I dumps all my stuff in a chubby gorilla and tosses it in the dryer for an hour. On delicate of course.
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I shake the hell of my bottles using and electric carving knife. Using stainless steel plumbing straps
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Shake the shit out of the bottle immediately after mixing. Then shake again periodically until done steeping.
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I started out just shaking and shelving, but that gets tiresome if youâre doing a few mixes at a time. Built a diy magnetic stir plate, then I just bought one and havenât looked back. The ultrasonic homogenizer machines look slick, but theyâre a few grand! Lol
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Why wait to add nic? Curious
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Because of the way that I mix-I use VG thatâs been heated in a hot water bath. The VG is last to go in the bottle when I first make a bottle of juice, so Iâm using the heat of the VG as a sort of âspeed steepingâ process. This âspeed steepingâ gets an extra kick by using the small wand mixer/milk frother, as the speed of the mixer blades get a good amount of air into the juice(Evidenced by the juice having an opaque appearance) With the heat+the air introduced, I didnât want to oxidize the nicotine, so I add it after the juice has steeped for a bit. Iâve not had a problem with oxidized nicotine in my mixes as of yet(Iâve only been mixing since January of this year), but after having a bunch of juice with oxidized nicotine from vendors, itâs not something I want from my juices. Iâm probably being overly cautious, but itâs my nature to be soâŚ
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Im also kinda in the none of the above⌠I use a Philips Senseo Milk Twister (a magnetic milk frothier with and without heat) that I got with me Senseo coffee machine that was collecting dust. I normally run it twice on cold mix and end with a hot mix and it really seems to cut down on the steeping for me and havenât had any nic oxidation issues either.
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I did that very thing. Except I did it with several different methods. I should have posted the results. Suffice it to say, I now shake and leave. Like @Ken_O_Where I give it another shake or two the day before I am ready to vape.
Lately I have been mixing shake and vapes. Flavorah is great for that
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Not one âShaken not stirred.â joke? REALLY!?
I am disappointed in you ELR.
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Not one âShaken not stirred.â joke? REALLY!?
I am disappointed in you ELR.
Donât laugh. There is a big difference between the two. It actually shows that the collective ELR group is pretty smart chemistry wise. The reactions that Nic and also many flavor components go through is part of basic chemistry know as âoxidation reduction reactionsâ.
This is the same reaction we are all familiar with when, for example, Iron rusts. First it was elemental Iron, then in the presence of Oxygen it turns into Iron Oxide, a molecule with completely different characteristics and behavior. For example one is electrically conductive and one is not. One has the great mechanical strength of a metal, one is frangible and has very little strength. On and on it goes. Understanding chemistry is understanding reactions and what conditions start or stop them. Examples of Triggers for reactions that turn stable mixes of chemicals into unstable ones are everywhere. Every time you strike a match you turn stability into a violent reaction that proceeds on its own.
When deciding on a method of mixing your recipes, you would be well advised to choose one dissolves the least amount of Oxygen into the mix. I heard several references to people using several methods that âfrothsâ the mix, then they let it sit and settle out. Humm, that is not the method that I would put at the top of my list.
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And how does that make Bond jokes not funny?
I get that chemistry matters mind, but jokes man.
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And how does that make Bond jokes not funny?
I get that chemistry matters mind, but jokes man.
I didnât say the joke wasnât funny. Everyone like to laugh at a dumb bartender. I would point out what we laugh at is often on the knife-edge of our understanding of a reality that should be obvious, but somehow, isnât. I think thatâs what makes many jokes âfunnyâ they sit in a place between our understanding and our misunderstanding. When we suddenly realize âwhatâs really happeningâ in reference to the joke then we laugh. I donât know why we react that way. Laugh, Cry, those reactions are very weird. But both involve a reaction to a sudden understanding of something.
I think Bond was saying that now well know phrase to the bartender for a reason. He was saying. âYou do understand that there is a difference donât you?â He makes the bartender the butt of the joke, turning the sharp point of uncomfortable misunderstanding away from us. We all laugh along at the bartender as Bond points out what a dull blade he is⌠But in the process we learn something from it.
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Did I somehow stumble into the âPsychology Todayâ forum by accident?
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Amazing +3char
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I like my martinis stirred when Iâm sober and shaken when Iâm drunk.
I like to shake my ejuice when Iâm sober, I donât mix when Iâm drunk.
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Please indulge us and elaborate regarding the differences. Not all of us are chemists. Many of us are lowly electronic engineers and of other dissimilar disciplines.
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I didnât think you were that particular about your martinis. Wait ⌠is there a sub-conscious reason you said that? Was it really a cry for help? 
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Lol! No help needed here. Well⌠thatâs not true. Iâm sure I need some help. But not with martinis. 
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