Best PG/VG Ratio for Flavour, Coils & Pods | Ecigone

Your PG/VG ratio, coil resistance, and wattage all shape how your vape tastes and how much vapour you get. Change one and the other two need to adjust.

This guide covers which PG/VG ratio works with each coil resistance, how temperature and wattage affect flavour, and where mesh coils fit in. If you're not sure what PG and VG actually are, our guide to choosing vape juice explains the basics.

Best PG/VG Ratio by Coil Resistance

The resistance of your coil determines which PG/VG ratio wicks properly and tastes right. Thicker juice (high VG) needs bigger wick ports found in lower resistance coils. Thinner juice (high PG) works in the smaller ports on higher resistance coils.

Coil Resistance	Best PG/VG Ratio	Vaping Style	Wattage Range
1.0 ohm and above	50/50	MTL, tight draw	8W to 15W
0.8 ohm	50/50 or 60/40 VG/PG	MTL, slightly open	12W to 18W
0.6 ohm	60/40 or 70/30 VG/PG	Restricted lung hit	18W to 25W
0.4 ohm	70/30 VG/PG	Open lung hit	25W to 40W
0.2 ohm and below	70/30 or 80/20 VG/PG	Full sub-ohm	40W to 80W+

A 0.8 ohm coil in a pod kit will wick 50/50 juice without any problems. Put 80/20 VG/PG through that same coil and the wick can't keep up, leaving dry hits and burnt cotton. The opposite problem happens at the other end. Thin 50/50 juice through a 0.2 ohm sub-ohm coil at high wattage floods the coil and causes spitback.

Best PG/VG Ratio for Flavour

PG is the sharper carrier. A 50/50 e-liquid puts more definition into each note and hits the throat harder. Bump the VG up to 70/30 and the flavour softens, gets a touch of natural sweetness from the VG, and comes with a lot more vapour.

What works best depends on what you're vaping:

Flavour Type	Ratio That Works	Why
Fruit and menthol	50/50 or 60/40 VG/PG	PG sharpens the tartness and cooling
Dessert, custard, bakery	70/30 VG/PG	VG sweetness fills out the creamy notes
Tobacco	50/50	Balanced throat hit and body
Candy and sweet	60/40 or 70/30 VG/PG	Higher VG stops them tasting artificial

For the sharpest flavour from any ratio, keep your coil fresh. Gunked up cotton and burnt sweetener mute everything regardless of the PG/VG split. Our coil guide covers how to spot when yours needs swapping.

PG/VG Ratio for Pod Kits

Pod kits with coils between 0.6 ohm and 1.2 ohm have small wick ports. Stick with 50/50 or 60/40 VG/PG. Go above 70% VG and the wick can't keep up, so you get dry hits, gurgling, or flavour that tastes flat.

Nic salt e-liquids come in 50/50 as standard, so they're a natural fit. For MTL vaping in a pod kit, 50/50 nic salts or 50/50 freebase won't give you any wicking trouble.

A few pod kits do take 0.4 ohm or 0.6 ohm coils for a looser draw. 60/40 or even 70/30 VG/PG can work at those resistances, but check the coil's wick port size first. Smaller ports choke on thicker juice even at lower ohms.

Wattage and Temperature Settings by PG/VG Ratio

Thick juice needs more heat. A 70/30 VG/PG e-liquid at 12W barely vaporises, and the flavour comes through weak and muted. Push the same juice to 30W on the right coil and everything opens up.

PG/VG Ratio	Suggested Wattage Range	Notes
50/50	8W to 18W	Stay in the lower half for nic salts
60/40 VG/PG	15W to 25W	The mid range where most pod coils sit
70/30 VG/PG	20W to 50W	Needs a 0.4 ohm coil or lower
80/20 VG/PG	40W to 80W+	Sub-ohm territory only

Start at the low end of your coil's printed wattage range and go up by 2W to 3W per session until the flavour peaks. Going past that point burns the sweetener faster without tasting better. Our wattage guide goes deeper on finding the right output for your coil.

Temperature Control vs Wattage Mode

Temperature control (TC) caps the coil at a set heat level. Once it hits that temperature, power drops off so the cotton never scorches. Wattage mode doesn't do that. It pushes fixed power the whole time, and if the wick dries out between puffs, you get a burnt hit.

TC only works with nickel, titanium, or stainless steel coils though. Most pod kit coils are kanthal, and kanthal won't register in TC mode at all. If your kit supports it and your coils match, start around 200°C to 250°C and adjust from there. Otherwise, wattage mode with the coil and ratio match from the table above does the job.

Mesh Coils vs Wire Coils for Flavour

A mesh coil is a flat strip of metal that sits across the full width of the wick. Wire coils use a wrapped spiral that only contacts the wick at tighter points. That difference in heated surface area changes how the juice vaporises and what you taste.

Factor	Mesh Coil	Wire Coil
Heat distribution	Even across the full wick	Concentrated at wrap points
Flavour	Wider flavour profile, more notes come through	Can be more intense on single notes
Vapour	More vapour at the same wattage	Less vapour, tighter draw
Coil life	Tends to last longer	Shorter lifespan in most cases
Ramp up	Heats quickly from cold	Slower to reach full temperature

Mesh is the better pick for flavour in most kits. The even heating pulls more out of the juice without scorching any one spot. You'll notice it especially with complex flavour profiles where multiple notes need to come through at once. Wire coils are mainly found in MTL tanks now, where a tighter warmer draw suits certain vapers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What PG/VG ratio is best for a 0.8 ohm coil?

50/50 or 60/40 VG/PG. The wick ports on a 0.8 ohm coil are small, so thinner juice keeps up with them. Go above 70% VG and you'll start getting dry hits because the cotton can't absorb fast enough.

What is the best PG/VG ratio for flavour?

Depends on what you're vaping. Fruit and menthol taste sharper at 50/50 because PG carries flavour better. Desserts and bakery flavours often taste fuller at 70/30 VG/PG because the VG adds natural sweetness.

What PG/VG ratio works best in a pod kit?

50/50. Pod kits use higher resistance coils with small wicks, and thin 50/50 juice flows through without trouble. Nic salt e-liquids are 50/50 as standard for exactly this reason.

Is temperature control vaping better than wattage mode?

It can be, but most vapers won't use it. TC needs nickel, titanium, or stainless steel coils to work, and the majority of pod kit and tank coils are kanthal. Kanthal doesn't register in TC mode at all.

What wattage should you use for 60/40 juice?

15W to 25W on a 0.6 ohm to 0.8 ohm coil. Start low, go up 2W to 3W at a time, and stop when the flavour peaks. Pushing past that just burns the sweetener out of the juice faster.

Are mesh coils better for flavour than wire coils?

Usually, yes. Even heating across the full wick pulls more from the juice without scorching. Wire coils can hit a single flavour note harder, but mesh brings out more of the profile overall.

What does 80 VG 20 PG mean?

80% vegetable glycerine, 20% propylene glycol. Thick juice, big clouds, smooth throat hit. It's built for sub-ohm kits running 0.2 ohm to 0.4 ohm coils at 40W or higher.