What set up for testing recipe mixes?

[fiddleshe]

I have nothing but kayfuns and clones or protanks. I am wondering what setup you use for testing out your recipes. I am going to start doing my first recipes in the next week or two. Most are shake and vape. I've never used a dripper but it seems that would almost be the ideal setup for testing. Then again I know say going from a protank to a kayfun can change the flavor tremendously. What's your favorite way to test?

 

[Eskie]

Honestly I haven't found dripping to be terrific for me to check recipes. That's primarily because some recipes need to sit a while to fully develop, and the taste from a dripper will be different than my RTAs. Having said that, and having rewicked many a tank after testing a juice that should never have been born, there is no one perfect way to do it. I will try a new recipe in a tank I know and try to vape at least one tank's worth before rendering a judgement, unless it's complete trash. Doing that I've found a few recipes I would have otherwise never given a proper test to and missed out on what turned into a winner.

I will stick to rebuildables as should it turn out to be cruddy, I can change the wick and not have any residual reminder of my errors. With factory coils that could get expensive having to toss one just because of a bad mix.

 

[ChelsB]

I use a dripper for tasting my recipes. It really gives you a good idea of how it tastes!

 

[Alter]

If it was my choice between kayfuns or protanks I would pick the kayfun. If your a builder then the protank is easiest to coil up and wick than a kayfun is but protanks are muted compared to the kayfun. There is no real easy way other than a drop on the hand taste to check a mix. If you think about it using a dripper and not having to fill a tank then empty the tank would be easiest but the flavor will be deceiving if your then switching back to a tank. Its all how you want to do it and no real "this is how its done" way.

 

[fiddleshe]

I found you can sorta use the kayfun as a dripper if you don't assemble it all the way and just toke from the chimney. I don't know How many times you can get away with doing that but I've done it out of desperation lol.

 

[SteveS45]

I just use my regular tanks because I have dedicated tanks for different flavors and my recipes mostly stick to the same profiles. Also I have washed an Aspire BVC coil for the Nautilus Mini in Hot water primed it and did not taste the previous one at all. It does take a few extra pulls to get a washed and blown out coil going but the water evaporates fast.

 

[JCinFLA]

I do Bill's Magic Vapor's 100DTT (100 drop taste test) before I ever make a new recipe. That way I can tweak the recipe so it suits my own taste, and then adjust the recipe accordingly. Every batch made then, using that adjusted recipe will be as good as the tested sample was.

I usually use an old-school eGo Mega Cone Shaped Atomizer & mega drip tip, and drip several drops and vape it as I do the 100 drop taste test and tweak. Or I use an RDA. I think TheVaporRoom.net (ECF Registered Supplier) still has the mega attys for only $.50 and $.10 for the mega drip tips that fit them. I bought a bunch quite a few months ago since they're so easy to use and reuse over and over again. They even have a 10% off coupon code at that clearance price, too! It's "thankyou".

 

[Capt.shay]

Igo-L

With a bow tie silica wick.

 

[mcclintock]

I make flavors mainly for a dripping flavor adventure so that's how I try them out. No rewicking.

 

[SteveS45]

I create recipes in a tank with a drop of this and a drop or two of that using perfected standalone flavors that I know are just how I want them. I will never make less than a 15 ML bottle because it leaves plenty of room to work once I have decided on what I will create.

 

[Sylvie]

since 2012 i used an eshot phoenix RDA to taste recipes, it took around a minute to rebuild and since it is all i used to vape with, it made sense to taste my mixes with it too.

my eyes got really bad mid year in 2016 and i can't stay focus on one spot long enough to rebuild without getting irritable at it taking 3+ attempts and more than 15mins so these days what i use to taste recipes depends on my mood.
sometimes i use HH 357 atomizer for non potent flavors.
sometimes i drop a drop on top of my hand and taste it, if it tastes okay i go ahead and fill half a tank and vape it.

 

[Nomoreash]

I use a dripper with a small chamber, something like the Origen Little, etc.

 

[sofarsogood]

Re wicking a simple rda is fast. I bought my first SV rda ($7 each) because a commenter on FT said it was good at flavors. Now it's the only atomizer i use because of an unexpected consequence of it's talent for flavors. I like to use the absolute minimum amount of flavoring (1% currently). The SV delivers that low percent of flavoring. In my other rda's 1% flavor is not detected, the liquid tastes bland. I prefer minimal flavoring for a few reasons, one being that if the liquid gets on my clothing during a work day it's not noticable to coworkers and lingering vapor has little or no odor. The SV is optimized for single coils and MTL and it's a bit fiiddly to build a horizontal coil, so not for everybody. My avatar photo is my current setup, small, stealty, runs alll day, and flavorful.

 

[DaveP]

I tried a steel mesh atomizer I bought from a vendor for a while to test juices. It reminded my of the old Joye 510 atomizers we used to vape way back when. It was OK, but not in any way comparable to putting a ml of juice in a Kayfun and vaping. You just have to clear the old flavor out and wait for the new one to emerge in the vape.

I ran across a few boxes of SS Boge cartos the other day. I filled one and waited for saturation before trying it. Meh. It reminded me of why I like my RTA's better.

Testing juices is a ballpark indication, anyway. I usually end up vaping a partially filled tank and adjusting the mix if it needs something else.

 

[OlderNDirt]

Since I am relatively new to DIY, this is based on intent and not experience.

Based on what I've read here about how long a juice may need to steep, my first test will be on a dripper. If/when it tastes pretty good, I'll run a tank or three through my Atlantis (yeah, I still have a couple of those in my rotation). It seems to me at least that a flavor can be better/worse in different tanks. So if it was OK in the Atlantis, I'll run a couple tanks full through my Baby Beast (another small tank that doesn't last long) and/or TFV4. Depending on how good it tastes, I may run it in an RTA, TFV8, or Big Baby or I may just use it up in one of my lesser tanks. So far (OlderNDirt knocks on wood), haven't had anything so bad I had to dump it.

At least that is my plan for now.

 

[fiddleshe]

Sounds like a good plan to me.

 

[BrotherBob]

I have nothing but kayfuns and clones or protanks. I am wondering what setup you use for testing out your recipes. I am going to start doing my first recipes in the next week or two. Most are shake and vape. I've never used a dripper but it seems that would almost be the ideal setup for testing. Then again I know say going from a protank to a kayfun can change the flavor tremendously. What's your favorite way to test?

I use a Magma or Origen v1/3 because these are the only atomizers I vape on. A few drops on a clean rayon wick and I will know exactly what the best taste this mix flavor can offer. At non sub with an ID .11 inches. which allows easiest re wicking. I have probably have 490 feet of 1/2 inch dia. rayon and I still have the knee jerk feeling that I'm waisteing wicks when changing juice.

 

[kiba]

I use a narda, or hadaly with a wickless fused clapton, whenever you get a new flavor, you can get a feel for it by just mixing a small batch and dripping right on top of the coil. it will soak up about 4 drops and give you a clean impression of Flavor.

Best thing about that is, since there's no wick you can burn the rest off and easily add a new flavor, if you're testing more than one.