Slight perfume taste in liquid... steep with cap on or off? Fruit flavoured?

[trio1989]

steep with cap on or off?

 

[werked4me]

I had some juices that were this way recently. I was also slightly confused as to what you to do in the steeping process. After a lot of reading. I steeped with the cap off for a few days, put the cap back on and left for another day or two. The ones I've tried are much better. I had a spare little cooler so I decided it was going to be my juice storage box lol. I keep it in my closet close to the AC vent....keeps it nice and cool.

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[Twicehorn]

I think you are probably going to see the best results with the perfumey taste by leaving the cap off for a couple of days. Shake occasionally (people say to shake really vigorously and I do that). Certain vendors' juices are known for these perfumey/chemical tastes and I find a couple of days of cap off will dissipate that taste. A longer period, with cap on or off lets the flavors mellow and blend, which is kind of a different issue in my mind.

 

[trio1989]

Same here I get nice flavour but then all of a sudden get a slight perfumy aftertaste

 

[twgbonehead]

I don't advise leaving the cap off for a couple of days.

Instead: Periodically shake the bottle, take the cap off, and squeeze the air out (and let it back in) a couple of times. Then put the cap back on. Do this a couple times a day until the perfumey smell is gone.

 

[trio1989]

What will happen if I do leave the tops off?

 

[twgbonehead]

What will happen if I do leave the tops off?

You can lose flavor. Leaving the caps on allows the most volatile of the compounds to saturate the air in the bottle, without letting a lot of the other flavors escape. It also limits the amount of oxygen that comes in contact with the juice (which will break down many flavor molecules).

If you leave the bottle open, you are not only providing continuous exposure to air, you're also letting all the volatile compounds (including flavors) to evaporate non-preferentially.

 

[batman624]

I came across Rip Trippers youtube vid on this topic and found it to be the most helpful resource so far.

 

[trio1989]

How long would a fruit base liquid at 70/30 pg vg if I leave cap off for a day and do a cap on steep?

 

[Panorama911]

I am not sold on "steeping" as it is usually done with tea, coffee and other organic plant life. It is a process of extracting essential oils out. What is there to steep in a liquid with PG/VG, L Nicotine and a flavoring, usually alcohol based. tobacco extractions are done in the making of the juices. Now it may be that flavors need to meld together over a given time frame, but this is not steeping, more like "aging".

As far as a fruit flavor goes, chances are it is alcohol based and leaving the cap off can allow the alcohol to evaporate and in doing so either cause the flavor to drop or increase, increase as in a concentrated flavor would be. Or evaporate taking some of the flavor along with it.

In my experience a liquid that has a perfume like taste never has been remedied, not saying it cannot be just I have never had any luck getting rid of it....I have a bottle that is 18 months old, still has the taste of Eu de Cologne.....ok well... Old Spice but I like to live the high life

 

[CircaSurvives]

What are you wicking with? If you aren't using organic cotton to wick with you'll get that perfume taste as well.

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[trio1989]

I have just took my plum liquid that I had steeping with the top off for 24 hours I must say there was a slight improvement going to leave it for another 24 and I will let you know the results... as the flavour was already there just got abit of a perfumy after taste as I do not think it requires a capped steep