Flavor storage?

[vocr]

So I am aware that the rule of a cool, dark and dry place applies to storing made juices because the nic goes bad. However, what is the rule with flavoring and plain PG/VG?

I ask because I am setting up a little flavor station. It will not be cool and it will not be dry (its hot and humid where I live and this space is just in an area off my kitchen) but it will be dark most of the time. I would like to just put all the flavors in a spice rack I am hanging on the wall over the area. Will this work?

Thanks!

 

[vocr]

Bump please?

 

[emus]

I keep nic in freezer.
Flavorings, VG, PG at room temp.
I use mixed recipes as I go; don't store them long term.

 

[vocr]

Nice, thank you emus!

 

[Kimerpuff]

Most flavorings have a shelf life of two years, cool and dark same as nic juice is your best bet

 

[vocr]

Thanks! Is there a big negative to a dark but not so cool place?

 

[emus]

Chemical reaction rates tend to increase with temp.

 

[Vapor Pete]

I've kept all my juices in the fridge. Done that for almost 2 1/2 years. The VG juices tend to get a bit thicker in the fridge, but imo its the best practice.

 

[vocr]

Chemical reaction rates tend to increase with temp.

Does this mean that my flavors will degrade faster? Aren't flavors just pure flavor and no other chemicals to react with? Truth is I have no clue what's in a flavor.

I've kept all my juices in the fridge. Done that for almost 2 1/2 years. The VG juices tend to get a bit thicker in the fridge, but imo its the best practice.

Do you also put your pure flavors in the fridge? OT, but is that Nick's garbage plate place still open? I went to undergrad in Cornell and we used to hike up to Rochester for a plate. Its been many years since I had one but I still sometimes get a craving. Still the best mac salad in the world is at Nick's.

 

[emus]

Flavorings vary widely in composition. I can't think of a downside to keeping flavorings cold w/ a small air cap to allow for expansion/contraction. I would not exceed the freezing point.

Flavored eliquid can change over time and I don't like to store long term. Just too many ingredients that may react.

 

[locke2121]

I keep them all in a cool dark box

 

[debb]

I keep my stuff in little totes...in my living room here I vape and mix..

 

[vocr]

Thanks everyone! It seems its a bit split on best practice . I'll have the contractors setup my mixing area and see how it goes. If my flavors degrade from being just in the spice rack, I'll look for a mini fridge to put there.

 

[emus]

Thanks everyone! It seems its a bit split on best practice . I'll have the contractors setup my mixing area and see how it goes. If my flavors degrade from being just in the spice rack, I'll look for a mini fridge to put there.

The good flavors should used up fast enough.
The bad flavors need tossed anyway.
I tossed some nasty flavor down the drain and kitchen smelled like a skunk.
Boiled then soaked lid in alcohol for a few days and can still smell it...wow.
I stock piled few years worth of nic so I keep that in the freezer.

 

[vocr]

I tossed some nasty flavor down the drain and kitchen smelled like a skunk.
Boiled then soaked lid in alcohol for a few days and can still smell it...wow.

ROFL! You made my evening, couldn't stop laughing!

 

[BlueMoods]

I keep PG and nic in the freezer, vg in the firdge and flavors in a low to the floor drawer in a climate controlled room (along with the flavorings my partner uses in cooking and baking. I figure if it;s okay for the rum, butter and vanilla extracts, it's fine for my diy flavors too.

 

[vocr]

Thanks BlueMoods! Hadn't considered putting my stock (no nic) PG/VG in the freezer. Have you observed any effect the the change of state (liquid to solid) has on the taste or performance of the PG/VG?

 

[emus]

Dow: "Pure glycerine has a freezing point of about 17°C (62.6°F). However, glycerine is seldom seen in a crystallized state because of its tendency to supercool. The presence of small amounts of water within a glycerine-water solution also inhibits crystallization, which may depress its freezing point."

PG freezing point is -74F.

 

[vocr]

Ha, my freezer is cold but not that cold. Thanks, emus!

 

[emus]

For kicks I put 100% VG in freezer overnight.
It was thick but not solid.