ok.  one thing I've been doing wrong(according to this video) is how I boil the ingredients.  I thought when boiling the ingredients it meant you actually had have the ingredients actually boiling.  which takes about 4 pulls on the bellow. to get it going.  Have to try it enxt time to see if that matters next time.<br><br>One valuable perk I added was having the Venomous Blade perk which will increase the time your potion you added to your blade will remain on the blade.<br><br>For instance I love using the dollmaker potion on my sword.   Once you make contact with the enemy, it slows them right down.   Super fun.