DIY problem

[cals]

5% for lychee my contribution for you mate, tastes like a cordial from the can

 

[glassmanoak]

Some juices need steeping and some don't. IMO, Tobaccos almost always require weeks of steeping. Many fruits need none. It all depends on your personal taste.
I like complex juices with full, rich flavors. These generally need time to develop.

 

[BikerBob]

Here's a couple of analogies I use to give a feel of what steeping does:

1. Powdered drink mix in a glass of water. Stir. Notice how quickly it dissolves. Within seconds, it is ready to drink. No steeping at all.

2. My aunt Cookie's spaghetti sauce: Crush a clove of garlic, and add it to 1 quart of tomato sauce. Stir. You won't taste much garlic unless you actually taste a chunk directly. Simmer for 20 minutes, to let the garlic flavor mix with the tomato sauce. Cool, and put in refrigerator for tomorrow. More of the garlic flavor will seep out, and mellow. This is 'steeping'. (it's even better after 48 hours)

DIY eliquid recipes are somewhere between these two, with some ready to vape right away, and others needing more time to mix. Some try to speed the 'steeping' time by putting the bottle in a cup of hot water. Others just set the bottle aside for a day or two (even a month or two) to let the flavors blend properly. You already know that too much flavor is a bad as too little, so until the flavor blends though thoroughly, you'll just have a mix of too much and too little. Finding the amount of steeping you like for each flavor is a matter of trial-and-error (and suggestions from experienced DIYers, who learned the same way you are).

I have some mixes that I make 10ml at a time, and use right away. Others I use a rotation of two 30 or 50ml bottles, so as I am vaping one, the other is steeping. As I finish off that first bottle, I make a new 50ml batch to steep while I vape the now-steeped 2nd bottle. There are a few that I don't care for when they're steeped that long, so I make 5ml batches of those, and vape right away. All depends on what you find you like.

 

[godspeed1208]

Here's a couple of analogies I use to give a feel of what steeping does:

1. Powdered drink mix in a glass of water. Stir. Notice how quickly it dissolves. Within seconds, it is ready to drink. No steeping at all.

2. My aunt Cookie's spaghetti sauce: Crush a clove of garlic, and add it to 1 quart of tomato sauce. Stir. You won't taste much garlic unless you actually taste a chunk directly. Simmer for 20 minutes, to let the garlic flavor mix with the tomato sauce. Cool, and put in refrigerator for tomorrow. More of the garlic flavor will seep out, and mellow. This is 'steeping'. (it's even better after 48 hours)

DIY eliquid recipes are somewhere between these two, with some ready to vape right away, and others needing more time to mix. Some try to speed the 'steeping' time by putting the bottle in a cup of hot water. Others just set the bottle aside for a day or two (even a month or two) to let the flavors blend properly. You already know that too much flavor is a bad as too little, so until the flavor blends though thoroughly, you'll just have a mix of too much and too little. Finding the amount of steeping you like for each flavor is a matter of trial-and-error (and suggestions from experienced DIYers, who learned the same way you are).

I have some mixes that I make 10ml at a time, and use right away. Others I use a rotation of two 30 or 50ml bottles, so as I am vaping one, the other is steeping. As I finish off that first bottle, I make a new 50ml batch to steep while I vape the now-steeped 2nd bottle. There are a few that I don't care for when they're steeped that long, so I make 5ml batches of those, and vape right away. All depends on what you find you like.

thank you for taking your time to explain to me what steeping is. now i get the picture and i realise that i now just have to wait patiently until i can know if i have the correct vape that i want... But in case i notice that i the flavor is less, i could just add a little more flavor right? or i'll have to wait for that to steep once again as well?

 

[cals]

u might overshot the % if you feel its not enough; and add on later, hence thats why they all try to make in 5~3ml for you to really test out and feel the mix

 

[glassmanoak]

Here's a couple of analogies I use to give a feel of what steeping does:

1. Powdered drink mix in a glass of water. Stir. Notice how quickly it dissolves. Within seconds, it is ready to drink. No steeping at all.

2. My aunt Cookie's spaghetti sauce: Crush a clove of garlic, and add it to 1 quart of tomato sauce. Stir. You won't taste much garlic unless you actually taste a chunk directly. Simmer for 20 minutes, to let the garlic flavor mix with the tomato sauce. Cool, and put in refrigerator for tomorrow. More of the garlic flavor will seep out, and mellow. This is 'steeping'. (it's even better after 48 hours)
DIY eliquid recipes are somewhere between these two, with some ready to vape right away, and others needing more time to mix. Some try to speed the 'steeping' time by putting the bottle in a cup of hot water. Others just set the bottle aside for a day or two (even a month or two) to let the flavors blend properly. You already know that too much flavor is a bad as too little, so until the flavor blends though thoroughly, you'll just have a mix of too much and too little. Finding the amount of steeping you like for each flavor is a matter of trial-and-error (and suggestions from experienced DIYers, who learned the same way you are).

I have some mixes that I make 10ml at a time, and use right away. Others I use a rotation of two 30 or 50ml bottles, so as I am vaping one, the other is steeping. As I finish off that first bottle, I make a new 50ml batch to steep while I vape the now-steeped 2nd bottle. There are a few that I don't care for when they're steeped that long, so I make 5ml batches of those, and vape right away. All depends on what you find you like.

To further the analogy, Take auntie's sauce and place it in the correct environment (a frig or freezer) overnight and the taste will change even more. a dark drawer or an Ultrasonic jewelry Cleaner will "steep" your juice for sure. Whether steeping helps a taste or hinders a taste is a question only you can answer.