Yes that’s why I have a hard time sharing sometimes! I do though because it’s nice to share with the community and support ELR
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Yes I agree! The main reason for the post was to help beginners keep recipes simple and work their way to more complex recipes! Experienced mixers already know the “secret”! However there are lots of new mixers trying to emulate store bought juice. You’re absolutely right about the additives! Did I use a click bait title yes I did lol.
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Are there any recipes on ELR where you can not taste a difference to the original? Most I tried come close or have their own flair but are there any 100%matches?
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It depends on the recipe and what the user was trying to clone. But generally I think there are very few, if any, that are actually 100%…even though the recipe author will often CLAIM it is.
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@TorturedZen I can’t believe I can’t find it already, but I JUST read a thread here on ELR regarding a member, who’d posted a recipe, and started getting great feedback, and lower in the list, someone chimed in that he (the recipe poster) had copied it from a eBook on Amazon !!!
Needless to say, the eBook was release a year AFTER the recipe had been posted on ELR, so it turns out this b00b on Amazon GOT his recipies FROM ELR, posted them in an eBook with no credit given.
I’ll try to find it.
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#72 by Perce p, Jan 17. 2018, 01:02
This recipe came from an e book off Amazon kindle it’s not his recipe… but I think it’s funny he’s taking credit for someone else’s work
#73 by Mourning Glory, Jan 17. 2018, 03:59
Lol … You’ve got to be kidding me …
#74 by Perce p, Jan 17. 2018, 04:17
No I’m not kidding…
#75 by Perce p, Jan 17. 2018, 04:20
E juice recipes by Jerome miles Amazon kindle copyright 2017
Is the original maker of moonbutter
#76 by Perce p, Jan 17. 2018, 04:21
Look it up
#77 by JoJo, Jan 17. 2018, 05:35
You do realize this recipe was published on this site in Jan 2016 right? Unless you’re saying someone has stolen this recipe and put it in a book and is selling it on Amazon?
#78 by Perce p, Jan 17. 2018, 06:30
Yes someone is styling this recipe on amazon kindle
Jerome miles e recipes
#79 by JoJo, Jan 17. 2018, 06:38
@Perce You sounded like you were accusing Mourning Glory of stealing this recipe from an Amazon kindle book. It sucks that this kind of thing happens, but it does happen a lot. Are Strawnana Custard, Mother’s Milk, Bust-A-Nut, etc. in there, too? Leave a one star review on Amazon and call them out for stealing, if it really is the same recipe. Hey, look on the bright side MG, you’re now a famous, published recipe creator. Except nobody knows it’s you. :-/ Guess that’s not very bright. People suck. Sorry bud.
#80 by Perce p, Jan 17. 2018, 07:04
Yeah I guess I thought the opposite since the other guys was published… my bad
#81 by Perce p, Jan 17. 2018, 07:05
Yep congrats
#82 by MysticRose, Jan 17. 2018, 23:56
Interesting. Wonder which other recipes he has stolen. I’m not going to give him any money to find out though, not even the $.99 for the Kindle edition. I know people do this, but it really pisses me off!!!
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Yep, I remember. Was this Jerome Miles douche ever outted for that? Probably not.
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I don’t really know many thinks about commercial juices. What I know is when I start vape, around 2010-2011, the commercial juice was single flavours. Flavourart, TPA etc. No sweetener, nothink else but 1 flavour pg/vg and nic. Now some times I bought commercial juices but only ones have found sweetener, from a local company, in fact one friend give it to me because he didn’t like it, I didn’t like it either. Hahaha
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Lol I know what you mean! Before DIY I spent so much money trying to find good juices. Finding only a handful that were good. It’s literally like trying to find a needle in a haystack!
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Thats one of the reasons it took me almost 6 years to complite quit from the sticks. Who wants to vape straight apply? (Not me)
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I can say I know of at least 7 juice “companies” that do use @Flavorah in their lines. In fact, 100% of those lines are FLV only. I have helped a few develop lines for a few businesses. I also know, there are decent people out there that only want to sell juice made the best original styled recipes.
Don’t let it all get you down, remember why you share your recipes to begin with.
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Marketing and pricing.
I fell for it again the other day… €50 for 100ml (120 after adding my own nicotine concoction) for the store’s higher rated “premium juices” and both juices are at best medium quality.
At least I can recycle the bottles.
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I totally know why I share my recipes and I agree w/you. Conversely, there are shady people making a profit from someone’s freely shared recipe and that’s just wrong. The intent to freely share does not mean ‘steal my shit and line your pockets.’
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It also doesn’t mean change the amount used a tiny bit and take all credit either… but hey… yeps… 
sitting around, eating nuts and happy I have some ice cold barley pops today!!
¡cerveza fría! 
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I just have to say how much I appreciate everyone here on elr for sharing your recipes. I have learned so much from this site. I quit smoking (cold turkey) after 37 years when introduced to vaping. I make ejuice for my husband and I. I would not be able to make ejuices without learning from all of you! Thank you so much!
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Sorry. What does it mean by :
Sweetener typically 2./.
Does it mean to use 2 kinds of sweetener? Or 2% of sweetener?
And also this one :
Super sweet or 3-4./.
Does it mean to use 3-4% of super sweet? Is this super sweet by Capella?
I’m one of those guys who is trying to get store bought eliquid profile, but have never been able to so far. I’m dying of curiosity
I’ve tried 3% of sucralose before and it’s sweet indeed, but it’s just sweet. The profile isn’t quite like a commercial liquid (full and thick flavor). It seems the flavors in my liquid is missing something that enhances them to be stronger.
Would appreciate any advise
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Welcome to ELR.
You understood correctly, ./. should be taken as %.
Probably someone having difficulties with his keyboard
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Simple answer. It’s two things imo. A well balanced recipe, well thought out, and for me my flavor percent end up being touch high. But how high do you go??? Practice and plenty of mixing.
I’m not saying go way over the norms but if you increase by 0.15% of a flavor you may get a better result, but that may throw of the “balance.” There is no perfect answer to this and only an opinion.
Beyond that is using complimenting flavors of the same type…like using two different Apple flavors to get a singular Apple vape and then using a contrasting flavor sometimes to enhance. Typically called and enhancer like using a lemon or orange or a spice like cardamom.
What I don’t recommend is adding sweetener to everything at the start. To me, it’s the last step of the testing process. To me…sweetener covers shit up by hiding a poor recipe.
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Welcome!
It would help to see the recipe(s) you’ve tried. You can use the blue wrench dropdown menu on your recipe to share privately (without needing to make the recipe public in the database). Once you’ve clicked “share recipe privately” you can scroll down and copy the long url and paste it right here. A better place might be the “Fix My Mix” thread. Just use the search bar anywhere in the forum and use those key words.
I’d also loosely recommend trying 0.5-1% Super Sweet. 3% is through the roof! I say that from observations, not experience, so take it with a grain of salt. You’ll have a better chance of hitting the sweet spot by starting low and working up if it needs it.
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