Shake or Stir
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I haven't tried the straight split stick yet but the wider split one flexes a lot when I spun it in the air trying to determine if that was the one I want to use in my BP coffee.
My thinking is that shaking is a good way to aid steeping. I've always shaken my mix bottles daily for the first week and then less frequently over time. My tobaccos can vary from a week to 3 or 4 weeks until maturity. Sometimes, I like them at the end of the first week of daily shaking and then some will get stronger than I like by the end of the 4th week. Those I tend to reduce percentage after that happens.
Some of my stronger mixes end up getting mixed half and half with unflavored to return them to the sweet spot. I always have about 300ml of unflavored around for a straight vape or a mix dilution.
I'm hoping that the stirrer will speed the process and maybe eliminate the need to shake.
I use the badger for 20 or 30 seconds on the 30ml bottles and for a minute or more on the 100ml bottles. I move it up and down some while mixing. Once that is done I stash them away for a few months and never shake or stir them again until it is time to vape, then it is just a quick shake to make sure I don't have any hot spots in the mix. If your mixing head spends a lot of time near the top of the liquid it will introduce some air into the mix but if you keep it lower in the bottle it won't get quite so bubbly. I didn't necessarily get the mixers to aid in speeding, just to make it easier vs shaking, but I think it definitely mixes better than just shaking. I have no idea if it speeds up the steep process as I mix so much juice I don't have to worry about vaping anything that hasn't steeped a few months.
I shake about 30 seconds each time with a bottle in each hand while they are in steep mode. Mixing one at at time for a minute sounds better! It will likely achieve a better mix than shaking.
An Electric Carving knife. A little tape and a bottle holder thingy, and it works pretty good. I do wish it was variable speed though.
I have been getting lazy and mixing in the bottles with plenty of time to wait a few days and just heating under a desk lamp next to my computer has been working wonders. Constant heat of around 100°F and ability to shake now and then during the day. I know it is done when I can see the different viscosity of the liquids.
I really don't think using a magnetic stirrer will speed up the steep, if it does then its minimal to unnoticeable but it does eliminate the need to shake but I have no need with back stock to have to hurry a steep process. I sometimes remix a jar of juice for a few minutes before I put some into a jug. I tend to lean more on the juice being completely and fully mixed with a mixer. I have not shaken a juice in so long that I have no opinion to the mix factor of a shaken juice compared to mixed juice. Some shake then reshake then shake again and again over time. I just mix it once and not have to bother with remixing until I want to fill a jug but IMO that extra mix before pouring is totally optional.
Both the Badger and the Norco are great tools for my purpose. I ordered both and they came in the other day. I finally got around to using them. The badger stirs without frothing unless you raise it up close to the top of the bottle where it can draw air into the mix. Get too close to the top and it will turn the entire bottle into a milkshake that's entirely froth. It takes about 30 minutes for all the bubbles to rise and break, then you're back to a totally clear bottle of juice.
The Norco straight attachment expands as it spins and does a great job, also. It will also create dense froth if you raise it up high enough to create a whirlpool at the top.
Cheap as they are, they are both good tools that I liked really well after the first test. I may have found my new favorite tools for complete and rapid mixing. It certainly beats shaking. I'm using these in 60ml glass Boston Rounds bottles filled with 50ml of juice.
Thanks to Fozzy71 for telling us about those.
The Norco straight attachment expands as it spins and does a great job, also. It will also create dense froth if you raise it up high enough to create a whirlpool at the top.
Cheap as they are, they are both good tools that I liked really well after the first test. I may have found my new favorite tools for complete and rapid mixing. It certainly beats shaking. I'm using these in 60ml glass Boston Rounds bottles filled with 50ml of juice.
Thanks to Fozzy71 for telling us about those.
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