A&L Citron Concentrate

The Citron by A&L is a concentrate specially made for your DIY preparations of e-liquids. Use it on its own or in recipes with other citrus flavors, it must be mixed in a base liquid before being poured into your electronic cigarette tank.

Arômes et Liquides recommends a dilution of 6% for 50PG/50VG, which equals 6ml per 100ml of base. Once your mix is made, let your preparation sit in a dark and dry place for two to three days (steep time).

The Citron concentrate is packaged in a 10ml bottle with a childproof cap and a dropper tip. 100% French, it is composed of food flavorings and propylene glycol.

Who is Arômes & Liquides (A&L)?

Arômes et Liquides (A&L) is a French manufacturer of e-liquids and DIY concentrates since 2012. With labs located not far from Saint-Étienne in the Loire department, it presents a wide collection of flavors from the simplest to the most complex flavors.

The brand stands out in the vape universe thanks to its famous tobacco recipe of Ryan USA of the A&L collection or the fruity mix Ragnarok of the Ultimate collection.

How to prepare your Citron concentrate?

What are the necessary ingredients to prepare my concentrate?

• A ready-made base
• One or more concentrates
• Optional: an additive to enhance your preparation

What do I need to prepare my concentrate?

• A syringe from 10 to 30ml for the base
• Plastic or glass bottles to make your preparations
• Latex gloves
• Protective goggles
• A label to write the name and the dosage of your preparation

What are the preparation steps?

1. Wash your hands, take your place on a clean work surface out of reach for children
2. With a syringe or a pipette, fill an empty bottle with your ready-made bottle
3. The base with nicotine has to be handled with a lot of precaution. We recommend using latex gloves and protective goggles for maximum safety
4. Shake your concentrate bottle before using it
5. Add some concentrate drops (see dosage recommendations on the product sheet or the label)
6. Optional: add one or more additives
7. Energetically shake for 10 to 20 seconds and let it sit to respect the steep time
8. Wash your hands again, clean your equipment and your work surface
9. Write your recipe to do it again or to pass it on

Our recommendations to help you:

The steep time:

It’s the key part of DIY e-liquid making. The steep time is the length of time during which your e-liquid sits. It allows the flavors to develop and express themselves. The longer the maturation period, the more flavors develop.

For an optimal steep time, the necessary length is:

• 15 days minimum, or several weeks for tobacco and sweet/tasty concentrates
• 1 week minimum for the drink or candy concentrates
• 48 hours minimum for fruity and/or mentholated concentrates

Tip for an optimal result: shake the bottle of your preparation a bit every day so the flavors correctly diffuse.

According to the PG/VG ratio of your base, the steep time may be longer. The higher the vegetable glycerin (VG) proportion, the longer the steep time.

The tasting:

Once the steep time is over, your e-liquid is ready-to-be-used. It might need some adjustments.

If you find the flavor rendering too light, you can add some drops of concentrates and let it sit for an additional 48 hours.

On the contrary, if your e-liquid is too strong, you can dilute it by adding some base.

To help you:

• If your preparation is too intense, you have to dilute it. Then, add some base.
• If your preparation is not strong enough, add some drops of concentrate
• If you’re a beginner: start with one concentrate before thinking about mixing it with other concentrates.
• For the additives (optional), stick to proportions of 1 to 3% of your base liquid + flavor concentrate(s) mix, as additives are generally highly concentrated.
• Precisely label your preparations with the date, the dosage, and the concentrates used
• Put your new recipes in 10ml bottles but in low amounts (5ml for example) to allow you readjustments of concentrate or base.