Calling all DIY'ers

[method1]

A few solutions for those who cannot wait:

A) get yourself a timed lock box:
http://www.thekitchensafe.com
Throw it in there and lock for two weeks - if you cant get to it you cant vape it!

B) Drink yourself in a stupor everynight in order to have a hangover the next morning. No juice/nicotine will taste good then, and you can give your evil liver some well-deserved punishment.

C) Get a wife/husband/one-of-each who hates vaping! If you are not allowed to vape you're not going to finish your well-crafted juices!

D) Stick your face into everything at the local playground and get sick as hell. Only pure PG and menthols for you!

E) Mix all of your juices at 36 mg. You won't touch them for 2 weeks, gauranteed!

F) Purposefully add 10% of Lychee, Cheesecake or Naturally Extracted socks to each of your diy juices.

G) Vape 15% of Fuji Apple once a week and get a weekly dose of vapers tongue. Then you might as well vape pure VG than your steeping creations!

I alternate between these suggestions when Im greedy and cannot stop vaping my juices. Ive found them better than any speed-steeping methods.

In all seriousness, wait it out. If you have to vape it, make enough so that it lasts for the indicated steeping time. Vaping a few drops a day and noting how the juice changes over time is very rewarding, and will add to your DIY knowledge more than any subreddit ever could.

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The only caveat here is that NES (naturally extracted socks) have a lengthy pre-steep & preparation time before extraction can commence.

 

[YeOldeOke]

I think don't let the temps get over 50 degrees, stay in the 40's and you won't affect the taste. I do this for juices I can't wait to try - a few hours can cover a few days steeping.

I've been mixing for a long time, back in the day. But I never did the speed steeping thing, just mix, shake and store for 2 weeks. Now I've been looking at trying the hot bath thing, but everything I've read says ideal temp is 65C/150F ?

 

[Mike]

Come on guys, @method1 and @Ezekiel I told you about sock juice in confidence!!!

 

[kyle_redbull]

A few solutions for those who cannot wait:

A) get yourself a timed lock box:
http://www.thekitchensafe.com
Throw it in there and lock for two weeks - if you cant get to it you cant vape it!

B) Drink yourself in a stupor everynight in order to have a hangover the next morning. No juice/nicotine will taste good then, and you can give your evil liver some well-deserved punishment.

C) Get a wife/husband/one-of-each who hates vaping! If you are not allowed to vape you're not going to finish your well-crafted juices!

D) Stick your face into everything at the local playground and get sick as hell. Only pure PG and menthols for you!

E) Mix all of your juices at 36 mg. You won't touch them for 2 weeks, gauranteed!

F) Purposefully add 10% of Lychee, Cheesecake or Naturally Extracted socks to each of your diy juices.

G) Vape 15% of Fuji Apple once a week and get a weekly dose of vapers tongue. Then you might as well vape pure VG than your steeping creations!

I alternate between these suggestions when Im greedy and cannot stop vaping my juices. Ive found them better than any speed-steeping methods.

In all seriousness, wait it out. If you have to vape it, make enough so that it lasts for the indicated steeping time. Vaping a few drops a day and noting how the juice changes over time is very rewarding, and will add to your DIY knowledge more than any subreddit ever could.

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this was excellent I love it

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[Ezekiel]

Come on guys, @method1 and @Ezekiel I told you about sock juice in confidence!!!

Sorry man, I forgot. At least I havent been able to clone the batch you gave me, no matter how much Hairy Hobbit Feet (TFA) I add.

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[Ezekiel]

The only caveat here is that NES (naturally extracted socks) have a lengthy pre-steep & preparation time before extraction can commence.

Very true. I tried walking with PG in my shoes last month, but still just tasted like strawberries and cream in the end.

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[method1]

Come on guys, @method1 and @Ezekiel I told you about sock juice in confidence!!!

Do you prefer nylon or cotton? As if anyone could prefer nylon.

Very true. I tried walking with PG in my shoes last month, but still just tasted like strawberries and cream in the end.

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Hmm sounds like you could be using nylon, or maybe a fabric blend? I know some people also suggest open toed shoes but IME this is only good for German flavours.

 

[Greyz]

I've been mixing for a long time, back in the day. But I never did the speed steeping thing, just mix, shake and store for 2 weeks. Now I've been looking at trying the hot bath thing, but everything I've read says ideal temp is 65C/150F ?

I was advised by spydro to not go over 50 degrees. But I will try 60 on my next batch have and see if it makes a difference.

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[Effjh]

Dammit guys, Mustard Milk is yummy. Beats most strawberry milkshake juices I've tried. Got a few batches of different mixes made up and steeping. Something about DIY'ing is so liberating, you can make juices to your own personal taste.

One thing I've noticed is how time consuming and irritating it is mixing with syringes for recipes with many flavours. Ordered a scale off amazon, but looking to get a couple of graduated cylinders to ease the suffering for the time being. Any idea where to get this type of measuring equipment easily in Cape Town or online?

 

[Greyz]

My new fave thing is mixing up concentrates with juices I didn't enjoy or got tired of the flavour.
My biggest success so far has been FFS The Deli Express which I enjoyed at first but soon had enough of the strong pancake cinnamon.
In walked DDD and my love for chocolate cinnamon bakery type vapes was in full swing.
So I have been adding 1ml of Milk chocolate per 10ml. It's dropping the nic down but man I'm loving the chocolate pancakes goodness.

Long live DIY!


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[kyle_redbull]

My new fave thing is mixing up concentrates with juices I didn't enjoy or got tired of the flavour.
My biggest success so far has been FFS The Deli Express which I enjoyed at first but soon had enough of the strong pancake cinnamon.
In walked DDD and my love for chocolate cinnamon bakery type vapes was in full swing.
So I have been adding 1ml of Milk chocolate per 10ml. It's dropping the nic down but man I'm loving the chocolate pancakes goodness.

Long live DIY!


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Share some recipes man

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[Greyz]

Share some recipes man

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I did share some of my mixes earlier. So far I have 7 bottles steeping with just single flavours like 10% Tangy strawberry from pirates grogg and 10%caramel etc. This weekend I'll drip them and see how they are.
I have been naughty and tested a few out.

My fave so far is a simple 5% Blueberry and 5% Marshmallow.
So far I've made probably 10 bottles of Sunlight. But I've figured out that my taste buds don't like lemon in my juices. Lime is fine. But lemon makes it taste like dishwasher!

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[rogue zombie]

I did share some of my mixes earlier. So far I have 7 bottles steeping with just single flavours like 10% Tangy strawberry from pirates grogg and 10%caramel etc. This weekend I'll drip them and see how they are.
I have been naughty and tested a few out.

My fave so far is a simple 5% Blueberry and 5% Marshmallow.
So far I've made probably 10 bottles of Sunlight. But I've figured out that my taste buds don't like lemon in my juices. Lime is fine. But lemon makes it taste like dishwasher!

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Which Blueberry do you use?
I still haven't found a Blueberry I love.

One of my favourite juices ever was that Seatle *something* Blueberry Muffin that RevnLucky used to bring in when he had his own shop. I could not put it down.

Ever since DIY'ing all my Blueberry stuff has been a let down.

 

[MoneymanVape]

Need blueberry and or blackberry recipe please

 

[Silver]

I did share some of my mixes earlier. So far I have 7 bottles steeping with just single flavours like 10% Tangy strawberry from pirates grogg and 10%caramel etc. This weekend I'll drip them and see how they are.
I have been naughty and tested a few out.

My fave so far is a simple 5% Blueberry and 5% Marshmallow.
So far I've made probably 10 bottles of Sunlight. But I've figured out that my taste buds don't like lemon in my juices. Lime is fine. But lemon makes it taste like dishwasher!

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@Greyz
Great to hear you are doing the flavours separately. Would be interested to hear your findings in a bit more detail.

Just a reminder to all the DIY folk of the less well known and less used concentrates review forum
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/concentrates-reviews.f92/

 

[Va-poor]

Can sucralose be found at a chemist on its own? I could only find it with dietary fibre mixed in.

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[Greyz]

Which Blueberry do you use?
I still haven't found a Blueberry I love.

One of my favourite juices ever was that Seatle *something* Blueberry Muffin that RevnLucky used to bring in when he had his own shop. I could not put it down.

Ever since DIY'ing all my Blueberry stuff has been a let down.

I have 2 Blueberry flavours one from Pirates and one from Sky blue (I think). I'm using the Pirates grogg Blueberry in the BluMallow recipe. I have 20ml of the other Blueberry steeping.

I was never really a fan of Blueberries. When everyone is diving for the Blueberry muffins I'd always be the one taking Bran lol.
So it surprised me that I am enjoying vaping blueberries. It's possible I'm enjoying it because I dont really have a Blueberry frame of reference, if you know what I mean.


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[Ezekiel]

Which Blueberry do you use?
I still haven't found a Blueberry I love.

One of my favourite juices ever was that Seatle *something* Blueberry Muffin that RevnLucky used to bring in when he had his own shop. I could not put it down.

Ever since DIY'ing all my Blueberry stuff has been a let down.

Have to agree, also haven't found the perfect concentrate yet. Maybe we should start following @Silver 's advice and start populating the concentrate review thread.

Anyway, I haven't tried the TFA Blueberry Wild and FA Bilberry combo yet, which I think is the general standard currently for blueberry. On the other hand, got some FLV Blueberry last week, and it is quite an interesting concentrate, although not spot on yet. It works well as a mixer though, but I have trouble getting any a) juice, b) jam and c) pie type of flavours from it. It also has a nasty licorice tone which sometimes come through, depending on the mix and the %. It does strengthen over time, works very well in bakeries, and it has a very nice aftertaste. Overall, I've made about half the bottle worth of it, since I love blueberries (and wish they grew more easily here - we can get R25 for 200 gram if your lucky, whereas in Montreal I paid $2.00 for a kg a few years ago...).

You can check this thread (if you haven't already) for a few thoughts on the different brands:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/33sjvl/flavor_of_the_week/ (the blueberry edition)

I've mixed FLV Blueberry with ECiggies Blueberry (the proudly SA range). The SA blueberries is much more full-bodied, but overall too sweet and a tad candy like. The two together gives me decent 'jam' taste, with the nice aftertaste from FLV. Still not spot on though, and both concentrates have a liqorice note occasionally.

Here is a recipe or two. These are unfinished, I post them just to give some idea:

Blueberry muffin (modified and subbed where needed from reddit):

Blueberry (FLV) - 4%
Cake yellow (FW) - 2.5%
Torrone (FA) - 0.5%
Graham Cracker (TFA) - 0.5%
Sweet Cream (TPA) - 2%
Vanilla Custard v1 (Cap) - 5.5%

Slightly 'meh' recipe, but the idea is definitely there.

The other one:

Spiced Blueberry Crumble:

Blueberry (FLV) - 4%
Blueberry (PSA) - 4%
Apple Pie (FA) - 1.5%
Marzipan (FA) - 2%
Jamaican Rum (TFA) - 2%
Rich Cinnamon(FLV) - 0.4%

Like this alot, but it is quite strong in cinnamon and spices. Cinnamon is also very grainy and dry at higher temps, which I like, but can get a bit tiring.

 

[Lingogrey]

Have to agree, also haven't found the perfect concentrate yet. Maybe we should start following @Silver 's advice and start populating the concentrate review thread.

Anyway, I haven't tried the TFA Blueberry Wild and FA Bilberry combo yet, which I think is the general standard currently for blueberry. On the other hand, got some FLV Blueberry last week, and it is quite an interesting concentrate, although not spot on yet. It works well as a mixer though, but I have trouble getting any a) juice, b) jam and c) pie type of flavours from it. It also has a nasty licorice tone which sometimes come through, depending on the mix and the %. It does strengthen over time, works very well in bakeries, and it has a very nice aftertaste. Overall, I've made about half the bottle worth of it, since I love blueberries (and wish they grew more easily here - we can get R25 for 200 gram if your lucky, whereas in Montreal I paid $2.00 for a kg a few years ago...).

You can check this thread (if you haven't already) for a few thoughts on the different brands:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/33sjvl/flavor_of_the_week/ (the blueberry edition)

I've mixed FLV Blueberry with ECiggies Blueberry (the proudly SA range). The SA blueberries is much more full-bodied, but overall too sweet and a tad candy like. The two together gives me decent 'jam' taste, with the nice aftertaste from FLV. Still not spot on though, and both concentrates have a liqorice note occasionally.

Here is a recipe or two. These are unfinished, I post them just to give some idea:

Blueberry muffin (modified and subbed where needed from reddit):

Blueberry (FLV) - 4%
Cake yellow (FW) - 2.5%
Torrone (FA) - 0.5%
Graham Cracker (TFA) - 0.5%
Sweet Cream (TPA) - 2%
Vanilla Custard v1 (Cap) - 5.5%

Slightly 'meh' recipe, but the idea is definitely there.

The other one:

Spiced Blueberry Crumble:

Blueberry (FLV) - 4%
Blueberry (PSA) - 4%
Apple Pie (FA) - 1.5%
Marzipan (FA) - 2%
Jamaican Rum (TFA) - 2%
Rich Cinnamon(FLV) - 0.4%

Like this alot, but it is quite strong in cinnamon and spices. Cinnamon is also very grainy and dry at higher temps, which I like, but can get a bit tiring.

Ooh - That Spiced Blueberry Crumble sounds super yummy. I've heard the FLV Rich Cinnamon is superb (but helluva strong) and the combination of cinnamon and rum (which I hate drinking, but I love R&R Ice Cream and MMM RumnRai for me was still the best dessert juice ever) sounds awesome! Thanks

 

[rogue zombie]

Yeah that spiced Blueberry got my attention too!
Thanks @Ezekiel

@Silver I've recently started going through my favourite concentrates in single flavour form. So when I get a chance I will put up some reviews.
I didn't actually know about that section.

 

[rogue zombie]

@Ezekiel @Lingogrey I've read a few times on DIY forums, that Blueberry and Rum are good friends.

 

[Ezekiel]

Ooh - That Spiced Blueberry Crumble sounds super yummy. I've heard the FLV Rich Cinnamon is superb (but helluva strong) and the combination of cinnamon and rum (which I hate drinking, but I love R&R Ice Cream and MMM RumnRai for me was still the best dessert juice ever) sounds awesome! Thanks

The FLV Rich Cinnamon is absolutely fantastic. Rough, and a drop too many (as in, 4 drops instead of 3...) results in garbage. But sooooo good!

@Ezekiel @Lingogrey I've read a few times on DIY forums, that Blueberry and Rum are good friends.

I really didn't know that, but makes sense! I actually went more for the pairing between cinnamon, rum and apple pie - which is great for spicy apple pie recipes.

According to the Flavor Bible, blueberries:

Pair fantastic with Cinnamon, Lemon (Juice + zest), Maple Syrup, Cheesecake(Mascarpone) and Peaches
Pair well with ice cream, cream, honey, lime (juice + zest) and nutmeg
Pair ok with almonds, apples, apricots, bananas, blackberries, chocolate (white), cloves, brandy, custard, Kirsch (cherry liquer), mangoes, melon, mint, nectarines, muffins, orange, pears and pecans

 

[yuganp]

have a look at this flavour profile from diyordie - http://diyordievaping.com/2016/01/05/fa-bilberry/

also this video

 

[rogue zombie]

Hmm don't know why I overlooked Bilberry. I need to get some then.

 

[Wesley]

Hmm don't know why I overlooked Bilberry. I need to get some then.

Bilberry rocks, but is very strong. Read the notes from HIC and DIYORDIE before using it.