Is this steeping?

[Aheadatime]

Lets say I have a mix of 5% Coffee, 2.5% Chocolate and 2.5% Vanilla. Isolating the flavors and factoring in percentages would lead to -

50% Coffee
25% Chocolate
25% Vanilla

If I mixed a gallons worth of the flavors alone in the correct percentages and let that steep over time, would it taste 'steeped' if I then added the steeped flavor blend at the intended 10% strength?

I'm wondering if this is the only possible (or feasible, I should say) route towards 'pre-steeping' liquids. If I were mixing blends for family or friends or even opening up shop, and wanted to give the option of pre-steeped juice, it wouldn't be feasible to blend this "coffee chocolate vanilla" mix in every ratio and nic strength possible.

 

[Blix]

Not really IMO, it's the final mix that needs steeping....

 

[minimalsaint]

Yeah I think it's the final mix that needs the most steeping- but mixing your flavors ahead of time couldn't hurt and it would make mixing a bit easier...

 

[lilmrsyeti]

I am going to say No as well. Steeping is when all the Ingredients have come together, and over some time, blended with each other to make the Final juice. That's what steeping is for..to give time to the Flavors to allow them to blend and mix thoroughly with your PG/VG/NIC.

Look at it this way...say you went to MBV website and ordered some of their Flavoring...well, they not only sell one ingredient flavors...they sell "Thug Juice" flavoring. Most people agree that Thug Juice is Watermelon, Maybe a Grape and possibly the Ice...so you get that bottle of Thug Juice Flavoring...that stuff has probably been mixed together for a while, just waiting on people to order it..then you get it and add it to your PG/VG/NIC...You still them need to let it steep, because you have just added more ingredients for the flavors to mix well with.
Of course, this is just all IMO...some one who is more experience may come along and and tell you different.

 

[zoiDman]

My opinion is that the Flavorings need to React with the PG, VG or PG/VG to reach a "Steeped" taste.

So just mixing the Flavors together wouldn't have the same affect.

But I could be wrong.

 

[Hoosier]

Possibly, but the only way to know is compare side-by-side-by-side.

One mix made to your nic level at the same time the flavoring blend was made.
One mix made to your nic level from the flavoring blend.
One mix made to your nic level fresh.

Taste and compare all 3.

 

[Aheadatime]

Thats a good idea Hoosier. I was just watching an interview with the Five Pawns guy and found it interesting that he says all his juice is pre-steeped. It makes sense given their particular situation, as they only offer 5 different blends with a fixed PG/VG ratio, and there are only 5 different nic strengths to choose from. This means that he only needed to steep 25 differing barrels of eliquid, as opposed to the hundreds that would be required if they offered PG/VG ratio customization and had 15+ unique blends. I wont be buying his stuff (1$ per ml), but now it has me wondering if there are other methods of presteeping, so I guess I'll have to give your suggestion a shot.

 

[DeeDee1234]

Maybe if you mixed your flavor mix to a 50/50 mix of vg and pg you could create a seed steeping flavor mix. Allow that seed steeping flavor mix to steep and then add that to your final mix of nic,vg and pg.

Just a thought, might work..... Might be FUBAR

 

[psycheval]

Maybe if you mixed your flavor mix to a 50/50 mix of vg and pg you could create a seed steeping flavor mix. Allow that seed steeping flavor mix to steep and then add that to your final mix of nic,vg and pg.

Just a thought, might work..... Might be FUBAR

That's what I do to mine. I've been calling this a pre-seeding for lack of better terrm. Don't do it to Koolada unless your prepared to deal with it though. It looks kinda like white flake tinted clear glop cold. I like it speed wise compared to just adding flavor to final blend and steeping alone. I think it helps infuse the VG faster in the final blend. Needs study.