'Re' Steep E Liquid

[SxChoc]

Hi all,

Brand new to this forum and generally a novice with vaping full stop!

I just wondered if it's possible to resteep a liquid as in I brought a concentrate (which recommended a 20% mix to the base liquid) but I was advised by a shop to never go above 15% so this is what I did but the flavour is really weak soooo I'm wondering if I could another another 5% of concentrate and steep it again or doesn't it work this way?

Thanks,
Craig

 

[JCinFLA]

You can always add more flavoring to something already made. As far as steeping being necessary...if it's a tobacco flavoring or a custard type flavoring, I'd say give it some more steep time. If it's not either of those types, IMO I'd give it a taste test (a drop or 2 on your finger) and a vape test with a few drops. If it's good in your opinion already...no need to steep it.

 

[SxChoc]

Thank you very much. Is it possible to hold the other way if I gondola a flavour too strong I. E. Add some more vg/pg to try and dilute it?

Thanks

 

[Bunnykiller]

you can only steep an Ejuice if it has solids in it... like tea leaves.... otherwise one ages Ejuice...

 

[JCinFLA]

Add some more vg/pg to try and dilute it?

You can always add more to dilute it, but you'll not only make the flavoring weaker, but also the nicotine content will be less then, too.

 

[Robino1]

Welcome to ECF!​

 

[RainSong]

Add some more vg/pg to try and dilute it?

If you don't want to dilute your nicotine mix up a bottle of unflavored liquid in your desired nic level and pg/VG ratio. Unflavored is useful in cutting strongly flavored liquid and can even be vaped on its own.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

It is also possible that you already have too much flavoring. 2 to 7% is a pretty normal range and some flavors tend to just disappear when more than that is added.

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[Joergl100]

"Steeping" e-juices...is a miracle. Maybe it fastens the way to get it homogene, because the fluids are warmed up and thinner then...but nothing else really happens. Nothing to "steep" at all!

Except You want to create an "absolue"...not "absolute"!

 

[ppeeble]

OP, you can add extra flavour if you wish, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to percentage of concentrates.
Manufacturers will gave a guideline percentage, you need to experiment with that.
You can add extra flavouring to e liquid, you can use less than the recommencded amount. It's all down to your tastes.

 

[Robino1]

Moved to the DIY forum as that is a better fit

 

[DaveP]

Good information here by all. I second the motion to mix up a nicotine/pg/vg unflavored bottle every time you mix several flavors. You can tone down the flavor in a hot mix, vape it as an occasional vape or even a daily vape, as some of us do.

Adding another 5% flavoring is going to reduce the nic percentage by some amount. Put your original recipe into a juice calculator at the original mix percentages if you haven't already. Then, add the extra flavoring and see what happens to the nic percentage. Then, if necessary, you can add back the nic you need once it's flavored correctly.