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Good evening

I have won a prize and therefore I am now thrown into the deep end with regards to DIY. And if I am to be honest it is the most intimidating thing I have ever investigated or read up on. Far to many recipes and opinions, not to mention top juice of 2017 and every other year.

I have identified 4 x recipes that seems to be commonly liked. Will post them tomorrow as I am on Tapatalk now.

What I was wondering, surely there has to be the top 10 list of juices of all time that every noob can start with. Like the "Paul's RY4" that everybody seem to enjoy. And it seems easy or easier at least than some of the recipes out there. I can appreciate that it is an ever evolving hobby or industry, but surely there has to be the ADV's that you always mix and enjoy, even though you are developing something new.
As for flavour profile, I don't want to put a specific limit to this as It can hopefully help others as well .

Looking forward to hear your opinions. Especially the hardcore DIY guy's.

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Ok, seriously, what type of flavours or flavour profiles are you looking at? That is always a good way to start.

Between elr, atf, and the recipe's on here and reddit you are going to spend hours reading up on flavours and searching for recipe's.

It is difficult to put out a top 10 most needed because everybody have different tastes and with new concentrates being released almost daily that list would constantly change.
 
Cornelius said:
Good evening

I have won a prize and therefore I am now thrown into the deep end with regards to DIY. And if I am to be honest it is the most intimidating thing I have ever investigated or read up on. Far to many recipes and opinions, not to mention top juice of 2017 and every other year.

I have identified 4 x recipes that seems to be commonly liked. Will post them tomorrow as I am on Tapatalk now.

What I was wondering, surely there has to be the top 10 list of juices of all time that every noob can start with. Like the "Paul's RY4" that everybody seem to enjoy. And it seems easy or easier at least than some of the recipes out there. I can appreciate that it is an ever evolving hobby or industry, but surely there has to be the ADV's that you always mix and enjoy, even though you are developing something new.
As for flavour profile, I don't want to put a specific limit to this as It can hopefully help others as well .

Looking forward to hear your opinions. Especially the hardcore DIY guy's.

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If I had to start over again I would in all honesty restart with one or two ingredient recipies, and once comfortable move on to the more complex ones. But I agree with @Adephi , let's see what you have chosen, and a bit more info of what you like to vape, and the diy crowd will give you recipies galore to choose from.

As for @Paul33 PaulsRY4, I can attest that it is good, finishing the last bit of a 30 ml bottle. Not a strong tobacco profile, but very good and easy vape. I think I will get locust 2 to assist in mixing a bit more, just have to pry him away from the fridge and PC long enough. Maybe leave a trail of food and lock the door once he is in, door will open again when mixing is done:D
 
Just to give an idea, here is an article of somebody analysing the top 100 recipe's on elr back in September 2016. I'm sure that list has changed a bit.
 
@Cornelius, good luck with the DIY venture. You are thinking the right way by looking for proven recipes, the problem being that for every good one that gets published there are ten crappy ones also.

Look in the local DIY threads for posts by reputable forum mixers whom share your profile preferences. I do not want to mention names but can give you the assurances that I am not one of them. Just tonight I have proven to myself yet again that I not only lack mixing talent, I in fact posses anti-talent. I am however not giving up yet, I mean, how hard can it be...

Regards and good luck.
DIY Menthol

DIY Fruit Juices

DIY Simple Mixes

DIY Bakery Juices

DIY Tobacco Juices

DIY Beverage Juices

DIY Desert Juices

DIY Primer

Easy recipies
 
Raindance said:
@Cornelius, good luck with the DIY venture. You are thinking the right way by looking for proven recipes, the problem being that for every good one that gets published there are ten crappy ones also.

Look in the local DIY threads for posts by reputable forum mixers whom share your profile preferences. I do not want to mention names but can give you the assurances that I am not one of them. Just tonight I have proven to myself yet again that I not only lack mixing talent, I in fact posses anti-talent. I am however not giving up yet, I mean, how hard can it be...

Regards and good luck.
DIY Menthol

DIY Fruit Juices

DIY Simple Mixes

DIY Bakery Juices

DIY Tobacco Juices

DIY Beverage Juices

DIY Desert Juices

DIY Primer

Easy recipies
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Here are my notes on the above:
"Lollipop V1 - 04/04/2018
TFA Grape Soda 3%
TFA Pear 2%
CAP Sweet Tangerine 4%
TFA VBIC 0.5%
FA Polar Blast 0.5%
Empty Vale = 34.72g
Full Vale = 59.15g
Off the batt: VBIC may be a mistake. Too much Tangerine, Pear not noticed, Grape may be wrong type. Not cold enough. By no means bad though...
Grape Soda up to 4%
Polar Blast up to 1%
Polar Blast is very weak! May need GOF Menthol?
Not what I Expected... Steep and see...? It sucks, should I bother??? Just start over!
Post Mortem:
Increasing the grape ruined it. This is the wrong grape or should be used at a low% and supplemented with a more natural tasting one. The VBIC is probably totally out of place. Polar Blast does not perform like Koolada at all. To get the desired effect some Menthol may be needed in addition to the plain cooler. Not sure what the pear brings to the party. Ill steep this for a week and then flush it..."

Regards
 
I would aim for these recipes:

Wayne's Pistachio RY4U:
TFA Pistachio
TFA RY4 Double
TFA Vanilla Swirl
Cap Sugar Cookie v2
TFA Butterscotch Ripple
Cap Super Sweet

skiddlz's God Milk:
TFA Bavarian Cream
TFA Cheesecake Graham Crust
TFA Dragonfruit
TFA Strawberry
TFA Strawberry Ripe

Chrisdvr1's Sugar Cookies and Cream:
TFA Bavarian Cream
Inw Biscuit
TFA Butter
FA Cream Fresh
FW Hazelnut
Cap Sugar Cookie v2
FA Vienna Cream

Vurve's Vanilla Almond Milk:
FA Almond
FW Hazelnut
Inw Marzipan
FA Meringue
Inw Shisha Vanilla
TFA Vanilla Swirl
FA Vienna Cream

Manson's Strawberry Shortcake Bar:
TFA Bavarian Cream
Inw Biscuit
FW Yellow Cake
TFA Cheesecake Graham Crust
TFA Strawberry
TFA Strawberry Ripe
Cap Sugar Cookie v2
TFA Vanilla Swirl

Goldfish's Cannoli:
TFA Bavarian Cream
Inw Biscuit
FA Meringue
Cap NY Cheesecake
Cap Sugar Cookie v2
Cap Vanilla Custard v1

Goldfish's Apple Buttah:
Cap Butter Cream
FA Caramel
Cap Cinnamon Danish Swirl
FA Liquid Amber
TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Cap Vanilla Custard v1

Krucial's Butter Almond Custard:
FW Yellow Cake
FA Almond
FW Butterscotch Ripple
Cap Vanilla Custard

That's some top-rated recipes and Carlos has all the concentrates used in them.
 
RichJB said:
I would aim for these recipes:

Wayne's Pistachio RY4U:
TFA Pistachio
TFA RY4 Double
TFA Vanilla Swirl
Cap Sugar Cookie v2
TFA Butterscotch Ripple
Cap Super Sweet

skiddlz's God Milk:
TFA Bavarian Cream
TFA Cheesecake Graham Crust
TFA Dragonfruit
TFA Strawberry
TFA Strawberry Ripe

Chrisdvr1's Sugar Cookies and Cream:
TFA Bavarian Cream
Inw Biscuit
TFA Butter
FA Cream Fresh
FW Hazelnut
Cap Sugar Cookie v2
FA Vienna Cream

Vurve's Vanilla Almond Milk:
FA Almond
FW Hazelnut
Inw Marzipan
FA Meringue
Inw Shisha Vanilla
TFA Vanilla Swirl
FA Vienna Cream

Manson's Strawberry Shortcake Bar:
TFA Bavarian Cream
Inw Biscuit
FW Yellow Cake
TFA Cheesecake Graham Crust
TFA Strawberry
TFA Strawberry Ripe
Cap Sugar Cookie v2
TFA Vanilla Swirl

Goldfish's Cannoli:
TFA Bavarian Cream
Inw Biscuit
FA Meringue
Cap NY Cheesecake
Cap Sugar Cookie v2
Cap Vanilla Custard v1

Goldfish's Apple Buttah:
Cap Butter Cream
FA Caramel
Cap Cinnamon Danish Swirl
FA Liquid Amber
TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Cap Vanilla Custard v1

Krucial's Butter Almond Custard:
FW Yellow Cake
FA Almond
FW Butterscotch Ripple
Cap Vanilla Custard

That's some top-rated recipes and Carlos has all the concentrates used in them.
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Goldfish cannoli vs simple cannoli?
 
Simply is better but it uses Joy and Nonna's Cake which are both a bit iffy for a new DIYer to get. Neither is easy to use and neither is used in many other recipes. Goldfish's isn't quite as good but it uses more popular and common concentrates which have greater application in DIY generally.
 
Thank you for all the replies

@RichJB That is more or less what I wanted from this thread. And thank you for even checking the availability from Carlos.

@Raindance I like a vast variety of profiles however I am not a huge plain fruit fan. But my daily vape is 80% Redpill and 20% Calamity Jane. I vape things like Frosteez for a treat every now and then and a vast variety of Tobacco juices.

These are the juice I am going to attempt and also the flavours I got for it.
Please feel free to comment on these and also any other recipes I can try with what I have
I bought 2l Vg and 500ml PG also 100ml 36mg Nic

ICEE Lychee
1% FA Cream Fresh ( I Found FA fresh cream ) Hope it is the same
3% FA Lychee
1% Cap Sweet Lychee
0.5% WS-23 ( I couldn't find this so I went with FW Extreme ICE ) Please advise

Paul's RY4
5% TFA RY4 Double
2% TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Adam's Arctic Apple
3% TFA Strawberry Ripe
7.5% FA Fuji Apple
3.3% TFA Sweetener
7% TFA Koolada

Frosties
1% TFA AP
2% FW Yellow Cake ( Got CAP ) Advise please
1% FA Cream Fresh ( I Found FA fresh cream ) Hope it is the same
1% FW Hazelnut
1% FA Marshmallow
2% FA Meringue
1% Cap Super sweet

I was also thinking to do a Paul's RY4 with a 1% Hazelnut added
I also order 1 x FW Honey Wood Tobacco cause it sounds nice.
I would also like to try the cherry tobacco that @Andre posted, but I will see how this goes first.
 
Cornelius said:
Thank you for all the replies

@RichJB That is more or less what I wanted from this thread. And thank you for even checking the availability from Carlos.

@Raindance I like a vast variety of profiles however I am not a huge plain fruit fan. But my daily vape is 80% Redpill and 20% Calamity Jane. I vape things like Frosteez for a treat every now and then and a vast variety of Tobacco juices.

These are the juice I am going to attempt and also the flavours I got for it.
Please feel free to comment on these and also any other recipes I can try with what I have
I bought 2l Vg and 500ml PG also 100ml 36mg Nic

ICEE Lychee
1% FA Cream Fresh ( I Found FA fresh cream ) Hope it is the same
3% FA Lychee
1% Cap Sweet Lychee
0.5% WS-23 ( I couldn't find this so I went with FW Extreme ICE ) Please advise

Paul's RY4
5% TFA RY4 Double
2% TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Adam's Arctic Apple
3% TFA Strawberry Ripe
7.5% FA Fuji Apple
3.3% TFA Sweetener
7% TFA Koolada

Frosties
1% TFA AP
2% FW Yellow Cake ( Got CAP ) Advise please
1% FA Cream Fresh ( I Found FA fresh cream ) Hope it is the same
1% FW Hazelnut
1% FA Marshmallow
2% FA Meringue
1% Cap Super sweet

I was also thinking to do a Paul's RY4 with a 1% Hazelnut added
I also order 1 x FW Honey Wood Tobacco cause it sounds nice.
I would also like to try the cherry tobacco that @Andre posted, but I will see how this goes first.
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If you Paul's RY4 with the Hazelnut please let me know how it tastes, might want to adjust my next mix as well.
 
RichJB said:
It is.



Not the same. FW is waaaaaaaaay better. However, many DIYers don't like using it as it contains some unhealthy stuff. But in terms of taste, no other Yellow Cake comes close to the FW.
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Would you recommend the same %? Using the Cap ?
 
Cornelius said:
0.5% WS-23 ( I couldn't find this so I went with FW Extreme ICE ) Please advise
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Not nearly as cold as WS-23 and for some it imparts a bubblegum taste. If that is all that is available maybe use it at a very low percentage combined with any of the Menthols. E.g. 0.5 % Extreme Ice + 0.5 % Menthol.
 
Andre said:
Not nearly as cold as WS-23 and for some it imparts a bubblegum taste. If that is all that is available maybe use it at a very low percentage combined with any of the Menthols. E.g. 0.5 % Extreme Ice + 0.5 % Menthol.
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Thank you Andre. I managed some Kooloda as well. Will it be a beter fit?

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Cornelius said:
Thank you Andre. I managed some Kooloda as well. Will it be a beter fit?

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Probably yes, but even Koolada at too high a percentage has its problems - cardboard taste, throat irritation. Maybe go with 0.5 % Koolada + 0.5 % Extreme Ice to try and approximate the 0.5% WS-23.
 
87hunter said:
Has nobody mentioned mustard milk?
Tfa strawberry 6%
Vbic 8%

Nice, simple and tasty
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Some people do like it. But I won't rate it as a beginner mix. Just look how @Silver 's turned out. It is a very acquired taste to put it mildly.

This recipe came out when DIY mixing was still in its infancy. Since then much better concentrates have come out and plenty of strawberry creams to try out that tastes much better.

If I could suggest Unicorn Mothers Milk. Was my starter and was not too bad. Since then I swapped TFA Van Custard with Cap Van Custard V1 and the strawberry part I mix with 5% TFA Strawberry Ripe and 5% Cap Sweet Strawberry (can bring this down to 3%).
 
Keenly watching this thread for my next mix. Need to choose the items on my concentrate shopping carefully.
 
Adephi said:
Some people do like it. But I won't rate it as a beginner mix. Just look how @Silver 's turned out. It is a very acquired taste to put it mildly.

This recipe came out when DIY mixing was still in its infancy. Since then much better concentrates have come out and plenty of strawberry creams to try out that tastes much better.

If I could suggest Unicorn Mothers Milk. Was my starter and was not too bad. Since then I swapped TFA Van Custard with Cap Van Custard V1 and the strawberry part I mix with 5% TFA Strawberry Ripe and 5% Cap Sweet Strawberry (can bring this down to 3%).
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This recipe was created in 2015 with a total amount of 26% flavouring lol, also it does not steep that well.

also i dont know anyone that likes the SB 6%/VBIC8% recipe lol. It does not have an aquired taste, its just kak. and most people i know only have mix this once, used about 5ml and dump the rest then add to the list of lessons learned.

Much better off than followin newer recipes, tried and tested by alot of poeple. Under the form diy recipe section there are tons of good ones !
 
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