crock pot steep method!

[trio1989]

Fill your crock pot with water just enough for your bottle to stand in upright.. place bottle with lid and cap on into the water change the setting to keep warm put the lid on your crock pot and leave for 2 hours then give a good shake then put back in for 2hours and take out give it a good shake then immediately take the top and cap off and leave for 2-4 hours then shake once more... now your liquid will be ready to vape without waiting 1-4 weeks for it to steep..

 

[dannyv45]

Yep that sounds about right. Here's a little guide to help you figure out time

fruits = 1 - 3 hours
deserts 2- 4 hours
tobaccos 3 - 5 hours

Make sure you maintain a temperature of 150F. A regular kitchen oven thermometer works great to monitor temperature.

For more info on steeping look here

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...you-wanted-know-about-steeping-then-some.html

 

[trio1989]

I do not have a thermometer but using this method has turned out fine... i think keeping it on keep warm should not exceed 165 surely?

 

[ligyron]

My old B & D rice cooker topped out a just under 140, having used it for the first time today since the idea occurred to me.

Worked great!

That's good info Danny. I'd been searching for exactly what you just threw out there earlier this am but couldn't come up with using "crockpot" and "steeping"

 

[Sally_]

Quick question, do bottles need to be fully submerged for this to work? I just started doing diy, so at the moment just making small quantities that fit fine in my little 2qt crock pot. So not an issue yet but thinking of mixing larger quantities and keeping them in glass bottles once I find a few favorites and I doubt they'd fit.

 

[Blueser]

I always freeze my juice overnight, then plop it in the MW for 10.078 seconds and then into my pre-heated CP at 179.048 degrees for exactly 27 minutes and 14 seconds...it's fabulous tasting...but most of the time, I mix it, shake it, draw it into a syringe and squirt it in my KF and have at it...

 

[Stacy1]

Quick question, do bottles need to be fully submerged for this to work? I just started doing diy, so at the moment just making small quantities that fit fine in my little 2qt crock pot. So not an issue yet but thinking of mixing larger quantities and keeping them in glass bottles once I find a few favorites and I doubt they'd fit.

I fill my crock pot to where the water level just reaches the bottom of the cap. The caps shouldnt leak, but it would suck to wait four hours on your latest creation just to find that water has made it's way into your bottle. I put a metal vegetable steamer in the bottom of the pot to keep the bottles from sitting directly on the bottom of the crock pot to ensure uniform heating. Ive read here that it's best to heat steep in smaller batches because you get more surface area and if you do larger batches, increase the time in the crock pot to make sure all the juice gets plenty of time at 150 degrees. Hope this helps

 

[Sally_]

Thanks Stacy, it does along with all the other info.

 

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[Poisontail]

I'm going to try this with mrs. T snickerdoodle juice

 

[flbutterfly1]

I do this but prefer to put into glass bottles first. All I can think of is the "don't leave bottled water in your car" thing, With cancer and all. Don't want plastic whatever's leaching into my juice. I'm sure it does it anyways without the heat but being cautious makes me feel better. Haha

 

[SthrnCelt]

plop it in the MW for 10.078 seconds

Dang, my microwave must be an antique...best I get is seconds, not fractions of seconds. Wonder if I should call NASA and see if they have a spare

 

[Mrdaputer]

Dang, my microwave must be an antique...best I get is seconds, not fractions of seconds. Wonder if I should call NASA and see if they have a spare

I think their post was humor maybe yours too lol

 

[dannyv45]

I do this but prefer to put into glass bottles first. All I can think of is the "don't leave bottled water in your car" thing, With cancer and all. Don't want plastic whatever's leaching into my juice. I'm sure it does it anyways without the heat but being cautious makes me feel better. Haha

Plastizers leaching into your juice is always a concern. Not so much for the soft squeeze bottles but for the hard plastic bottles that resemble glass. As far as the soft squeeze plastic bottles air will leach through the bottle walls after a long period of time which will cause oxidation. It's always best if heat steeping or storing juice for a long time to put it in glass.

 

[dannyv45]

I think their post was humor maybe yours too lol

I recommend microwaving no more then 10.1200.34~128 to the tenth power squared