PG VG mix and bringing nicotine strength into the equasion.

[JayJ]

Hopefully I'm not asking a question thats been covered a million times before, it probably has actually but I'm rubbish with searches.

I understand, almost, the pg vg thing, pg is a thinner synthetic base which I believe carries flavour more effectively and gives the better throat hit. Vg is a natural (vegetable) base with a slight natural sweet taste, thicker in it's viscosity thus a heavier burning substance producing thicker clouds of vapour.

Ok if any of the above is wrong please correct me.

Now I'm using a 70%pg 30%vg mix 24mg nicotine at the moment which is giving me a good throat hit, sometimes a little too good if I'm honest. If I wanted to keep this level of throat hit would reducing the nicotine strength alter the throat hit at all ?

Also I think I may be after a little more flavour coming through and maybe reduce the throat hit a little. I don't see how I can have that though if for more flavour I have to increase the pg which would increase the throat hit. So my previous question also has bearing here. Will a reduction in nicotine counteract the increased throat hit of increasing pg% ?

Flippin eck I hope you get that !

Thanks, Jay

[davess]

Try dropping the nic down to 18mg and see how you go with that.

[chykensa]

The short answer to your question is yes. Nicotine contributes to the throat hit, and lowering the nic level as davess mentioned above will make a noticeable difference. You should be able to get a similar taste at that ratio 70/30 too.
Hope this helps!

[JayJ]

Thanks Dave, Your advice suggests nicotine content does effect throat hit then. But is it a major factor in comparison the the pg/vg mix ? I want flavour you see

Edit: posted before Chykensa's reply

[Chrissie]

JayJ for flavour, a lot will depend on whose juices you are using.

[davess]

Aug 21, 2013 15:41:25 GMT JayJ said:

Thanks Dave, Your advice suggests nicotine content does effect throat hit then. But is it a major factor in comparison the the pg/vg mix ? I want flavour you see

Edit: posted before Chykensa's reply

You've answered your own question in your opening post, Jayj.

"...pg is a thinner synthetic base which I believe carries flavour more effectively and gives the better throat hit. Vg is a natural (vegetable) base with a slight natural sweet taste, thicker in it's viscosity thus a heavier burning substance producing thicker clouds of vapour".