Fast Steeping?

[loden813]

Had the same problem with Halo, but after sitting for a couple of weeks the flavor blew me away! Believe it was torque. Recent order from Gourmet RY4 was great out of the box!

 

[dormouse]

Take the caps off, pop the dropper off and leave open in a safe place (away from kids and pets) for anywhere from several hours to overnight. Some juices can improve a lot just from that.

I am surprised you got so many juices from FSUSA that you think need to be steeped. I have bought at least 2 dozen flavors from FSUSA and never needed to steep a single one. I know some people have but lots of flavors are ready to go as soon as people get them. Unless you did something like order Extra Flavor - some flavorings become flowery after a certain concentration. And some creams and vanilla can have a flowery scent that airing will help.

 

[MissKitty47]

And some creams and vanilla can have a flowery scent that airing will help.

Thanks, dormouse...it is my vanilla's that smell like a flower shop...now I know why! I don't trust my cat, as he knows how to open cupboard doors, so I'll just keep it in my tote/case for a month and see what it smells/tastes like then. (I swear this cat is smarter than I am, lol!)

 

[ctourtelot]

I have had some good success by placing the open bottle in a "wading pool" coffee mug of hot tap water and letting it cool to room temperature. Doesn't seem to do as well with enriching heavy flavors like vanillas, etc., but does seem to help disperse the flavors better and gets rid of most of the "perfume/vapor" experience with many of them. I do this for my diy most of the time before testing them and appears adequate most of the time.

is that with the top on or off the bottle? (probably a stupid question as I assume a floating bottle would float) I'm just curious because I'm dying to use the 555 I got from BWB, but after 2 weeks, it still has a really perfumy taste. I've heard over and over again that it really needs some good steeping, but I'm impatient! lol

 

[Zal42]

For my DIY juices, I've found that a hot water bath really speeds things along. I put the bottle (in a plastic bag if there's a label) in a bowl of water I've brought to a boil and let it sit for a half hour or so, then give the bottle a good shake and let it sit for a day.

The result seems to be about as good as a week or so of resting.