Taste real flavors with zero em gee juices!

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PM'd u 3 sellers who have been honest and good to me.

Dunno any local sellers.

USD14 with shipping: http://www.evolvapor.com/dna200.php (scroll down to 2nd item)

Food for thought on steeping:

Aquarium air bubbler

and

http://pastrypro.com.my/pdf/Itis%20Cream%2...20&%20Siphon%20[NP].pdf

And if they see my future purchase (pending budgetary capability) hooked up to 1liter jugs of juice, I'd prolly be hard-pressed to keep them from making a quick exit.

"But...but...it's just introducing more oxygen to accelerate the oxidation of the ingredients so that...aaah they left!"

http://www.lazada.com.my/ce-approved-porta...es-8239203.html

As u know, Five Pawns extracts flavors from the actual base ingredients. To get as close as possible to the ori's flavor, you'll have to do the same where feasible. Just use TFA's AP, Kentucky Bourbon and Brown Sugar. The remaining flavorings can be DIY extracted for much less than the cost of 1 bottle of castle long.

I've already gone in-depth regarding oak ageing and Madagascar Bourbon vanilla extract so u know what to do there. Suggest making fresh coconut meat and toasted desiccated coconut extracts separately to be combo-ed.

For almond extract lightly toast almonds first, then remove the skins and discard. Mortar and pestle into smaller pieces (I avoid using a blender mill cos I don't want heat) and then add to yr VG.

Got a feeling that 1.5% Himalayan rock salt saline wouldn't hurt; will try that out in future versions.

Water always finds it's own level
And in the DIY details, there's the devil
Better not to smoke and not be sick
Can taste real flavors when u go zero nic

Got some strawberries and blueberries for a bit of extract-making


Washed, hulled and sliced 250gm strawberries


2x 8g N2O cartridges, 300ml PG (the VG version didn't turn out so well)


Smells like strawberries, tastes like strawberries


After straining, end result was 320ml of strawberry flavoring, approx cost (fruit, PG, N2O) is 7.5sen/ml. The blueberries were not up to standard, so I decided to use them for other purposes.

Technically speaking, I made an infusion, not an extract. The pressure of the N2O penetrates the strawberry, and when the pressure is suddenly released, the gas rushes out of the strawberry cells carrying the flavors into the medium(PG). If you're referring to TFA, Capella etc, I'm pretty sure they don't do it this way at all; they just use lab-made chemicals to duplicate the flavor.

I just make for my own use as part of a fun hobby. If u wanna try it (save money and have better REAL natural flavor), get one of these:

http://www.lazada.com.my/stainless-steel-c...rs-4961311.html (I got mine during lazada's birthday sale..was a bit cheaper then)

And u r right about consistency of flavor being a problem. That's where your tongue and fruit-selection comes in, to try and get the best flavor by using the best ingredients u can find.

How about a photo of yr current build? Maybe yr build is ok but you may be having a bout of vaper's tongue?

Some thoughts which may be useful.

If you must mix by weight:

A digital scale is only as good as the quality of the load cell(s). Don't go too cheap.

All scales require calibration from time to time. Invest in a set of calibration weights. Most weighing machine shops can also calibrate your scale for a small fee. If you're buying from a physical shop, ask the seller to calibrate the scale for you as part of the deal. Watch the seller calibrate, if possible. When you see the scale measure small weights and maximum weight accurately, you'll have greater peace of mind.

Features like user-selectable auto-off and backlight on/off are handy to have.

I own several digital scales ranging from 100g max to 50kg max weight. None of them are used for mixing juices. Call me antiquated, but I prefer using graduated PMP cylinders. PMP is polymethylpenthene...I may have spelled it wrongly; the material is non-wetting and there is no meniscus created in them, easier to read accurately.

Are your batteries married? Maybe you have 1 which is weak.

LG HG2's are rated for 20A continuous output.

Joyetech website says: "We kindly recommend high-rate 18650 cells with rated discharge current≥25A."

If you have any genuine Sony VTC 4's, try using them in the Cuboid and see if it makes a difference.

If your batteries for 1 mod are kept together, used together and charged together, then they are considered married batteries. You're doing things properly

You may find this to be a good read: http://guidetovaping.com/2016/01/10/how-im...ried-batteries/

As you may have read before in previous versions of this thread, I've expressed deep interest and liking for the Cuboid...and I really want one. But I only have 2 remaining VTC4's...all the others died from old age liau, and the rest of my batts are LG HG2's and a few joenida shiny wrap "HG2". I guess it's time to go hunting for genuine Sony batts b4 I get that mod.

Maybe other Cuboid owners can shed some light or give input into this battery matter.

Last year I had said that Koh Gen Do cotton seemed to taste and work the same as the much-cheaper Muji.

Last week, someone raised the possibility that the 3 pads of Koh Gen Do I had bought may have just been repackaged and renamed Muji cotton, hence the similarities.

Only one way to find out for sure...get Koh Gen Do direct from Japan. A kind friend got a bag of it for me and it's now in Singapore. Will pick it up later this month and compare.

Your notebook screen must be very clean!

Maybe u could do a post on the physical differences between Muji and KGD, as well as a taste/wicking performance comparison if possible? If you could also state where genuine KGD can be obtained in M'sia, it could help other vapers. If necessary, I'll also chime in with my own comparison, but that can only be in late April or early May after I collect my KGD.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that the "Koh Gen Do" I bought last year was nothing but repackaged and renamed Muji cotton. It wasn't much money (RM10 for 3 pads if I recall correctly), but still it's not a nice feeling to have been deluded.

Advise u to first look into Kastam regulations on the importation of nicotine.

I believe I saw it in CloudGear, SS15 late last year. If memory serves me correctly, it comes in a roll, not a ball (but I guess it kinda looks like a ball when rolled up). They're very helpful at that shop, and the sales assistant uncoiled a roll and told me to take a closer look. No discernible odor, and it felt like cotton (no surprise) in my fingers. He warned me that once I used that cotton, I wouldn't want any other kind.

Yes it is expensive. After a short argument in my head, the poorfag cheapskate in me won and I settled for another bag of cheaper Team Vape Lab cotton which was about half the price. If you're feeling flush with dosh, do give it a try and let us know yr thoughts!

First practice on normal cheap cotton balls (but don't use them to actually vape unless they been boiled before to get rid of bleach etc).

Gently tug and tease the cotton ball into a sheet that's more or less even in density and is the desired thickness. Take your time and use a light touch.

Spread out a dry towel (microfiber is best), place your sheet of cotton on it and gently stroke it with the palm of your hand to roll it (no sexual innuendo intended ok?).

Your goal is to make a tube of cotton which is even and firm, but not too tightly packed, and the diameter is double that of the inner diameter of your coil. The friction between the towel and cotton sheet should be enough to prevent the sheet from sliding around as you shape it.

Once you gain confidence with practice, then move on to the high-priced fancy cotton. It's really not too hard, I promise.