Heat-Steeping vs. Non-Heat Steeping Question

[FrankieSayRelax]

Hello all! Recently I ordered some juice from ITCVapes.com. And for those of you that aren't familiar with the brand, they sell "gourmet e-juices priced affordably". We're talking like 120ml for $19.99. Which is really friggin cheap. Their reason for selling juice so cheap is the fact that it's made to order and requires a good amount of steeping time which varies on the juice.

Now I generally go through on an average about 30ml a week and I'm a little concerned about having to spend $17-25 dollar a week on juice. I'm sure some of you are laughing at me because I know there are quite a few people out there that go through 30ml a day. So I gave ITCVapes a shot.

I got the bottles and didn't taste them right away. They smelled REALLY strong when I first opened them. When it comes to steeping is there a difference between using heat or not? Is it more beneficial to be patient and leave the bottles in my dark closet with the caps off and shaking them daily for 2 weeks or longer? Or am I ok to just fill a small glass bowl with dry rice, microwave for 45 seconds till the rice is hot, and put the bottle of juice in it with the cap off? I'm guessing that by heat steeping its more likely that you'll over steep the juice and it ends up tasting like crap.

 

[glointhedark]

I've never tried heat steeping, and with dogs and cats in the house, leaving caps off is an invitation to disaster for us.

I usually mark the date I receive shipping confirmation somewhere on the bottles with a Sharpie when I get them, put them in my vape box, aka el cheapo toolbox from Walmart, and let them stay there, caps on, until I am ready to vape them. My daughter likes to try new flavors as soon as we get them. The ones she likes right away, she keeps on vaping. The rest she puts in her own "stash".

 

[dhood]

Generally, I put some hot tap water in a sink and drop the bottles in. You can, if you like, take the cap and the nipple off and only fill the sink full enough to get close to the top. the heat will allow the components of the juice to warm up and allow the alcohol to evaporate off. give it about 15 minutes, then recap them, shake vigorously, and set them aside for a couple of days. You should see a marked difference in the taste. If they are cream based juices you may have to wait a couple of weeks for them to reach maturity. Fruity flavors should be good after just a few days.

 

[sparkky1]

taste your fresh mix it should at least taste ok then put away for a few day's and come back to it shake / taste it repeat possess by the 3rd week it should be good.

 

[aznnp77]

It's recommended to split your big bottle into smaller ones to help steep faster. I usually speed steep all my stuff, and it seems to turn out okay. I've tried most of the ITC flavors due to the price point, and I'm not really too into most of them.

My ADV is from ITC though. I bought Mach 10 in a 240ml for like $33 during one of their last sales. I've speed steeped that one with no ill effects. The last 240ml I bought still didn't taste right after a month, so I speed steeped that and it definitely tasted better afterwards.

I'm branching out to other companies right now, but pretty much all of them require you to steep the juice, unless you're buying really top shelf stuff like Five Pawns. Keep your juice stocked and you won't have to worry about speed steeping as much.

 

[WonderDude32]

I asked this question and almost everyone told me the same thing, "There is no substitute for time". I diy my own juices and bought a mixing table like ones used in a lab to stir my juices for 12 to 24 hours and it decreases steeps from 3 weeks to 3 days. If there is a better way to blend juice, I haven't heard of it.

 

[AntnyMikal]

Should check this video out. .

When I buy enough juice that I can let it sit and still vape some without worrying about running out, I let it steep naturally. If I buy a smaller amount or am trying out a new juice I will speed steep with heated water in the ultra sonic cleaner.
I know some people don't believe it works, it does for me, been doing it for a little over a year now.

 

[Thundernoggin]

I preferred ITC fresh. After I ran mine through the UC, which gets warm, some of them developed a flavor note I didn't care for. Sometimes I like heat to dissipate alcohol in NETs for example. Just depends on the liquid and my preference.

 

[OcalaFlGuy]

I asked this question and almost everyone told me the same thing, "There is no substitute for time". If there is a better way to blend juice, I haven't heard of it.

That there, what HE said.

I have decided after much thought to steep Without any heat to speak of. When I first get my mail, it is out of an air conditioned office. I will leave the package in the hot car for a couple of hours, I would guess this would raise the temperature inside the package to maybe 110F or so, maybe a bit more but probably well less than 120F. My thought is that this raises the viscosity just enough for me to get a better mix that first time I shake the hell out of the bottles.

It has been noted that 150F-ish is the area that Nicotine starts to degrade, and we don't want that.

Now think about it. You always told to steep in cool, dark areas. So Why should ANY heat be involved in the steep? It seems to me that flavorings would be something easily affected by heat, so why take the chances? I would also watch the temperature of the water in an ultrasonic cleaner, it can get Quite warm after several repeated cycles.

I Do shake all my juice into the next galaxy once or twice a day for their 1st 2 weeks since birth.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl