Is steeping an urban legend?

[Vapenstein]

Please vote.

 

[vapspaz]

Oh come on GoodDog! Where's that PHD vote of yours? Or are you one of the 3 so far? LOL Don't worry.... You'll still be able to keep your diploma.

 

[Vapenstein]

Ok folks, high road please. Let's see what the consensus is, and be let's be civil while we do it.

 

[vapspaz]

Well.... I did include a smiley face didn't I? lol

It's hard to convey a twisted sense of humor over a keyboard I guess.

 

[Vapenstein]

yeah I know. Believe me, no one appreciates sarcasm more than I do. I just didn't want things to turn nasty.

 

[JerryRM]

I have not noticed any difference and the idea of steeping is fairly new to me so I voted "myth".

 

[Zurd]

Nice poll, myth for me, after 1 day or 1 month there ain't no difference in my juices.

 

[StarsAndBars]

Myth.... Busted

 

[maureengill]

After steeping my first fsusa juice for a month....there was a major color change and the flavors improved dramatically.

 

[Zurd]

After steeping my first fsusa juice for a month....there was a major color change and the flavors improved dramatically.

One might then wonder what they put in it, PG, VG or flavorings doesn't change color AFAIK

 

[markfm]

On multi-flavor DIY I definitely notice a bit of change from totally fresh to a few days later, even though I try to shake the heck out of it for initial tests.

(I don't leave my stuff open to the air, the bottles are tightly closed.)

 

[breaktru]

I didn't vote. but some juices actually get worst when steeped. Using a wide range of eLiquids, my opinion is mixed. I even found that hi concentrated juice can sour like the RY4 concentrate I have. And I keep it sealed. It turned a very dark color, lost all of it's sweet flavoring but left a very strong (off) tobacco flavor. Concentrate like 1 drop per 6-10ml.

 

[Vapenstein]

I don't uncap my juice except to test it. I don't believe in leaving them open to air out. I think exposure to atmosphere is enough to trigger whatever reaction goes on. I try everything out of the mail. Some juice tells me it isn't ready. I revisit in a week. Sometimes it's changed, sometimes it isn't. I allow juices that do change up to 3 weeks to see if the change keeps going and try not to form any opinions until they level off.

 

[Vapenstein]

Oh, I forgot to mention. If one side winds up with 70% or better after 100 votes, members of the losing side have to leave ECF and quit the internet altogether

 

[JerryRM]

Oh, I forgot to mention. If one side winds up with 70% or better after 100 votes, members of the losing side have to leave ECF and quit the internet altogether

My side is losing !!!! I'll start packing now.

 

[nubee]

I use the TW PR concentrates and a vendor suggested I warm them under hot water and give them a really good shake just to make sure all the ingredients mixed up evenly and smoothly.

No "sit it on the shelf a month" or anything like that.

I've not noticed any real change over time.

 

[Vapenstein]

You know there is another component to this argument. Not everyone has a sensitive palate. I can deconstruct a recipe while I eat it and make a perfect version of it within two or three tries. Ever watch a cooking show where they blindfold contestants and have them say what it is they're eating? Most people, even people who cook for a living, do badly blindfolded.

We all taste these juices different, and it stands to follow that some of us taste them a lot more vibrantly than others. Like I said before in the thread that prompted this poll, both sides are right, because to the people who vote no, there is no difference after steeping.

 

[nubee]

Oh great....yet another defect I have to worry about

 

[SimpleSins]

It's kind of interesting to see the "seniority" of the myth versus fact factions.

 

[Vapenstein]

It's kind of interesting to see the "seniority" of the myth versus fact factions.

Some people are going to perceive a change because they're told to expect it, or not going to perceive one because they're told it's baloney. I absolutely believe that.

I vape a lot of different juices running a review site. My reviews are 100% honest and I say exactly what I observe. I know what I taste. I know which juices change and which don't. I know how different the juices that do change are at day one and on day 20. You have to wonder what the motives are of someone who doesn't agree with me, which is fine by the way, saying my observations are garbage because they have a few more months of ECF membership than I do. Please.

This thread is not about picking sides and then slinging mud at the other side. Vote, then chime in if you feel like it. There sure has been a lot of condescension regarding this issue, and I don't get that.