Recipe Percentage Confusion

[stevenejb]

Ok, I'm a little baffled about something. I don't quite get how to sort out the percentage of flavorings in recipes.
Let's use a Berry Mix as the example with the ejuice_calculatorv13.
With the PG Calculator:
Base PG Nic % of 38mg
Target PG Nic % of 15mg
Amount to be made for recipe is 10ml
Water/Vodka/PGA is 0%
VG of 50%
Flavor is 10%

I understand everything until I get to the Flavor 15% part. It breaks down to .50ml of the total juice solution. That's fine but the recipe calls for:
Blueberry Flavor 25%
Blueberry 25%
Raspberry 25%
Strawberry 25%

What's the easiest way to break down each 25% part of the flavorings to equal the 15% that needs to be added to the juice mixture? In this case I could divide the .50ml by 4 and add .125ml of each flavor to the juice.

However, if it's a recipe that calls for something like 70% Apple and 30% caramel it doesn't seem that simple. I guess you would find 70% of .50ml which is .35 and 30% of .50ml which is .15ml. So I guess I just answered my own question. lol I guess the point is to get as close as possible to the amount needed to reach the desired flavor. After typing all of this out I'm going to go ahead and post it in case someone has other feedback or something.

 

[Switched]

You mix X of blueberry flavour 25%, with X blueberry 25%, X rasberry 25% and X strawberry 25% in a bottle that contains X amount. e.g 10ml = 2.5ml of each flavour. Yuo let that steep and then add 15% of that to your nic.

 

[Spazmelda]

Don't make it too hard!

The first one is extra easy because they are all equal amounts, so all you really have to do is divide 15% by 4 to give you 3.75% of each flavor.

You could also do it this way. Set up the math as 25% of 15%, which is...

(25/100) * (15/100) = 3.75/100

So each flavor would be @3.75% in the final mix.

For your apple/caramel example:

70% * 15% = 10.5%
30% * 15% = 4.5%

I think ejuicemeup has a little calculator that will do this for you, making it even easier.

 

[stevenejb]

Thank you both for the help. I'm good at over complicating things because I tend to be a perfectionist with stuff! I think once I just jump in and make something my nerves will calm a bit.

 

[Skeetergirl]

In eJuice Me Up, just go to Tools then Flavor Percentages and it will do it for you (it was virtually the Easy Button for me).

Added link to software eJuice Me Up - e-Juice e-Liquid Recipe Calculator

 

[~Shado~]

A little hard to follow your post....
First you say 10% flavor....then say 15% flavor ....then to a total .50ml of flavoring?

In a 10ml bottle...10% flavoring=1ml.....and 15% flavoring=1.5ml

Dans calculator is a great one to use...I have been using it for over year...he has put ALOT of work into it....and I dont even have ot think about anything....just read what he has and start putting in the fluids. ;-)

I put in your numbers...On the PG calc page (for both recipes)....and on the right side 2nd section down....the recipe is broken down to the percentage/ml's/drops for each flavoring needed.

 

[stevenejb]

In eJuice Me Up, just go to Tools then Flavor Percentages and it will do it for you (it was virtually the Easy Button for me).

Added link to software eJuice Me Up - e-Juice e-Liquid Recipe Calculator

Ooo thanks, I will definitely give that calculator a look real quick. It looks pretty cool from the picture of it on the website.

A little hard to follow your post....
First you say 10% flavor....then say 15% flavor ....then to a total .50ml of flavoring?

In a 10ml bottle...10% flavoring=1ml.....and 15% flavoring=1.5ml

Dans calculator is a great one to use...I have been using it for over year...he has put ALOT of work into it....and I dont even have ot think about anything....just read what he has and start putting in the fluids. ;-)

I put in your numbers...On the PG calc page (for both recipes)....and on the right side 2nd section down....the recipe is broken down to the percentage/ml's/drops for each flavoring needed.

Sorry, I think my post even confused me after I wrote it! I think I completely over analyzed this whole juice thing when it's really not that complicated. I'll check out Dan's again as well and the section you referred to.

Thanks to you both for the information!

 

[Spazmelda]

I understood your OP just fine.