Stevia Sweet Stuff

[Cloudcomm]

Does anyone have a good starting point for blending a powdered stevia to make a liquid stevia sweetener for DIY. I have pure Stevia Rebaudiana powder and I would like a PG or VG 2oz bottle for adding to my sauce. Any advice, should I go with 1/4tsp per 8/10ml like Sucralose?

 

[PaulBHC]

I don't have an answer but will be interested in what you find out. Most premixed liquid stevia has something else as the main ingredient.

Search for stevia on this forum. We had a whole discussion but I don't think we discussed your question.

 

[Cloudcomm]

Paul I did search, and no, doesn't seem to be an answer. My stevia is pure, not even anti-cake. I went with this based off of recommendations. I guess the liquids are hard to find pure as well. Now that I have the powder I can't find a recommended ratio.

 

[PaulBHC]

Someone said they had a stevia plant and soaked bits of the leaf in pg. Made a very sweet liquid.

 

[coalyard]

Cloud, do you have some regular sweetener hanging around? I would just dip a fingertip in that and taste it. Mix your Stevia powder with PG until it is approximately that sweet, or perhaps sweeter if you wish. Give that a try in a mix and go from there. I will be interested in what you find either way.

 

[Wingsfan0310]

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[Wingsfan0310]

I would mix an 1/8 teaspoonful of the the powder with 10ml of PG, then add a few drops of the mixture to a cup of coffee (or tea if you prefer) and see if it sweetens. If not I'd add another 1/8 teaspoon of the powder and repeat till I had my desired results.

Disclaimer: I don't have the powder, just what I would do if I wanted to try it.

Disclaimer 2: When I first started to DIY I experimented with adding TFA Sweetener, but I've since discontinued that practice. Now if I think a juice needs extra sweetness, I'll add a few drops of Marshmallow, Brown Sugar, etc (flavoring). Good Luck!

Cheers,
Steve

 

[Bunnykiller]

hmmm... wonders what Stevia will turn into during a dry hit??

 

[Cloudcomm]

Good question Bunny. According to several reports dry hits are detrimental to your health. Avoid at all costs! I don't want to change my thread into a discussion of harmful byproducts of burning and then inhaling poisons so I beg you, please, stick to Stevia dilution ratio.

 

[Cloudcomm]

Just an update, I am currently at 9mg wt. per ml. Just to let y'all know I am active in this. I haven't reached a synergy level yet and am awaiting dissolution of my other samples. My 9mg sample from last nite did dissolve well in both VG and PG.