Is Cloudy Vape Spoiled?

[ChronicVaper]

I received a large bottle of vape from a supplier that's normally great.
Their product is normally amber colored and clear.
I received an order today that is very cloudy and not amber colored, rather it's a yellowish cloudy color, even after shaking. It also doesnt smell as great as the vape I am used to from them.

Is this vape spoiled?

 

[SteveS45]

Have you vaped it yet? Do you feel like it would be safe to vape? Have you contacted customer support?

 

[ChronicVaper]

Steve I usually buy it at a vape shop and it looks like this - https://artfulvapors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Soda_Jerk_root_beer_ejuice.jpg

I bought a much larger bottle from the source because the vape shop only has small bottles. The one I received today is cloudy, you can't see through the tank it's so cloudy.
I did vape a little of it. It does not taste the same, nor does it smell the same.
I contacted Customer Support and he said they'd refund the 62 bucks.
Does vape juice go bad like this?

 

[SteveS45]

I have never personally seen an e-Liquid that went bad although I had some that were disgusting. With some of my DIY mixes they start out cloudy from mixing but I speed age them by heating them to 140 or so which makes them clear within an hour. My personal feeling is if you do not trust it do not vape it.

Good Luck! Happy Vaping!

 

[ChronicVaper]

I have never personal seen an e-Liquid that went bad although I had some that were disgusting. With some of my DIY mixes they start out cloudy from mixing but I speed age them by heating them to 140 or so which makes them clear within an hour. My personal feeling is if you do not trust it do not vape it.

Good Luck! Happy Vaping!

Trying the hot water steep now.

 

[SteveS45]

Do not exceed 150 degrees.

 

[Rickajho]

It may not be "bad" as such - but they still could have got something very wrong. What - I don't know - but if they felt the problem was legitimate enough to issue a $62.00 refund and you don't like the way it looks smells or vapes I would dump it and move on.

BTW: Did they say anything about what they thought happened?

 

[ChronicVaper]

It may not be "bad" as such - but they still could have got something very wrong. What - I don't know - but if they felt the problem was legitimate enough to issue a $62.00 refund and you don't like the way it looks smells or vapes I would dump it and move on.

BTW: Did they say anything about what they thought happened?

He had suggested that it should steep for a while, but that's weird because I never needed to before with the same stuff and I've never seen a cloudy vape like this, and i've bought a TON of different vapes from different companies. This is normally one of my go to vapes, so it's a real bummer.

 

[SteveS45]

Has heating it for the last 20 minutes helped it start clearing? I doubt it will change the flavor.

 

[ChronicVaper]

Has heating it for the last 20 minutes helped it start clearing? I doubt it will change the flavor.

A little. I've done this method before with other juices that didn't taste right upon arrival. The color (which frankly looks like urine that's been sitting a while) hasn't changed. If you look at the link I sent, that's what it normally looks like, soda syrup.

 

[ChronicVaper]

I suppose it's not too big of a bummer, I can always continue to get it from my vape shop, where it was always perfect.

 

[SteveS45]

My DIY e-Liquids are cloudy from mixing but when I heat them it does not change the color. The heating actually thins the high VG and allows the e-Liquid to settle faster.

Good Luck again!

 

[Rickajho]

Welp, see what you get - it doesn't have to go anywhere soon.

The only liquids I get that are cloudy are that way on purpose when I'm buying from a place that uses organic flavorings. For anything else, never got something in all this time that was normally clear that showed up as "other." Even the freshly mixed stuff that required steeping.

 

[thomas l]

Sounds like it needs to steep. i got a couple diy mixes that do that then clear up in time. just guessing .small bottles steep faster then lager one and direct from the supplier problemly fresher. my 2 cents

 

[ChronicVaper]

Sounds like it needs to steep. i got a couple diy mixes that do that then clear up in time. just guessing .small bottles steep faster then lager one and direct from the supplier problemly fresher. my 2 cents

I used hot water to steep it, it cleared up BUT it went back to cloudy after cooling. :-(

 

[ChronicVaper]

Welp, see what you get - it doesn't have to go anywhere soon.

The only liquids I get that are cloudy are that way on purpose when I'm buying from a place that uses organic flavorings. For anything else, never got something in all this time that was normally clear that showed up as "other." Even the freshly mixed stuff that required steeping.

Yeah, i'm not feeling too confident in vaping this. I'll give it a while before tossing it though, unless anyone has a suggestion. By the way, their vape is normally FANTASTIC, best soda vape i've tried after searching for a while.

 

[SteveS45]

Did you maintain a constant or close to a constant temperature of 140 Degrees? Just curious.

 

[juicynoos]

If they gave you credit I would just wait on a replacement and put that one away in a dark place. It might even come good with time as some folks have found. In general, only organic flavorings cause cloudiness due to the natural oils present in the flavorings; not sure these are ideal for vaping TBH.

 

[SteveS45]

So has there been any change in the cloudy suspect e-Liquid since last Saturday?

 

[ChronicVaper]

So has there been any change in the cloudy suspect e-Liquid since last Saturday?

No, sadly. I took the refund and bought a few smaller bottles from the vape shop I normally go to, where I had originally found this normally awesome vape.