N00B question about steeping

[nomemory]

I just recently received my first online order of juice. Before I had been using juice from a b&m which wasn't bad but they were a little bit pricier than their online counterparts obviously due to more overhead. Ordered from bootleg vapors. Now I read about steeping but being new to this I couldn't wait to steep and loaded all the flavors into various clearomizers and vaped. Obviously you can guess the results. Only cherry cola was palatable right out of the mailbox. Tasted like the bottle caps candy I enjoyed as a Kid. So I ventured online and searched for steeping and what methods I could do. I found this video by a mr zvape I think it is the 24 min video was very good and contained a lot of great information. He suggested putting the bottles uncapped in a dark cabinet for 24 hours and wondered if a lot of people did this? I had not heard of uncapping them until I saw the video. I tried it but only just overnight and it really seemed to mellow out the flavors. I didn't want to try heat methods because I didn't want to erode the nic content. Now I'll just let them sit capped in a drawer for a week and give them a shot again. Any help/info greatly appreciated.

 

[Ryedan]

If you're tasting any chemical tastes that bother you, leave the bottles open for a while. If you try the juice when you get it and you like it, vape it. If taste is not the best when you get it, leave it unopened for a few days and try it again. If you like it, vape it. If not repeat.

Some complex flavors can take a couple of weeks to 'meld' and become good. I've experienced this with a couple of tobacco flavors. Generally, if a juice does not become vapeable for you in a month or six weeks it's not going to.

In the end it's all about your taste buds and how much you like the juice when you try it.

Good luck with it

 

[realsis]

True. Above post is right. For me what I've noticed personally is if it's really bad (I mean bad) it kinda stays bad. Even if it's steeped a good amount of time. I've noticed that with vendors flavors and my own flavors I make at home. If it's really really bad, it's still bad later after steeping. But if it's a little off steeping can make a good difference in the flavor once they have properly blended. Sometimes opposite had happened too. A really good flavor after steeping has changed and it's not as good. Taste is so subjective and a matter of personal prefrence. That's why I really enjoy making my own juices. I know EXACTLY what percentage of flavor I like and can make it accordingly. I've really been having a lot of fun just making my own. It's much easier than you would think although blending flavors takes some practice it's been something I'm really glad I started doing. Saves a lot of money too! This way you can make exactly what you like the way you like it.

 

[Bontasia]

What always works for me is capped in a cool, dry place (drawer, shoe box, closet shelf - if you have kids or pets keep em high up)(the bottles, not the kids and pets) and take them out and shake them once a day for about 30 seconds each. If you get one that is especially perfumey pop the cap and dropper off and let it sit (again away from where kids or pets can possibly get to it and where it can't possibly spill) for a few hours then back on with droppers and caps back on and again with the daily shaking. I've only ever gotten two e-liquids that were just bad BAD and I agree with realsis, not much is gonna fix that. Pass it on to someone else, they may love it.

 

[nomemory]

Thanks all for the replies. The smell of the bottles was just strong, perfumey and potent which to me indicates a fresh product. I don't want people to think that I'm slandering the vendor either. In fact I'll probably be ordering more in the future, just going to let it steep before trying it. The taste was consistent with not letting it steep and letting it air out has really mellowed the product. I'm still rather new to vaping and learning more and more every day. I think the flavors will be amazing after a week. I'm hopeful.

 

[CrimsonFog]

Not to hi-jack the thread, but I have a similar question. I recently got 6 bottles of Mount Baker Vapor and they are filled to the top with a very small air bubble. Not much room for air to get it (or out) after vigorously shaking. The question is, is it okay to keep it as is and store away in a cool dark place or is it necessary (which I've heard some people do) to empty the bottle into a bigger bottle so when you do shake it, more air can get to it all - and then store as such.

Am I being OCD worrying about this? So far, I have let them air out every now and then and stored in a cool dark area. My concern is, that they are not getting the air bubbles after shaking that everyone seems to be talking about. Is it okay to just leave it as is?