My first DIY mix

[Caveman]

Hi Guys,

I found so many helpful things on DIY on here I though I would share my first mix ever

I made 4 10ml bottles to test it out.

So I have made the following:
Ripe Strawberry and Lemonade 70/30 VG
Ripe Strawberry and Bavarian cream 70/30 VG
Plain Cheesecake 70/30 VG (want to test it out before I make a strawberry cheesecake)
Gummi Bear 80/20 VG

The smell of that Ripe Strawberry makes me want to drink it lol..

It's strange, I thought I would be a big fan of heavy tobacco flavors, used to smoke chesterfield red and a golden tobacco blend in my pipe.. but I find myself loving the sweet fruit and dessert flavors much more... strange how these things work.. Currently I'm vaping a mix of World Wonders Colosseum and Orion Sunset (delicious).

If any of them turn out half decent I will post the recipes (I'm sure some DIY gurus will give me great tips on improving them)

They're all about 12 - 15% flavor, based on some online recommendations of the flavors by the manufacturers.

And if anyone is curious, I bought a bunch of nice things from Westpak today also lol..
5 x 20ml plastic dripper bottles (the squirty ones)
10 x 10ml glass bottles
5 x 50ml (homeopathic) brown glass bottles
1 x 5L container with clips for holding my new goodies
I got 2 x 30ml glass dripper bottles from Dischem for R13 each

Total cost was about R106

I got 4 1ml syringes, 1 5ml syringe and 1 10ml syringe from work for like 50c each. (I work for a pharma company), I will probably get glass dripper bottles from work in the future also

 

[Lord Vetinari]

Keep us all posted on how the DIY works out! If it is good I will buy a bottle.

 

[Silver]

Well done @Caveman
Thats super!
Interested to hear how they taste. Let us know

 

[Caveman]

Hey guys, so thought I'd do an update real quick. Not sure if I should make a new post or update the original? hmmm...
Juices are +- 3 days now.
Tasted on my IJust2 with a 0.5ohm coil, I do direct lung hits (can't seem to do mouth to lung at all...)

Anyway here goes:
Ripe Strawberry and Lemonade 70/30 VG
Taste: Wayyy to lemony and burns the throat dry, I've read that the strong citrus flavors tend to do this. Next batch I'l try a much lower lemon content. The lemonade doesn't taste like lemonade at all, just like lemon so maybe that's why.
Vapor Production: Very good, a good standard 70% VG amount of production, just hurts the throat quite a bit.

Ripe Strawberry and Bavarian cream 70/30 VG
Taste: I am loving this so far. Flavor is quite nice. The cream really smooths out the flavor and feel. Very little throat hit, but makes up for that with the density of the cream. A nice strawberry hit with a creamy taste as it lingers. Might up the cream just a tad for that rounded cream after taste. A very nice lung hit also.
Vapor Production: Very nice, get much more vapor due to the fact that I can take nice long draws without burning or hurting my throat too much.

Recipe(since its pretty good):
http://tjek.nu/r/45mT
DX Bavarian Cream(TFA/TPA) : 3%
Strawberry Ripe (TPA) : 9%

I am going to get some vanilla cream or ice cream in my next order and I want to test this with some of that added.

Plain Cheesecake 70/30 VG:
Haven't tested it yet. It smells terrible though lol, just a solid stinky cheese smell to it.. I thought I'd leave it a bit longer

Gummi Bear 80/20 VG:
Taste: Terrible. I used a 15% Gummi Bear (FW) and it just taste like an artificial chemical taste. I diluted with a lot more VG and still tasted terrible to me. My brother loves the stuff though, so I guess we all have our own tastes. He says it didn't taste chemically to him at all. I don't know, not a fan, might use it for a mix or sweetener in some other batches.
Vapor Production: Amazing, since it was pretty much 90% VG at the end it pumps out some great clouds. Very little throat hit though, but that's to be expected from such a high VG concentration.

So for my first batch so far I have one good flavor. I have been vaping on it the last 2 days and its been really nice. I think adding some ice cream will put it in a whole new level of deliciousness though so I will be doing that end of the month (I've pretty much spent all my money on gear and juices lol). I picked up a Tebeco Turbo V2 RDA from VapeKing for 50bucks (didn't have box or spares and they wanted to get rid of it), built some coils last night and I am digging the RDA experience. Flavor from the one I have is not great ATM but I suspect its got a lot do with me being a super noob at coiling and wicking, but hey, gotta learn somewhere. A nice little cheap RDA to play on while I save up for a good one.

 

[Silver]

Congrats on your first batch of juices @Caveman
Must be very gratifying vaping on your own juice
All the best amd let us know how the adjustments and new juices go

 

[Andre]

Ready for some serious DIY

Slow mixing at 30 degrees Celsius

Peach Iced Tea bottled!

 

[rvdwesth]

DIY is awesome!
I just get pissed off when I loose a recipe for something that really works... Yes it happens!

 

[Caveman]

@Andre that looks insane. Not quite there yet for me.. I got a bunch of new concentrates yesterday, followed a few recipes and have some more flavors steeping now. How long did you mix it for?

 

[DirtyD]

Awesome thread, also thinking of doing some DIY soon. Any cape town DIY'ers that can recommend where I can buy the glass dripper bottles (30ml) ? Also any extra needed tips? Syringes needed etc??

@1Vlam1

 

[Andre]

@Andre that looks insane. Not quite there yet for me.. I got a bunch of new concentrates yesterday, followed a few recipes and have some more flavors steeping now. How long did you mix it for?

Thx, tried DIY about 2 and a half years ago, but failed horribly. With all the DIY experts and good recipes around, it seems much easier now. That said, I shall stay with tried and tested recipes.

I mixed that for an hour. Shall now let it cure for a week.

 

[Caveman]

Thx, tried DIY about 2 and a half years ago, but failed horribly. With all the DIY experts and good recipes around, it seems much easier now. That said, I shall stay with tried and tested recipes.

I mixed that for an hour. Shall now let it cure for a week.

I hear you. I thought it would be pretty simple, I am fairly good at cooking up new and tasty things in the kitchen. Boy was I surprised, first couple of juices came out terrible, and a few more we tried were even worse lol.. The only one that came out half decent was the strawberry and cream, which I have updated now and is currently sitting in the closet. I decided I will stick to recipes for now until my taste reaches a level that I can try my own creations again. (I say this now, but I will probably mix some other things again soon, I get a spur of the moment idea then try it out lol)

 

[Caveman]

So I got my second batch of concentrates and decided this time I will stick to some recipes.
Things I learned since my last attempt:
I know nothing about how flavors will mix even though in my head it sounds great
Don't overdo the flavor amounts
Impossible to say after 1 test if its good or not, need to vape at least a tank of it (if its not unvapeable)
Steep steep steep at least 24 hours before attempting to judge it
Don't use bottles that don't seal properly

Second batch I made is as follows:
*Note: I don't vape 0 mg nicotine, but for the 5ml test batches I didn't want to waste it. I normally do 3mg

Franken Juice v2.5
80/15 VG 0 mg

Berry Crunch (TPA) 8%
Fruit Circles with Milk (TPA) 3%
Strawberry (Ripe) (TPA) 4%

It is said to be a shake and vape and although its good right after, its much better a day later, a bit perfumy directly after mix.
Very nice vape though, will be making more and vaping it for a while and will update with results. Thus far it has a nice berry crunch taste with a slight milky sweet strawberry hint to it.

Campfire Clone
30/70 VG 0 mg

Double Chocolate (Dark) (TPA) 4%
Graham Cracker v2 (CAP) 2%
Marshmallow (FA) 4%

I used Double Chocolate Dark as I couldn't find the Double Chocolate Clear.
After 3 days it is simply delicious. A delicious chocolate dessert type flavor but not close to being overpowering. Already destroyed my 5ml test batch and made some more with 3mg nic added to see how that turns out. Will be updating here after a week of steeping.

Unicorn Milk V1 Clone
70/30 VG 0 mg

DX Bavarian Cream (TPA) 1.5%
DX Sweet Cream (TPA) 1.5%
Graham Cracker v2 (CAP) 2.5%
Strawberry (Ripe) (TPA) 5%
Vanilla Custard v2 (CAP) 1%

After 3 days steeping it is already damn good. I can see this becoming an all day vape if it gets better with more steeping. Used about 2.5 ml already and I loved every drop. A very nice sweet strawberry custard milkshake type flavor for now. I am pretty sure it will become more complex with further steeping.

Cereal Milk Clone
70/30 VG 0 mg

Berry Crunch (TPA) 1.5%
Cream Fresh (FA) 2%
DX Bavarian Cream (TPA) 1%
DX Sweet Cream (TPA) 1%
Fruit Circles with Milk (TPA) 6%
Marshmallow (FA) 1%

So far this has been pretty awful after 3 days. I reckon it needs at least another week before I will try it again. Tastes like milk perfume at the moment with a hint of cereal aftertaste. A very chemical taste, I have read that the Fruit Circles with Milk and Berry Crunch both have this effect. Will be leaving it alone for a while and update with new taste results.

I am loving this DIY and have gotten 2 good clone recipes so far.

 

[Greyz]

#subscribed

I've also just recently (2 weeks ago) started my venture into DIY and so far it's been a mixed bag with only 2 successes that I'd share with friends.

I made a Strawberry Yogurt very similar to Caveman's and a Peaches and Cream.
The Strawberry Yogurt is:
Strawberry Ripe (TPA) : 8%
Greek Yogurt : 2%
DX Bavarian Cream(TFA/TPA) : 2%
Ice Cream : 2%
Lime : 0.5%

The lime I added to give it a little mystery, was surprised how it just adds a hint of dimension to an otherwise simple mix.

I'll definitely be trying some of the recipes here as I have most of these concentrates and I have a load coming from Clyrolinx on Monday and more from Piratesgrog on Tuesday.

I have thrown away so much juice experimenting that I have come to the conclusion I can't trust my sense of smell to align with my sense of taste.
NTS: Just because they smell nice individually don't mean they will taste well mixed together!

 

[Caveman]

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I've also just recently (2 weeks ago) started my venture into DIY and so far it's been a mixed bag with only 2 successes that I'd share with friends.

I made a Strawberry Yogurt very similar to Caveman's and a Peaches and Cream.
The Strawberry Yogurt is:
Strawberry Ripe (TPA) : 8%
Greek Yogurt : 2%
DX Bavarian Cream(TFA/TPA) : 2%
Ice Cream : 2%
Lime : 0.5%

The lime I added to give it a little mystery, was surprised how it just adds a hint of dimension to an otherwise simple mix.

I'll definitely be trying some of the recipes here as I have most of these concentrates and I have a load coming from Clyrolinx on Monday and more from Piratesgrog on Tuesday.

I have thrown away so much juice experimenting that I have come to the conclusion I can't trust my sense of smell to align with my sense of taste.
NTS: Just because they smell nice individually don't mean they will taste well mixed together!

Thanks for sharing, I have a similar mix to that of your yogurt mix but without yogurt or lime steeping right now. I will not stop until I find the perfect strawberry milkshake lol.. I butchered one of my test Strawberry Milkshake DIY this round and its unvapeable. I reckon the unicorn milk is might be a good base for the milkshake flavor I am looking for. Your mix reminds me of the yogetta lollipops I used to love. In fact, I think it might almost match it perfectly. I will be trying the yogurt with it next month (I blew my budget on concentrates this month already lol).

 

[Greyz]

Thanks for sharing, I have a similar mix to that of your yogurt mix but without yogurt or lime steeping right now. I will not stop until I find the perfect strawberry milkshake lol.. I butchered one of my test Strawberry Milkshake DIY this round and its unvapeable. I reckon the unicorn milk is might be a good base for the milkshake flavor I am looking for. Your mix reminds me of the yogetta lollipops I used to love. In fact, I think it might almost match it perfectly. I will be trying the yogurt with it next month (I blew my budget on concentrates this month already lol).

Dude, I wasn't going to say it in case you didn't know the suckers but Strawberry Yoguetta is exactly what I was going for. My kids love them so we almost always have a big bag of them (buy in bulk from Makro) and the strawberry yoguetta has a hint of lime milkshake to it. It's Nic. I learnt the hard way that it's better to mix without Nic and only add Nic once you happy with your mix. I wasted lot's of Nic and lot's of money this way

I'm going to use you Unicorn Milk, with a little tweak or 2, as a base for my Chocolate Milkshake. I hope you don't mind me using it, I'll PIF and upload my Chocolate Milkshake when I get it perfected. I'm hoping to replicate the Chocolate Steri that we used to get when I was a kid. Not sure how old you are but I remember the days when milk used to be delivered to your house and left at your front door. We used to beg mom to get us a chocolate steri to share on a Friday

I'm testing out Pirates grogg's concentrates next week, @ R25 for 10ml they a steal!

 

[Caveman]

Dude, I wasn't going to say it in case you didn't know the suckers but Strawberry Yoguetta is exactly what I was going for. My kids love them so we almost always have a big bag of them (buy in bulk from Makro) and the strawberry yoguetta has a hint of lime milkshake to it. It's Nic. I learnt the hard way that it's better to mix without Nic and only add Nic once you happy with your mix. I wasted lot's of Nic and lot's of money this way

I'm going to use you Unicorn Milk, with a little tweak or 2, as a base for my Chocolate Milkshake. I hope you don't mind me using it, I'll PIF and upload my Chocolate Milkshake when I get it perfected. I'm hoping to replicate the Chocolate Steri that we used to get when I was a kid. Not sure how old you are but I remember the days when milk used to be delivered to your house and left at your front door. We used to beg mom to get us a chocolate steri to share on a Friday

I'm testing out Pirates grogg's concentrates next week, @ R25 for 10ml they a steal!

Haha ah man I haven't had a chocolate steri since I was a kid, I used to love them as a kid, they were a treat for us back in the day. I will be eagerly awaiting your Chocolate Milkshake recipe as I have been thinking of one myself. Please go ahead and use whatever you can, I got the recipes of the forum and tweaked some of them a slight bit. Please update us on the Pirates Grogg's flavors, very interested to hear what they are like.

 

[Greyz]

Haha ah man I haven't had a chocolate steri since I was a kid, I used to love them as a kid, they were a treat for us back in the day. I will be eagerly awaiting your Chocolate Milkshake recipe as I have been thinking of one myself. Please go ahead and use whatever you can, I got the recipes of the forum and tweaked some of them a slight bit. Please update us on the Pirates Grogg's flavors, very interested to hear what they are like.

hahahahaha those were the good old days..... wish my kids knew what it was like.
What ever happened to waiting for an ad break, sprinting to the kitchen to make a glass of juice and sprinting back before the ad was over? Nowadays my kids just pause the TV and take their sweet ass time making a glass of juice, then casually take a seat and resume the show. We living in the End of Days I'm telling you
I will most definitely update you guys/gals on the Pirates groggs flavours. Because between concentrates and gear I'm gong to die broke

 

[method1]

For the choc milk fans, you def need to try Wayne's Golden Ticket Remix:


TFA Double Chocolate Clear 5%
TFA Vanilla Swirl 3%
CAP Vanilla Custard v1 1%
Ethyl Maltol (EM) 1.5%
Sucralose 1%

MIX AT 70VG 30PG
STEEP LONG 1 WEEK

 

[Greyz]

For the choc milk fans, you def need to try Wayne's Golden Ticket Remix:


TFA Double Chocolate Clear 5%
TFA Vanilla Swirl 3%
CAP Vanilla Custard v1 1%
Ethyl Maltol (EM) 1.5%
Sucralose 1%

MIX AT 70VG 30PG
STEEP LONG 1 WEEK

Thanks @method1 I just need the sucralose and TFA double chocolate clear and I can do this

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[daniel craig]

For the choc milk fans, you def need to try Wayne's Golden Ticket Remix:


TFA Double Chocolate Clear 5%
TFA Vanilla Swirl 3%
CAP Vanilla Custard v1 1%
Ethyl Maltol (EM) 1.5%
Sucralose 1%

MIX AT 70VG 30PG
STEEP LONG 1 WEEK

Just curious, what's the difference in taste between Cap vanilla custard and TFA custard ?

 

[Caveman]

Just curious, what's the difference in taste between Cap vanilla custard and TFA custard ?

I have no idea. I have both so I will make a batch with both and test them.

 

[shabbar]

Ready for some serious DIY

Slow mixing at 30 degrees Celsius

Peach Iced Tea bottled!

mixed like a true enthusiast ... enjoy !

 

[kyle_redbull]

Let us know how it tastes the peach ice tea. Please post recipe @shabbar

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[shabbar]

Let us know how it tastes the peach ice tea. Please post recipe @shabbar

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ask @Andre , i just quoted his post.

 

[kyle_redbull]

Sorry bud will do

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