Glad to hear such positive results first time "out of the barn!"
Which brand (mfg.) of Mango did you use that was so strong? Everything I have tried so far is really weak! Even at 10-15%. I would love to find a good one.
I do have a couple of suggestions/requests: (this is FYI and NOT scolding you in any way)
PLEASE use a juice/recipe calculator.
1. It is a smart safety precaution. (I really cringe when I read statements like " If my math is right it..." There is absolutely no reason not to be sure when there are so many, good, free choices readily available.) It is possible to miss a decimal point and not just make something that tastes nasty, but can also make you sick (or worse). Click here to check out a simple on-line one that doesn't even require download.
2. The calculator will give you accurate percentages to be able to communicate effectively with others.
This leads to my second request:
When you are sharing a recipe, or seeking advise about a recipe, the majority of the community prefers measurements be in the form of percentages. That way, whether we (your readers) measure in milliliters (volume), or grams (weight), or drops (kinda, sorta, volume) we can convert it to our preferred method of measuring. We can quickly eyeball the ratios and see if anything is glaring. We can easily scale it up or down to whatever size batch we want.
Using your Dragon fruit recipe as an example; a good way to post it might be:
"I made 13 mL of (Name; you created it you aught to name it!
I used:
10% 60 mg/mL VG nic
50% PG
28% VG
8% Dragon Fruit (brand)
2% Sweetener (brand)
2% Sour (brand)"
(These are only representative numbers as I don't know what actual volumes you used).
You said " ...because my nicotine and flavorings are all vg.". If that is true, looking at what I have listed calls for far less VG than PG to get to the 50/50, or you actually finished with a ratio closer to 45PG/65VG (if you started with say .5mL less VG than PG; that first paragraph was pretty confusing).
Which leads me right into my final request:
When sharing recipes, or seeking help, PLEASE be as accurate/precise as you can.
I could not find 'dragon fruit," "sweetener," or "sour" in a VG base on Wizard Labs website. So, I am guessing, that you either simply had a typo of "VG" intending "PG" or you made an honest mistake and believed you were buying VG based flavors.
But, if either is true and your flavors are actually PG based, then your recipe would look like this:
I made (Name) at 50PG/50VG 6mg/mL nic
I used:
10% 60 mg/mL VG nic
38% PG
40% VG
8% Dragon Fruit (brand)
2% Sweetener (brand)
2% Sour (brand)
See how the PG and VG percentages changed from the first way I listed it?
Remember that the PG or VG in your nic and flavors count toward the total PG and VG percentages.
Example from PG based flavoring recipe above:
10% nic VG + 40% plain VG = 50% Total VG
12% Flavor PG + 38% plain PG= 50% Total PG
Or, if you DID have VG based flavorings and the first recipe was correct, it would be:
10% nic VG + 28% plain VG + 12% Flavor VG = 50% Total VG
50% plain PG= 50% Total PG
Either way you end up with 100%.
Continuing my thoughts on accuracy: Try to use the exact name and flavor manufacturer at least once in the post. Wizard Labs, as an example, carries 7 different manufacturers of flavors.
Did you actually use TFA's (The Flavorer's Apprentice) "Sweetener" which is a specific product or did you use a sweetener in general (which could be:Sweetener, EM, Cotton Candy, Sucralose, Marshmallow, Honey, ...), and which manufacturer made it? TFA's Cotton Candy may be quite different than LorAnn's Cotton Candy (different in taste, strength, or both). Remember my earlier question about your Mango?
Once you have defined what you are writing about; then feel free to shorten, or abbreviate, to your heart's content. An example might be: once I have identified TFA's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream as the ingredient I am talking about, the next time I refer to it in the same post, I simply call it VBIC and anyone reading it understands.
Don't be afraid to re-read your message before you hit "Reply to thread." I'm sure the last thing you want is your readers wondering "what the hell are you talking about" or making one of your recipes and thinking "this tastes like dirt" because he mixed it the way you wrote it out instead of the actual way you made it (taking good notes throughout the mixing process will help both you and others recreate it!).
I'll get off my soapbox now.
As I said before, I am not grumping at you or trying to embarrass you, just sharing what someone else has shared with me to help me communicate more clearly with the rest of the community here. I hope you find it as helpful.
Well I appreciate the advice. I wasn't really intending on publishing a recipe though. I was just explaining what I made. I wasn't really all that concerned with getting my calculations exactly right my first time out. There's no way it could have been a dangerous mixture. Any more than 9 mg/ml of what I made would be a mathematical impossibility even accounting for all variables. But I'll keep these things in mind if I ever do decide to publish a recipe. And I did make a mistake. The flavorings are pg. I read them wrong.
The mango flavoring I got was TFA. I don't know why it's so strong. It's not bad strong, it's delicious in fact. I think it might just be fresh juice weirdness. It's already starting to fade a bit, and more coconut is coming through.
