Background taste, is it the Nic liquid ?

[Moggy]

I have mixed several different single flavour liquids now, some have steeped for 4 weeks others only 2, and they all have a definite aftertaste that I can't find the right word for.

I mix at 70/30, all my liquids are from the same vendors lots of others use. I use a clean syringe for each different liquid so there is no cross-contamination.

Any suggestions ? I wouldn't quite call it chemically, but it's there in everything.

Mono

[Deleted]

Post the recipe you are using ... Might be in the ratios you are using

[sue1952]

Do you think Mono that you may need to increase the flavour % . I mix at 70/30 and know what you mean, I have been increasing the flavour % to see if that makes a difference

[giles]

Could be the nic. There's an extensive thread about nic flavour here www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/298547-nicotine-comparisons.html

Could be the PG/VG.

Have you tried adding vape wizard or (if it's a sweetish taste) bitter wizard?

[Moggy]

I'm mixing at 20% flavour, ALL Capella .... Hmm maybe it's the Capella ?

Used 2 different juice calculators Ash to double check I'm not being a numbnuts

[Moggy]

I thought VapeWizard and BitterWizard were for removing too sweet/sour tastes.

[Neil from Valley Vapes]

They can also be used to round off the flavours. I get the same in my juices, I use pg base so thinking of trying the vg base next time to see the difference.

[Perpetua]

A VG base will have more of an underlying sweetness than a PG Neil . . . but it's what I always use now for a variety of reasons. Plus for me, it compliments the sweet flavours I like.

[Neil from Valley Vapes]

Thanks Perps, Thats what I have read hence me going for vg next. I love my sweet flavours lol.

[Moggy]

Apr 20, 2013 15:57:27 GMT Perpetua said:

A VG base will have more of an underlying sweetness than a PG Neil . . . but it's what I always use now for a variety of reasons. Plus for me, it compliments the sweet flavours I like.

Do you think a VG base made up to 70pg/30vg would be as sweet ?

[Perpetua]

Apr 20, 2013 16:24:12 GMT Moggy said:

Apr 20, 2013 15:57:27 GMT Perpetua said:

A VG base will have more of an underlying sweetness than a PG Neil . . . but it's what I always use now for a variety of reasons. Plus for me, it compliments the sweet flavours I like.

Do you think a VG base made up to 70pg/30vg would be as sweet ?

Difficult to say really Mono . . . as it will also depend upon your flavours. The VG base I'm currently using from Nicvape does seem to be a bit sweeter than in the past, but it could equally be my concentrates as I've used a different random selection than in the past.

If you don't like that sweetness, then some Malic Acid would be an idea to have in.

[Moggy]

Perpetua I'ld settle for not having the strange taste with it

[Perpetua]

Apr 20, 2013 17:47:10 GMT Moggy said:

Perpetua I'ld settle for not having the strange taste with it

Knowing me, I'd probably enjoy that ' strange ' taste Mono.

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Apr 20, 2013 19:01:46 GMT Perpetua said:

Apr 20, 2013 17:47:10 GMT Moggy said:

Perpetua I'ld settle for not having the strange taste with it

Knowing me, I'd probably enjoy that ' strange ' taste Mono.

Not if it's anything like the Cap French Toast aftertaste ... kind of a mix between molasses and lung tar

[monty]

Try mixing as normal but with no flavour and try it to see if that taste is still there - you can add flavour after you've tried it unflavoured.