Mixing for the lazy

[davetherayon]

... that's me by the way. When I started I had 3 separate syringes for base, pg, vg, and one each for the flavours so 4 at least in all. Now what I do is use a honking big 10ml syringe, which is just narrow enough to fit in the 100ML bottles my PG VG and base are stored in, and pop a needle on for drawing out flavours. The only cleaning involved between infusions is to dip the syringe in a little water and blow it out onto a damp cloth kept for the purpose. As a bonus, I leave VG till very last, then instead of measuring it out, as it's so thick and gloopy, just pour it directly into the juice bottle. Never making less than 30ML at a time helps tremendously in this.

I do of course glove up when handling base.

Anyone got any further tips for quick 'n easy mixology?

[lairey]

I try to make a batch of juices that use the same & flavouring. So if, for example, I am making 5 x 10ml of 5 juices that all need 20% flavouring, I will mix enough base, VG & PG for 50ml and then measure equally into 5 bottles, then just add the flavours to each Saves loads of time

[DiscoDes]

I reckon I can mix & bottle 30ml of 50/50 Red Astaire 18mg in under 1 minute.

[Deleted]

Not as fast as you guys but would say I am quick up to the point I get my grubby mitts on the boots VG and then my world record attempt falls by the way side.

I use one 10 ml needle and one measuring cup and one pair of gloves, two hands no feet and a kettle for making tea

[Pepperty]

..must admit I'm getting a dab hand at plunger pulling can rustle a batch of testers up in 2 shakes of a lambs tail! how smutty did my post come over?

[Pepperty]

*double post* proboards is having a hissy fit tonight xx

[DiscoDes]

Apr 24, 2014 20:11:21 GMT Pepperty said:

..must admit I'm getting a dab hand at plunger pulling can rustle a batch of testers up in 2 shakes of a lambs tail! how smutty did my post come over?

smutty enough

[DiscoDes]

Sorry, bear victim

[stewarty]

Apr 24, 2014 18:54:53 GMT davetherayon said:

... that's me by the way. When I started I had 3 separate syringes for base, pg, vg, and one each for the flavours so 4 at least in all. Now what I do is use a honking big 10ml syringe, which is just narrow enough to fit in the 100ML bottles my PG VG and base are stored in, and pop a needle on for drawing out flavours. The only cleaning involved between infusions is to dip the syringe in a little water and blow it out onto a damp cloth kept for the purpose. As a bonus, I leave VG till very last, then instead of measuring it out, as it's so thick and gloopy, just pour it directly into the juice bottle. Never making less than 30ML at a time helps tremendously in this.

I do of course glove up when handling base.

Anyone got any further tips for quick 'n easy mixology?

I remember when I started mixing too .... separate syringe for everything lol ... At the end of a mixing session had about 10 various syringes to was out.

Because I now mix most juices @ 20% and 18ish mg I have started mixing either a 250ml or 500ml bottle of 24mg base using a whopping 100ml syringe with a short length of tubing so even with the 500ml bottle it is only about 6 or 7 sooks of the various ingredients.

Have bought a load of 50ml dropper bottles and a couple of 50ml syringes so a mixing session now takes minutes.

1/ Draw up 40ml of pre mixed 24mg base with 50ml syringe fitted with tubing
2/ Squirt into 50ml bottle
3/ Add 10ml bottle of concentrate ... or just squirt in from bigger bottle to level of other mixed bottle
4/ Give bottle good shake
5/ Forget about for couple of weeks.

Voila 50mls of 18mg ish juice @ 20% flavour in seconds

Usually do 5 or 6 at a time by lining up the empties filling them all up to 40ml, then squirt in concentrate, label and wash out one syringe in under 10 mins for 250 - 300ml of juice which last for ages

[Perpetua]

The most time consuming part for me is locating all the flavours I want to use . . . I've given up organizing them now.

Other than that, it's base into all the bottles I'm using . . . add flavours, if it's under a 1ml I use drops. Then top up with diluted VG using the same syringe as the base, which I just do by eye as all my personal mixes are VG heavy.

Maximum I have to wash up is 3 syringes and a measuring cup, which suits me.

[Clivia]

I also have the unflavoured base ready - and then add just the concentrate - for the 50ml I use a measuring cylinder - 10ml flavour - top up to 50ml with base - pour into bottle - label it - shake it - forget it for a while

[smifee]

I mixed up a litre of 24mg 60/40 base and keep it in 100ml glass bottles.

When I find a concentrate I like I just pour 60ml of base into a measuring pot and add 2 x 10ml bottles of concentrate. Then syringe it into a 100ml bottle. Leave to steep and syringe into 10 ml bottles when needed.

Haven't bothered to work out the final nic% but it's strong enough as I still don't want a fag

[dragon]

I make up 500ml of base using a measuring cup, based on adding 10% of flavour later.

I drop flavour into a bottle noting how many drops I used, for future tinkering, fill the bottle with base and put the cap on and shake.

Some of my mixes are only 3% flavour which means that my nic level is not 100% constant, but it's close enough.

I haven't used a syringe for ages.

In the beginning I was very precise, but soon realised that close enough was always good enough.

About as lazy as it gets

[Super-Shiny]

I just leave it until i need to do a big batches of 30ml @ 16mg and then:

Put required nic base into each bottle (always the same amount 6.67ml)
Then
Put required PG into each bottle (varies in ml due to flavours)
Then
Put required VG into each bottle (always the same amount 12ml)
Then
Put required flavours into each bottle at a time

Requires 1 x 1ml Syringe and 1 x 10ml Syringe and glass of water to rinse the syringes

[DiscoDes]

I use a glass measuring cup to add my base and dilutent to then only use a syringe to add 20% flavour, use a draw needle on a 50mm syringe which mixes it at the same time then expel straight into my bottles blu-tac'd to my desktop, easy peasey.