Is VG / PG juice too weak to bother with?

[b.kind]

Is VG / PG based vape juice too weak to bother with?

Debating making VG / PG vape juice in my Magical Butter Machine.

Some people say, “VG / PG is too weak, a waste of materials, etc”.

Is this true? Is VG / PG juice too weak? How strong can we make it, under ideal circumstances? Bare with me.

To make a solution strong, use the minimum solvent and the maximum agent.
In this case, use 2 cups of VG / PG and 2 ounces of decarb’d flower.

How to measure strength?
Someone used a formula like this:
(herb weight) * (herb potency) / (fluid volume) = E-juice Potency, expressed in mg/ml.

In this case:
herb weight = 2 z = 56g = 56000mg
herb potency (estimate) = 15%
fluid volume = 2 cups VG / PG = 480 ml

So:
(56000mg) * (0.15) / (480ml) = potency in mg/ml
8400mg / 480ml = 17.5 mg/ml

So, under ideal circumstances, the strongest possible potency for VG / PG is 17.5 mg/ml. Unless I screwed up. Does this make sense to anyone?

How does this potency compare to the carts from the dispensary?

Their labels say they are say they are 30 - 70% total THC.
I think that means 30 - 70 mg / ml.

If I am correct, then dispensary carts are 2 to 4 times stronger than anything I can make at home using VG / PG.

All this makes the alcohol method look more attractive.

Hmm… on the other hand - the VG and PG are both edible. And sweet. Use sublingualy, or add to a drink. It’s a Vape Juice, … AND a Desert Topping!

PS: first post!

 

[b.kind]

I decided to make the above vape juice.
Call it an experiment.

2 cups of VG / PG at about 80 / 20. (Food grade). No flavorings.

56 grams of Girl Scout Cookies. (Decarb’d at 250 \F for 30m.)
Large volume, so I put it through a coffee grinder, and it shrunk to just 2 cups volume.

Mix all into a … disgusting glop.

Heat the mixture at 130F for 8 hours. (I used a Magical Butter machine.)
The end result was a … different disgusting glop.

Strained through a Purity 90 filter while still hot.
Really squeezed the hell out of it, and I got 330ml from the original 480ml.

Liquid is greenish/brown.
It has about the consistency of olive oil. Not too thick.
Little to no smell.

Purchased 12 new CCELL carts online. 1 gram size. (Received legitimate carts, not fakes.)
The color of the juice in the carts is light-greenish/brownish.
Definitely lighter color than the dispensary’s carts, which are usually copper-brown.

But the proof is in the Vaping - and the result is good.
Thick clouds, very little taste.
Nice effect.

This compares pretty well to carts from the local dispensaries.
I have purchased stronger carts at dispensaries, but weaker ones too.

Still evaluating, but I am favorably impressed.
And I’d better be, as I have a third of a liter!

If this turns out to be practical, it is cheaper than dry-vaping flower.

 

[Sick Vape]

Nice to know that it works that way.
I have tried to vape pure VG and it gives me headaches and a weird head.
But it is a good way to know what is in your carts, for normal people.
I also look forward to hear how it evolves over time.

 

[b.kind]

If you got headaches from vaping pure VG, then you might well still get them from an 80 / 20 mix.

I have not experienced that so far. Hope this Not a common issue with vaping VG.

 

[Sick Vape]

Don't worry. I do not think it is a common issue. E-juices based on VG/PG would not be as widespread if it was.

 

[b.kind]

Well, it has been a week, enjoying the new batch daily.
Good effects, no ill effects. Pleased with the results.

Girl Scout Cookies is a nice strain and this specific plant came out great.
It makes a nice vape juice, easy on the lungs.

Note: I did actually try tasting the mix itself. Awful.
Straight VG tincture tastes fine, so it must be the PG component that ruins it.

I have a lot, it should last a very long time.
Storing it in brown glass bottles, in a dark place, at room temp.

Anyone know how long VG / PG stays potent?
Should it be in the fridge?

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I started this thread by asking it VG / PG juice is to weak to bother with.
I now have an answer: no.
It is quite enjoyable, though not as potent as other vape juices.
Onset of the buzz is more gentle, but still palpable.