Weird Taste when vaping DIY

[Pandemic Vapor]

So my question revolves around the flavor you get from DIY in a tank VS a dripper. I was testing the juice on one of my RDA's, and the flavor tasted pretty good(raspberry lemonade). So I figured I would fill the tank up, and vape on it for a while. However, when I vaped it on my Kanger sub-tank nano, I got a lot of vapor, but a very almost "dry hit" bland taste with a hint of the flavor. The OCC was saturated, tank was full, and I was vaping at 20W on a .6ohm coil on my Sigelei. I also did a few warm up hits to get the juices flowing right, nothing changed.

I even tried pushing the wattage limit of the coil, and nothing changed except the "dry hit" was hotter. I noticed this on one of the store bought juices with a 90vg/10pg content.

Why the difference in tastes between the devices? Did I not add enough flavor to the juice? Is the VG content too high to vape properly in the kanger(80/20)?
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[Thomas Feltham]

I think i have the same issue to be fair but mines got a dry hit in my rda :/ in my tank it settles down after a few hits, but this may be my throat getting used to it aha its weird!

 

[dannyv45]

Add 7 - 10% distilled water to the mix. Your not wicking properly. Just because the wick is saturated does not mean your mix is at the right consistency for the hardware.

 

[Rin13]

I've found that 75vg/25pg is perfect for my Subtank Mini but I use the RBA section. I do not like their stock coils as I find that they do not wick well. I don't even vape high wattages and it still would get dry hits sometimes. Also, with an RDA/dripper the flavor is usually at least a little stronger than in a tank merely because of the way it's configured. (with a dripper there is less material/ etc between the coil and where you vape from if that makes any sense)

 

[mcclintock]

Every juice is different with regards to hardware. There's probably a juice somewhere that is amazing through a cartomizer and outright sucks on everything else.

 

[MiamiMom63]

Yep, flavors change depending on what you are using them in. That is why I prefer to drip because my flavors are not as good in a tank. And definitely lower the VG in your juice if you are using a tank because the thicker juice will be a lot harder to wick.

 

[Pandemic Vapor]

Thanks for all of that.. I was really worried about throwing out a lot of test juices that might have actually been good, just using the wrong application. Since I primarily drip, VG/PG content doesn't matter too much for me, but I have found if I really like a particular mix, I'll make another, only in a higher PG content to make it more vapable in a tank.

 

[RipCigs]

I get a similar thing with my juices. I pre make about 100ml of nic base, then just mix 5-10Ml when i feel like it. Taste is awesome for a couple days, then drastically drops (RDAs).
After a ton of fiddling and adding flavoring i just told myself that's vapor tongue and don't worry about it much.

 

[Pandemic Vapor]

I found that if I get a flavor mix that I like, and like where it's at, I'll mark the time for steeping on the recipe in my binder, and then put it in the fridge to stop steeping.

Making your nic base.. Doesn't it change a little bit depending on how many flavors you add? Since most flavors are in PG, you'll have to add a bit more VG to keep a ratio you like right?

 

[mamabear15]

Add 7 - 10% distilled water to the mix. Your not wicking properly. Just because the wick is saturated does not mean your mix is at the right consistency for the hardware.

This.