Steeping and Me
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Some company's make huge batches of juice and dispense it into bottles and ship it to you. That particular batch could already be a month old, so it would already be steeped when it hits your mail box. Other company's make their juices to order. That means that they don't make huge batches. When you order a bottle, they mix that one bottle specifically for you, so it's as fresh as you can get it.
Some flavors are good as soon as they are mixed. Some flavors require time to sit and allow the flavor to "mend". I've went through several bottles of Vermillion River juices, and I haven't had to steep any of them. I assume they dispense their stuff into bottles form large batches. That being said, if you order from them, it's possible, your bottle could have been from a fresh batch made that morning. I've never heard of any company purposely pre steeping their stuff. From what I've found, you just have to order it, taste it, and decide for yourself if you like it the way it is, or if it's worth steeping. Keep in mind, that taste is subjective. If it tastes rancid, no amount of steeping will make it good. I've steeped a few juices, and pre steeped, they tasted almost like nothing, but after a week or so of steeping, the flavors come out, and it becomes enjoyable.
Some flavors are good as soon as they are mixed. Some flavors require time to sit and allow the flavor to "mend". I've went through several bottles of Vermillion River juices, and I haven't had to steep any of them. I assume they dispense their stuff into bottles form large batches. That being said, if you order from them, it's possible, your bottle could have been from a fresh batch made that morning. I've never heard of any company purposely pre steeping their stuff. From what I've found, you just have to order it, taste it, and decide for yourself if you like it the way it is, or if it's worth steeping. Keep in mind, that taste is subjective. If it tastes rancid, no amount of steeping will make it good. I've steeped a few juices, and pre steeped, they tasted almost like nothing, but after a week or so of steeping, the flavors come out, and it becomes enjoyable.
I'm kind of wondering if pg/vg ratio has anything to do with it. I only vape 100% vg or pg "free" juices. Because of this, most of the juices I get are from companies that "mix to order". I have yet to have any juice change flavor after steeping.
Maybe it's just me.
Maybe it's just me.
In my very humble opinion, the best juices need to steep though I am sure there are good ones that don't. If I were making juice for profit I wouldn't be premixing anything that wasn't selling like crazy so that it was fresh for my customers.
Does anyone at all notice a huge change in flavor after their juice steeps? I've personally noticed a color change in some of my lighter juices, but nothing that makes the flavor better or worse.
Is there a generally accepted "Steeping" procedure? i.e top off/on, in the fridge/on the counter/on the windowsill/in the oven? I acquired some sample juices from a local vendor that all seem to taste pretty much the same, and i was wondering if steeping might help them come into their own (they also all have a kind of sickly-sweet undertone that's a real turn-off and i wonder if it might help with that).
Cap of (the drip-thingy too) for a couple days, the place them somewhere dark and shake them every day. That's pretty much the standard procedure.
If you are new to this, many juices seems to have that sickly-sweet starting out, but it gets better.
I notice a huge difference just two weeks in.Make sure you buy from some well regarded vendors, there's a lot of crap out there.
I recommend Heather's Heavenly Vapes and Alice in Vapeland, both makes top notch juices.
Thanks, I'll give that a whirl. I got a sampler from Johnson Creek that all seem to taste fantastic straight out of the bottle, but the 2 five-packs i picked up from MadVapes' brick-and-motor store up the road seem a little off. My hope is this is because they are fresh (he was bottling them while I was there). This may also explain why the RY-4 juice I loved from MyFreedomSmokes was awesome the first, small bottle, but tasted much different when I bought a larger bottle (they are local too, so no shipping time involved).
i found out that there is "no easer softer way" to steeping. as with all my DIY and e-juices it depends on my taste buds the moment i start to puff i cary 10 stardusts with me and even then my buds might not want what i have on hand. i now let all my juice steep at least a week. i take extra care of my juice shaking it several times a day and each time i take the lid & dropper off the more attention i give my juice the butter it tastes IMO and one needs to stay a-head of the juice curve like when you get to your last bottle that is the time to order a fresh batch that way you are not vaping a flavor that is not ready :>)
Technically, what is going on while you wait for the flavor and base to homogenize is 'aging'. Like wine the flavors meld and mix over a bit of time. If the color changes that is usually oxidation of the nicotine.
You can just shake your bottles and stick them in a hot water bath with the tops off if the flavor tastes thin.
So far the RawrVapor flavor sampler didn't need aging. I bought the Hawaii pack.
From Mount Baker Vapor most didn't need aging but the nutty ones mellowed out after a week.
From Alien the Bees Knees (awesome) didn't need aging.
You can just shake your bottles and stick them in a hot water bath with the tops off if the flavor tastes thin.
So far the RawrVapor flavor sampler didn't need aging. I bought the Hawaii pack.
From Mount Baker Vapor most didn't need aging but the nutty ones mellowed out after a week.
From Alien the Bees Knees (awesome) didn't need aging.
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