i have read in several places that sometimes vodka or everclear is added to the diy juice. i have not found why it is added though.
is it just to thin down the juice? or is there some other reason?

I think mainly to thin down a VG heavy juice. I have read a few posts that it adds a bit more throat hit.

i thought it was probably the thinning - but i like it that it may add throat hit. i am going to add a few drops next time i mix something up.

If you can find it, grab Everclear 190 proof, it's illegal in a few states, but misery doesn't seem to be one of them. I use it to clean diy stuff, rinse out bottles between boilings, etc

ok. that would be so much easier - plus it never hurts to sample it, right? just to make sure it is really 190 proof

I don't drink anymore, but 190 proof will kick your butt quick.

Moradiss wrote:I don't drink anymore, but 190 proof will kick your butt quick.

If I had Gatsby's flare for the tale, I'd tell a story about my first experience with grain alcohol when I was 17 years old and a freshman in college.

But I don't.

So I won't.

I love a good drunk story, it's part of the appeal going to aa meetings

Moradiss wrote:I love a good drunk story, it's part of the appeal going to aa meetings

Well, I remember the beginning and the end of the story, but everything in between is blur.

It started off at a frat party on campus, and they had the most delicious punch in garbage cans. It was hot (hey--we're talking North Carolina in August), and so it's not all that surprising that I had a fair amount to drink. And because I had never had Everclear, I didn't even know there was alcohol in the punch.

At some point, I have a vague memory of wandering through Duke Gardens with my sandals in hand, enjoying the wonderful feeling of damp grass on my bare feet.

The next clear memory I have is heaving my guts out in my dorm's bathroom. Some kind soul took pity on me and put a pillow under my head after I passed out on the cold stone floor (still in front of the toilet).

Not all that exciting of a story. No sex or gore . . . just a quiet walk through the gardens and hours of worshiping the porcelain god.

Vodka and or everclear does only serve the purpose of thinning out heavy VG juice. I prefer using a bit of PG if I desire having a thinner juice myself. I am not a big fan of putting alcohol in any juice. Now that my taste buds have come back i can taste the slightest amounts of alcohol in e-liquid.

Not to mention that most flavorings have a small amount of alcohol in them already. Hope this is Helpful