Mission - perfect DIY faiyaz Cheulkar

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

I have been into DIY for Quite sometime, but mostly single flavor recipes. My backup eliquid was always 3% nic with Ry4 double at a 70/30 ratio. Doesn't require steeping, can take higher nic for MTL.
Recently started with different single flavour recipes ad the results were not too good. But I have a principal- Ultimate utilization of resources/ zero waste policy. So used up the juices some of them still in my drawer to use.
I am not a fan of losing money so never attempted with more than one flavors.
I received some 10ml DIY eliquid from @RainstormZA to sample and I was amazed that DIY can give you some fantastic results. Plus there is a sale going on www.theflavourmill.co.za so it was impossible to resist.
I prefer buying fruity juices and I am a big fan Nasty Juice bad blood and devils teeth and ultimately my aim is to make something that I like as much as these juices.

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

My order :-

Bavarian Cream (TPA)
Banana Cream (LA)
Caramel (CAP)
TFA Caramel
Cheesecake (Graham Crust) (TPA)
Dragonfruit (TPA)
Fuji Apple (FA)
Kiwi Double(TFA)
Marshmallow(FW)
Red Touch (Strawberry)(FA)
Strawberry (Ripe) (TPA)
Strawberry (TPA)
Sweet Cream (TPA)
Sweetener/EM
Vanilla Custard (TPA)
Vanilla Swirl (TPA)
White Grape(FA)
FA Jamaican Rum
FW Hazelnut 2%
TFA Double Chocolate Clear
TFA Papaya
FA Lychee
TFA cantaloupe

some nic salts. I already have normal nic, PG and VG.

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

What I am going to make :-

 

[Silver]

All the besf @Faiyaz Cheulkar
Looking forward to hearing how they turn out!

 

[RichJB]

Making single flavour DIY mixes is like limiting yourself to one spice in each dish you cook. So either salt or pepper or garlic or coriander, etc. I think you'll find these mixes a lot tastier than your single flavour juices.

Rather than Sucker Punch Clone, I would mix ID10-T's Mother of Dragon Milk. It's much the same idea but is a lot more recent:
2% TFA Bavarian Cream
2% TFA Vanilla Swirl
2% TFA Strawberry Ripe
7% TFA Dragonfruit

Particularly with today's gear, I think 7% Dragonfruit works a lot better than 14%.

You also have everything you need for skiddlz's God Milk:
3% TFA Bavarian Cream
3% TFA Cheesecake Graham Crust
1% TFA Dragonfruit
4% TFA Strawberry
4% TFA Strawberry Ripe

Put it away for eight weeks to steep. Vape. Win. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Marius Combrink]

Making single flavour DIY mixes is like limiting yourself to one spice in each dish you cook. So either salt or pepper or garlic or coriander, etc. I think you'll find these mixes a lot tastier than your single flavour juices.

Rather than Sucker Punch Clone, I would mix ID10-T's Mother of Dragon Milk. It's much the same idea but is a lot more recent:
2% TFA Bavarian Cream
2% TFA Vanilla Swirl
2% TFA Strawberry Ripe
7% TFA Dragonfruit

Particularly with today's gear, I think 7% Dragonfruit works a lot better than 14%.

You also have everything you need for skiddlz's God Milk:
3% TFA Bavarian Cream
3% TFA Cheesecake Graham Crust
1% TFA Dragonfruit
4% TFA Strawberry
4% TFA Strawberry Ripe

Put it away for eight weeks to steep. Vape. Win. Rinse and repeat.

I can confirm the god milk is absolutely amazing. been my adv for the last 4months

 

[RainstormZA]

Welcome to the rabbit hole, Faiyaz!

I agree with @RichJB - I started off with single flavours and ended up "baking" them from actual real life recipes that I know very well.

Only way to get them right is to experiment as much as you can and follow known good juice recipes

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

Put it away for eight weeks to steep. Vape. Win. Rinse and repeat.

Eight weeks !!! am not that patient. Will make a batch today and lock it away some place that I dont look very often.

 

[RichJB]

Trust me, it's worth it. I mixed it and tried it at two weeks: good but not stellar. Tried it again at a month, still good but I couldn't see what the fuss was about. Left it another month and tried it at eight weeks. Bam. Jackpot.

 

[Lawrence A]

I agree with Rich on the Sucker Punch Clone vs Mother of Dragon's Milk.

I preferred the latter, but everyone's palate is different, so maybe mix up both?

For what it is worth, even with "only" 7% Dragon Fruit in the Mother of Dragon's Milk it is still very much in your face Dragon Fruit and I think it could possibly be turned down more and still remain a good vape. Of course it is ID10-T's recipe and it is I who is probably the idiot so take that bit from whence it comes, but - at 14% in the Sucker Punch Clone - I definitely found it too much....

Good luck with your mixes

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

the first batch, not patient and I want to try these so have put it in a yogurt maker for 6 hours, which maintains the temperature around 50 degree. Will keep shaking it every 30 mins or so. Or should I leave it for more time ???

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

a batch of Mother of Dragon's Milk and skiddlz's God Milk as suggested by @RichJB . Will give it a hot water bath, a good shake and off it will go in the cup board.

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

All are 50 ml, no nic added as of now as once suggested by @Moerse Rooikat, will let it steep and then add the nic after tasting it.

 

[Silver]

Great to see @Faiyaz Cheulkar
Go for it!!

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

Just read a old post from @KZOR what he does to mix :-

What I do :
1) Mix up a DIY batch in my 250ml glass beaker. and
2) Place it on my hotplate/stirrer. Both functions active.
3) When I see the first sign of steam then I turn off my hotplate and continue stirring for almost 4 hours.
4) Pour in 50ml bottles but I "Bill Haley" each. (i.e. shake rattle and roll)
5) Fill the washbasin with warm water and let the bottles stand in it till ejuice is clear.
6) Vape the crap out of it.

My question is the beakers dont have lids, so does that mean if you are heat mixing the juice the lid should be open ???

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

the first batch, not patient and I want to try these so have put it in a yogurt maker for 6 hours, which maintains the temperature around 50 degree. Will keep shaking it every 30 mins or so. Or should I leave it for more time ???

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So took it out of the yogurt maker last night and tasted it. All the juices were yuks. Not bad but the flavours were all confusing and different with every puff.
Oh that's why u steep them. Will leave this batch to steep for atleast 7 days.
Or might just bring it along to the cape town vape meet for everyone to taste and comment.

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

Just found this website.... I can now save a fortune on those bottles.

 

[aktorsyl]

So took it out of the yogurt maker last night and tasted it. All the juices were yuks. Not bad but the flavours were all confusing and different with every puff.
Oh that's why u steep them. Will leave this batch to steep for atleast 7 days.
Or might just bring it along to the cape town vape meet for everyone to taste and comment.

The milk/cream-based juices need to steep for even more than 7 days before they'll stop tasting shit. Especially the Mother's Milk (and its spinoffs) need 3 weeks before they taste the way they're supposed to.

 

[Rude Rudi]

So took it out of the yogurt maker last night and tasted it. All the juices were yuks. Not bad but the flavours were all confusing and different with every puff.
Oh that's why u steep them. Will leave this batch to steep for atleast 7 days.
Or might just bring it along to the cape town vape meet for everyone to taste and comment.

You will soon enough realise that the hocus pocus to speed up the steeping process is, well, hocus pocus...

Steampot/yoghurt maker, warm bath, streathing, breathing, microwave, rice, boot of the car, tumble drier, under the armpit, etc will not miraculously cut your steep time in half. Sure, you can get an indication of what the juice may taste like using a hot plate and stirrer but it is by no means fully steeped.

Your only friend for steeping is time...period. I can, with a great degree of certainty, guarantee that every (seasoned) DIY'er on this, and any other, forum will agree and attest to this.

A way to counter this is to stagger your juice making by mixing a couple of recipes a week and not all at once. This means that you will have juice coming into it's completed steep period on a weekly bases thereby ensuring a consistent supply.

If you have not yet done so, have a look @RichJB 's DIY Primer - steeping is covered on page 13.


Good luck and shout if you get stuck!

 

[Raindance]

You will soon enough realise that the hocus pocus to speed up the steeping process is, well, hocus pocus...

Steampot/yoghurt maker, warm bath, streathing, breathing, microwave, rice, boot of the car, tumble drier, under the armpit, etc will not miraculously cut your steep time in half. Sure, you can get an indication of what the juice may taste like using a hot plate and stirrer but it is by no means fully steeped.

Your only friend for steeping is time...period. I can, with a great degree of certainty, guarantee that every (seasoned) DIY'er on this, and any other, forum will agree and attest to this.

A way to counter this is to stagger your juice making by mixing a couple of recipes a week and not all at once. This means that you will have juice coming into it's completed steep period on a weekly bases thereby ensuring a consistent supply.

If you have not yet done so, have a look @RichJB 's DIY Primer - steeping is covered on page 13.


Good luck and shout if you get stuck!

Exactly, many of us have done the hocus pocus and spent money on all sorts of devices just to realise this to be true.

Regards

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

You will soon enough realise that the hocus pocus to speed up the steeping process is, well, hocus pocus...

Steampot/yoghurt maker, warm bath, streathing, breathing, microwave, rice, boot of the car, tumble drier, under the armpit, etc will not miraculously cut your steep time in half. Sure, you can get an indication of what the juice may taste like using a hot plate and stirrer but it is by no means fully steeped.

Your only friend for steeping is time...period. I can, with a great degree of certainty, guarantee that every (seasoned) DIY'er on this, and any other, forum will agree and attest to this.

A way to counter this is to stagger your juice making by mixing a couple of recipes a week and not all at once. This means that you will have juice coming into it's completed steep period on a weekly bases thereby ensuring a consistent supply.

If you have not yet done so, have a look @RichJB 's DIY Primer - steeping is covered on page 13.


Good luck and shout if you get stuck!

A noob question. As a new DIYer, what do I do in the meantime, I mean is there any suggestions on shake bake recipes that I can try in the meantime.

 

[RainstormZA]

A noob question. As a new DIYer, what do I do in the meantime, I mean is there any suggestions on shake bake recipes that I can try in the meantime.

I vape the peppermint crisp clone on the same day - actually needs no steeping as it's the cream that blends it very well.

 

[Rude Rudi]

I vape the peppermint crisp clone on the same day - actually needs no steeping as it's the cream that blends it very well.

Well, you know what the next question is going to be...

 

[Rude Rudi]

A noob question. As a new DIYer, what do I do in the meantime, I mean is there any suggestions on shake bake recipes that I can try in the meantime.

Generally, simple fruit recipes calls for shorter steep times, generally an overnight rest, to get the flavours to settle down a bit.
I, alas, do not make any of these but this one is good on day 2 but gets better over time..

 

[Bulldog]

Just got everything to mix Doug's awesome sauce, can't wait to try it.
@Faiyaz Cheulkar if you anywhere near a plastics for africa you could also get these at R1.90 for bottle and R1.90 for cap 50ml. I use the glass jars to mix and steep also available there at R7.90 and I have as recommended by @RichJB 200ml of both the recipes mentioned in his post above steeping, only 3 days so far.