You hillbilly mixer! Lol 
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You might want to do a bit more searching and reading here… But frothers have been tested and retired by several here.
They tend to inject additional air into the mix, which is a huge negative for nicotine (depending on when you add it). Others have mentioned loss of volatiles (flavor)…So I would definitely not recommend them. Especially for someone just starting out.
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OMG i forgot the order i placed earlier, so Im easily over 90 liquids… I started putting them in my stash before they are even here lol.
Thanks to both @Lolly & @VapeyMama I plan on small batches for quite awhile so I guess I am set. I didn’t even think of just using the bottle and shaking… more my style .
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I will get some of these for future use for sure, ty
I have no idea why i got these tbh, lol, i thought i needed for something. I don’t plan on single flavors, so i guess i did not need these… I will take order more larger sizes, thank you!
I was reading about bottles and the extra space needed so I had ordered the chubby gorrilla ones because i thought they always had the extra space in them, and i like this type bottle. Hopefully I assumed right on this.
As far as the scale, I purchased the AWS LB-501 Scale that many here seemed to use. 15 ml will be lowest i will mix and later after some experience and find things i like i will of course mix larger.
Thanks all for the responses, you guys really do rock!
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Just tossing it out there as an affordable option. For most if they want to try a mixer they obviously don’t want to invest 100 or more bucks on a device they may or may not want to use long term. A 10 dollar option which has a use if you don’t like it on the other hand can be more appropriate as a starting point.
Personally I never had any problems with a milk frother as long as the whisk end was fully submerged before I turned it on. No added air in to the mix.
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Yay! Just keep buying more and more and more and…soon you will be in the same boat as all of us! 
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haha, yes, I am happily on my way tyvm lol
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Document, document, DOCUMENT! With my previous experience in a variety of stuff, it quickly became clear to me that taking proper notes when creating or changing a recipe is very important.
I started off using a spreadsheet in G-Docs, so I have a different recipe on each worksheet tab. I have it set to calculate everything based on the intended final quantity, then I name the tabs by [recipenumber].[1-x]-[Name], like “023.2-Mt. Oklahoma.” I never modify a sheet, just keep duplicating them, renaming them, and creating new recipes. If .3 doesn’t work out, I can go back to .2 and go again.
“.1’s” never work out great. If they’re good but need something more, they’ll become “.2’s” and so on.
It’s been very frustrating at times, coming up with crap recipes, but reading the forums and manufacturer/retailer sites about percentages and reviews will go a long way.
I probably make 1 good recipe out of 5 ideas, up considerably from like 1 out of 20. Lots of tests poured down the drain for sure! Don’t be afraid of dumping something that just didn’t work out. Think about what may have gone wrong and try again!
I keep thinking that there’s four different types of flavors - citrus, berry, tobacco/coffee, and desserts/bakery. There’s notes and tones and layers and profiles. You’ll probably start dissecting flavors of everything you eat or drink. Like, “Hmm. there appears to be an apple note in this tea…” It’s all a blast.
I use a milk frother, also called something else, that’s a round, wirey spinny thing at the end of a motor. Not real strong, definitely not “high shear mixing,” but it seems to do the job. That and time. And even more time with the more VG you got.
Good luck!
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congrats on a strong start
after almost 2 years of mixing, i ended up mixing in a small glass cup and stirring with a small spoon or fork. i enjoy adding the flavors in (the cup on the scale), and taking a quick drop test here and there to see where is the recipe from what i want. gives me that master chef feel 
Nic goes last - after all the mixing and stirring is done. then another round of stirring, then the final mix goes in the bottle for labeling and steeping. no extra air bubbles from shaking or the frother, and no headache from shaking… used to mix in the bottle but found mixing in a cup also easier on the eyes to do
good luck and have fun.
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Finally I am a bit comfortable with mixing a bit. I am doing it in the bottles for now, as I’m not mixing any large quantities YET.
Testing is another story for me. Everything tastes ‘yuck’ ! I tried just a drop from bottle, and most are disgusting to me. I try a drop after all mixed and the same thing. I know i really need to mix up samples of all my flavors but that seems so overwhelming. Definitely a downside of starting too big. Im up to like 175 flavors.
I have mixed about 20 recipes so far, and hope to do a bunch more tomorrow . Next is to play around some but NO more ordering for me.
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Excuse my typing and formating, this is on a phone.
I just started diy a month ago and started mixing up test batches to taste the flavor’s I’ve only made 2 good flavors so far. They are bolth 2 flavors a piece but I like them, find a flavor you love don’t go crazy just that one flavor then build on it and see where it gets you. I am not experienced this is just how I’m finding my flow. People in this place love their pie custrd crust baked sugar crack, I’m a simple fruit man I like my fruits and an occasional candy flavor, (not putting down the awsomeness everyone makes) is just not my cup of tea. Probably will try,a couple eventually…
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Yeah, that’s what I said…
But, I don’t create my own juices, I just make what others have posted.
It’s fun, and different, and I really like having 40+ different e-juices to try out,
but so far, only 4 are in the daily rotation.
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Yea yea, that’s what we all say. Just before we diver deeper into the rabbit hole…
Only 4 ?
Want to borrow my vaper-aid case
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I don’t know if anyone mentioned it, didn’t see it in a seach. But a good scale is one of the best investments I made when starting DIY. Place your bottle on the scale, Tare it, mix, and shake. No syringe mess, no guessing drops, just quick and precise measurements.
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Yeah, I just started DIY in May of this year, and I’m still experimenting with everyone’s recipes. I thought I liked creams & custards, but I don’t as they’re a bit “heavy”. I thought I liked fruits, some yes, some no… So I mix some recipes, SnV them, let them sit, visit them in a few weeks and see if they’re worthy of another mix, or move onto something else. Just experimenting with all the different profiles. Eventually, I’ll SF test and try to mix something, but for now, I’m fine. Haven’t thrown anything out, so it’s all good.
I like your case. Might have to do something similar - keep an emergency stash at work,etc…
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doh doh doh …another one bites the dust… …and another ones gone, and another ones gone…
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What’s the 4 in the rotation? My flavor profile likes seems to be similar to yours… considering your posts above
This isn’t an uncommon topic and maybe should be grouped together under one umbrella.
Not a problem you would have eventually ended up with that many plus more ! I’m up to like 160 flavors and there are still more I want to get.
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