Accurate Flavour Weight Measurements

[MarylinC37]

I realised I posted my findings in the wrong thread so copied them over to the correct one (how to reduce steep time). Sorry for the derailment Marylin!

No worries Memzey. It was worth saying twice.

 

[memzey]

One thing I did notice today is that the slight chemical taste I noticed before I think is coming from the bases rather than the flavours. I've got two brands of PG and VG base but I don't want to slag off a particular brand until I've done more figuring out because I'm not certain of anything at this point.

To use Memzey's term, I think it's venting which is what will hopefully be the way to deal with it. I've been venting first every day before shaking the bottle I made on Monday so hopefully, by the time I'm ready to vape it in about a weeks time, it'll be fine and give me a gorgeous vape.

I thought I had the same issue with PG/VG but I in fact had not been shaking my mixes enough. You really do need to give them a very, very vigorous shake in order to get the mix going properly.

 

[Rickster]

I thought I had the same issue with PG/VG but I in fact had not been shaking my mixes enough. You really do need to give them a very, very vigorous shake in order to get the mix going properly.

get yourself one of these, the 2 pronged attachment fits straight into your bottle, great wee mixers.... saves all that shaking nonsense
Amazon product ASIN B000E39LYO

 

[Richard Winter]

get yourself one of these, the 2 pronged attachment fits straight into your bottle, great wee mixers.... saves all that shaking nonsense
Amazon product ASIN B000E39LYO

In the words of that great man Bond........James Bond.
Shaken and not stired

 

[MarylinC37]

I thought I had the same issue with PG/VG but I in fact had not been shaking my mixes enough. You really do need to give them a very, very vigorous shake in order to get the mix going properly.

Cheers Memzey. I'll give it a go.

I'm sure there's nothing actually wrong with the bases. Just part of their normal properties. I'm still figuring things out though.

It's just that when I make little 3.5ml tasters, which I just shake and vape, to try out a new flavour I still notice the same slight chenicalness regardless of the flavour and flavour brand that I'm using which is what tells me it's the bases.

Another thing I do when I shake up a batch is I always turn the bottle upside down to shake it because the VG is the heaviest component and tends to sink to the bottom.

 

[Rickster]

In the words of that great man Bond........James Bond.
Shaken and not stired

Its a brill wee whisker for eliquid I have had one for a few years, if it broke tomorrow I would instantly replace it

 

[Rickster]

Cheers Memzey. I'll give it a go.

I'm sure there's nothing actually wrong with the bases. Just part of their normal properties. I'm still figuring things out though.

It's just that when I make little 3.5ml tasters, which I just shake and vape, to try out a new flavour I still notice the same slight chenicalness regardless of the flavour and flavour brand that I'm using which is what tells me it's the bases.

Another thing I do when I shake up a batch is I always turn the bottle upside down to shake it because the VG is the heaviest component and tends to sink to the bottom.

buy the wee whisker

 

[Richard Winter]

Its a brill wee whisker for eliquid I have had one for a few years, if it broke tomorrow I would instantly replace it

I had a look at it, looks good. Not used one before. Doesn't look like it would fit in a small opening bottle tho. Might put one on my birthday list lol

 

[MarylinC37]

buy the wee whisker

For some reason, the photo or whatever isn't appearing on my screen.

Just looked at handheld stirrers and, as Richard said, I'm sure the attachement wouldn't fit the bottles I'm using.

 

[zouzounaki]

I just invert then reset the bottles once every so often. You don’t want to introduce too much air. I think it’s possible to shake or stir the life out of it.