VG's effect on flavour

[telemole73]

Hey guys,

new to all this and madly mixing in the basement for fun. I have a bunch of flavourings and I am trying to get various ones made for me and for my father in law

I used a lot of VG in a mix i did with apricot flavour. It seemed really really weak and i thought i added quite a lot of flavour.. Is this due to the VG? Before I start wasting all my materials I thought I might see if you guys already invented the wheel

I have another one with less VG that I put ONE DROP of flavour into a 3ml mix and it was really strong and tasted great...

Hope someone can shed some light! Is this just certain flavours take a lot more quantity to taste them?

CHeers!

Telemole

 

[Kurt]

Hey guys,

new to all this and madly mixing in the basement for fun. I have a bunch of flavourings and I am trying to get various ones made for me and for my father in law

I used a lot of VG in a mix i did with apricot flavour. It seemed really really weak and i thought i added quite a lot of flavour.. Is this due to the VG? Before I start wasting all my materials I thought I might see if you guys already invented the wheel

I have another one with less VG that I put ONE DROP of flavour into a 3ml mix and it was really strong and tasted great...

Hope someone can shed some light! Is this just certain flavours take a lot more quantity to taste them?

CHeers!

Telemole

VG is thicker than PG, and so the droplets in the vapor tend to "wrap around" the flavor molecules more than PG. Most here that are using VG juices, including me, thin the juice a little with about 10% vodka or as much as 20% distilled water. This will allow it to wick better and unwrap the flavors more, especially the alcohol. Some use pure grain alcohol (PGA) for this. Good luck, and let us know how it works for you!

 

[Guineahill]

I find that I need to add more flavoring when I use more VG in order to get the flavor to shine through. I think most people find that to be true. Good luck with your adventure!

 

[sjohnson]

I find that glycerine makes whatever flavor I mix sweeter. That may be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for.

To approximate commercial vape liquid viscosity, I'm using 50% PG, 40% PG and 10% PGA. I wish it were *less* sweet, but that's just my taste preference.