Mixing in grams and the liquid i measure out doesn't fill the bottle!

E-liquids Beginners
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Hello,

I’m starting to mix my own liquids but I’m having a problem with measuring.

I have 200g scales that measure from 0.01 but for some reason the measurements aren’t right, i have followed recipes for 10ml which is approx 12g. When I reach the total for each ingredient I tare the scales so i can measure accurately but for some reason the liquid in the bottle when i have finished isn’t even past the half way point on the bottle!

is there anything I’m doing wrong or any other methods i can try?

Thank you in advance!

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Hi and welcome!
Can you make the recipe public and post it here and I see you are making a 10ml batch, I assume the bottle is 10ml?

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Good Question. I am going to follow this thread as well. I am always a little short with my concoctions as well. Not to the point of missing half a batch however. I use this:

I know I loose a little in mixing and pouring into the final bottle, but it seems like I’m still coming up a tad short.

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Put a bottle on your scales and weigh out 10g of water that will show you where 10 ml will come to in your bottle - i have 50ml bottles that hold 65 ml and 100ml bottles that hold nearly 120 ml - I would just check how much the bottle holds.

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I made my own recipe using the calculator just using one concentrate.

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Looks right. What size bottle did you put it in to? Link to bottles that you purchased if possible.

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I used the 10ml bottles from vape mate, they fit 10ml exact

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Jessica, everything looks right. Did your scales come with calibration weights?

Do what Woftam suggested and see what the results are.

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Your recipe is showing drops instead of grams, you can change that at the recipe site under preferences.
Maybe that’s what’s wrong.

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Excellent catch!

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I’m wide awake today and considering it’s a monday… :grinning:

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Thank you! I will give that a try

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I have it set at grams already

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That’s not what your recipe says.

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Just tried the test weighing water as measured by a syringe. The difference was .5ml/mg for 60ml total. That’s .8%. I would consider that quite accurate and probably more a function of the syringe and needle than the scale. Looks pretty close to the yield I got from a batch.

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Now it does :grinning:

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Yes definitely make sure your scale is calibrated correctly. That can make a HUGE difference. If it didn’t come with weights you can use nickels ( the newer the better). 20 Nickels = 100g

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i was viewing mine in grams already because those were the measurements i was using

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I calibrated my scales and now its measuring correctly! thank you

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Yay! :tada:

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