So I have been DIYing my own juice for a few months now.... I made a few really good flavors and I ran out of those flavors and being on a budget forced me to vape unflavored for a month. Surprising I like it lol but back to topic. New flavors on the way and every recipe needs at least a week or two of steep time. Using the crock pot method do u have to use glass bottles?? I have a few, 3 15ml and 2 of the 30ml but that's it. And I vape about 15ml a day. Can I use the squeeze plastic bottles to crock pot steep?? Or is this a no no.... Thanks in advanced for all responses
Crockpot steeping question
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I would not advise plastic. What about an empty bottle of medicine, or any unused bottle around the house. It does not have to be the exact size as the juice. Bigger is better - as long as it is totally cleaned out.
I will have to check around.... I do have some glass mason jars from when my neighbor made some home made Apple pie(the drink) lol maybe I can use those for bigger batches and then transfer to my 30ml plastic carry bottle?
Absolutely; that is exactly what I do. BTW if your juices are not that hard to steep, you may not even need heat. A simple milk frother might do. Check out this thread:
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...-ultrasonic-no-crockpot.701871/#post-16528833
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...-ultrasonic-no-crockpot.701871/#post-16528833
The crock pot wont get hot enough to melt the plastic, doubt there is any real off gassing threat. But glass would be better. Mason jars cost like $2 at Hobby lobby or other craft store.
Personally I would not expose a NIC containing juice to any heat over about 120F. The low setting for most crockpots is 140F.
Why is everyone in such a hurry?? I get much better results letting TIME do the steeping and aging, than with mechanical or heating methods. Granted that may mean having a bunch of juice in storage at a time. 15ml a day is over 450ml a month.
Personally I would not expose a NIC containing juice to any heat over about 120F. The low setting for most crockpots is 140F.
Why is everyone in such a hurry?? I get much better results letting TIME do the steeping and aging, than with mechanical or heating methods. Granted that may mean having a bunch of juice in storage at a time. 15ml a day is over 450ml a month.
Yes that is the problem I don't have a stock pile of juice to rotate in and out of yet lol so I need stuff ready roo vape in a day or two until I get a good collection of receipts that I really like.... I'm still in the testing phase of my liquid experiments I only have two solid recipes that I like and they still need a little tweaking because I think they can be even better lol but I'm having fun with it
If you need something that's shake and vape, OSDIY has some flavorings that are really good. Blue Razberry Slushie is one of my faves. I keep some around at all times. No steeping needed. Just mix it up at 10 - 20% and vape away. The favoring itself is like 65% VG too, so it's great for max VG mixes.
Yes I usually mix my liquids 75%-90% vg and usually use distilled water, most of the time the only pg I use is in the flavoring. I do have some pg but don't to much care for the taste especially when I vape my unflavored mix
Some of my tanks like at leats 20 - 25% PG or they don't wick right, but for the most part I just add VG and nic to my flavors too.
I'm rebuilding on a subtank mini and I have had great success with the massive juice holes in the RBA section with organic cotton and it keeps up with 88-90%vg with no dry hits
This may be out of subject, but, there's these people my province here in Canada that mix their own flavours, on the spot! And they release it, pretty much ready to vape, right... The liquid comes out of the Store, a yellowish colour... If I steep it, the flavour is consistent, but the colour gets very DARK. What I think is happening is the nicotine is getting steeped, which turns the colour darker, but why can I vape the stuff moments after mixing? Maybe the flavour gets its full bodied after a few days of steeping, but still... My friend goes there and I NEVER seen his bottles go as dark as mine (because I steep them) he doesn't give it time to steep, but, the flavour is consistent. It's weird
The nicotine oxidizes while it steeps and turns a darker color. Some flavorings have color and some are clear. As it all blends together during steeping, most juices will get darker. But not all. I have a couple that stay almost completely clear. Some juices don't need to steep either. But some need as much as a month to taste right.
If that is the case, then why is the nicotine base in its original bottle staying clear while the mixed bottle is changing color? Unless of course the flavorings are contributing to oxidation - doubtful. Something called the "Maillard Reaction" could be the reason, although I am not sure. I read about it on Reddit.
If you leave liquids with nicotine, every single one will turn into a dark colour. Oxidization will also occur. It depends on the concentration of nicotine and the environmental factors.
The nicotine solution itself will oxidize too. That's why some folks freeze it.
You guys are both right, what I am saying however, is that something other than oxidation is responsible for the change in color.
I am guessing if you mixed up some flavorings in a base with no nic involved, the mix will change color anyway. I may to try to do this just to see. Heck, I got nothing else to do anyway
I am guessing if you mixed up some flavorings in a base with no nic involved, the mix will change color anyway. I may to try to do this just to see. Heck, I got nothing else to do anyway
You are righ ttoo. When I'm tinkering with a mix I leave out the nic. It still turns darker.
The nic is the most expensive part of the mix. No sense in wasting it. I mix small batches (10 ml or less) and get the flavor right before I add nic.
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