Accelerated Steeping

[jimbalny]

Ive repaired a couple of unvapeable liquids like this. Idk if its ever been posted before.

For those of us lacking in patience, take your "alcohol", "perfumey" smelling eliquid and put in GLASS dropper bottle or Pyrex (anything but plastic) uncovered for 10 seconds (for 30ml) 6 seconds (for 10ml) in microwave. Hot but not so hot it boils. Be VERY careful when removing. Use same precautions as if it were hot oil. Stir with glass dropper or anything but plastic. This lets the flavors mix and evaporates any alcohol thar may be in mixture. Let cool down and repeat as necessary.

For totally gone liquids I sometimes add a ml or two of a similar better flavored liquid.

 

[Padishah]

I have done this and it does work very well but i would recommend starting alot lower like a second or two at a time since microwaves comes in different wattage. I do it until the bottle is very warm let it sit for about and hour some time less then its ready to go.

 

[wazzup592]

I'm gonna use this method asap

 

[jimbalny]

Ive tried this with some vendor's juices that tasted horrible upon arrival with decent success. I am trying right now with ~80ml dekang DK-Tab. First run I took a whiff of the steam, smelled like pure evaporating vodka - almost got drunk! They put a lot of ethyl alcohol in their juices apparrently probably because they're an international vendor and expect it to be a long time to get to us vaperst (to preserve or extract flavor?). After first run cooled down I got a lot more vapor and a more mellow taste. Put in microwave second time and the strength of the alcohol smell went down a lot.

Sure beats trying to evaporate it for weeks in this humid weather! Especially since they're 50ml bottles.

 

[rob5482]

Hmmm wonder if putting them in a pot of boiling water would work as well. Im not too fond of putting my juice in a microwave oven, mainly bec my micro is a PIA and either under heats or severely overheats

 

[jimbalny]

I'm sure it would, also be less damaging the liquid's molecular structure. I wonder if doing this would have any effect on the nicotine level.

 

[Diablo]

Thanks for the tip, trying it now on a bottle I just cant vape because it is to overpowering for me. Gonna let it sit for an hour since its pretty hot right now.

 

[Diablo]

It did tone the juice down a little but I still don't like it ;P

Gonna have to cut it with something. Next time I get a juice like that I will try it again. Guess it just depends what is in the juice that is making it unvapeable.

 

[lion6255]

Wonderful idea,,,I have some ready strong juices that this may help......Thanks

 

[silkakc]

Jimbal,

I love your signature! I'm guilty too

 

[cjf1961]

Works well to mix flavors together quicker, not just bad or strong flavors. Hot water also works and then a good shake after both methods.

 

[je2424]

Thank you for this post, I've got some far gone liquids that are about to be revitalized I just hope I find them more tasty the second time around, and that they dont end up sitting in my drawer like the first time lol

 

[demon72]

I think Ima try the hot water idea before the micro.... just set it in hot water?.... or hold it under running hot water?

 

[Drak]

I just did this last night to two Halo juices that smelled to high heaven of chemical odor.

It worked!

I heated them twice over a period on an hour or so. I hit them once, let them cool off, but the smell was still there after an hour so I hit them again and damn if 80% of that nasty chemical odor isn't now completely gone.

I think you saved my juice!

Thanks!

 

[Old Chemist]

I'm sure it would, also be less damaging the liquid's molecular structure. I wonder if doing this would have any effect on the nicotine level.

Could you tell a bit more about damaging the molecular structure?

 

[jimbalny]

I think Ima try the hot water idea before the micro.... just set it in hot water?.... or hold it under running hot water?

I'd say just set it in hot water. Just as I warned, in plastic is no good - leeches chemicals and nasty taste into it. I've left a couple of juices in my hot car and they got ruined. They all smell like plastic now and I'm sure it can't be good to inhale

Could you tell a bit more about damaging the molecular structure?

I'm not claiming to be an expert.. on anything. So if you're questioning whether it damages the molecular structure, I really don't know. Given the nature of microwaves, I really wouldn't doubt it. But I'm sure that there are many corporations that make money off these sorts of appliances that would detest.

A Swiss scientist, Dr. Hans Hertel, created the first study on the effects of microwaved nutrients on the blood and physiology of human beings. His conclusion: microwave cooking altered the nutrients so that changes took place in the participants’ blood; these were unhealthy changes that included increased cholesterol levels, more white blood cells––which can suggest poisoning,––decreased numbers of red blood cells, production of radiolytic (unknown in nature) compounds and decreased hemoglobin levels.

There's a bunch of studies and information here

 

[Old Chemist]

I'm not claiming to be an expert.. on anything. So if you're questioning whether it damages the molecular structure, I really don't know. Given the nature of microwaves, I really wouldn't doubt it. But I'm sure that there are many corporations that make money off these sorts of appliances that would detest.

Hmmm... and that means...?

 

[mwa102464]

I use almost boiling water and set my bottles in that to bring everything together instead of Nuking it in the Micro, it seems to work very well, to each there own though,, either way heat has it pluses and minuses with liquids.

 

[jimbalny]

Hmmm... and that means...?

Cooking food by microwave radiation, I don't know why don't you tell me smart guy

If you're going to pick apart my posts, at least contribute some information to the topic.

 

[Old Chemist]

If you're going to pick apart my posts, at least contribute some information to the topic.

Microwave radiation is just a type of electromagnetic radiation - similar to light, infrared or any other. Interaction of microwaves with polar bonds (like in water) results in raising the temperature. Not less, not more.
It does NOT alter the chemical structure of the stuff that's being microwaved. Why? Simple - not enough energy.