Hi, Im a complete beginner to DIY liquids, Im wanting to create a 100ml shortfill of 12mg nicotine 50vg/50pg blend for MTL , Im trying to replicate a 10ml ejuice which is 12mg nicotine. How would i do this? Does anyone have any advice for me please. I also live in the UK so i can only use 10ml 18mg nicotine bottles
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have you tried the calculator?
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You need to add 0.7 (7 mils) of 18mg nic shot to 10 mils of short fill to make nic strength 12mg.
You end up with 17 mil of completed juice. (Very watered down).
I worked this out by typing âvaping short fill calculatorâ into the internet and using that.
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Each whole 18mg nic shot added to 100 mil short fill will add 1.5mg of nicotine. So
Each whole 18mg nic shot added to 50 mil short fill will be 3mg of nicotine. So
If you get 50 mil of your short fill you need to add 4 whole nic shots to make it 12mg nicotine.
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Ive recently bought a 50ml shortfill which is already flavoured & has a ratio of 50/50 , ive added 6 bottles of nicotine and it tastes very peppery due to the nicotine overpowering the ejuice. Would making my own juice have the same result or will it taste better
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Looks ok for 100 mil of juice but itâs using 15mil flavour concentrate and not a short fill. Shortfalls are the flavour all ready diluted with a certain VG/Pg ratio. What youâre doing now is completely diluting any flavour in the short fill. You either need to reduce your nic levels down or
What I suggest you do is look online for 72mg nicotine. âNic saltsâ. Nichub is a good place or âeverything liquidâ. Because itâs a lot stronger you only need a little to make your desired strength. It means you will have a lot more flavour from what youâre mixing it with.
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If you buy âone shotsâ they are pure flavour (made from the flavour concentrates we use to make our recipes on this site) You mix around 15% then you add your own Pg and VG to required ratio and then add you own 72mg or 100mg nicotine. You use the calculator on elr and it tells you exactly how much of everything to add but then it helps if you use electric scales and do it by weight.
Check out âNomnomsâ one shots in Northern Ireland. They ship really quickly to England (next day delivery).
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You need 1200mg nic for 100ml at 12mg. Each 10ml of 18mg has 180mg, so use 66.6ml of it, then top up with PG/VG to 100ml, keeping 50/50 ratio in mind.
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Hi, Just a quick update, I purchased 72mg/ml freebase nicotine from nichhub, i have mixed 20ml of it into a 100ml strawberry shortfill which is 0mg & its only been left for 1 day & its tasting abit sour and abit harsh on my throat. Is this normal?
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72mg/ml Ă 20ml / 120ml = 12mg/ml
I started with this strength 6years ago. Vaped MTL, 8-12W. And yes itâs quite high and harsh the first weeks. I was smoking 2x20 cigarettes a day! Would be too strong for DTL!
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Itâs normal with âfreebaseâ as itâs harsh over about 6 mg. Your using 12 mg so it will be harsh but I think you will get used to it. (I really hope you do after buying it).
.âNicsaltsâ are designed to be used at higher percentages and are a lot smoother than âfreebaseâ.
âNicsaltsâ are used for higher percentages.
Nichubs nicotine is very, very good quality. You might be ok trying about 9 mg instead of your usual 12 mg. It would be less harsh. If the 9 mg is not satisfying you, you can always add a little more (9mg = 15 mil of nic to 100 mil of juice).
I mix juice for a friend who normally smokes 20mg nic. I only use 10mg of Nichub nicotine in her juice and she says it tastes stronger than her normal store bought ready mixed juice.
You need to keep âfreebaseâ in the freezer to store it. Decant some from larger bottle (from freezer) into something smaller and keep the smaller bottle in the fridge to use.
The freebase will not freeze and you can pour it straight from freezer into smaller bottle.
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Its weird its like the taste is sour but im not getting the same hit i was from the 10ml bottles, like its not strong enough. Also i didnt know it needed to be kept in the freezer, ive had it sat out in room tempđ I will put it in the freezer now, thanks for the advice. Also i have tried 20mg nic salts a few times but i just dont get the harsh throat hit (which is what im looking for)
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The 10mil bottles are normally nicsalts. It absorbs into your system quickly but leaves quickly as well (need to take more puffs)
and itâs smoother.
Freebase absorbed into your system slower but satisfies longer and you get more of a throat hit.
I donât no why you are getting a sour taste, nicotine isnât sour.
You will be able to taste your juice flavour more now because itâs less diluted, perhaps the sourness is from your short fill juice.
If you try some ( on the back of your hand) without nicotine it could be that.
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