Newbie wanting to mix

[RenaldoRheeder]

@RenaldoRheeder, that looks like a great list to start with. Please keep us posted on the mixes that you make with this (eventually, that is).

Feel free to suggest any additions - equipment or concentrates. For now I will play with only a few recipes to get the "hang of it" and get to know these flavours. Aiming at Strawberry/cake, Fruity, and menthol additions to this to see. I have not had much time to research recipes - just wrapped up month-end and year-end, and our new fiscal year with many changes has started. So in between all of this google and the forums had to make do for now



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[TheV]

Feel free to suggest any additions - equipment or concentrates. For now I will play with only a few recipes to get the "hang of it" and get to know these flavours. Aiming at Strawberry/cake, Fruity, and menthol additions to this to see. I have not had much time to research recipes - just wrapped up month-end and year-end, and our new fiscal year with many changes has started. So in between all of this google and the forums had to make do for now



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Out of the 6 recipes I've tried (most still steeping!) these 2 are my favorite so far:
D Cream: https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/38862
Doug's Awesome Sauce: http://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/754910/Doug's Awesome Sauce

I'm also just starting so will stick with tried and tested recipes. For my next order I'm definitely going to include the necessary for the following:
God Milk: https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/15504#god_milk_by_skiddlzninja
GuaBerry: https://www.ecigssa.co.za/diy-beverage-recipes.t25792/#post-400661

I'll also be looking for some nice menthol recipes to add to my next order... I'll post back with whatever sounds interesting.

 

[aktorsyl]

Out of the 6 recipes I've tried (most still steeping!) these 2 are my favorite so far:
D Cream: https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/38862
Doug's Awesome Sauce: http://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/754910/Doug's Awesome Sauce

I'm also just starting so will stick with tried and tested recipes. For my next order I'm definitely going to include the necessary for the following:
God Milk: https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/15504#god_milk_by_skiddlzninja
GuaBerry: https://www.ecigssa.co.za/diy-beverage-recipes.t25792/#post-400661

I'll also be looking for some nice menthol recipes to add to my next order... I'll post back with whatever sounds interesting.

If I can suggest one, I created this one a while back. Might not be to your taste, but I love it. The "draft recipes" numbered up to almost 20 before I settled on the final version, but I'm tempted to start tweaking it again.
Link: https://www.ecigssa.co.za/lychberry-advice-needed.t38288/#post-551256

 

[TheV]

If I can suggest one, I created this one a while back. Might not be to your taste, but I love it. The "draft recipes" numbered up to almost 20 before I settled on the final version, but I'm tempted to start tweaking it again.
Link: https://www.ecigssa.co.za/lychberry-advice-needed.t38288/#post-551256

Thanks bud. I shall most certainly be adding that to my list. It definitely sounds like a recipe that I would enjoy!

 

[TheV]

So one week into my DIY journey and here is my second batch:

Definitely enjoying D Cream, Cereally Easy Loops and Doug's Awesome Sauce so I made 100ml of those (96.5ml of D Cream actually )
I'm trying a slight modification to Waternana. 2% Watermelon and 2% Banana. Calling it Waternana v2.
I took the Greek Yogurt out of the Blue'addy Yogurt. 2% Bavarian Cream, 2% Blackcurrent and 6% Blueberry (Extra). Calling it Blue'addy Nogurt.

 

[aktorsyl]

So one week into my DIY journey and here is my second batch:

Definitely enjoying D Cream, Cereally Easy Loops and Doug's Awesome Sauce so I made 100ml of those (96.5ml of D Cream actually )
I'm trying a slight modification to Waternana. 2% Watermelon and 2% Banana. Calling it Waternana v2.
I took the Greek Yogurt out of the Blue'addy Yogurt. 2% Bavarian Cream, 2% Blackcurrent and 6% Blueberry (Extra). Calling it Blue'addy Nogurt.

Nice! That Greek Yogurt is tart as hell if you're not used to it, yes.
When you get some more ingredients, you should try my new yogurt base with it:

FA Cream Fresh: 2%
CAP VBIC: 2%
CAP Creamy Yogurt: 1%
FA Vienna Cream: 1.5%
FA Meringue: 0.5%
FA Caramel: 0.5%

Then you just add the fruit to that.

I've mixed up a yogurt stone (mixed up all the yogurt base concentrates together as one new concentrate, also known as a "stone") and then I just use that one at the right percentage (roughly 7.5%).

 

[TheV]

Nice! That Greek Yogurt is tart as hell if you're not used to it, yes.
When you get some more ingredients, you should try my new yogurt base with it:

FA Cream Fresh: 2%
CAP VBIC: 2%
CAP Creamy Yogurt: 1%
FA Vienna Cream: 1.5%
FA Meringue: 0.5%
FA Caramel: 0.5%

Then you just add the fruit to that.

I've mixed up a yogurt stone (mixed up all the yogurt base concentrates together as one new concentrate, also known as a "stone") and then I just use that one at the right percentage (roughly 7.5%).

Thanks for the share. That sounds like a really cool base. I will certainly give that a try at some point!
So many cool new things to try with this DIY nonsense
Yeah man, the Greek Yogurt is INTENSE haha
I can definitely see it having a place in my arsenal though. Perhaps just in lower percentages. The Blue'addy Yogurt is getting better over time. I'm curious to see where it goes.

 

[RichJB]

Glad to hear they're working for you, @TheV. If you're up for buying a Flavorah flavour shortly, there are two ridiculously simple yet tasty recipes that use Flv Milk and Honey. The first is Cokecan's Sick AF and the second is Cody's Vurvacious. Simple two-ingredient recipes that vape smooth and taste great. Slightly more complex but still simple and economical is Cheeba's Milk & Honey. You can sub FA Cream Fresh for the Flv Cream and it's still excellent.

 

[TheV]

Glad to hear they're working for you, @TheV. If you're up for buying a Flavorah flavour shortly, there are two ridiculously simple yet tasty recipes that use Flv Milk and Honey. The first is Cokecan's Sick AF and the second is Cody's Vurvacious. Simple two-ingredient recipes that vape smooth and taste great. Slightly more complex but still simple and economical is Cheeba's Milk & Honey. You can sub FA Cream Fresh for the Flv Cream and it's still excellent.

Oh wow, thanks for the suggestions. Milk and Honey sounds really interesting. All 3 those recipes look like something I might enjoy so I'll definitely put that on the list of things I need to get.
Looks like my next order is going to be a bit bigger than I had initially anticipated
I'll just need to pick up a couple of extra bottles as well. Thinking some chubby gorilla 30ml's will do nicely!

 

[RichJB]

Milk & Honey is delicious. It's a bit of a misnomer, it's more of a dark brown caramel than actual milk and honey. But it vapes great on its own and it improves almost anything it's added to. It's also a very smooth and soothing vape, both Cokecan and Cheeba mention in their recipe notes that it's ideal for tired palates or sore throats. It's expensive at R75 a bottle but the three recipes I linked use it at 1.5, 2 and 2.5%. So taking 2% as an average, you can make 500ml of juice from a single 10ml bottle. That is crazy economical even at the R75 price tag.

 

[TheV]

Milk & Honey is delicious. It's a bit of a misnomer, it's more of a dark brown caramel than actual milk and honey. But it vapes great on its own and it improves almost anything it's added to. It's also a very smooth and soothing vape, both Cokecan and Cheeba mention in their recipe notes that it's ideal for tired palates or sore throats. It's expensive at R75 a bottle but the three recipes I linked use it at 1.5, 2 and 2.5%. So taking 2% as an average, you can make 500ml of juice from a single 10ml bottle. That is crazy economical even at the R75 price tag.

I don't mind paying a bit extra for the right ingredient. Its all about the flavor at the end of the day so no point in not giving this a try.
And as you pointed out, the low percentages means that you will be getting a lot of value out of the "expensive" concentrate!
Besides, no matter which way you look at it, it is just so much cheaper going DIY.
I've mixed up about 600ml of juice and I still have so much stock left!

 

[TheV]

Nice! That Greek Yogurt is tart as hell if you're not used to it, yes.

Day 6 ... oh hell no!
Day 8 ... wow, what is this?

I'm just testing but I keep redripping the Peerless with the Blue'addy Yogurt. Very lekker stuff once the Greek Yogurt mellows down a bit. It is still there and it is still tart but now it allows the other flavors to come through and completes the experience as a whole instead of completely overpowering everything.

 

[aktorsyl]

Day 6 ... oh hell no!
Day 8 ... wow, what is this?

I'm just testing but I keep redripping the Peerless with the Blue'addy Yogurt. Very lekker stuff once the Greek Yogurt mellows down a bit. It is still there and it is still tart but now it allows the other flavors to come through and completes the experience as a whole instead of completely overpowering everything.

Yip, it's an acquired taste but I like it. It's not something I can vape as an ADV, but for a now-and-then? Very tasty.

 

[TheV]

Yip, it's an acquired taste but I like it. It's not something I can vape as an ADV, but for a now-and-then? Very tasty.

Agreed! Thanks for the recipe recommendation. It is turning out to be a lekker flavor and a nice hands on learning experience in terms of how the taste changes while steeping.
Now if I can just get that Waternana sorted...

 

[aktorsyl]

Agreed! Thanks for the recipe recommendation. It is turning out to be a lekker flavor and a nice hands on learning experience in terms of how the taste changes while steeping.
Now if I can just get that Waternana sorted...

Bring watermelon down to 2% and Banana to 0.75%. If you have Cream Fresh, add 0.4%, otherwise 0.5% Bavarian Cream. The Bav.Cream will change the taste profile a bit, but at 0.5% it won't be major and should still be able to tone down the top notes.

 

[TheV]

Bring watermelon down to 2% and Banana to 0.75%. If you have Cream Fresh, add 0.4%, otherwise 0.5% Bavarian Cream. The Bav.Cream will change the taste profile a bit, but at 0.5% it won't be major and should still be able to tone down the top notes.

Thanks. I'll give the Bavarian Cream a try. I have 2 mixed bottles, 1 at standard 3% 1% and a v2 I'm trying at 2% 2%.
I'll give it a couple of days and add some Bavarian Cream to see how that changes the flavor.
I like watermelon so would really like to get this one fixed up

 

[RenaldoRheeder]

SHOPPING List V2. Did a bit more reading up, added a recipe or two to try, added a few ingredients to try and compare. Ready for collection in September.

Also developed my spreadsheet system - must just work on the recipe side now.




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[TheV]

Newbie was finally forced to make a dedicated space for the growing amount of components involved in the process:

 

[RenaldoRheeder]

Newbie was finally forced to make a dedicated space for the growing amount of components involved in the process:

Impressive



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[TheV]

Impressive



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Thanks. It pales in comparison to some of the collections I've seen but I'm happy with it for my 2nd month of DIY

 

[RichJB]

Your stash is growing apace, @TheV. Mine has nearly filled three seedling trays now, which is about as big as I want it to get. When you reach Apexified's level, things start getting out of hand. From the profile on Apexified by DIYorDie:

 

[TheV]

Your stash is growing apace, @TheV. Mine has nearly filled three seedling trays now, which is about as big as I want it to get. When you reach Apexified's level, things start getting out of hand. From the profile on Apexified by DIYorDie:

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Thanks @RichJB! Now I have a target in mind. Goal set... here I go building a Lab
Seriously though, I think it will be up and down for me with growth of the stock.
Next month is most likely gonna not be this excessive

 

[RichJB]

Yeah, that's a little extreme for me. At least half those concentrates will degenerate into nothing before he gets around to using them. I believe he has over 1000 concentrates. Even with my paltry stash of less than 300, there are concentrates I bought this time last year which are still almost untouched. Unless you're mixing for a group of friends, you just can't use up the more esoteric concentrates quickly enough. Kopel mixes a LOT. Not only does he mix for others, he's also a developer who creates his own one-shot line. In a year, he has managed to use 1ml of Flv Rich Cinnamon. There is not a chance he will use up the bottle before it fades into nothing.

 

[TheV]

Yeah I'm definitely not aiming for that level.
I'm mixing for one and I don't really vape all that much. At work I maybe go out to vape twice a day.
So these mixes are going to last forever.
I'd like to find some ADV's (which I already have) and try some new recipes along the way.
This is very much a hobby for me. I shall try to keep it to that

 

[haCid]

Good afternoon everyone,
Started vaping about a month ago.
Just want to say, after reading this thread, the community on here is awesome!

Would just like to ask a question or 2, I want to try my hand at self mixing, I would like advise on the following if possible;

I quit smoking after 14 years and took up vaping same day (bout a month ago), I have a problem where I do not taste everything as clearly as with menthol / cool flavors, especially the Opus Sonic one.

When you are mixing your juice, I would like to follow the recipe spot on, but, when will it be OK if I would like to add say another 1% of strawberry or vanilla?
- Does this only happen after the steep time passed?
- Not sure when to test, do you only test the juice after the steep time?
- Can I up all the flavors by say 1% for more taste? Or will this just turn out bad?

Bit of a newby here still

Hope someone can help on this

haCid