I have ordered a few new ejuices. I've read folks here mention steeping as being important, but can't find a quick answer as to exactly what that means. I've just been dripping juice into my cartos attaching them to the batteries, am I missing an important step? Still looking for my "all day vape" and want to give the new flavors the best chance of success! Thanks!
School me on "steeping" please!
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lol. No worries! Steeping is just letting the juice sit for a bit before you use it. Like steeping tea in a cup, or letting wine breathe ... only days/weeks.
Some juices are mixed fresh as you order them. They need time for the flavors to mingle. Shake the bottle and let it sit for a few days, or even a few weeks.
Some e-juice fans let it sit for a month in a drawer. lol.
It all depends on you. I'm in the "if it tastes good vape it, if not, let it sit" camp.
Some steep with the cap off to let it "air" out. Not recommended with kids/pets around unless you take precautions. Others let it air for a day then cap it and let it sit.
Some juices are mixed fresh as you order them. They need time for the flavors to mingle. Shake the bottle and let it sit for a few days, or even a few weeks.
Some e-juice fans let it sit for a month in a drawer. lol.
It all depends on you. I'm in the "if it tastes good vape it, if not, let it sit" camp.
Some steep with the cap off to let it "air" out. Not recommended with kids/pets around unless you take precautions. Others let it air for a day then cap it and let it sit.
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Steeping means leaving your juice around for a while, possibly uncapped, so that the flavor changes. Think of it like coffee, or tea. Some juices have a perfume smell at first, or seem weak, but after letting them "steep" they get better with age.
Like whiskey.
I don't like to take the cap off and leave my juice around, and I wouldn't leave a whiskey bottle open and laying around either, because I imagine it can spoil or evaporate, just like water could, but that's the basic principal, and I've had to do it from time to time.
Like whiskey.
I don't like to take the cap off and leave my juice around, and I wouldn't leave a whiskey bottle open and laying around either, because I imagine it can spoil or evaporate, just like water could, but that's the basic principal, and I've had to do it from time to time.
I think of it like the curing process of tobacco...pick a green plant...let it sit an mature...some is open air...some in sealed barrels.
Really I just look for a change in color...when the juice takes on a darker color then when you got it...it is ready...flavour has mellowed and you can taste the background notes more prominently.
If you DIY...you can premix some ingredients and let those sit...same effect.
Really I just look for a change in color...when the juice takes on a darker color then when you got it...it is ready...flavour has mellowed and you can taste the background notes more prominently.
If you DIY...you can premix some ingredients and let those sit...same effect.
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Some juices come ready to rock, others are made to order and may take a week or so to steep or mature to their tip top flavor peak....once you have dozens of juices on hand the point becomes moot really, because lots of your juices will be sitting for weeks on end while your enjoying some new favorite flavor...
I'm not sure of how nicotine ages, except I assume it will degrade over time, like all substances. Certainly it won't be an issue in a short period. Cigars are often aged for quite some time, and the nicotine isn't what is valued in that aging process.
We're talking about flavors here only.
However, some juices have alcohol and water added, which would clearly begin to evaporate if left open. That would also change the consistency of the juice.
more about flavor...no fermentation going on with juice...were not making perique here
could be a ph lvl change...evaporation...concentration...more like making a good sauce.
But if somebody did, then blended that into a nice Virginia.... Oh man, yeah!
Guess then you'd be a vaper vaping Va/Per
The 'steeping' process is more subtle than a fermentation process - more akin to what pipe tobacco blenders call 'letting the flavors marry'. For some reason, with a bit of time, flavors just kind of blend into one another for a smoother overall effect.
mmm steeped joose... I like to let my tobaccy flavors steep 2 weeks in a cool dark place... I usually put them in cabinet , let them sit open for 30 mins and give them a nice little shake daily....of course I always make sure I stock up so I am not without while I steep
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