Made my first E-juice. Didn't taste good : /

[Kiicki]

I usually buy my E-juice that is PG 80%/20% VG. The throat hit was good and had no problems with this.

I made my first E-juice and the after taste is not good. Also I always cough and the ratio I made is PG 60%/40% VG. So this should have less throat hit, but I cannot vape it for some reason.

This is what I used. I made 30ml juice.
PG 15.6ml (52%)
VG 12ml (40%)
flavor 2.4ml (8%)

I haven't steeped it, I just wanted to try it, and hopefully it will get better over the days, but should the throat hit be this strong? It isn't actually a throat hit, but I caugh for some reason. I don't know what's wrong.

 

[Kiicki]

Actually there is not much of a throat hit, but I still caugh sometimes. Is this because I haven't steeped it?
Maybe a bad coil, or didn't I mix it enough? The after taste isn't good. It looses the flavor, and it taste like nothing. cannot really explain what the after taste is like.

 

[Budds]

Lottsa variables.....

Things like "What Flavor concentrate, brand and actual flavor ?"
"Where did you get your Nic if any, Vg and Pg"
"Have you tried the Pg/Vg alone to see if it could be one of them ?"
"Did you steep in dirty socks?"... (No... just kidding ! )

Anywyas more details the better to try to help.....

 

[Kiicki]

PG from
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1000ml-1L...769?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e7778a389

VG from
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1L-1000ml...519?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e7996ac47

And flavor from
http://www.lightyourfire.se/e-liquid/diy-e-liquid/flavourart-smakessenser/vanilla-classic

I din't use nicotine. My e-juice ratio I made is PG 60%/40% VG. So the amount of PG cannot be the reason why I caugh, since I have been using 80% ratio before.

I haven't tried PG and VG without flavor.

 

[Huckleberried]

Anything higher that 20vg in my mixes makes me cough. Don't know if that's what's happening for you, but it happens to me.

 

[Huckleberried]

Oh wait. Did you use 8% of JUST that flavor??

 

[AmandaD]

8% of vanilla classic is very high! You might want to take that down to around 2 or 3%?

 

[Kiicki]

Oh wait. Did you use 8% of JUST that flavor??

No, I used
PG 15.6ml (52%)
VG 12ml (40%)
flavor 2.4ml (8%)

I wrote before that I haven't tried just PG and VG without the flavor since the last guy asked me if I maybe had tried that.

 

[Kiicki]

8% of vanilla classic is very high! You might want to take that down to around 2 or 3%?

Seriously? I acutally added from 5% to 8%. I feel like the after taste is like non, and that I cannot taste the flavor really well. But I haven't steeped it so I don't actually know. I made my first E-juice today so I would need to wait for 5 days to taste it again to see if I need more or less.

 

[Time]

@Huckleberried is likely correct.

Higher VG can make me cough and your flavor percent looks too high causing the aftertaste.

This might help https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr..._hQ6Fu8HdEwwR2dLRUJlVjlabEN1NG1ucktuUVE&gid=0

 

[AmandaD]

Seriously? I acutally added from 5% to 8%. I feel like the after taste is like non, and that I cannot taste the flavor really well. But I haven't steeped it so I don't actually know. I made my first E-juice today so I would need to wait for 5 days to taste it again to see if I need more or less.

Nope, a single flavor like vanilla classic is fine to vape immediately. Try it at 2% and increase as necessary - overflavoring can have the opposite result!

 

[Kiicki]

Anything higher that 20vg in my mixes makes me cough. Don't know if that's what's happening for you, but it happens to me.

I don't think that is the issue, since I have been vaping from a 80% PG before. I cannot actually understand what it could be, unless I really need to steep it. Could that be the issue? My plan is to steep it, but I wanted a quick taste too see how it was.

 

[AmandaD]

I don't think that is the issue, since I have been vaping from a 80% PG before. I cannot actually understand what it could be, unless I really need to steep it. Could that be the issue? My plan is to steep it, but I wanted a quick taste too see how it was.

Nope! The FA single flavors don't change until they're combined. Shake and vape!

 

[Kiicki]

@Huckleberried is likely correct.

Higher VG can make me cough and your flavor percent looks too high causing the aftertaste.

I will try to use 3% flavor next time. I still caugh from it, even tho the throat hit is not strong. When I don't caugh it feels normal, but suddenly I caugh. Maybe it is because of to much flavor. could that be the issue?

 

[Time]

I don't think that is the issue, since I have been vaping from a 80% PG before. I cannot actually understand what it could be, unless I really need to steep it. Could that be the issue? My plan is to steep it, but I wanted a quick taste too see how it was.

But, you were vaping 20vg, now you are vaping 40vg. It might be the higher vg making you cough. Not the lower pg.

 

[AmandaD]

I will try to use 3% flavor next time. I still caugh from it, even tho the throat hit is not strong. When I don't caugh it feels normal, but suddenly I caugh. Maybe it is because of to much flavor. could that be the issue?

Yes! And the higher VG could well be the culprit also.

 

[Huckleberried]

But, you were vaping 20vg, now you are vaping 40vg. It might be the higher vg making you cough. Not the lower pg.

Thank you! This was my point.

And I completely agree with Amanda, that 8% of Vanilla Classic is WAY too much. FlavourArt is very concentrated flavoring. I wouldn't and haven't taken that one higher than 3%. Honestly, I can't say I've taken it to 3, even.

 

[Kiicki]

But, you were vaping 20vg, now you are vaping 40vg. It might be the higher vg making you cough. Not the lower pg.

Good point. I will make PG 80/20 VG with 3% flavor. That ratio is what I have been using before, so if it still happens, then I know it's probably the flavor that is the problem.

 

[Kiicki]

Thank you! This was my point.

And I completely agree with Amanda, that 8% of Vanilla Classic is WAY too much. FlavourArt is very concentrated flavoring. I wouldn't and haven't taken that one higher than 3%. Honestly, I can't say I've taken it to 3, even.

Thanks, I really appreciate the help. I will make a PG 80/20 VG tomorrow with 3% flavor.

 

[Kiicki]

It seems that PG 80/20 VG is the best for me. I don't cough anymore, but the taste could be better. I don't taste it that much. I used 3% vanilla classic. Should I add some more, or should I wait and steep it?

 

[Kiicki]

I actually still get it, but it's better with PG 80%

I will try to not use flavor and get to know the VG and the PG.
i will try different ratio without the flavor. it must be the flavor that gives me the coughing. I vaped with PG 80% before without problems, and know I cough every 5 hits I take.

 

[Kiicki]

Should I shake the PG/VG before mixing? I did that now, and didn't use the flavor and I don't cough anymore.
So the problem was that I didn't shake the PG/VG before mixing or that I used to much flavor or that the flavor is just bad.

 

[Kiicki]

Sorry for the spam but i found out what the problem was. I added some flavor now, and I don't cough.
It was just that I didn't shake the PG/VG before mixing it. I did that and I don't cough anymore.
Cheers!