Ideal steeping time?

[lelly]

I can honestly say that I have never really given steeping a fair chance, if something comes and I don`t like it, it goes in the classifieds or is passed on to a friend. I received my first BWB order a few days ago, born 6/17 (steeped by Canada Post for 3 weeks!) and I am wondering how much longer I should give them before I make up my mind on them. Is steeping time the same for all of them? I got: Adirondack, Backo, 555, smoke, casablanca, hazelnut tobacco, honey flue nut, hunters, virginia, and RY4. Some of them I am pretty sure are not for me, but others I can taste something I like in them, but then I get floral, perfumey or spicy undertones that turn me off of them. Advice?

 

[dmatrix7]

Let them steep. Some of the ones that I have ordered took over a month before they got good. eJoker, Hunters, Casa and Vanilla bean are the ones I found to taste way off or strong when I first got them. A month later and they are great, nice and smooth. It could just be my taste buds, but I find it better steeped for a few weeks/month.

 

[bander68]

I have been vaping some 6-8 week old ejoker and loving it, even though I couldn't stand the stuff until it was a month old. My old bottle is nearly empty, so I dripped a few drops of 2week old on my atty already in use with the good stuff. Ungood. It just needs more time. I suppose I'll have to hold back for the next 2 weeks. But, boy, watch out. This stuff just turns into something special.

 

[davedbc]

I'll second the additional steeping time including for non-tobacco flavors as well. My first order from the Backwoods were a bottle of Peach and Cherrywood Tobacco. Both of them were way to harsh out of the mailbox (at least for me) but after a month when I went back to them - they are both fantastic! Just received another order today (Malty Toffee, Bluebacco, Applewood Tobacco, and 555 Exotic) which I'm basically planning on letting sit for several weeks while I go through the other juices I have waiting in the wings.

For what it's worth - I've also been ordering 30mls at a time (18mg strength) so if you're buying a smaller or less potent nic strength - you're time may vary.

 

[LegioX]

What equipment are you trying these flavors with?

Most of those should be getting close to their prime by now. Casablanca was one of the flavors I couldn't vape straight away, but its great after about a month. Give the RY4 a shot, by now it should be tasting great, people kill for that stuff lol. Mine is 2 months old and its my favorite tobacco flavor. All great flavors, but may not all be for you. Which is why its good you bought that many, give it a couple weeks and I hope theres at least a couple of those flavors that you can say are fantastic.

 

[francis_a]

What they all said

Some flavors take 4-6 weeks to come to age. Try talking to it and assess their mental status kinda like the Cheez-It tv commercial

And ........ if there are flavors that are just not for you even after 6 weeks, it won't be tough to find someone to swap flavors with you.

 

[byggd]

So how does one steep? Just leave the bottle sealed for a time or is it done with the bottle open? Does it matter if it's in a cold or warm place?

 

[lelly]

What equipment are you trying these flavors with?

I tried them all on my Reo grand at 3.7V on a Joye 510 LR atty. I have some 5V and 6V batteries coming today (hopefully!) so I will give them all a go with those. I am just kind of in a funk right now where nothing is tasting good and the satisfaction is not really there. A few months ago I was vaping 6mg on a SR atty on my eGo battery and completely satisfied. Now I am up to 18mg on a LR atty and its not doing anything for me. Whenever I find my sweet spot, it only lasts a couple of weeks, then I need to go higher nic for more TH, find a new ADV every month, move to LR, and now higher volts. I have such picky tastes and I have never found a juice that I am in love with right off the bat.

 

[whiskey]

So how does one steep? Just leave the bottle sealed for a time or is it done with the bottle open? Does it matter if it's in a cold or warm place?

Never leave it uncapped...Leave it capped & let it sit for a few weeks ...shake it up once in a while, give it a taste...simple as that

 

[Uncle Willie]

I have a vial of BWB Honey Flue Nut that after nearly a month, is still basically tasteless to me .. on the other hand, I have a vial of Casablanca that was quite nice after just a week .. go figure ..

 

[whiskey]

Yup, just what I was saying Willie...everyone tastes these juices differently...I like most of mine right when I get them...If theres any steeping going on, its only when they sit & wait to get used...which is plenty of time for mine

 

[Rar]

I vape my menthol right away. To me, I can't tell the difference - steeped or not. I have some Malty, MT and Vanilla Bean that are 2 months old and they are AWESOME! I liked Backo and Casa right away, but now each is about 2 weeks old. My RY4 is almost gone, but that is 3 months old.

 

[byggd]

Never leave it uncapped...Leave it capped & let it sit for a few weeks ...shake it up once in a while, give it a taste...simple as that

Thanks! I had read several threads and couldn't find anything about "how". I got some B-52 from vapor bomb that tastes odd so their customer service said to steep it for a week or 2 and try it again.

 

[whiskey]

Well I am not sure what other juice suppliers are saying about steeping , but with our juices , thats what we suggest doing..Thanks byggd~

 

[AnthonyB]

I got orders from BWB, AVE and and Vaperite almost simultaneously about 5 days ago. I am in Australia so delivery time has been somewhere between 7-14 days. I would have thought they 'should' be somewhat ready by now.

I found that 75% of these juices were not vapable immediately, and in the unlikely event that they are already steeped as much as they can be then they are just not for me. I doubt this though. This is my summary on the juices I got from those above vendors:

BWB - Approx age must be around the 2 week mark. Casablanca and Watermelon vaped well right away. Adironback, Backo, Cherry tobacco and a few others taste harsh, have very little flavours coming through and have a massive throat hit. I guess I should leave those longer. I seriously hope they improve because I was very excited about those.

Now I don't know if Casablanca from BWB is going to get better but this stuff was amazing right away.

Vaperite - Really pungent tobacco flavours that take time to adjust to in some cases, particularly if you are used to that 'fake' simulated tobacco juice many vendors make. Black Perique vaped well after I gave some of it a quick 5 seconds in the microwave in a glass bottle.
The organic and natural tobaccos vaped okay but I sense they will get better. They are still a bit harsh.
APV tobacco - AWESOME immediately. Subtle tones of vanilla and prune came through right away and left a great after taste, even overnight sometimes.

AVE - Bobba's Bounty and Gorilla juice AWESOME FLAVOUR right away. If these little guys steep even more I doubt I will be able to stop vaping them. They are different, indescribable, sublime, delightfully spicy with a hint of sweetness.
The Havana Gold, Flue Cured and Gamel taste like vinegar flavoured vapor and I seriously hope they improve because I was anticipating those ones.

I will add a caveat at this stage. Since I ordered these liquids I've had a bit of a chest infection so some of the juices may be a bit off in my chest and throat as a result. It still doesn't stop Bobbas Bounty, Casablanca and AGV tobacco tasting so good.

 

[AnthonyB]

Correction - the watermelon was from AVE, not BWB.

 

[whiskey]

LOL...I was just catching that Anthony...thanks for making the correction

 

[AnthonyB]

Well we all make mistakes right? BWB doesn't make watermelon and that photo is not of you, so we are even! Entirely unrelated post alert - Who is that in the photo anyway? Looks like Fergie from Blackeyed Peas.

 

[whiskey]

It may be her Anthony...I usually get my avatars off model sites though...it isn't close enough for me to tell

 

[AnthonyB]

Hurm.. I tried to put a picture up on my profile that would come up in my posts but I wasn't able to. Is this a service only available to paying members or something?

Anthony