I know letting e fluid sit for a few days after it is freshly mix is needed, otherwise, steeping is a myth and only breaks down after that point of alcohol, if any, evaporating and flavors "melding" if that even makes any scientific sense lol. I have fluid that tastes great right off the store shelf, but if it sits too long it gets bad tasting. Anyone refrigerate e fluid?
Refrigerating E Fluid?
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I have not personally, but am considering freezing some of mine - I have a ton of it.
However, I'm not sure where you heard that aging a juice for longer than a few days or so is a myth? Or are you confusing aging with airing with caps off? I don't air anything with caps off. A lot of people confuses aging (steeping) with airing. Airing with caps off more than 12 hours can kill flavor quickly.
I do know of many juices that benefit from very long steeps (my primary vendor Ahlusion being one of them - three to four weeks for most for my tastebuds, and some become magical after a few months - knowing this I plan my purchases ahead of time).
Because I have so many flavors in rotation, allowing those to age is not a big deal for me.
However, I'm not sure where you heard that aging a juice for longer than a few days or so is a myth? Or are you confusing aging with airing with caps off? I don't air anything with caps off. A lot of people confuses aging (steeping) with airing. Airing with caps off more than 12 hours can kill flavor quickly.
I do know of many juices that benefit from very long steeps (my primary vendor Ahlusion being one of them - three to four weeks for most for my tastebuds, and some become magical after a few months - knowing this I plan my purchases ahead of time).
Because I have so many flavors in rotation, allowing those to age is not a big deal for me.
If you look at the science, "steeping" is something you do with tea, which is a solid. E fluid is not a solid......The molecules are the same a few hours or days after you mix it, after that it just gets worse....
I didn't respond to be argumentative.
I also did not use the word steeping for that reason - I used aging. Aging is not a myth, and SOME juices absolutely get better with extended periods of aging. Not all, but complex layered flavors absolutely do.The only time I used "steeping" was because that was the word you used.
Perhaps your mind is made up about that, and that's fine. I'll continue to age my juices, because that's what works for me and can absolutely tell a difference in how the flavors come together.
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We use "steep" loosely here. It absolutely takes time for the flavors to blend in the mix. There is no doubt about that. Sometimes it means losing "off notes" and other times it means "bringing it all together" and other times it means "actually getting flavor". I can assure you that aging certain juices (store bought or DIY) is an absolute requirement to getting the best results.
PG/VG are a lot thicker than water. It takes longer for things to dissolve evenly throughout the mix. And I've aged many juices for as much as 6 months and they are exponentially better tasting than the day they were made.
I recently found a 14 month old bottle of Vermillion River Cherrywood in a box. Looks good and smelled good. Loaded some up and it tasted excellent. If anything, spoiled juice is a myth more than steeping. At worst they can lose some nic and some flavor but it can take a really long time.
PG/VG are a lot thicker than water. It takes longer for things to dissolve evenly throughout the mix. And I've aged many juices for as much as 6 months and they are exponentially better tasting than the day they were made.
I recently found a 14 month old bottle of Vermillion River Cherrywood in a box. Looks good and smelled good. Loaded some up and it tasted excellent. If anything, spoiled juice is a myth more than steeping. At worst they can lose some nic and some flavor but it can take a really long time.
its ben sitting on a store shelf for god knows how long - its already steeped at this point. and since its pre steeped, any further "steeping" in my OPPINION is just degrading nicotine, and that is what your tasting go bad.
with DIY juice steeping is required but for store bought juice, its ben already sitting for too long and it started to degrade.
next time you shop for prebottled juice, look at every bottle of the same flavor, you might notice some are slightly darker in color - the nicotine has already degraded from light, heat and what ever else.
I should have answered the question first. Putting juice in the fridge doesn't do anything. It actually hurts if there's a light in the fridge. The 2 biggest enemies to juice are light and air. Sealed up in a dark closet is the best storage method by far. Glass is better than plastic because plastic allows air to move in and out and may lose flavor faster than glass.
if a blind man never see's the sun rise does it really happen or if a person has little to no taste buds does steeping really exist ? man will be asking these questions for eternity
Well you guys brought a lot of light on the subject. I agree the the shelf bought stuff may sit too long, i had just exchanged some fluid for that reason and the new mixed stuff is great compaired to the stuff that was on the shel a long time.
I agree witht the poster that said you may need to age the liquid after it has just been mixed. Aging them for weeks or a month? Strange...can someone explain why that would make any scientific sense at all?
I agree witht the poster that said you may need to age the liquid after it has just been mixed. Aging them for weeks or a month? Strange...can someone explain why that would make any scientific sense at all?
Tobaccos and some bakeries are the only thing that I have found that need to set a spell, complexity of the molecules I guess. IMO, if a juice dramatically changes taste over time, its not a good mix. I think vendor juices go overboard with the percentages and number of ingredients. That turkey dinner may have tasted fantastic, but put it all in a blender and drink it .....
from your other thread you only vape flavorless juice so no need to steep that. i see no need to refrigerate my juice if it is kept in a cool dark place.
For some reason ("Science OMG!!") we age certain beers and wines and various other alcoholic bevvies. 
Some benefit from it, some don't...same with ejuice. As to the fridge question, no idea.
Some benefit from it, some don't...same with ejuice. As to the fridge question, no idea. 
NETs are one of the juices that benefit greatly with long aging times... they can go from bland/bitter to smooth velvety works of art over time ( several weeks to several months)
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