Thank you, appreciated. Was originally thinking to old to learn, but seems to be fairly straightforward when following a recipe. Would love to also do my own.
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Firstly, everyones tastes are different, so if I whip up a BAD ASS recipe, SD, or anyone else may not think so, or maybe tweak a thing or two so that the flavor profile hits their pallette they way they like- and that is obviously OKAY!! 
To answer your question tho⌠When I am "experimentingâ whit a recipe, I wait until I feel like the steep is done, or nearly done- and test 1 tank at a time.
After say a month âIf im building a bakery type recipeâ than I know what needs to change. The steep adds so many different levels to the final product.
Whatâs the recipe looking like anyways @Oldguynew2diy?!
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Since we probably donât have the same tastes I canât answer that question fairly but you are hitting on the true reason of DIY. You can personally adjust a recipe to your liking. Generally though youâll adjust to highlight your top note. IE: I vape bakeries. Do I accentuate the Cake layer or the nut or fruits and creams? The recipe can have the same flavors in it and have a totally different taste depending on percentages.
Look at the recipes you picked out. Ask why the writers used that percentage with that flavor and the other percentage of flavors in the mix. It wonât take long before you will begin to taste the mix in your head. Can you change it to better fit your tastes.
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Welcome @Oldguynew2diy from a fellow old-guy. Youâll get lots of good advice from a lot of good people.
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@Oldguynew2diy it really depends on a couple of things. What flavors youâre using, and what overall profile you want. Assuming you DONâT want the one flavor to stand out, from a puristâs point of view, itâs better to reduce, than to pump the other flavors up. I mean you can, BUT, sometimes, less is more, and by pumping the other flavors trying to compensate, you can run into more issues, possible over-flavoring, and/or a muddled mess. Doesnât mean pumping the others wont work, but reducing the single loud flavor can work better.
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Welcome @Oldguynew2diy, fellow 
here. More than a handful of us, and at least 3 of us in Ontario.
Youâll do yourself a great favor by following this guide on how to populate your flavor stash. You should not need to enter anything new. This will help with features like âwhat can i makeâ and give you a rough starting % during recipe creation.
Tell us a bit about your setup (pod/mod, watts, rda, rta, tank) and juice (fruits, candy, bakery, tobacco) types.
Iâm going to add you to small private Canadian chat (which you can leave if youâre not interested)
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Welcome @Oldguynew2diy. Reading your questions I can tell you youâve come to the right place as thereâs many very helpful and knowledgeable people here who are more than willing to help. Just want to say good luck and enjoy the process.
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Thanks for the info.
The recipe Iâm woking on has been steeping now a week. I do know with the nicotine and the bakery it needs to steep longer. Just me taking notes and samples to see how it is doing. Recipe is Cream Brulee, Blood Orange and Brandy with a sweetener, using the calculator here and the suggested amounts. I usually have a good sense of flavors and what I feel will taste good together.
Was just wondering if a flavor stands out and others not so much is it better to increase tge weak or decrease the strong.
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Great to know, thank you.
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Thank you very much. This recipe is just me playing and experimenting until my other flavors come in so I can make an actual followed recipe.
ButâŚit is one I will keep playing with to get it better as I feel i will like ot once perfected.
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Keep in mind that alot of oranges fade so if you lose orange flavor you may need to add or use another to help it hold up.
Your question though is a tough one to answer. Its not always just a matter of increasing or decreaing a flavor.
This doesnt always work . Since the calculator is using the median pct used for the single flavor . You need to know is the creme brulee your base , accent or top note. You should know what each flavor is being used for . So alot of times if your using the brandy as an accent the median may be too high for its role in the recipe. Knowing this stuff just takes time but also testing and knowing your flavors will help you know what pct you can use them at.
You should be able to know after a week what need adjustments.
Welcome to the forum btw
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The orange will steep much faster than the creams. I wouldnât consider tweaking before 4-6 weeks. Brands also make a big difference, FA blood orange is very different from FW blood orange or any other brand of blood orange.
Itâs a journey. Also helps when posting a recipe add brand and percentage used for each flavor. Sweeteners also changes the recipe; most of my early juices were flat until I broke down and started using sweeteners. So enjoy the journey and donât throw any mixes away if youâre not enjoying it, 3-6 months can magically change some mixes into something spectacular!
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Thanks for that tip.
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Thank you.
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Thanks for that. Will definitely have to post my mix, and get some tips/info.
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AhâŚthat makes sense to me. The creme brulee Iâd like as the base, with the brandy as the next with a slight orange. So âŚsounds like I do need to possibly adjust. Iâll also wait a bit to see how the flavors come out before I adjust anything.
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Thanks for the info, and the add.
Mod wise it is a geekvape with a tank and mesh coil using around 60 watts.
I really like the dessert flavors, but also have a tendency to add some other flavors. Like orange, watermelon, and even pog with the cool shots. Have been doing this for a whileâŚso i guess in a round about way i have been âmixingâ my own flavors for quite a few years.
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Welcome and glad you joined.
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Thank you. Appreciated
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