If you're a vaping enthusiast looking to personalise your vaping experience and create unique e-liquid flavors, DIY e-liquid making can be a fun and rewarding hobby. You can create custom blends that cater to your preferences and save money compared to purchasing ready-made e-liquids. In this beginner-friendly guide, we'll cover the basics of DIY e-liquid making, including mixing by weight and volume, and recommend some recipe resources to get you started.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

The first step in making your own e-liquid is to gather the necessary supplies. Here's what you'll need:

• Vegetable Glycerin (VG) and Propylene Glycol (PG): These are the two primary liquids that form the base of your e-liquid. VG produces denser clouds, while PG provides more of a throat hit.
• Flavor Concentrates: You can find a wide variety of flavours to choose from, ranging from fruity to dessert flavours. Some of the popular flavour concentrate brands include Flavor West, Capella, Flavorah, and The Flavor Apprentice.
• Mixing equipment: A digital scale, mixing bottles, syringes, and blunt needles to measure and mix your ingredients.
• Safety equipment: Gloves, goggles, and a well-ventilated workspace to protect you while you work.

Step 2: Choose Your Mixing Method

You have two options when it comes to mixing your e-liquid - mixing by weight or by volume. Mixing by weight is more accurate and efficient, as it saves time and eliminates the need to clean syringes after each use. Mixing by volume, however, is easier and doesn't require a scale. Let's discuss each method briefly:

Mixing by Weight:

1. Place your mixing bottle on the scale and tare it to zero.
2. Add the desired amount of VG to the bottle and record the weight.
3. Tare the scale to zero again and add the desired amount of PG to the bottle. Record the weight.
4. Tare the scale to zero again and add the desired amount of flavor concentrate to the bottle. Record the weight.
5. Shake the bottle vigorously to mix the ingredients.

Mixing by Volume:

1. Use a calculator to determine the desired amount of VG, PG, and flavor concentrate based on your desired recipe.
2. Use measuring cups or syringes to measure out the correct amount of each ingredient.
3. Combine the ingredients in a mixing bottle and shake vigorously to mix.

Step 3: Choose Your Recipe

Once you have your mixing method figured out, it's time to choose your recipe. There are endless possibilities when it comes to DIY e-liquid flavours, so don't be afraid to experiment and get creative. Here are a couple of resources to check out:

• All The Flavors: All The Flavors is a recipe-sharing website that lets you search and sort recipes by popularity, rating, or flavour. You can also create an account to save and share your own recipes.
• Flavorah: Master flavour makers Flavorah have a great DIY recipe book you can download Flavorah Mastering the Art of DIY Vapor Volume 2

Step 4: Steep and Store Your E-Liquid

After you've mixed your e-liquid, you'll want to store it in a cool, dark place, away from sunlight and heat. Most e-liquid flavours will benefit from steeping, which allows the flavours to meld together and develop fully. Some flavours may require several days or weeks of steeping, while others may be ready to vape

Step 5: Vape and enjoy!