NEW IDEA?(maybe...)

[MamaBird]

So I was thinking about the similarities between steeping e-liquid and decanting wine. From where I stand it seems to be the exact same process, yielding the same results. So if that is correct, it stands to reason that one of those little wine aerator things could reduce a few days down to a few minutes. Anyone wanna try it and post results here? I would myself, but I only have small e liquid bottles, and I would think that 50 ml would probably be the minimum amount I'd want to try it with. Currently, 15ml is my largest bottle.But if you want to try it, one pour of wine through the aerator is like one hr of decanting, so I think you would have to do this a few times. I would love to see results if anyone wants to try it.

 

[Pappy]

It's an interesting idea for sure. I was thinking the other day about something that slowly pumps air into a juice bottle through a little tube that would aerate the juice.

 

[MamaBird]

It's an interesting idea for sure. I was thinking the other day about something that slowly pumps air into a juice bottle through a little tube that would aerate the juice.

Glad I'm not the only one thinking that way! The wine aerators already exist though, so someone could, if they wanted to....and if they have enough juice....try it now but you could always build yours too

 

[gthompson]

Interesting idea. About a $40 investment.

 

[MamaBird]

Interesting idea. About a $40 investment.

Not if you already have the aerator

 

[Cool_Breeze]

Hi robin...and welcome to ECF. It seems you are having no difficulty getting involved in the community!

 

[recidivus]

I read recently of someone using a magnetic mixer and reducing their steep times from 2 weeks to 1 week with ~1 hour of spin a day.

Ah! Here's the post
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/317080-steeping-liquid.html#post7371554

I imagine a fish tank aerator would also work in a pinch, possibly cheaper too.

 

[ninjuh]

I have a much simpler solution. Tie your juice bottle to a string, the other end tied to a blade of your bedroom fan. Turn it on full blast, evacuate the room for a minimum of 1 hour as to avoid any back splashing that may occur. I do this with all of my juices, 1 juice per blade, and run it while I'm at work. When I get home at the end of the day my juice is nicely steeped & ready to be vaped.

 

[MamaBird]

I have a much simpler solution. Tie your juice bottle to a string, the other end tied to a blade of your bedroom fan. Turn it on full blast, evacuate the room for a minimum of 1 hour as to avoid any back splashing that may occur. I do this with all of my juices, 1 juice per blade, and run it while I'm at work. When I get home at the end of the day my juice is nicely steeped & ready to be vaped.

Lol that doesn't sound simple at all!

 

[sgenn99]

i don't know if i'm sold on the whole steeping thing yet. i've tried leaving the caps off for a few days, shaking them up, leaving them with the cap off for a few more days...meh. i think it may be true that as some juices get older, they get more complex in flavor, but i really like most of the ones i normally like just as much when i first get them as i do after that whole waiting period. i'm not saying it's a sham or anything like that, i just don't know if it makes THAT big of a difference...definitely not worth tying bottles to a ceiling fan and dodging flying plastic/glass bottles! lol
an aerator might be interesting to try out...let us know the results if you go there, please?

 

[MamaBird]

i don't know if i'm sold on the whole steeping thing yet. i've tried leaving the caps off for a few days, shaking them up, leaving them with the cap off for a few more days...meh. i think it may be true that as some juices get older, they get more complex in flavor, but i really like most of the ones i normally like just as much when i first get them as i do after that whole waiting period. i'm not saying it's a sham or anything like that, i just don't know if it makes THAT big of a difference...definitely not worth tying bottles to a ceiling fan and dodging flying plastic/glass bottles! lol
an aerator might be interesting to try out...let us know the results if you go there, please?

I felt the same as you until I retried Highbrow's bourbon vanilla after a week of steeping with both the cap and nozzle removed. When I first got this ejuice, I didn.t like it much at all. It had sort of an assault quality to it. But now it is mellow, dreamy, aromatic and just lovely. I immediately ordered a larger bottle. I have also found a few others that I disliked before and liked after some steeping. But nothing quite so dramatic as the highbrow experience. On that one, everything really became well blended and richer. Kind of went from yuck to omg...so I.m a fan of steeping

 

[xanderxman]

I am a fan of steeping juices with multiple flavors that need to mix. Much like wine, e-juices can be a complex beast. I never thought about it before but your idea sounds like it may actually work Robin.

If I order single flavor juices, like watermelon, I do not steep them. But anything that has multiple flavors gets the steeping regimen.

 

[nepatitan]

Dang... I have a an aerator for bottles of wine but they are the ones that pop onto the top
I tried the sealing the bottles in zip lock bags and immersing in hot water for 15 mins then shaking and repeat. It did work for some of my gf's fruitier juices.

 

[scarf-ace]

Robin I admire your ingenuity. But I think you would need to buy a separate aerator for e-liquids...? I don't think Mr Scarf-Ace would like it if his 2008 Penfolds Grange suddenly began tasting like tobacco

I would, but he wouldn't. LOL.

 

[MamaBird]

Lol good point. I guess it should be a dedicated tool.

 

[nobutts1]

too funny!