I'm new at this so I don't know.. When buying new ejuice how do you know if it needs steeping? Is there a fast way of steeping or just letting it sit?
Question about steeping
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General rule of thumb:
Samples usually don't need steeping. If the flavor seems chemically, perfumey or just yuckyish. Take the cap and nipple off for 48 hours and shake them several times a day.
Depending on the vendor, most liquids are made when the order is placed..... Let me cut and paste what I have written in my blog on steeping.
The following is what I have put on my blog regarding tastes and steeping.
Taste is an elusive and a subjective thing. Think about it. We are getting flavor from wet AIR. We are not chewing something that is filling your mouth with a tangible food that gives your senses the texture, the wetness the flavor as you bite down on something. The flavor in the juices are trying to trick your mind into remembering those feelings of that certain food it is trying to mimic. When the taste buds go wonky, they can no longer make the mind remember what it is supposed to remember about that flavor since the taste buds can no longer send the flavor signal to the brain. It is just WET AIR at that point.
There have been many discussions about what to do when that happens all over this forum. There is NO stock answer that works for everyone. Plenty of suggestions where some worked for some people but not for others. For some it is time that heals. For others it is more water. Yet for others it is lime juice or something that zings the taste buds back into shape. And for some other people it is simply smelling something strong that whips those pesky buds into shape.
Yes changing up different juices throughout the day minimizes the chances of the old taste buds from going south, but it is not 100%.
I don't know if you know about steeping. Steeping is where when you get your fresh juices in the mail you need to get the alcohol that was used in the making out of that juice. It also lets the flavors meld together to create what the vendor is trying to make the juice taste like.
To steep properly:
Take cap and nipple off the bottle
Shake well (till tiny bubbles are noticeable)
Leave caps off for 48 hours shaking repeatedly throught the day. ( this allows all of the alcohol to come to the surface to evaporate out)
. What that does is to concentrate the flavors more because the extra liquid is now leaving.
After the 48 hour cap off, put the nipple and cap back on. Put it away out of direct sunlight. Shake whenever you think about it for 1 - 2 weeks. This gives the juice time to mature into the flavor it is meant to be.
You can try it after a week. If you still get that plasticky, chemical taste. Put it away for another week. Some juices need more time. The more complex the juice, the longer it needs to steep to get all the flavorings to meld. I have found some juices that need three weeks to get to that magical stage. If after at least three weeks steeping and I still don't like it, I'm never going to like it and write it off as a do not reorder juice. BUT, I may keep it because my taste buds may change a few months down the road. Them damn buds again!
I hope this helps a little on the flavor issues you may be having with some of your juices. I hope that I was able to answer some of the "why does" questions you probably going to have.
Good luck.
Samples usually don't need steeping. If the flavor seems chemically, perfumey or just yuckyish. Take the cap and nipple off for 48 hours and shake them several times a day.
Depending on the vendor, most liquids are made when the order is placed..... Let me cut and paste what I have written in my blog on steeping.
The following is what I have put on my blog regarding tastes and steeping.
Taste is an elusive and a subjective thing. Think about it. We are getting flavor from wet AIR. We are not chewing something that is filling your mouth with a tangible food that gives your senses the texture, the wetness the flavor as you bite down on something. The flavor in the juices are trying to trick your mind into remembering those feelings of that certain food it is trying to mimic. When the taste buds go wonky, they can no longer make the mind remember what it is supposed to remember about that flavor since the taste buds can no longer send the flavor signal to the brain. It is just WET AIR at that point.
There have been many discussions about what to do when that happens all over this forum. There is NO stock answer that works for everyone. Plenty of suggestions where some worked for some people but not for others. For some it is time that heals. For others it is more water. Yet for others it is lime juice or something that zings the taste buds back into shape. And for some other people it is simply smelling something strong that whips those pesky buds into shape.
Yes changing up different juices throughout the day minimizes the chances of the old taste buds from going south, but it is not 100%.
I don't know if you know about steeping. Steeping is where when you get your fresh juices in the mail you need to get the alcohol that was used in the making out of that juice. It also lets the flavors meld together to create what the vendor is trying to make the juice taste like.
To steep properly:
Take cap and nipple off the bottle
Shake well (till tiny bubbles are noticeable)
Leave caps off for 48 hours shaking repeatedly throught the day. ( this allows all of the alcohol to come to the surface to evaporate out)
. What that does is to concentrate the flavors more because the extra liquid is now leaving.
After the 48 hour cap off, put the nipple and cap back on. Put it away out of direct sunlight. Shake whenever you think about it for 1 - 2 weeks. This gives the juice time to mature into the flavor it is meant to be.
You can try it after a week. If you still get that plasticky, chemical taste. Put it away for another week. Some juices need more time. The more complex the juice, the longer it needs to steep to get all the flavorings to meld. I have found some juices that need three weeks to get to that magical stage. If after at least three weeks steeping and I still don't like it, I'm never going to like it and write it off as a do not reorder juice. BUT, I may keep it because my taste buds may change a few months down the road. Them damn buds again!
I hope this helps a little on the flavor issues you may be having with some of your juices. I hope that I was able to answer some of the "why does" questions you probably going to have.
Good luck.
You could head over to the DIY sub-forum where we've been having a number of conversations about steeping.
The one issue is that a mixer knows that steeping is with the cap on.
Letting it breathe, or oxidizing, are different, can help, but are NOT steeping.
The one issue is that a mixer knows that steeping is with the cap on.
Letting it breathe, or oxidizing, are different, can help, but are NOT steeping.
well the only way to know if a juice needs steeping is to taste it --- always have a dripping atomizer handy for this --- plenty of you tube videos if you need help
most juice is helped with a steep - for some no need - for some no hope
general rule of thumb is 2 day with cap and drip tip off --- taste --- put in cool dark place for at least a week --- taste ---put back for another week --- repeat til it tastes good --- you may interrupt at any point in cycle when it hits your sweet spot
almost forgot shake your juice as often as you can remember during steeping
some folk say if you put bottle in a ziplock and steep in a bowl of real hot water(not boiling) til room temp is reached will take place of the steep --- most just wait as heat degrades nicotine
most juice is helped with a steep - for some no need - for some no hope
general rule of thumb is 2 day with cap and drip tip off --- taste --- put in cool dark place for at least a week --- taste ---put back for another week --- repeat til it tastes good --- you may interrupt at any point in cycle when it hits your sweet spot
almost forgot shake your juice as often as you can remember during steeping
some folk say if you put bottle in a ziplock and steep in a bowl of real hot water(not boiling) til room temp is reached will take place of the steep --- most just wait as heat degrades nicotine
So does oxygen, but folks keep recommending to leave bottles open, so what's a bit of heat?
You will get all sorts of "methods" for it. Personally, I don't take the caps off unless I'm trying to get rid of a perfume smell/taste. Then, I only take the cap off for like a day. Usually, single flavors like peach, apple, etc., don't need to steep. Whether anything needs to steep is subjective. I vape it and if I like it, I continue to vape it. If it isn't so great, I let it sit and try it again in a few days or weeks.
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