Well I guess as they say ..... Here Goes :)

[wibble]

Hi hijack ! That's a damn good idea that ! once I've finished the vg/pg bottles I can use them

Gonna have a look and order some more concentrates this weekend and then have another play. certainly is a great deal cheaper !!! Ooooo what can I buy with the money I save

[hijack]

Jun 5, 2015 6:22:04 GMT wibble said:

Hi hijack !    certainly is a great deal cheaper.

Sure is!  I did what you've just done and and put a starter kit together, I thing it was 100mlx72mg PG, 500ml PG&VG and an assortment of syringes etc.

hope you got one of these.



The 30ml syringe with the plastic long tube needle.
The most used out of them all, you wont get VG to go through, the thin metal needles(not without a hell of a fight)

I haven't looked back.

First time is a bit of a fiddle as you are learning on the job.
After a few mixes you'll start to change the order you do things, so as not to make a big mess in the process.

I have found starting with the flavoring is best, then you can usually use same syringe and needle for the PG-Nic,
Then on to the Big syringe and plastic Needle for PG.
Last but not least, the VG, Messy stuff so leaving this till last will save you a big clean-up at the end.
When finished I have the 2 syringes that i can then clean up under the tab. Minimal Mess.
Starting with the thinnest and so on, you save having to clean between liquids.

VG will run out first so get a couple of 200ml bottles from Boots in the high street and pour into the 500ml bottle if thats what you got the VG in leaving you a couple of nice glass bottles. (its labeled 'vegetable glycerin' , child medication for soar throats.).
Happy Days.

[wibble]

I got 100ml of pg/vg and nic base as wasn't sure if it would catch on .. will be ordering more though as it's a doddle Oh and I bought 10ml, 5ml & 2.5ml syringes .. I was given a shopping list from chykensa so I got all I needed

[hijack]

Jun 5, 2015 11:33:39 GMT wibble said:

I got 100ml of pg/vg and nic base as wasn't sure if it would catch on

Thats cool...I wont say 'IF', but WHEN you go for lager sizes, one of these plastic tube needles will come in handy for reaching in a fair way.

As i now do my 50/50 mix 200ml at a time, I have to fill the 30ml syringe 3 and a bit times when i get to the VG part of the recipe.

[chykensa]

When mixing larger quantities, use a bottle with a wide neck and use the 20ml syringe without a needle. I pour enough VG into a tea cup and hoover it up from that rather than inserting a needle into a VG bottle and waiting 5 minutes while the VG SLOWY enters the syringe!
However, as I have discovered to my cost, the wide end of the syringe without a needle, when inserted into the open neck of a standard 30ml bottle, blocks the opening completely until the back-pressure of air blows the big glob of liquid (that's a new word invented specifically for this description) forcefully out of the neck and explodes all over your face. I have needless to say only done this once!

[wibble]

I'm bad !! .... just ordered some more concentrates with play with

[Perpetua]

Jun 6, 2015 16:00:51 GMT wibble said:

I'm bad !! .... just ordered some more concentrates with play with

That can only be good wibble!


What have you ordered?

[chykensa]

Jun 6, 2015 16:00:51 GMT wibble said:

I'm bad !! .... just ordered some more concentrates with play with

I just knew that you would be hooked on this mixing lark! The great thing is, if you don't like a concentrate after you've mixed it, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and if you put it away quietly for a month or more, it very often ends up being a great juice with the passage of time!

[wibble]

Jun 6, 2015 20:37:02 GMT Perpetua said:

Jun 6, 2015 16:00:51 GMT wibble said:

I'm bad !! .... just ordered some more concentrates with play with

That can only be good wibble!


What have you ordered?

I've gone for 4 of the chefs vapour chefs choice ones, Raspberry ripple, english trifle, carribean drams & fruit salad chewy - went for 10ml bottles as figured thats only 1.50 down the drain if I don't like them.
Hopefully they'll arrive quickly so I can go and play

[chykensa]

Good choices - and they all should be pretty much shake-and-vape, although the longer you can resist trying them, the better they will get. You'll be needing more bases before long!!
Those concentrates would be good at around 15% to start with

[wibble]

did also buy some more vg/pg bases

[Perpetua]

Jun 7, 2015 7:01:03 GMT wibble said:

Jun 6, 2015 20:37:02 GMT Perpetua said:

That can only be good wibble!


What have you ordered?

I've gone for 4 of the chefs vapour chefs choice ones, Raspberry ripple, english trifle, carribean drams & fruit salad chewy - went for 10ml bottles as figured thats only 1.50 down the drain if I don't like them.
Hopefully they'll arrive quickly so I can go and play

Nice choices wibble.

I have seen mention that this range aren't especially strong - so you may need to up the percentage a little to get a good flavour.

I've a sneaking suspicion that these could be re-branded CCW concentrates - though I could be completely wrong, but the names are very similar.

www.cupcake-world.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=144_189&products_id=1807

[wibble]

thanks for the heads up Perpetua I think on the site it recommended 17% ??

[Perpetua]

Jun 7, 2015 10:26:42 GMT wibble said:

thanks for the heads up Perpetua I think on the site it recommended 17% ??

Just checked the Raspberry Ripple and it suggests between 10-20% wibble, your best bet is to give the neat concentrate a taste and see how strong it appears to your tastes, then take it from there.

If you just make a small sample mix up, then you can judge from that whether it needs tweaking or not.

[wibble]

Just mixed up 10ml of each .. I will try and leave them a few days before I try them chykensa lol