Steeping fact or fiction?

[moonlessnight]

I've always been skeptical when it comes to steeping. Depending on who you ask it either works or it doesn't. Having limited experience with it (I usually get smaller bottles and use them up quickly) I ordered a few liquids from madvapes and there were a few that tasted like soap so I threw them in a corner and ignored them. A few months later and they are now more then usable. I don't think I will ever order and steep on a regular basis but I am now a firm believer in letting a liquid steep for a while before giving up on it entirely.

So...long story short steeping? Fact...what say you?

 

[mynameisrob]

It really all depends on the juice. Some juices greatly improve with a few weeks of steeping. Even a day or 2 can really make a difference with some juices. Some juices taste great right away, and some nasty juices after a few weeks...will still taste nasty, but then others will be tolerable.
I found that Bobas Bounty changed alot with a few days of steeping. The first day I got it I thought it was just okay and it tasted alot like raisins with a little hint of tobacco. I left the top off and the next day it switched and tasted more like tobacco and only had a hint of raisin. I kept letting it steep for a few more days and the flavor changed dramatically. Now I really like it and dont taste raisins at all, and other hints of flavors came out that I didnt taste in the beginning at all.

 

[BloodWolf]

Actually you sparked off a new question from my brain. Is it better to have the top OFF or ON when steeping?

 

[Iffy]

What rob said! Also, there are a limited few flavs that have gone 'strange' on me after a couple of months.

 

[CCC]

I get flavour doublers and my own nic liquid, mix them together and have found that if i vape it right away the flavour is weak, if i vape it again the next day it is a little stronger, 2 days later the colour of the juice has usually changed darker by now and it tastes the best. I have to say steeping is true.

I always leave caps on. And i don't think pre mixed juice from vendors requires steeping because it is a couple of days before it gets to you after it is made.

 

[base234]

I've only found one vendor's juice that I've tried must be steeped IMO (Halo). Generally though, I find that a good juice may benefit from steeping but a bad juice almost never gets any better. Cap on.

 

[Kahuna]

my buddy, whom I got into vaping last year, is a chemist and we did a few "not-so-scientific" experiments. We made a fresh batch of Guava (60ml total @ 18mg nic, Lorann's guava 4 drams, all VG). 20ml went into a beaker with a magnetic stir rod and set to stir for 2 hours (time it took to watch a movie in the beak room, hehe). The other 20ml was sealed in a bottle and put in the agitator and let shake for the same amount of time. We primed three (LR)901 with pure VG and broke em in while watching the movie. This gave us the slight soapy taste so we knew what plain VG tasted like. After the movie, we drank some lemonade (what the vending machine had) then some bottled water. A new full charged ego was waiting to be the test PV.

The fresh made (which was only shaken for a few mins to mix thoroughly) was dripped and gave us a bland vape and a slight soapy taste. In the second atty we tried the agitated one, the guava taste was more pronounced but not what I would say good. It was mild and smooth. The third atty with the stirred sample was much better. Maybe because it was mixed more thoroughly, aerated, or something else but it tasted great and was ready for prime time. It was really smooth, no soapy taste at all, and a pronounced guava flavor, something I would expect from a bottle steeping for a month.

Our anecdotal findings were satisfactory. My buddy gave me a bunch of possible reasons behind the results but it went way over my head. I'm thinking of finding a magnetic stirring lab quality set up for for my home for all my DIY and maybe even stuff I bought.

 

[Tol]

Some definitely need to sit for a bit before vaping, others are fine right away.
Some of the reason behind that might be when the juice was mixed & bottled. Places that make it fresh as you order tend to need time to sit before vaping. Places that may bottle in batches and have them sit for some time before shipping, may be great right away. Maybe not always the case 100% of the time, but that has been my own experience.

I am a BackWoods Brew fanboy, and Don bottles them when he receives your order, dates the bottles and ships them. As a result, I tend to let my stuff sit for a week or two before using it. If it is a new flavor to me, I will try it immediately, and then close it up and wait. If I think about it I shake them from time to time.

 

[s3anvap3s]

It truly depends on what vendor/flavor. Some vendors juice is great right from the start. Others need steeping. For example Ms Ts Bakery's juices should all be steeped first. For example the Snickerdoodle that comes from there is just a very strong cinnamon flavor at first. Don't get me wrong its very good right out of the box, but if you let it steep for about 5-7 days the cookie flavor comes out in full effect. It just gets better the longer it steeps. And when I say steep I mean take the cap off and the drip nozzle out then sit it in a dark cabinet. You can shake it up a little each day. Letting it breathe allows some delicious magic happen. This doesn't just apply to MsT's Bakery. But please don't take my (or anybody else's) word for it....try it out for yourself. If you don't find it beneficial don't do it.

 

[whitepony]

some need steeped some don't just depends on the flavoring i suppose

 

[Secti0n31]

I find that all of my FSUSA juices (not the samples, the big bottles) do much better after a week of steeping. Really does "seem" to make a difference, especially in the color and the texture. FSUSA butterscotch juice develops a very rich, golden color and gets a little thicker after just a day with the lid off, and another day of sitting.