Bland or no flavor?

[cjam93]

So last week I received my first order from TVC. The juices were mixed on 2/22. I let them all breathe for about half a hour to an hour that day and then capped them. I have shaken them once a day since then. Today I tried Butter Beer but found it had almost no flavor. I am using a Protank 2 and a MVP 2. I then tried Honey Pearry through an evod I had laying around and found it to be pretty bland as well. I should also state that I am a non-smoker, I just enjoy the flavors and smoke play, and my juices are nic free. I know steeping helps with complex flavors, but will it enhance bland flavors as well?
The juices I got were Strawberry VC Cake, a tobacco flavor I think 42, Hobbes' Blood, Peppermint Pattie, Honey Pearry, and Butter Beer.
Should I just let them steep longer?

 

[30+Years]

I've heard for some that they don't get the taste they like until they steep for up to a month but I would think that you would get flavor even if you didn't care for it much.

 

[cjam93]

I've heard for some that they don't get the taste they like until they steep for up to a month but I would think that you would get flavor even if you didn't care for it much.

Like at times I do get a flavor, it is just extremely faint. I have some other juices on the way from MBV so ill just forget about these for a little while and hope in a couple more weeks they taste the way everyone talks about them tasting. Do you have any juices you would recommend that is strong flavor out of the mail?

 

[BillTheSlink]

Usually people let them sit with the caps off overnight to 24 hours and then sit capped for at least a week. That said though usually letting a juice age (steeping) lets the flavors go together and lets perfume like tastes evaporate. Usually it just tastes bad if it isn't steeped. As a matter of fact there will usually be stronger undesirable flavors in it right away that will disappear. May I ask what your PG/VG ratio was? this is usually expressed as something like 90%/10%, 50%/50%, or 100% VG. The first number is your PG which is the part of the base that delivers the flavor better. The VG is the part of the base that creates vapor. Some companies don't tell you what the percentages are, but most due if it's selectable.

 

[k702]

first try giving a few primer puffs without firing your pv then hit your protank. see if you taste more that way.

If you do get more flavor try opening up your protank and flipping that little rubber grommet that sits on the center post upside down. Sometimes the flavor wics that sit on top of the coil in the atomizer heads in the protank can have a little trouble sucking up thicker juices and if they aren't fully saturated you'll get a muted flavor from it. flipping that grommet upside down gets the walls of the grommet out of the way of the deck of the protank atomizer and makes it a little easier for juice to get where it needs to be.

Also what type of setting are you using with your mvp2? How many watts/volts? starting low and moving up one notch at a time until you find a level you like can help with flavor and vapor production. If you're firing a 2.5 ohm coil at 6 or 7 watts or low volts, it won't heat as fast/hot and won't give you what you're looking for. Just be carefull you don't go too high.


(I wouldn't worry too much about vg/pg percentages till you try the above^^) It is possible your juices have a higher vg and are therefore a bit thicker and not wicking as quickly, but yeah.. I'd try the thing that doesn't have you going out buying more juice before you can have a satisfying vape first.

 

[30+Years]

I like from MBV; black licorice, hawk sauce, cinnamon roll, thug juice. Just got some juice from Lucky 7 but haven't tried them yet.

 

[BillTheSlink]

Clove and cinnamon are very strong.

 

[Arch]

When ordering from The Vapor Chef, you know your juices are fully steeped when the color changes to what it's supposed to be. You can simply google image one of their juices (for the most part) and see some results of what they look like post steeping. I know for Honey Pearry, it should reach the point of not being transparent anymore and be a dark yellow. Similar to this:

 

[cjam93]

Ok cool thanks guys I will try the different suggestions. Also my juice is 50/50. I also forgot to mention that I did try giving Hobbes blood and honey pearry a hot bath, that shouldn't have hurt it though right?

Also if my juice does not have nicotine in it, will the color still darken?