DIY Question

[AltAns]

I've seen numerous mentions of steeping by some that DIY their own liquids but I have a couple of questions.

Do you steep with the juice open to atmosphere or in a sealed container?

I see some people steep for short periods, less than an hour while others steep for a few days. What is
the determining factor?

Are there different steep proceedures for alcohol based flavors vs pg based flavors?

Lastly, does it really make a difference as longs as the juice is well mixed?

Thanks.

 

[Malduk]

Steeping = waiting till molecules do their sex in the bottle, and mix up nicely. When you open the bottle, you're oxidizing your nicotine. It helps with unpleasant smell (if you do happen to mix with liquids that smell that way; I stay away from anything I don't like how it smells).
Bit of heat/warmth helps with steeping, though I wouldn't overdo it. Some use warm tap water, some just put it on a bit warmer place. I put my freshly mixed bottles on a router for a day or two, then move them to the normal room temperature.

As for the rest of the questions - it depends on the liquids/flavors used in a mix. Some flavors will need more steeping time, some will need less.

 

[lowcashvapo]

Steeping = waiting till molecules do their sex in the bottle, and mix up nicely. When you open the bottle, you're oxidizing your nicotine. It helps with unpleasant smell (if you do happen to mix with liquids that smell that way; I stay away from anything I don't like how it smells).
Bit of heat/warmth helps with steeping, though I wouldn't overdo it. Some use warm tap water, some just put it on a bit warmer place. I put my freshly mixed bottles on a router for a day or two, then move them to the normal room temperature.

As for the rest of the questions - it depends on the liquids/flavors used in a mix. Some flavors will need more steeping time, some will need less.

well that pretty well should sum that up lol

 

[Glock Rock]

Also, as a quick side note a general rule of thumb is that fruity/candy flavors don't need to steep nearly as long as tobacco flavors. A tobacco blend could need anywhere from a couple of weeks to a month to properly steep, while a fruit blend will likely only need a couple of days.

 

[Jim532]

Menthol is so strong a flavour that I think you could vape it the same day.I say "think" as I don't vape menthol but the wife does. I mix it up & feed it to her the same day & she seems to be very happy with it as she never complains, & if it wasn't tasting good I could be sure I would be made to suffer for it.

 

[kidbeaster]

After I make my juices I fill a glass with HOT tap water and throw my bottle of juice in there. I'll let it sit in there to cool down to room temperature, shaking the bottle a couple of times during the cool down. I'll usually do the whole process twice. I could start vaping it right away, but I like keeping my juice stock up versus running out.

Malduk... I like the router idea !!

 

[odysseysteve]

All of the advice given here is spot on. The only other point I would mention is once the hot bath and shaking up of the bottles is complete I place them in a dark spot (in a cabinet) to let them do their magic.

 

[Chris77]

+1 Like the router idea!

This is what I do with tobacco blends:

1. Mix up juice, shake very well
2. Heat up a coffee cup half full of tap water (about a minute on high in the microwave does the trick)
3. Place covered juice bottle in coffee cup full of hot water
4. Wait until water temp reaches room temp
5. Remove from coffee cup, remove cap/lid and let sit out 12-24 hours
6. Shake well, leave sitting in a dark pace for ~1 week

If your recipe calls for VG, you'll notice after the hot water bath that the juice seems less viscous. Some of my tobacco blends don't require much steep time (step 6) before they're ready to vape. In fact, yesterday afternoon I mixed up some Tobacco Express Turkish and Ethyl Maltol solution (2% each) in a 60PG/40BG mix at 18mg/ml, let it sit out overnight, and I'm vaping right not- it's delicious too I might add!

 

[Blakey]

All of the advice given here is spot on. The only other point I would mention is once the hot bath and shaking up of the bottles is complete I place them in a dark spot (in a cabinet) to let them do their magic.

That's pretty much where I let mine steep but If it's going to be a long while before you use the juice after it's steeped then you can keep it in the fridge, just make sure you give it a good shake before you dispense it.