Idiot's List of Basics

[Perpetua]

You're good to go then Addict . . . you may find that you don't need sweetner in your mixes, I use it very little tbh - as much as I have a sweet tooth.

You can use the honey you have to sweeten, be very sparing though, a drop is enough to start with as it can be very overpowering.

At this stage, for the volume of base you have, then I don't think you'll need glass bottles.

[addict]

Great. I'll start some day this week. Thank goodness I won't need the glass bottles.

Time to re-read the tutorials. One of them recommended doing a trial run using water. Think I'll follow that advice.

[Perpetua]

I wouldn't Addict, that time and effort spent mixing and then you can't vape the end result, waste of womanpower that. Plus your flavours won't infuse in water, as they will in PG/VG.

Think of your bottle of ejuice, as a cake . . . to make a cake, you need a mixture of ingredients in varying quantities according to your recipe, to make the finished item.

A volume of ejuice is no different.

[addict]

Ok then. I won't bother with the trial run. I'm hoping that mixing ejuice will be a lot different to my attempts at baking a cake.

[Perpetua]

If it's any consolation to you Addict, I loathe cookery with a passion . . . yet mixing I love to bits.

[addict]

That's a relief Perpetua.

The Dulce de Leche arrived today, and I got an email from Capella saying my order has been shipped. "Shipped" probably means it's in the out tray but things are looking up.

[greendollar]

Thanks for your kind offer of the Dulce le Leche Addict , I hope I can return the favour in the future .

[addict]

You're very welcome Greendollar. It's ready to go...just have to pop down to the post office tomorrow. With any luck you should have it early next week. You'll need a scissors to unwrap it. I was heavy on the sticky tape and wrapping because one of my bottles leaked and I can still smell it in the hall.

[OneDay]

Dec 4, 2012 22:18:33 GMT addict said:

one of my bottles leaked and I can still smell it in the hall.

I always hoard those little zip-lock baggies that juice gets delivered in for when I'm posting juice to others. Some juices smell delicious but maybe not as a room freshener

[addict]

Good idea. Now why didn't I think of that. I could have used a freezer bag. Too late now. I had a couple of empty vivi nova packets so I used one of them. Hope it's ok.

[greendollar]

Thank you Addict , the Dulce de Leche x 2 arrived today , now it's just a case of knowing exactly what I'm supposed to do with it

[Perpetua]

I use it alot GD . . . not as a standalone, though I've seen it available in a ready made, mainly for pepping up a boring flavour and giving it a creamier/richer taste.

You don't need much though, a couple of drops in 10ml otherwise it tastes of rubber bands to me.

[greendollar]

Dec 8, 2012 12:50:28 GMT Perpetua said:

I use it alot GD . . . not as a standalone, though I've seen it available in a ready made, mainly for pepping up a boring flavour and giving it a creamier/richer taste.

You don't need much though, a couple of drops in 10ml otherwise it tastes of rubber bands to me.

oohhh , i've just chucked 10 drops in 30 ml of my vanilla mix , I hope I haven't ruined it ...live and learn , I'll use it more sparingly in the future

[addict]

That was fast, Greendollar. I thought it would be next Monday at the earliest. I haven't tried anything yet. Spent the past two days sorting my computer. Tip: don't ever use Windows Easy Transfer for moving files from one computer to another. May as well wait now until the Capella order arrives, whenever that may be. According to the tracking service, it took a day to go from San Marco to San Diego. That was three days ago, and there's no sign of it having been received anywhere else.

What are you using for testing the taste? I have a few vivi novas, but I don't fancy having to wash them out after each trial and error session. Think I have a couple of blank cartomisers somewhere, but they would only do for a couple of tests.

[greendollar]

I've only knocked up a tobacco mix (mediocre) and I'm tinkering with a vanilla custard (I've liked vanilla since i got it with my first e-cig , the SkyCig) ...the Ducle de Leche had made an immediate improvement , not quite Grants CV yet but I'm determined to get there .....testing on my IGO-L I got in the Co-op buy