e-liquid shelf life ?

[k2zs]

Hello all,

I'm relatively new to this, started vaping in February 2014. I've had several e-liquids that have turned dark so I'm wondering if it was bad juice or i'm storing it incorrectly.

I also purchased some gourmet juices that only lasted a month or so before they totally lost their flavor. In particular, I purchased Virgin Vapor's Organic Death By Chocolate and Organic Buttercream Mint that lost their taste and have a batch date of 2/25/14.

Is there a way I should be storing my e-juices that will help them last until they're gone? I ask this because I just bought some of Zen's Reserve and they only come in 50ml bottles. 2 flavors = 100ml which will take some time to vape away. I love the juice and want it to last until it's gone lol...

Should (or could) I refrigerate it maybe?

Thanks

 

[Cloud Junky]

I think they last about a year, some people freeze them but I never tried that.

 

[GreenEyesDon'tLie]

Stored well they should last at least a year, depending on the juice. I just filled up a tank of ~18 month old juice that still tastes great.

Some people do refrigerate/freeze, but anywhere cool and dark should be good enough. I keep mine in a box in my desk drawer. The biggest thing is keeping bottles away from sunlight

 

[fraychek]

Some juices darken as they steep. With some you can tell when they're ready when they've gotten dark enough. Some may take a couple of months until they reach tneir full flavor. I can't imagine a juice crafted only 2 months ago would be at the end if it's life. It should be reaching it's prime.

 

[Burnie]

A LOT LONGER THAN YOU THINK. I have vaped juice that was over 3 years old (but not recommend), and it was just fine. Best to keep it under a year, and a cool dark place for storage does not hurt.

Vape On
Burnie

 

[k2zs]

Some juices darken as they steep. With some you can tell when they're ready when they've gotten dark enough. Some may take a couple of months until they reach tneir full flavor. I can't imagine a juice crafted only 2 months ago would be at the end if it's life. It should be reaching it's prime.

Ah, I see...

I just smelled the liquid that turned really dark and it does still smell pretty good. Unfortunately, I just tried it in a stingray 510 dripping atomizer and there's absolutely no taste to it at all. It is something that I got from a no-name (wanna be) vape shop in town here so I doubt that it's something of any quality. I think I'll toss it...

As far as the Virgin Vapors goes, I was vaping it exclusively for a while, maybe it was that dreaded "vapors tongue" with just those two flavors? I haven't touched them in a while so I'll put them in a dark place for a while and re-visit them at a later date...

Thanks all

 

[drsocal]

Keep it in the freezer and it will last well over a year.