Electric Mixer

[Bobsbeer]

Just seen this on FT  2 x AAA batteries.  400ml capacity  $9.95  www.fasttech.com/products/1/10028986/6344002-portable-electronic-automatic-shaker-blender

I wonder if it can manage the viscosity of e juice?

[thebishman]

Yeah i reckon it would

[Bobsbeer]

For the price I may have to pop one in my tray to give it a try. I usually mix 100-200ml batches so the capacity of this is ideal.

[Perpetua]

Depends on your VG/PG ratios I'd say Bob . . . . if you mix VG heavy, then I can't imagine two tiddly AAA batteries generating much oomphage myself.

Better off buying something more robust perhaps?

[Bobsbeer]

You may be right Perpetua 2 x AAA is pretty feeble. I usually mix 70/30 or 50/50 vg/pg. I think it may struggle, but who knows. It is Chinese. I usually do it with a manual teaspoon, and seem to get reasonable success even if it takes quite a bit of stirring. If it didn't work for juice, it would work to get yeast starters going for my beer an wine, so not a total write-off.

[Bobsbeer]

Just ordered one. $8.95 with the Thanksgiving coupon code THANKS2016. Ordered with ePacket so hopefully here in a couple of weeks and I can do a review.

[Q]

I keep meaning to build a magnetic stirrer, it's the way to go, just need to find some time

[mammo]

You can get a milk frother from IKEA:-

www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/tableware/coffee-tea-makers/produkt-milk-frother-black-art-50301166/

This takes 2 AAs and trust me, theres not enough power to mix 50/50 so high VG would be even worse.

Solution:-
Remove the whisk end and fit it into a Dremel
10,000 RPM milk frother = Absolutely awesome

[Bobsbeer]

I suspect it will struggle, but we will see how it gets on.

[Perpetua]

Nov 26, 2016 17:17:35 GMT Bobsbeer said:

You may be right Perpetua 2 x AAA is pretty feeble. I usually mix 70/30 or 50/50 vg/pg. 

I know I'm right Bobsbeer.


They may be fine in a TV remote control . . . . but wading through VG rather than TV channels - I don't think so!

[Bobsbeer]

Well it's on it's way so when it arrives I can try mixing in it and see how it goes. I'll make sure I have a teaspoon standing by. If it does manage to mix things up I don't expect the batteries to last too long. I may have to do bit of fettling and wire it to the mains, but for £6 I'm not too bothered.

[DaveJ]

Nov 26, 2016 18:20:31 GMT mammo said:

...
Solution:-
Remove the whisk end and fit it into a Dremel
10,000 RPM milk frother = Absolutely awesome

Ah!

I've got a dremel.....

[Lee]

Frother from argos for about a fiver, does my 50/50 mixes with no problem

[Bobsbeer]

Up till now my trusty teaspoon has done a stirling job, and appears to have mixed the ingredients evenly, at zero cost. However I'm all for technological advances, so will embrace the new mixing technology. I have thought I should build a magnetic stirring machine, but as I don't often culture yeast from slants etc it seemed a bit of overkill to rehydrate a sachet of dried yeast, and in the case of e juice to evenly mix up to 200mls. So have continued with my trusty teaspoon. However this unit looked like a decent size and easy to clean and store when not in use. So we will see how it goes.

[kreed]

I don't use milk frothers...... I've always found the shake and steep method best....... but here's a cautionary tale from the ELR forum for those that do or are considering it:

"When I bought my first wave of DIY supplies, about 7 months ago, you bet a milk frother was one of the things I considered essential.
I liked knowing my mixes were fully emulsified.
However, I noticed a lot of people raving about the flavor of some very subtle recipes that were just way too muted for my tastes. I assumed my olfactory sense was still healing, and I just needed bigger flavors.
Then I mixed up two test batches of a juice that I considered "too light". One I whipped up with a milk frother, the other one I mixed, capped & shook the living daylights out of.
I let them both steep the same amount of time, and then I filled two clean tanks with each version when they were ready. The difference was night and day!
The frothed version was nice, but I had to hit it several times increasing the wattage each time to really taste it. The shaken version was just balls-out incredible, and had a spectrum of notes that I never even knew existed at even the lowest watts.
If you don't believe me, try it for yourself.
Milk frothers aerate your flavors too much, which, in turn, causes all of the subtler top notes to escape much more quickly before they ever have a chance to homogenize into the mix.
I didn't want it to be true, but, it is.
Nothing beats mixing, capping, shaking, then putting it away somewhere cool and dark and giving time a chance to work its magic on those flavors.
It *sucks* having to wait a little longer, but, in the end it's worth it."