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Didn't think this was blog material. If it is, let me know. Just how I mixed my first juices. I am impatient.
My First Mix
I am slightly embarrassed to say but I bought some flavours second hand from a forum thinking they were EJuice. I was fairly new to the vaping scene and considered my new purchase a complete bargain – It was, but on a different level to my expectations. Shortly after making payment it dawned on me that I was a complete muppet and rather than accept my stupidity, I furthered it by purchasing some VG and PG.
I am going to try and explain my first mix and some pitfalls / stupidity I managed to perform during my initial and current mixing program. This is kind of like don’t try it at home however I suspect many have already done so.
Do your homework
Sadly, I tend to glaze over when reading articles about mixing and if it’s 90% safety then I’ve had it. Google returns 6.96 million pages for “EJuice Mixing” and even suggests “coffee mix” as one of it’s clever logic based suggestions. So, I kind of totally ignore all those pages and based on Google’s likeness to making a coffee I declare myself as master of mixing. I don the black belt of shame and begin my quest.
Finding the right Flavour
So, you’re sitting in front of your flavours looking at the labels and having a whiff of each one as you go along – I had about 20 to start with. They’re all very unique and I quickly found myself wondering what flavours would go together.
Nothing beats the expression on your other half’s face when she walks in and you have two bottles of flavours stuck up your nose. One of course is slightly higher to simulate a higher concentrate. This is my method of finding the right flavour. Be careful not to get any liquid in your nostrils. After about an hour I came to the conclusion that Apple Pie, Vienna Cream and Cocoa were going to turn me into a mixing genius.
Mixing together
So, grab your empty bottle, fire up the Mixing Calculator and enter the details. So:
3ml 54mg PG; 5.4ml 0mg VG; 0.75ml Apple Pie; 0.75ml Vienna Cream; 0.1ml MTS Vape Wizard; 2 drops Sweetener; 4 drops Cocoa
Expected outcome, 10ml of 14-15mg vaping paradise. It soon dawns on you that VG is very thick and you’re left with a gloopy mess. So, I shake the bottle vigorously until I am left with something that looks like bubbly engine oil.
Steeping
I read about this. I read that flavours and colour will enhance if you leave a juice in a dark cupboard for about a week. So, I place it in a kitchen cupboard and eave my precious for a whole week. Like any other impatient twonk, I decide to give it a vape after day 1. I like it. Woohoo. Sadly though I am riddled with cold so I do not get to taste the true flavours until a week later.
Naming your Masterpiece
Nothing makes me smile more than giving something a stupid name. So, given the list of ingredients I come to realise that Cream, (Apple) Pie and an extra or Cocoa aptly come to a name of Creampie Surprise.
Tasting
Right, grab the dripper, pick the juice out of the cupboard. Drip, set voltage and get ready for the vape of my life.
Click the button and inhale.
Cough Cough – Splutter – Yuck.
Well, that’s pants isn’t it. Reset the voltage and give it another whirl.
I realised my expectation has completely wrong. I can taste cocoa (a tiny amount), the apple pie and an overwhelming flavour of cream but it’s just not served on the plate as I expected, it’s kind of mashed up and maybe set on fire. The throat hit’s good though.
I continue to vape and get accustomed to the new flavour, I start to like it but it’s so far from what I originally intended I think I was taken by surprise. I can start to taste the pastry from the pie too.
Conclusion
I have learnt the following lessons from this experience, and although I continued to use this method for the following 5 mixes I believe my next flavours will be researched.
Do not stick flavours up your nose.
Do not expect fantastic outcomes.
Do not buy concentrates / flavours expecting eJuice. That’s just stupid.
Look at mixes that other people have made using your intended flavours and appreciate the strength of each flavour.
I have let to try my other flavours. I am slightly worried, but it’s all part of the learning curve.
My First Mix
I am slightly embarrassed to say but I bought some flavours second hand from a forum thinking they were EJuice. I was fairly new to the vaping scene and considered my new purchase a complete bargain – It was, but on a different level to my expectations. Shortly after making payment it dawned on me that I was a complete muppet and rather than accept my stupidity, I furthered it by purchasing some VG and PG.
I am going to try and explain my first mix and some pitfalls / stupidity I managed to perform during my initial and current mixing program. This is kind of like don’t try it at home however I suspect many have already done so.
Do your homework
Sadly, I tend to glaze over when reading articles about mixing and if it’s 90% safety then I’ve had it. Google returns 6.96 million pages for “EJuice Mixing” and even suggests “coffee mix” as one of it’s clever logic based suggestions. So, I kind of totally ignore all those pages and based on Google’s likeness to making a coffee I declare myself as master of mixing. I don the black belt of shame and begin my quest.
Finding the right Flavour
So, you’re sitting in front of your flavours looking at the labels and having a whiff of each one as you go along – I had about 20 to start with. They’re all very unique and I quickly found myself wondering what flavours would go together.
Nothing beats the expression on your other half’s face when she walks in and you have two bottles of flavours stuck up your nose. One of course is slightly higher to simulate a higher concentrate. This is my method of finding the right flavour. Be careful not to get any liquid in your nostrils. After about an hour I came to the conclusion that Apple Pie, Vienna Cream and Cocoa were going to turn me into a mixing genius.
Mixing together
So, grab your empty bottle, fire up the Mixing Calculator and enter the details. So:
3ml 54mg PG; 5.4ml 0mg VG; 0.75ml Apple Pie; 0.75ml Vienna Cream; 0.1ml MTS Vape Wizard; 2 drops Sweetener; 4 drops Cocoa
Expected outcome, 10ml of 14-15mg vaping paradise. It soon dawns on you that VG is very thick and you’re left with a gloopy mess. So, I shake the bottle vigorously until I am left with something that looks like bubbly engine oil.
Steeping
I read about this. I read that flavours and colour will enhance if you leave a juice in a dark cupboard for about a week. So, I place it in a kitchen cupboard and eave my precious for a whole week. Like any other impatient twonk, I decide to give it a vape after day 1. I like it. Woohoo. Sadly though I am riddled with cold so I do not get to taste the true flavours until a week later.
Naming your Masterpiece
Nothing makes me smile more than giving something a stupid name. So, given the list of ingredients I come to realise that Cream, (Apple) Pie and an extra or Cocoa aptly come to a name of Creampie Surprise.
Tasting
Right, grab the dripper, pick the juice out of the cupboard. Drip, set voltage and get ready for the vape of my life.
Click the button and inhale.
Cough Cough – Splutter – Yuck.
Well, that’s pants isn’t it. Reset the voltage and give it another whirl.
I realised my expectation has completely wrong. I can taste cocoa (a tiny amount), the apple pie and an overwhelming flavour of cream but it’s just not served on the plate as I expected, it’s kind of mashed up and maybe set on fire. The throat hit’s good though.
I continue to vape and get accustomed to the new flavour, I start to like it but it’s so far from what I originally intended I think I was taken by surprise. I can start to taste the pastry from the pie too.
Conclusion
I have learnt the following lessons from this experience, and although I continued to use this method for the following 5 mixes I believe my next flavours will be researched.
Do not stick flavours up your nose.
Do not expect fantastic outcomes.
Do not buy concentrates / flavours expecting eJuice. That’s just stupid.
Look at mixes that other people have made using your intended flavours and appreciate the strength of each flavour.
I have let to try my other flavours. I am slightly worried, but it’s all part of the learning curve.
