Beginner Guide: Mixing Ratios with the Vaping Community Calculator

[Old Goat]

Mixing your own e-liquid can feel intimidating at first, but tools like the Vaping Community Calculator
make it simple. Follow this step-by-step guide to safely calculate nicotine, VG, PG, and flavor amounts for any batch.

Step 1: Know Your Ingredients

Before you start, make sure you understand these key terms:

Desired VG/PG ratio: Determines vapor thickness and throat hit (example: 70/30 = thick clouds, smooth hit).

Desired nicotine strength: How strong you want your final juice (mg/ml).

Nicotine base strength: Strength of your concentrated nicotine stock (example: 48 mg/ml or 100 mg/ml).

Nicotine base type: PG, VG, or 50/50 mix.

Flavor concentrates: Usually measured as a percentage of total e-liquid (example: strawberry 4%, cream 2%).

Step 2: Open the Calculator

Go to the Vaping Community Calculator “Create Recipe” page. https://vceliquidrecipes.com/create



Step 3: Input Your Batch Size

Decide how much e-liquid you want to make.

Example: 100 ml batch.



Step 4: Set VG/PG Ratio

Input your target VG/PG ratio:

Example: 70% VG / 30% PG



Step 5: Set Desired Nicotine Strength

Enter the final nicotine strength you want in the mix:

Example: 3 mg/ml

Note: You can tick the "Zero Nicotine" box if you do not want to add any nicotine.



Step 6: Enter Nicotine Base Strength

Example: Stock nicotine = 100 mg/ml (This is the strength of the nicotine base you have)



Specify how much PG is in your nicotine base. (If your nicotine is VG-based, it will be 0)



Step 7: Add Flavor Concentrates

Input the names of the flavors and percentage of each flavor used, the calculator will show you the avarage percentage used for each flavor:

Example: Strawberry Ripe 4%, Sweet Cream 2% (total flavor = 6%)





Step 8: Let the Calculator Do the Math

The tool will tell you exactly how many ml or grams of each ingredient to use:



Step 9: Mix Safely

Use gloves and safety gear when handling nicotine.

Label bottles with date, strength, and VG/PG ratio.

Start with small batches (10–30 ml) until confident.

Shake well and steep if the recipe requires it.

Quick Tips

Double-check your inputs — mistakes with nicotine can be dangerous.

Always measure with precision; digital scales are best for small volumes.

Keep a dedicated mixing space, away from children and pets.

This guide makes DIY mixing safe, precise, and beginner-friendly. Pair it with the Vaping Community Calculator, and you can confidently create any e-liquid recipe without doing complicated math by hand.

 

[Hellena]

What a great guide. Thank you [smention u=59]Old Goat[/smention]

 

[Old Goat]

Don’t thank me, friend — thank the vaping community. I just rattled the tin can and pointed at the tool, but it’s the collective brainpower of mixers, coders, and fellow nicotine-fueled tinkerers that built and refined the VC Calculator into what it is today. That’s the beauty of DIY — we all throw our two cents into the pot, and before you know it, someone’s cooking with real flavor.

So next time you run the numbers on a recipe, remember it’s not just math, it’s the work of vapers from all over the world who wanted to make this journey easier for the rest of us. I just put the signpost up — they paved the road.

 

[Pauly Walnuts]

Well, you did a fine job of posting the sign.

I agree with [smention u=76]Hellena[/smention] . Fine guide. Took me a long while and a lot of questions before I understood to the extent that I do now.

 

[Pauly Walnuts]

example: 48 mg/ml or 100 mg/ml

Is there one nicotine store online that's better than another? Or should I say, easier to tell what the mg/ml are? Don't recall where I got mine from, but I thought it said it was 100 mg/ml, but when I got the bottle it said, 10%!

Also, I've read that there's a Salt Nic. Or is it Nic Salt? What's the difference and for what reason might it be used? Like is it for different hardware, like a pod vs a mod?

I have a Smok Mag 18 and an RTA. Don't remember the make and model, though. Some hellvape of some sort. Hell if I know.