Shelf life on vaping liquids?

[bushmaster]

My first day vaping and I'm liking it very much. That said, I ordered quite a few liquids in various sizes in anticipation of this day. Do they need to be stored in any certain temperature or out of the light or other such conditions if it might be awhile before they are used.
Also, is there any reason why I shouldn't leave my Joye 510 connected to the USB by-pass overnight? Seems convenient to do so now that I don't have to go outside to smoke, but is it ok?

BTW, I love this board. You people have been so welcoming and so helpful that I cannot begin to express my gratitude. Thanks a million.

 

[Kilroy]

They say 2 years. Arbitrary number in my opinion, but that's what they say.

 

[Hoosier]

Any liquid should be stored in a cool dry place. Closets are good.

I have no idea why you should not leave a manual USB bypass connected except for the leak potential making a mess.

 

[Twister]

I think dark,cool and dry is the key. If you do a search, you will find one person lost a big stash in the fridge. Others swear by the fridge. Sunlight and heat are definite spoilers. Try to keep as much air out as you can. Fill bottles to the top for storage. Just my preference.

 

[dark cobra]

My Rath juices say 1 year

 

[WhatAClumsyGirl]

I've seen where they would last 2 years..but i think this is a little bit optimistic. I would realistically say 1 year.

I keep my unflavored and my flavorings in the fridge. My mixed juices i keep in a kitchen cabinet.

 

[TaketheRedPill]

If you keep e-liquid in the fridge, take out the baking soda you got tucked in the back there. Otherwise, your flavors will flatten..

TTRP

 

[TheBlueAdept]

Wow, it is interesting that the baking soda affects sealed containers! Or am I just naive/uninformed?

 

[laurieok]

I keep mine in a mini fridge....set on cool, not cold.

 

[sassymamar1]

My USB passthrough came with a warning that leaving it plugged in could be a fire hazard. I'm scared to chance it since someone I worked with had a phone charger that stayed plugged in and it caught on fire and burned the house down.

 

[Kurt]

Wow, it is interesting that the baking soda affects sealed containers! Or am I just naive/uninformed?

No, I think you are right. Flavors should not get through a sealed bottle, so the baking powder issuer should be moot, IMO.

My take on the flavored juices is cool, dark and dry, as Hoosier said. However, some flavors, depending on the water content of the juice, will not last more than six months. Seems this is true for fruit flavors, but it might apply to others too. Plastic flavor will eventually get into a juice too if it is in a plastic bottle. So there is no set time frame, as it depends on several variables. You can try some smaller amounts and see if freezing them changes the juice.

Unflavored will store the best, in glass, very cold and dark. So with all these issues with flavors not being as stable, I make my juices DIY in smaller amounts, and store unflavored for the long term.

This has been, of course, discussed at length elsewhere here. Do some searching, but this is the jist of it. Its easy to over buy flavored liquids in the beginning and then realize you can't vape them all at once. The longevity mainly depends on the stability of the flavor and other ingredients in the juice, like water.