Can I microwave my ejuice to speed up steeping?
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What i used to do when i was just using hot tap water instead of precision immersion circulation (sous vide)
I would havve hot tap water you want to keep it around 130 degrees... you can just let it sit until it gets cool nothing really serious as far as paying attention. Go shake it up rinse repeat. I forget what the general idea was but each was it half hour or hour was to equate 1 week of steeping always shake inbetwen sessions
Round abouts, also remember if your juice has a chemical taste (usually alcohols) Let them breathe right after being warmed up (remove from warm water bath) that way the alcohol has a place to leave and it does so faster, dont leave lids off forever though as the Glycerin will absorb humidity from the air and become less desirable (imho)
Get a cheap ultrasonic cleaner and put it in that. This will "sonically" mix the juice and speed up the steeping process.
I usually just get some hot water and put it in there for 30 minutes while shaking it every 5 minutes
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When I first started mixing I wanted to "speed steep" everything, just so I could try my new mixes and because I was needing juice in general. You are in that stage. Now I mix very large batches of my go to flavors (220ml each or more) Once you get in the routine and have plenty of steeped juice on hand, time and patience become much easier to come by.
This question has been asked many times and I've read them all. The biggest thing I got out of it was to be made aware that unlike water PG/VG warms up much faster and gets far hotter then water. So you need to be aware of this and handle the warmed juice very carefully so not to get burned. One individual warmed it in the microwave to long and as he opened up the microwave door the bottle exploded scalding him very badly. Many others have also reported exploding bottles.
I myself have warmed juice/pg/vg/nic in the microwave and misjudged the temperature and got just a few drops on my skin and it burned like heck. So if this is the route you want to go use extreme caution when handling this juice.
When I take my base out of the refrigerator I some times use a microwave to warm it to room temperature when I'm in a hurry. I have learned to do short bursts of a few seconds checking it each time until it gets to room temperature.
So in general my opinion of using a microwave is it should be avoided but if you are dead set on using it be very careful.
I do not recommend using a microwave at all as a steeping method due to the high risk of scalding yourself..
Safety should always come first.
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Reading @dannyv45's caution about exploding bottles leads me to add one more caution: NEVER microwave ANY bottle with a cap on! Uncapped, the worst you will have is a melted bottle and/or boil-over (which is way too hot to begin with), but at least you won't have anything exploding.
I never microwave anything containing nic or flavoring as the rapid heating (and especially overheating) will kill both. If you need to thin VG to make mixing easier it can be useful, but then I would agree with Danny, and only do it for 3-5 seconds at a time... shake... repeat until it is at my desired temp and no warmer.
I never microwave anything containing nic or flavoring as the rapid heating (and especially overheating) will kill both. If you need to thin VG to make mixing easier it can be useful, but then I would agree with Danny, and only do it for 3-5 seconds at a time... shake... repeat until it is at my desired temp and no warmer.
I tried it One Time and Only One Time because of another DIY'ers thread in another forum. It got too hot too fast and never again even at 10 seconds. Microwaves can super heat liquids which is dangerous. Use hot tap water for the simplest safest and easiest way to speed of the infusion. Custards and Yogurts can't be rushed it takes tile for the flavors to blossom although you can hurry it up there are certain flavors that take time to blend naturally. Some things in life can't be rushed.
Impatience is something I struggle with every day. Luckily I started diy a week before Xmas so they're ready!
I monitor the temperature with an Infrared Temperature Sensor anytime I use heat to make sure of just how high it goes. And I do not heat the e-Liquid for extended periods of time at most an hour because that is I what have found is all that is required. I have not studied what heating for extended periods of time will do to the nicotine but I do not think it would be good or is required. I do it so it thins out the mixture which speeds the infusion.
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I will tell you from my experience I wouldn't microwave it. I did that once when I started mixing for like 10 seconds and it was disgusting. Not to mention it can get very hot and burn you. I just shake vigorously 3 times a day for a few days then let it sit in a dark cabinet for a week. Works perfectly for me. Maybe you should try different recipes that you can literally just shake and vape. I have a few of those myself.
I know of one off the top of my head. Idk if you would like it, I actually posted it quite a while ago. Maybe up the percentages, I like a subtle flavored juice. Also I have no idea what to really call it.
Strawberry Cupcake with vanilla frosting
Strawberry Cupcake with vanilla frosting
I have speeded up the infusion process by placing under the desk lamp on my desk. It was actually not intentional and I had forgotten to turn the light off when I left the home office. Came back to find a freshly made bottle ready to vape because it has cleared and the temperature was around 100°F
I stay away from light and heat due to the nicotine oxidation. I feel like heat/light always makes my juice taste peppery. 
Shake and vapes are normally fruits and I have seen clones of Mother Milk supposedly a shake and vape.
I stay away from light and heat due to the nicotine oxidation. I feel like heat/light always makes my juice taste peppery.
Ultra violet light not incandescent light.
Surprisly I've never been able to shake and vape a fruit ejuice. I can shake and vape ry4 double all day though.
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