What's YOUR favorite PG/VG ratio?

[LaWatusi]

I'm very new to DIY and I'm trying to gather ideas. After reading a ton of information, it seems like a 70% PG / 30% VG seems to to be the most popular combo. What combo do you use? Do you use this combination all the time, or change it up depending on the flavor you're mixing?

Thanks.

 

[dannyv45]

I like 75/25

 

[chaos-7]

70/30 for Me.

 

[Rin13]

50/50 seems to be good but I'm still messing with it. Seems I like VG a little more than PG but I'm still pretty new w/ mixing

 

[JBL-37]

The cool thing with DIY is you can play around and see what you like. This is what I'm doing now. When I first started vaping I noticed an odd taste. I got used to it but after playing around I found out I was tasting the pg and under 50% I can't taste it anymore.

 

[fjg123]

I feel like it depends on what type of flavor your going for. Like sweets and what not can be a bit more VG to make em smoother and something more "manly" like tobacco or caramel and sich should be higher in PG.

Also what type of device are you going to be using? Im using an RBA and a RDA which is awesome with higher VG blends. My juice right now is 70/30 VG/PG. I like bigger clouds and because its not feeding from a tank into a carto thickness doesnt matter and with these more advanced devices more VG is actually better. Like Perfect Clouds liquids have way more VG in them, thus being thicker and producing more clouds.

 

[The Yeti]

50/50 - any more VG than that your flavor gets muted and it gets too thick to wick in some attys, any more PG and not enough vapor. It's the perfect ratio, IMO.

 

[fjg123]

oh yeah and in regards to VG muting flavors, its true it will do that. So I mess with the flavoring percentages. more flavoring for more VG and less flavoring for PG.

I once made a 90% VG caramel and it made HUGE clouds but had almost no flavor because the last 10% was the caramel. Probably should kick up that Caramel

 

[Red_Bird]

60/40 I have found to be perfect for me. Plenty of taste AND vapor. And best of all it wicks perfectly in anything I've ever used. (No removing one flavor wick bullcrap with Kanger Evods or Protanks, lol.)

60% pg 40% vg

 

[FogHawg]

50/50 works for me.

 

[michaelsil1]

I'm using 50/50 I want clouds of vapor, higher than 50% on VG seems to mute the flavor.

 

[DeeDee1234]

I have just started to dyi. My vendor juices were all 80-20 or 70-30. I think from experimentation is in order. I also think that the recipe for some juices could play into this number as well. very interesting. should be fun!

 

[exnihilo]

50/50 works for me.

This. And, sometimes, 100% vg.

cg

 

[Red_Bird]

Yep...u can make 57/43 juices if u want.....I tried it all when I started.

Have fun.....jot down what flavors u use and how much u use of everything....just in case its excellent....You can then make more exactly the same...or adjust it according to the percentages you used last time (use slightly more of one flavor, maybe slightly less of another)

After a few months you'll be surprised what u can make.

 

[BrendaE]

I prefer 20vg / 80pg. VG is thicker than pg seems to clog the wicks faster, if using a wicked carto / clearo.

Just have fun with it and experiment as you go along.

 

[BrendaE]

I agree with Red_Bird...The most important part of diy is having fun and experimenting.
If you want an exact ratio, your nic base vg/pg ratio is only part of the equation. Most flavors are pg based, so the amount of flavor used should probably count toward your pg amount. I generally buy 100% pg based nic. This way, I add the mls of nic base to the # of mls of flavor, which gives a pretty accurate pg total. Then it's just a matter of adding the amount of pure vg you want to acheive your desired ration.

i.e. If I want to make 10ml of 20vg/80pg, I mix 8ml of nic base and flavor, then top it off with 2 ml of vg.

But...I blend juice the same way I cook ~ a little bit of this, a little bit of that and then adjust as desired.
Unlike my cooking, though...I DO keep notes when I blend juices. I write down each 'ingredient' as I am making it, then add notes as I vape it.

VG adds sweetness ~ if you want a juice that is sweet, but not too thick, you can add a bit of sweetener or (my preference) "cotton candy" flavor (tpa/tfa brand ~ "plain" cotton candy, not circus). I know there is a proper name for the 'flavor' ~ it's also sold as a sweetener ~ but can't remember what it's called. Perhaps someone else can offer that tid-bit of info.

The "sweetener" reminds me of saccharin, whereas "cotton candy" sweetness is a bit more subtle & also seems to balance some flavors ~ not sure if that's the right term. Just my

 

[echofinder]

I prefer 80PG for all except my butterscotch ADV - that one requires all VG to work in my tanks without flooding.

 

[the_vape_nerd]

I like 50/50 as I find it the right amount of vape cloud and flavor. I also think I have a minor pg allergy in that if i go over say 60% pg i will cough.

All this said, I recommend you get the juice me up calculator (there's a sticky somewhere). It really takes all the guess work out of final ratios. Take an hour or two to familiarize yourself with each and every field. Once you have a good understanding, this tool makes DIY juice very easy for you.

 

[Aheadatime]

When I buy from vendors, its 20% PG 80% VG. When I mix personal batches, its max VG. I extract teas and tobaccos in VG, and my nic mix is 50/50. Apart from the PG-derived flavoring agents and the 50% PG in my nic base, I go all VG.

 

[Iffy]

I'm a 60PG/40VG @ 15mg fan. Although, must admit that I've 'cheated' some numbers (±2 or 3 percentage points) on da eJMU calc just to get some round numbers to work with for new recipes.

BTW, started out with 75P/25V pre-DIY. Back then, many vendors only offered 75/25, 50/50 and 25/75.