DV Statex

[whitebalance]

Hi folks,

A quick question: I received a bottle of DV Statex concentrate from LF the other day and finally decided to try it but can't find anywhere at what % to mix it. I know I'm supposed to be real careful with tobacco juices but this one doesn't exactly smell very powerful, how should I mix it?

Thanks.

[Gordy]

best bet would be to mix up a low percentage and then try it.... if its weak add some more you can always add more but not take away

[grizwald56]

STATEX isn't as concentrated as a lot of the other tobacco concentrates so you may want to start at around 15% to 20% and take it up, or down to suit your taste.

As Gordy says start with mixing a small ammount first as you can always add more flavouring but you can't take it away.

[whitebalance]

hey Gordy,
Yes, that's what I did - started low and left it to steep and it's now sitting there and I smell nothing, so thought somebody might have a clue as to the best % to start with

[whitebalance]

Hi Grizwald,

Thanks for the tip, that's what I kind of suspected. 15-20%, now that's high!

To be honest I don't like adding until it feels right unless I know at least approximately where to start, my math skills leave a lot to be desired and working out the % backwards makes my head spin. Like for example, start with 5ml, 8 drops for 5%, then test vape, then add drops then test vape then add drops then try to figure out at what % of flavouring I am - always a pain, if you know what I mean

[grizwald56]

If you check out my posts on mixing I do cover flavourings and the best way to go about working out the percentage of flavouring used. you'll find this in the "Flavourings" section, where I also give a simple maths equation for working out your percentage with examples.

[whitebalance]

Jan 4, 2012 10:18:39 GMT grizwald56 said:

If you check out my posts on mixing I do cover flavourings and the best way to go about working out the percentage of flavouring used. you'll find this in the "Flavourings" section, where I also give a simple maths equation for working out your percentage with examples.

Yes, I've read all you've written in Mixology a few times, it's just the numbers that sometimes make me a little confused As a matter of fact, perhaps I should adjust my process somewhat. I'm afraid my taste buds have suffered a lot after 20 years of smoking, so when I test what I mix I normally use quite a lot of that juice to test properly, sometimes I just go on and fill a smokymizer, so it's not just a couple of drops on the atomiser, and trying to account for all that used juice in the final calculations is sometimes challenging

I will definitely make sure to read the percentages section as many times as it takes until I remember it by heart Seriously, I think that's a huge amount of invaluable information all in one place and all mixing noobs like me are really lucky to be able to read it

Thanks!
WB