Ok so if i bought 250ml of VG based 72mg nicotine that comes in a plastic bottle i couldn't just put it in the freezer and open it to draw out what i need whenever i mix up a new batch of juice?
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Which is good because putting it in the freezer here won't go down well with the mrs
Oh I went through that with the wife when I started some 3+ years ago. I simply said "Your right honey I'll get rid of the NIC and replace it with packs of cigarettes being that I won't be able to tolerate the taste of spoiled nic and will have no choice but to take up smoking again". Now I even have my own shelf in the freezer with enough NIC to last me until I die
Looking around the net it seems to depend on the batch of nicotine. Some get away with a cool dark cupboard for months, some have had it in the fridge for a year with no issues and some freeze.
I calculate i'll be using around 5ml a month at my current vaping rate but that will probably increase if i start making my own so a 250ml bottle is too much. I'll probably go for a 50ml bottle and try the fridge first.
I calculate i'll be using around 5ml a month at my current vaping rate but that will probably increase if i start making my own so a 250ml bottle is too much. I'll probably go for a 50ml bottle and try the fridge first.
Of course you could do that. But every time you open it, it gets exposed to more oxygen and water (humidity in the air), neither of which is good for it.
How long do you expect that nic to last? I might suggest buying some empty 60ml glass bottles. You can probably squeeze 250 ml into four of those. Then you've only got one that you're working at a time while the rest sit in the freezer undisturbed.
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Yes, we are in complete agreement.
What I mean by no nicotine degradation is that, having tested the nic base every two months, the nicotine strength had not diminished although the nic base was completely unusable in terms of flavour and harshness.
It's all in the thread I linked earlier in this one.
Ah, I seem to have missed that between all the back-and-forth regarding the accuracy of nic test kits. But I see it now. Sorry. For posterity:
In all my reading this is the 1st time i've read this theory. Any studies to back it up?
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I'm not aware of any any peer-reviewed studies published in scientific journals, no.
But Kurt is a Chemist:
Storing Nicotine
Wizard Labs advice on nicotine storage (LONG POST)
I keep a 125 ml bottle of 100 mg/ml, 100% VG in a cool, dark closet with the rest of my DIY stuff. It's about a 5 - 6 month supply. Never had any problems with it. The rest is in the freezer.
Storing a sealed container of nicotine in the freezer is what you want to do. But after you crack the lid open, the biggest problem is oxygen. Oxygen and room temperature are what kills nicotine. You are going to have to let the nicotine hit close to room temp before you can stir/shake it up and get your sample out.
I have one opened 100mg bottle in my fridge that I use frequently, stored in a large gallon ziplock bag. The rest of my stash is in gallon bags in the freezer.
You are probably going to have to let it warm up to near room temp before you take off any nic, but yes, that's the way to do it.
Not really "my" results. I was the instigator for the test, and one of the dozen or so people that provided input, but @Cool_Breeze deserves the credit for the methodology and for collating the results.
Sorry...did not mean to misappropriate that. I only saved the link to the article and the image on my computer for reference, but had no names. Doh!
With a possible vapocalypse drawing near in the EU, some vendors offer what they call 'bunker base'
nic base in 100ml brown glass bottles, bottled in a 100% nitrogen atmosphere and sealed tight..
Specifically made for long term storage
nic base in 100ml brown glass bottles, bottled in a 100% nitrogen atmosphere and sealed tight..
Specifically made for long term storage
That was saying that 100mg nic stored on a shelf would fare worse than 24mg nic stored in their purged sealed container in a freezer.
Not that 100mg is less storable. I have about 1.75 L stored in the freezer. I'll let you know in 2-4 years how the last bottle did.
If it stays in the plastic bottle long, it will get a plastic taste. Easier, better to get a few amber glass Boston bottles.
Trust me, I did exactly that when I started DIY. I did use it, but it was not the best vape I've had. Good it was a smaller amount.
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But how long is long?
I think i'm going to try a small amount in the fridge to start with. It will be about 50ml of nic and 200ml of VG to make some unflavoured juice. 50ml of nicotone may last me up to 10 months, unless it goes off that is.
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