Pretty new to vaping. Want to mix already. Bad idea?

[Pepperty]

If you want to drop me a pm I can post you a bottle of vanillin (creamy flavour) and ethyl maltol (sweetener) Both I bought as crystals and there's a massive amount in each packet so have some bottles I mixed up from them.

Happy to send on, as I've more than enough for my needs actually, that also applies to anyone who fancies some vanillin and ethyl maltol jsut message and request

[opensecret]

Oct 24, 2014 20:00:50 GMT Pepperty said:

If you want to drop me a pm I can post you a bottle of vanillin (creamy flavour) and ethyl maltol (sweetener) Both I bought as crystals and there's a massive amount in each packet so have some bottles I mixed up from them.

Happy to send on, as I've more than enough for my needs actually, that also applies to anyone who fancies some vanillin and ethyl maltol jsut message and request

Wow that would be nice. I can give you a few pounds via PayPal for p+p if you want. :-) Is the sweetener always a certain base as well? So I'll have to take that into account when using the online calculator? ;-) 

[Pepperty]

Its fine, no postage needed as I have both in crystal form so I can pop both (labelled) into a small zippy bag inside an envelope (at normal 1st class postage stamp)

So then you can add a fifth into a 10ml bottle, add pg or vg and shake a lot - either nuke in a microwave for a few seconds or put bottle in bowl of hot water to get it to dissolve.

message me your address via pm and i'll post on to you

[Pepperty]

all flavours are assumed to be suspended in pg. and sweetener is only normally added at 1-3% so it wont really affect your recipe

[opensecret]

So after a bit of research my mixing list is currently as follows:- (I'm trying to get some sort of stock pile going for the future. )

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1000ml-1L-MPG-Propylene-glycol-USP-EP-99-Pharmaceutical-grade-superb-quality-/130853413769?pt=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Lab_Supplies_ET&hash=item1e7778a389


www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1L-1000ml-GLYCEROL-GLYCERINE-food-cosmetic-use-USP-VG-vegetable-e-cigarette-/130888936519 or maybe from Boots


www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Medical-syringes-injections-large-2ml-5ml-10ml-Hypodermic-ink-cartridge-100ml-50-/261285994861?pt=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Medical_Supplies_Disposables_ET&var=&hash=item3cd5dbe16d
(10x - 2ml,5ml,10ml)

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30ml-Amber-Brown-Glass-Dropper-Bottle-with-Tamper-Evident-Pipette-1-50-qty-/281465365821?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Natural_AlternativeTherapies&var=580503344178&hash=item4188a4a53d
(10x - 30ml glass containers with droppers - I'll probably only start with mixing 10ml or lower but atleast it gives me some room to go higher and enough from to mix)

www.t-juice.com/product-category/concentrates/
(3x - 10ml concentrated flavours - currently only chosen Red Astaire)

I'm planning on mixing only 0mg nicotine strengths for now. Any thoughts on this would be great as I'm looking to order everything tomorrow night.  This would come to a total of about £47 including any postage fees.
OpenSecret

[babs]

I don't find the glass dropper bottles any good for mixing opensecret mine go unused better to get something like this www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-x-10ml-Empty-Plastic-Dropper-Bottles-E-Liquid-/161456213815?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Make_Up_Sets_LE&hash=item25978a4f37 hope it's not too late.

[Perpetua]

Glass bottles will inhibit steeping opensecret . . . they're great for long term storage where you want to prevent any degradation, but will increase the infusing time considerably.

Which if you don't have much patience for some of the blends that take a time to steep, they won't be the best option for you.

[opensecret]

Ahh thanks for the info! I haven't ordered anything yet, but will do soon. Everything else on the list looking OK?

Wow just found this for £7.80:-

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30-ML-EMPTY-PLASTIC-DROPPER-BOTTLES-X-10-REFILLABLE-/171505847141?pt=UK_HeathBeauty_BathShowCons_RL&hash=item27ee8b8b65 Good replacement?

I was looking at maybe getting some concentrates from chefs vapour but they don't actually state the % for some of them.


Thank you. 

[babs]

These on Amazon are better www.amazon.co.uk/Plastic-Squeezable-Dropper-Filling-Bottles/dp/B00LP8VB86/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1414250292&sr=1-2&keywords=30ml+plastic+dropper+bottle opensecret buy 2 packs and it's still cheaper easier to refill your tanks too with needle tips

[babs]

Any new concentrates I start at 10% and mix just a 5ml tester opensecret

[opensecret]

Oct 25, 2014 15:21:40 GMT babs said:

These on Amazon are better www.amazon.co.uk/Plastic-Squeezable-Dropper-Filling-Bottles/dp/B00LP8VB86/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1414250292&sr=1-2&keywords=30ml+plastic+dropper+bottle opensecret buy 2 packs and it's still cheaper easier to refill your tanks too with needle tips

I'm looking at mixing 40/60 PG/VG, maybe even 30/70 PG/VG. Would the viscosity of the liquid be a problem with the needle tips?

[babs]

Shouldn't be opensecret but you can always dilute your vg with up to 10% distilled water. You need to be able to fill your tanks with your mix. I mix at 60/40 pg/vg so don't bother diluting.

[Perpetua]

Oct 25, 2014 14:41:12 GMT opensecret said:

I was looking at maybe getting some concentrates from chefs vapour but they don't actually state the % for some of them.

Tastes vary so widely that's part of it opensecret . . . on the whole I mix at an overall percentage of 20% as that generally suits me. But that's not a hard & fast, some I do at less - and some more.

Be prepared for a little experimentation, disappointment and success - that's part of the DIY fun. 

All my mixes are VG heavy and I've no problems with needle tips on bottles . . . .

[prowler]

My experience with 0 nic mixes is that you can almost double suggested steeping times. I've no idea why.

[Perpetua]

Oct 25, 2014 22:04:12 GMT prowler said:

My experience with 0 nic mixes is that you can almost double suggested steeping times. I've no idea why.

It's just my simple, unscientific theory, but my thinking is the nicotine content helps accelerate the process and the higher it is, then the faster it will be.

These were all mixed on the same day, using exactly the same flavours and ratios - yet the colour difference is quite noticeable between a high, medium & low strength.