in my real life Pina Coladas!!!!
Happy Cataday!!! And Happy Pride Day!!
No plans but I’ll probably try to mix a couple of recipes that I know I like cuz the last couple stink. Lol!!!
No plans but I’ll probably try to mix a couple of recipes that I know I like cuz the last couple stink. Lol!!!
ug...do I really?!?!
So I found a heck of a deal but do I really want to spend $50 on a label maker?
so staples has the Brother QL-800 on sale for $59.99 with free shipping, and one of my coupon thingies took another $10 off.....
I was looking on ebay at the QL-700 and found one used for $30
I really like these instead of the little label makers, this way I can have all the info on there
as far as I can tell the only difference between the two is that the 800 can also print in red not just black...is that really worth $20 more? And do I really need it? hahaha I was looking at the one fran posted and a few others but even those were $20, so I mean $10 more I can have nice labels
So I found a heck of a deal but do I really want to spend $50 on a label maker?
so staples has the Brother QL-800 on sale for $59.99 with free shipping, and one of my coupon thingies took another $10 off.....
I was looking on ebay at the QL-700 and found one used for $30
I really like these instead of the little label makers, this way I can have all the info on there
as far as I can tell the only difference between the two is that the 800 can also print in red not just black...is that really worth $20 more? And do I really need it? hahaha I was looking at the one fran posted and a few others but even those were $20, so I mean $10 more I can have nice labels
I use a scrapbook straight cutter and cut a sheet of printer paper into small rectangle pieces. A baggy full of those, a roll of scotch tape and a black marker is what I use. We have a label maker but I don’t want to buy cartridges to label sft and sample bottles.
I got two sft out and loaded into rdas. Inw purple blush and mb glamour chocolate. I’m really liking both so far.
Yes!!!!! I was kinda counting on that for this month. Grocery shopping tomorrow!!Thank goodness! Now you’ll have extra $ from the sale of your wood splitter
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