Mixing Tips, Tricks, Questions & Answers

[FirinBlanks]

Well lovers of strong tastes need not look here, move along now...
(Perpetua, that means you).

This is a very subtle one that I mixed purely out of necessity having run out of my usual bought Mint Tea. I had to use it straight away (again out of necessity) and I've been happily vaping on it as a replacement to my bought Mint Tea for around five days. I've found that just steeping in the Clearo/Mini Novas by day five the flavours just kind of sit well together, sadly through necessity (again!) I've had to mix another 10ml to use straight away, hopefully I'll manage to get past day five with this lot .

This one (for me at least) will be a keeper.


I hope you like it, and yes I know it's weird with spearmint and not a "normal" mint but it's what I had in the flavour box and through happy co-incidence it works quite well. Feel free to change to your mint of choice though.

Oh, and while I'm making excuses, the strength is actually 18mg, I need to work on the formulas of my spreadsheet as it lies.

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That looks a nice Vape Firin, & i love spearmint havnt got any green tea tho, another item to add to my list - well done

[Perpetua]

Will add to your collection Firin, thank you for sharing.

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Dec 5, 2012 11:18:29 GMT Perpetua said:

Mines coming up for 2 weeks of steeping now Sadie and it's lovely, has a reddy hue to it - when I get chance I'll have to take a photo as I took one when it was first made, to post on the steeping thread to show how much a juice can change given time.

My latest batch of 10ml's I ( roughly ) used:

6/7ml of my Nicotine base
60 drops Capella VC
10 drops TPA's French Vanilla Deluxe
2 drops Sweetner

No D de L on this brew, thought I'd try a mix without for a change.

right i'l give that one a bash too. ive just been through my flavors and ive a bottle of french vanilla by perfumers apprentice, liberty flights, i didnt know i had, so i presume thats the deluxe one, i'll go & check on their website. thanks for the info everyone

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oh bum...... there is 2 different vanilla flavorings PA sell, i wonder what the difference is. o' well i'l just have to use it.

[Perpetua]

The Deluxe contains some ' custard ' notes Sadie . . . whereas the straight French Vanilla doesn't.

Here's the low down on TPA's site about them . . .


shop.perfumersapprentice.com/c-154-chocolate-vanilla-flavors.aspx

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Dec 6, 2012 0:38:36 GMT Perpetua said:

The Deluxe contains some ' custard ' notes Sadie . . . whereas the straight French Vanilla doesn't.

Here's the low down on TPA's site about them . . .


shop.perfumersapprentice.com/c-154-chocolate-vanilla-flavors.aspx

thankyou i'l have a read

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am going to make another bottle with this french vanilla to see how it goes, then when i place another order with LB, i'll order the deluxe.
so you have to be a bit careful with the deluxe version containing the Acetoin, Acetyl Propionyl, but as its sounds very strong, a very tiny amount should be ok.

[Perpetua]

I found the 10 drops in 10ml absolutely fine Sadie for my tastes . . . I am sparing in my use, but it's an informed decision on my part as the taste difference is noticeable between the two.

The Deluxe is certainly richer and creamier.

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Dec 6, 2012 0:53:10 GMT Perpetua said:

I found the 10 drops in 10ml absolutely fine Sadie for my tastes . . . I am sparing in my use, but it's an informed decision on my part as the taste difference is noticeable between the two.

The Deluxe is certainly richer and creamier.

thanks Perps, im definately going to have to buy it then, it sounds like the one thats needed, LB are out of stock so i'll have a look at ecigwizard .
do you vape 50/50 perps at 18mg ?

[Perpetua]

Dec 6, 2012 1:10:11 GMT @sadie22 said:

do you vape 50/50 perps at 18mg ?

I do indeed Sadie, maybe a bit lower mg's between the 12-18mg range though, that % doesn't aggravate my PG intolerance or make me too chesty. Happy medium.

[esmecullen]

Just want to say that the Capella Cinnamon Danish flavouring is totally yummy, havent stopped vaping this since this afternoon. Looks like another batch will have to be mixed this weekend

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Dec 6, 2012 21:38:34 GMT Perpetua said:

Dec 6, 2012 1:10:11 GMT @sadie22 said:

do you vape 50/50 perps at 18mg ?

I do indeed Sadie, maybe a bit lower mg's between the 12-18mg range though, that % doesn't aggravate my PG intolerance or make me too chesty. Happy medium.

Perps do you mix your base liquid in a big batch ? and use it as its needed.
this is what i was thinking of doing to make the mixing abit easier.
i was told it will lower my nic content in my mixes, i was going to use 80% base & 20% flavor.

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Dec 6, 2012 22:32:35 GMT esmecullen said:

Just want to say that the Capella Cinnamon Danish flavouring is totally yummy, havent stopped vaping this since this afternoon. Looks like another batch will have to be mixed this weekend

Thats good to hear esmecullen, the lemon marange pie one is soo authentic, ive still a few to make up as i was waiting on my delivery of nic juice.
iv quite a bundle here now , not all made up though.
chocolate glazed doughnut
cinnamon danish
pralines & cream
boston cream pie
choc fudge brownie
strawberries n cream
dutch choc mint
irish cream
french vanilla
pina colada
new york cheesecake
banana split
coconut
chocolate raspberry
vanilla custard

ive made a choc raspberry with coconut, thats lovely and strong, smells devine,banana split is another one thats a yummish vape, going to have another bash tonight and get a few more done.

Maybe in feb when everyones been paid i'll ask chrissie if we can have another group buy for capella, ive noticed ecigexpress advertise a couple of other flavoring companies i'ld like to try.
anyways im waffling

[Perpetua]

No, I'm not that organised Sadie I'm afraid . . . if I'm having a mixing session, generally I only make about 4/5 flavours at a time, so I just pop my base and diluted VG into the bottles, drop my flavourings in . . . shake and steep.

If I try and do too many at once, especially if it's a new flavour to me, it's too much for my taste buds to distinguish at once . . . little and often mixing works best for me.

I always work on 20-30% flavour concentration, more if it's weak un.

How do you mean it will lower your nic content if you pre mix your base?