I'm having fun playing but I have some work ahead of me before I get this right. The taste is a bit off but its not bad for a first try.
rudeguy, I am guessing you have done due research thus the following tidbits from my experiences when first mixing will be of little use but I will post it anyhow in case you or others reading get some useful info.
Use a mixing calculator and keep detailed notes. I use the popular app
eJuice Me Up. There are others available but I have had no need to try them. When developing new recipes I save the first iteration as **01 then on the second I use the notes section within the calculator to record taste likes and dislikes as well as what i changed then save that as **02 and so on.
Take it slow. As with any new hobby or interest it is easy to rush toward the more advanced realm but it will serve one well to get a firm grasp of your base taste preferences with simple single note or even flavorless recipes before venturing into more complex mixes.
I myself struggled early on with a harsh edge to all my mixes until someone suggested I simplify by mixing unflavored juices to find where the harshness originated. By doing so I found I much preferred a higher VG content and the coinciding transition to dripping called for a lower nic content. I had been buying ready mixed juices at 50/50 with the oft quoted idea that PG=flavor and VG=vapor. For the most part excepting a few flavors which separate in high VG solution that notion does not hold up in my experiences.
Many have adopted the 100 drop method for mixing small test batches of a new recipe. This simplifies things by eliminating any need to measure tenths or hundredths of a ml the calculators will often indicate is needed for small batches. Instead each drop equals one percent. You can premix your PG/VG/Nic solution then add the appropriate amount for the test batch.
For example, if I were to want to try a strawberries and cream recipe I might think a good starting mix to be 7% strawberry, 3% cream and since I like sweeter juices, 2% sweetener of my choosing. I would transfer 7 drops of strawberry, 3 drops of cream and 2 drops of sweetener to a small bottle then add the 88 drops of PG/VG/Nic solution needed to add up to 100 drops. After steeping and/or tasting you can easily raise or lower individual flavors by 1%(drop) in the next batch. After dialing in the recipe use syringes to precisely replicate it in larger batches. Some will leave out the nicotine to further reduce the cost of waste in developing a recipe. I recommend buying a bundle of
cheap disposable pipettes for this method of mixing.
Once you have your flavor preferences down and think you may become a permanent mixologist, buy your most used ingredients in larger volumes. Store in cool dark area. I have designated the veggy drawer of my beer fridge as the vapor drawer. The cost per ml savings is astounding. Last time I loosely calculated my per ml cost is down to to below 4 cents. I occasionally use the savings to justify buying a "premium" juice at $22 for 30ml. More often I wonder how many of those paying $22 know how cheap the ingredients in that juice is.
Get Your Mix On and Vape On
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