Silver's first adventure into DIY

If you have any issues or questions regarding ELR's calculator, I'm very happy to help if I can. I did create a tutorial for people new to the ELR Calculator. You may find this information helpful.

Thanks very much @SthrnMixer
I did find the ELR calculator quite easy to use and straightforward
 
Haha @Raindance
Just been busy the last two days and my Petri needs to be properly fumigated from the attack of the mustard milk. And ive been lazy.

What i really do need is like 3 or 4 outstanding flavour RDAs all set up with the same coil so i can test these juices! i like @RichJB 's approach of having a low range, mid range amd treble flavour renderers in his arsenal. @RichJB, i wonder where the Petri V2 rda would sit in your "sound analogy"? I presume mid-range?

@Silver - have you got a dripper to taste your juice as it develops?
 
@Silver - have you got a dripper to taste your juice as it develops?

Ya I do @Chukin'Vape

I have the Petri V2 RDA and the Goon 24 ;-)

Petri works very nicely and i like the flavour from it, also not too big of a vape

I can also just drip directly in my RM2 or OL16 if I need to but havent done that much yet.

I need to get a few good flavour single coil RDAs methinks.
 
Ya I do @Chukin'Vape

I have the Petri V2 RDA and the Goon 24 ;-)

Petri works very nicely and i like the flavour from it, also not too big of a vape

I can also just drip directly in my RM2 or OL16 if I need to but havent done that much yet.

I need to get a few good flavour single coil RDAs methinks.

I was going to suggest a single coil for your testing - and if you are chasing flavour, best would be to look at the Wasp. But you also need to ensure that you have SS or Ni80 in it when you test flavour. (Or a hybrid of Ni80 & Kanthal).

Its super important to test your juice as it develops, you will find some flavours fade rather quickly - and you might enjoy a juice earlier on opposed to when it is "fully matured".
 
Time to test my second juice....

Bruised Berry Ice

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PS - tagging @Paul33 ;-)
 
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All wicked and lubed up on the Petri RDA with a dual NI80 coil at 0.4 ohms and vaping at 25-35W.

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It's Bruised Berry Ice by @rogue zombie

Been vaping it for the past half hour. It's day 11 steepwise - juice was mixed on 25/12/17

:party::party: Much better, now we talking! I like it! Yeah! :party::party:

It has a slightly sour berry sort of taste plus quite a lot of cooling!
Its so refined. Compared to the mustard milk episode last time, this is like a polished gem.

It is coldish. Not icy that it singes the throst but nicely cold

I like the sour twang in the background presumably the berry concoction. It tastes very nice.

It has such a lovely soft vapour and there is a slight sherbety vibe going on - very nice

I find it nicely refreshing - quite a minty coldness.

Am happy that I dont get a cough or irritation from the 0.5% koolada (i think i am sensitive to koolada)

Minor negative - in the cold im getting a vicks vaporub type of taste, its not unpleasant, but its masking the berries and sour a bit. Not sure if its vicks vaporub, lol, but maybe like a Wicks bubblegum type of taste. Im not sure if that is coming from the black cherry or the extreme ice... Would be nice if that taste could tone down a notch and the berry sour twang could increase. Maybe that will happen as the extreme ice in this matures. But not a major issue because i like it as it is.

Wow, what a nice juice. If i bought this as a commercial juice, i would be very happy and most certainly be trying it in other devices to see how it fares.

Thanks @rogue zombie , this is such a nice juice!!!

The rabbit hole of DIY is clearly evident...
:D

Here is the recipe that I mixed :


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All wicked and lubed up on the Petri RDA with a dual NI80 coil at 0.4 ohms and vaping at 25-35W.

0837f5158d81afedb040f07841a8b0b9.jpg


It's Bruised Berry Ice by @rogue zombie

Been vaping it for the past half hour. It's day 11 steepwise - juice was mixed on 25/12/17

:party::party: Much better, now we talking! I like it! Yeah! :party::party:

It has a slightly sour berry sort of taste plus quite a lot of cooling!
Its so refined. Compared to the mustard milk episode last time, this is like a polished gem.

It is coldish. Not icy that it singes the throst but nicely cold

I like the sour twang in the background presumably the berry concoction. It tastes very nice.

It has such a lovely soft vapour and there is a slight sherbety vibe going on - very nice

I find it nicely refreshing - quite a minty coldness.

Am happy that I dont get a cough or irritation from the 0.5% koolada (i think i am sensitive to koolada)

Minor negative - in the cold im getting a vicks vaporub type of taste, its not unpleasant, but its masking the berries and sour a bit. Not sure if its vicks vaporub, lol, but maybe like a Wicks bubblegum type of taste. Im not sure if that is coming from the black cherry or the extreme ice... Would be nice if that taste could tone down a notch and the berry sour twang could increase. Maybe that will happen as the extreme ice in this matures. But not a major issue because i like it as it is.

Wow, what a nice juice. If i bought this as a commercial juice, i would be very happy and most certainly be trying it in other devices to see how it fares.

Thanks @rogue zombie , this is such a nice juice!!!

The rabbit hole of DIY is clearly evident...
:D

Here is the recipe that I mixed :


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Ok ok ok ok @Silver! I’m convinced. Goodies added to cart for next order.

Thanks @rogue zombie for the recipe!!
 
All wicked and lubed up on the Petri RDA with a dual NI80 coil at 0.4 ohms and vaping at 25-35W.

0837f5158d81afedb040f07841a8b0b9.jpg


It's Bruised Berry Ice by @rogue zombie

Been vaping it for the past half hour. It's day 11 steepwise - juice was mixed on 25/12/17

:party::party: Much better, now we talking! I like it! Yeah! :party::party:

It has a slightly sour berry sort of taste plus quite a lot of cooling!
Its so refined. Compared to the mustard milk episode last time, this is like a polished gem.

It is coldish. Not icy that it singes the throst but nicely cold

I like the sour twang in the background presumably the berry concoction. It tastes very nice.

It has such a lovely soft vapour and there is a slight sherbety vibe going on - very nice

I find it nicely refreshing - quite a minty coldness.

Am happy that I dont get a cough or irritation from the 0.5% koolada (i think i am sensitive to koolada)

Minor negative - in the cold im getting a vicks vaporub type of taste, its not unpleasant, but its masking the berries and sour a bit. Not sure if its vicks vaporub, lol, but maybe like a Wicks bubblegum type of taste. Im not sure if that is coming from the black cherry or the extreme ice... Would be nice if that taste could tone down a notch and the berry sour twang could increase. Maybe that will happen as the extreme ice in this matures. But not a major issue because i like it as it is.

Wow, what a nice juice. If i bought this as a commercial juice, i would be very happy and most certainly be trying it in other devices to see how it fares.

Thanks @rogue zombie , this is such a nice juice!!!

The rabbit hole of DIY is clearly evident...
:D

Here is the recipe that I mixed :


View attachment 118216

Thank you for the kind words and feedback.

The aftertaste is more than likely the Extreme Ice. It can quite easily be changed to Menthol. Something like FA's one, which can be used in higher percentages, so it won't easily take over the other flavours, which many Menthols do.

Just a note on Mustard Milk - I found it just about unvapable before at least a 2 week, preferably 3 week steep. I found the VBIC weird before then.
 
Thank you for the kind words and feedback.

The aftertaste is more than likely the Extreme Ice. It can quite easily be changed to Menthol. Something like FA's one, which can be used in higher percentages, so it won't easily take over the other flavours, which many Menthols do.

Just a note on Mustard Milk - I found it just about unvapable before at least a 2 week, preferably 3 week steep. I found the VBIC weird before then.
How does FA menthol compare to TFA menthol? I find TFA menthol even at low %’s bullies the other flavours into submission!
 
All wicked and lubed up on the Petri RDA with a dual NI80 coil at 0.4 ohms and vaping at 25-35W.

0837f5158d81afedb040f07841a8b0b9.jpg


It's Bruised Berry Ice by @rogue zombie

Been vaping it for the past half hour. It's day 11 steepwise - juice was mixed on 25/12/17

:party::party: Much better, now we talking! I like it! Yeah! :party::party:

It has a slightly sour berry sort of taste plus quite a lot of cooling!
Its so refined. Compared to the mustard milk episode last time, this is like a polished gem.

It is coldish. Not icy that it singes the throst but nicely cold

I like the sour twang in the background presumably the berry concoction. It tastes very nice.

It has such a lovely soft vapour and there is a slight sherbety vibe going on - very nice

I find it nicely refreshing - quite a minty coldness.

Am happy that I dont get a cough or irritation from the 0.5% koolada (i think i am sensitive to koolada)

Minor negative - in the cold im getting a vicks vaporub type of taste, its not unpleasant, but its masking the berries and sour a bit. Not sure if its vicks vaporub, lol, but maybe like a Wicks bubblegum type of taste. Im not sure if that is coming from the black cherry or the extreme ice... Would be nice if that taste could tone down a notch and the berry sour twang could increase. Maybe that will happen as the extreme ice in this matures. But not a major issue because i like it as it is.

Wow, what a nice juice. If i bought this as a commercial juice, i would be very happy and most certainly be trying it in other devices to see how it fares.

Thanks @rogue zombie , this is such a nice juice!!!

The rabbit hole of DIY is clearly evident...
:D

Here is the recipe that I mixed :


View attachment 118216
Hey @Silver - nice feedback, enjoyed reading it. You should try the exact same recipe without the extreme ice & koolada - sub it for WS23 20% or what BLCK calls Black Ice. I'm thinking the vicks note you are getting is caused by the koolada. Depending how cool you want this, you could start with 1% - and work your way up.
 
Thank you for the kind words and feedback.

The aftertaste is more than likely the Extreme Ice. It can quite easily be changed to Menthol. Something like FA's one, which can be used in higher percentages, so it won't easily take over the other flavours, which many Menthols do.

Just a note on Mustard Milk - I found it just about unvapable before at least a 2 week, preferably 3 week steep. I found the VBIC weird before then.

Thanks for the feedback @rogue zombie - i might just try this with my VM menthol, which I like a lot - to see what the difference is.

And thanks for the reassurance on mustard milk, it is back in the naughty corner of the steeping cupboard for at least another week or two ;-)

PS - with all these juice tastings i am going through quite a bit of wicking material. I need a good single coil rda to at least halve my wicking consumption for testing purposes. Lol
 
Hey @Silver - nice feedback, enjoyed reading it. You should try the exact same recipe without the extreme ice & koolada - sub it for WS23 20% or what BLCK calls Black Ice. I'm thinking the vicks note you are getting is caused by the koolada. Depending how cool you want this, you could start with 1% - and work your way up.

Thanks @Chukin'Vape !

And thanks for the tip on the WS23. I have noted it now in my "to order" list
 
Thanks for the feedback @rogue zombie - i might just try this with my VM menthol, which I like a lot - to see what the difference is.

And thanks for the reassurance on mustard milk, it is back in the naughty corner of the steeping cupboard for at least another week or two ;-)

PS - with all these juice tastings i am going through quite a bit of wicking material. I need a good single coil rda to at least halve my wicking consumption for testing purposes. Lol
Loving this thread. Inspired me to mix up some juice today. Did grape jelly candy, and a grape ice cream. In both I used clyrocool, which is clyrolinx's cooling additive.

Have you ever tried any clyrolinx flavours?

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Loving this thread. Inspired me to mix up some juice today. Did grape jelly candy, and a grape ice cream. In both I used clyrocool, which is clyrolinx's cooling additive.

Have you ever tried any clyrolinx flavours?

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Thanks @veecee
No i havent tried clyrolinx yet, thanks for the tip
Will keep that clyrocool in mind
 
Thanks for the feedback @rogue zombie - i might just try this with my VM menthol, which I like a lot - to see what the difference is.

And thanks for the reassurance on mustard milk, it is back in the naughty corner of the steeping cupboard for at least another week or two ;-)

PS - with all these juice tastings i am going through quite a bit of wicking material. I need a good single coil rda to at least halve my wicking consumption for testing purposes. Lol
Also, when you find a decent single coil rebuildable, please share your thoughts. Currently also looking out for one. I was thing of the wasp.

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sub it for WS23 20% or what BLCK calls Black Ice. I'm thinking the vicks note you are getting is caused by the koolada. Depending how cool you want this, you could start with 1%

For a second there I thought you said @Silver needs to add 20% of WS-23 in his mixes. I don't think my eyes have stretched that far open in a while, lol. But then I saw the "1%" part of the comment and I relaxed a bit. I know Silver likes his menthols, but 20% WS23 is a bit hectic. :)

Interestingly enough, as far as I know, WS23 is one of the ingredients in the Fantasi Ice range. I tried some of it once on a tank I wanted to buy from someone and he had Fantasi Orange Ice in there. Now I am a asthmatic but since I have started vaping I have not used my pump once (compared to weekly while smoking) but three puffs of the Fantasi and I was running back to my table to get my asthma pump and hoping it did not expire. That stuff was just way too hectic for me.

I mention this as one needs to note that WS23 is much stronger than Koolada, Polar Blast, Clyrocool, etc. so use with care.
 
For a second there I thought you said @Silver needs to add 20% of WS-23 in his mixes. I don't think my eyes have stretched that far open in a while, lol. But then I saw the "1%" part of the comment and I relaxed a bit. I know Silver likes his menthols, but 20% WS23 is a bit hectic. :)

Interestingly enough, as far as I know, WS23 is one of the ingredients in the Fantasi Ice range. I tried some of it once on a tank I wanted to buy from someone and he had Fantasi Orange Ice in there. Now I am a asthmatic but since I have started vaping I have not used my pump once (compared to weekly while smoking) but three puffs of the Fantasi and I was running back to my table to get my asthma pump and hoping it did not expire. That stuff was just way too hectic for me.

I mention this as one needs to note that WS23 is much stronger than Koolada, Polar Blast, Clyrocool, etc. so use with care.
HAHAHAHA @ 20% - if your teeth aint cracking inside your mouth, then I feel one must try harder :sconf:

All jokes aside - that Fantisi has a sh!tload of WS23 in it, its loaded with sweetener & coolant. I can see how too much coolant can trigger a asthmatic attack, so dont mess around with this stuff like @ivc_mixer said. But for the Ice Chasers out there - you can start with WS23 20% @ 1% - and work your way up from there. I only use it at 0.70, and that is enough for me - but I've tasted some stuff out there that is cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.

But I love playing around with WS23 & CAP Jelly Candy when it comes to fruity mixes.
 
How does FA menthol compare to TFA menthol? I find TFA menthol even at low %’s bullies the other flavours into submission!

The FA Menthol (Arctic Winter) is not as strong as the TFA one, so you have more room to play with. It can still take over, depending on how strong the rest is, but at least you have more room to play.

I love the TFA Menthol, but I cant get it to a strong enough point without it taking over. I like strong Menthol, but I like to taste the hints of what else is in there.
 
I only managed to stumble onto your post now @Silver ... A bit late I know!

I love the way you describe things! Had some good giggles as well! Thanks for sharing your experience!
 
I only managed to stumble onto your post now @Silver ... A bit late I know!

I love the way you describe things! Had some good giggles as well! Thanks for sharing your experience!

No problem @Tanja

One thing is for sure, after starting DIY I have so much admiration and respect for experienced DIY mixers and juicemakers. Its mind boggling - all the combinations and flavours!
 
No problem @Tanja

One thing is for sure, after starting DIY I have so much admiration and respect for experienced DIY mixers and juicemakers. Its mind boggling - all the combinations and flavours!
You can say that again! I haven't quite got my head around everything just yet... which is why I'm still sticking with other people's recipes... It takes so much time to experiment... and the possibilities are endless!
 
No problem @Tanja

One thing is for sure, after starting DIY I have so much admiration and respect for experienced DIY mixers and juicemakers. Its mind boggling - all the combinations and flavours!
@Silver are you following DIYORDIE & ConcreteRiver on YouTube? It really helps watching these shows, there are many small diamonds of info that come out of them. Might as well get amongst the community.
 
@Silver are you following DIYORDIE & ConcreteRiver on YouTube? It really helps watching these shows, there are many small diamonds of info that come out of them. Might as well get amongst the community.

Thanks @Chukin'Vape
I am not following them currently
I will try follow a bit here when i get a chance. Thanks for the tip!
 
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