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Its going to be different from juice to juice and higher VG will require a longer time.
I allow a week minimum for 33% pg, with a heavy shaking every night.
Sometimes you can tell when a juice is completely steeped when it has "darkened" but not all juices do this, especially ones with coloring.
I allow a week minimum for 33% pg, with a heavy shaking every night.
Sometimes you can tell when a juice is completely steeped when it has "darkened" but not all juices do this, especially ones with coloring.
You can vape 100% right out of the mail. The more complex flavors and the tobaccos need steeping depending on the % of vg v pg, and also depending on the vendor. I usually let tobaccos steep 2-3 weeks, complex juices that don't have tobacco for about 7-10 days. I usually drip them all after leaving the cap off for 24-48 hours, just to see what they are like. Then after the steeping time I think they need, drip again. Some juices seem to get better with even more than two weeks, Boba's Bounty and HHV Heavenly Tobacco are two such juices IMO.
+1 ^
I have myself been discovering the benefits of steeping. I thought it was a bunch of hogwash at first until I started doing it and seeing the benefits first hand.
Like was already mentioned, some juices require more time than others and then also some juices change a lot while others take on only a subtle change. Whatever the case though, the results are almost always VERY positive. I've never myself seen a juice get worse over time.
Best of luck to you on your journey!
Peter
Thanks for the info! I just ordered 5 samples from Vapor Chef and figured it would take 3-4 weeks to even try them, then another 3-4 weeks when I ordered any that I like! All are fruity-flavored and 70/30 PG/VG, so since they lack tobacco, I may be able to cut the frustrating wait-time down to a week or two? I have plenty of cola, french vanilla, and belgian waffle to hold me over until then; I'm just not very patient. 
To make it easier for my favorite flavors I reorder them a few weeks before I'm going to need them. This way I am not waiting for my favorites to steep.... They will be ready when I need them.
I plan on doing just that... my problem is I'm so new to true vaping and am just now starting to build up my pantry of favorite flavors. I'm ordering lots of sample sizes find the right ones for me and wife; I'd just do myself (and the juice) an injustice if I rejected a flavor just because it hadn't fully developed enough to taste it's best.
LOL! I have the feeling I may end up being a 5 minute steeper as well. At least until I build up my collection of juices.
I keep em in my closet and I usually shake the hell out of em everyday for a week.
I DIY all my e-liquid, fruit flavors are good right after I make them I have other recipes that are good right away but take a good 2 months to become great
z-vaper has a nice tutorial about steeping on his u-tube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAPpDSqPdc&feature=c4-overview&list=UU_sRYbU5bVNHHRKY_SWDucw
here's the address it does make a difference in my experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAPpDSqPdc&feature=c4-overview&list=UU_sRYbU5bVNHHRKY_SWDucw
here's the address it does make a difference in my experience
1 week to 4 weeks for fruits and dessert liquids
2 weeks to 4 months for tobaccos or alcoholic beverage type liquids
2 weeks to 4 months for tobaccos or alcoholic beverage type liquids
4 months wow!
Most of the 4 month steepers are just forgotten because they are in a box in the closet, then I rediscover them around the 3-4 month mark
Until you start discovering what you really like, you won't know. Just as we all like different flavors, we are bound to like them at different stages. I've received juices ready to vape right out of the mailbox, the same juice on a different order took a week or two! Let you taste buds answer that question, but most agree @ two weeks is ideal.
Some vendors pre-steep their liquids, which is why I've become such a fan of Halo (I'm impatient - it's my only flaw ). With that said, I have tried other juices that require steeping, and will say they've gotten much better with age. A truly prudent, or impatient, person might get some of both. I've also heard that exposing e-liquid to air oxidizes the nicotine, which is why I steep with caps on. There are lots of methods recommended here, though, so do what you're comfortable with. Just know that there are vendors whose liquids you can vape right out of the mail, and you won't notice much (if any) of a flavor change over time!
). With that said, I have tried other juices that require steeping, and will say they've gotten much better with age. A truly prudent, or impatient, person might get some of both. I've also heard that exposing e-liquid to air oxidizes the nicotine, which is why I steep with caps on. There are lots of methods recommended here, though, so do what you're comfortable with. Just know that there are vendors whose liquids you can vape right out of the mail, and you won't notice much (if any) of a flavor change over time!
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