i've read about this and seen opinions going both ways, what is your take on it?
Steeping, is it neccessary?
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It depends on where you get your e-liquid from. If it is made to order often it does need to steep. Especially if it is complex flavors and/or high VG.
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I agree with Susan~S.
You should give your liquid a try, it might be good to go, if it isn't strong enough flavour then leave it for a while in the dark to mature.
Some liquids have a heavy alcohol taste/smell or perfumey scent, these ones need to be left to breathe before vaping (to let the alcohol evapourate).
You should give your liquid a try, it might be good to go, if it isn't strong enough flavour then leave it for a while in the dark to mature.
Some liquids have a heavy alcohol taste/smell or perfumey scent, these ones need to be left to breathe before vaping (to let the alcohol evapourate).
I only steep juice when it doesn't taste all that good out of the box. Which for me is often the case if a juice contains Ethanol. Letting such a juice steep with the cap off for a few days (or more) will allow the Ethanol to evaporate out of the mixture.
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It depends on the juice and I wish we could all stop calling it steeping. It would be more accurate to call it aging or airing.
Lots of juice companies use an alcohol in their juice that some people can taste. Some people can't. I can taste it and find it very unpleasant. The solution is to uncap your bottles and let the alcohol evaporate. That's just one element of "steeping".
Some juices taste better after they've sat for awhile. Some definitely degrade in flavor. I've had fruit flavors that went from tasty to nasty in a month.
Bottom line, it depends on the individual juice.
Lots of juice companies use an alcohol in their juice that some people can taste. Some people can't. I can taste it and find it very unpleasant. The solution is to uncap your bottles and let the alcohol evaporate. That's just one element of "steeping".
Some juices taste better after they've sat for awhile. Some definitely degrade in flavor. I've had fruit flavors that went from tasty to nasty in a month.
Bottom line, it depends on the individual juice.
Really depends on the juice. I agree with the above posters. Some juice will never ever get better, yet others will change and new flavors will emerge like a fine wine vintage.
The juice I really love is when it tastes great out of the mail and just keeps getting more complex and better.
The juice I really love is when it tastes great out of the mail and just keeps getting more complex and better.
Most vendors sell pre-made flavors which are mixed in large batches and then bottled to sit on the shelf until they are shipped to the customer. This period of time is adequate to be considered steeping or aging. These e-liquids will be good to go when you receive them.
If you order from a vendor who custom-mixes at the time of your order, you may well need to allow the flavors to steep for a week or two.
Steeping e-liquid flavors is similar to cooking food. You make a big pot roast of beef with all the trimmings (potatoes, carrots, onions, spices, etc). It tastes good on the first day. Let it set for a couple of days and the flavor will be better and more delicious because all the flavors have had a chance to meld together.
If you order from a vendor who custom-mixes at the time of your order, you may well need to allow the flavors to steep for a week or two.
Steeping e-liquid flavors is similar to cooking food. You make a big pot roast of beef with all the trimmings (potatoes, carrots, onions, spices, etc). It tastes good on the first day. Let it set for a couple of days and the flavor will be better and more delicious because all the flavors have had a chance to meld together.
I've found it absolutely depends on the juice. It's always a nice surprise when I crack something open that I haven't vaped in awhile and it tastes better than it did when I got it!
Generally speaking I let all my VG juices steep a week. If it's ordered online I will usually do the hot water gig then leave them the rest of the day with the caps off. Next day I put them in the cabinet and shake them before and after work & before and after bed.
I usually shop at a b&m so I figure they sit for a few days, but mostly it takes long enough for me to go through a bottle that it would be steeping for a while.
Ask the vendor if you can get a different ratio of PG/VG. If not, then it should be ok right out of the bottle. Probably sat on shelf for a while before shipping.
I get some mixed to order. I leave them alone, other than a shake or two once a day, in a dark place a week or ten days. NO! NOT there!
That allows the PG/VG and flavor to "meld". It also allows the nicotine to permeate the liquid.
Boiling speeds the process of alcohol evaporation. Boil with caps loose. Or, just remove the cap and let it sit. Alcohol is a volatile chemical. It evaps pretty quick.
You CAN invest a lot of money into ultrasonic, heated devices but, WHY?
Here's a way to test you juice without investing in a dripper: Buy one EVOD (or any BCC tank that's got a replaceable coil head), unscrew the tank, drop about 3 or four drops of juice on the exposed wicks. Screw it back together and take two to three hits. That'll give you an idea of how your juice tastes. Don't push it past 3 hits. You COULD burn out the wick. And get an awfully nasty hit too!
Keep on Chuffin'
I get some mixed to order. I leave them alone, other than a shake or two once a day, in a dark place a week or ten days. NO! NOT there!
That allows the PG/VG and flavor to "meld". It also allows the nicotine to permeate the liquid.Boiling speeds the process of alcohol evaporation. Boil with caps loose. Or, just remove the cap and let it sit. Alcohol is a volatile chemical. It evaps pretty quick.
You CAN invest a lot of money into ultrasonic, heated devices but, WHY?
Here's a way to test you juice without investing in a dripper: Buy one EVOD (or any BCC tank that's got a replaceable coil head), unscrew the tank, drop about 3 or four drops of juice on the exposed wicks. Screw it back together and take two to three hits. That'll give you an idea of how your juice tastes. Don't push it past 3 hits. You COULD burn out the wick. And get an awfully nasty hit too!
Keep on Chuffin'
I steep my desert or gourmet flavors. But I find fruit flavors, or minty flavors don't really require steeping. My local shop has an excellent one called Toffee Waffle that if steeped becomes amazing. But the fruity type flavors like ecto cooler, tiger's blood, or orange don't require steeping. Or the "drink" flavors, rum and coke doesn't require steeping but Monster Energy is better after it's been steeped. I'd suggest trying a flavor, if you don't like it let it sit, steep it a bit and go back to it later.
Hey Diceman1000, just about all the juices I make are pretty much shake-n-vape. I will agree that the tobaccos which I think are great after making, but they do seem to sort of mellow and improve with a couples steeping. I tend use a hot water bath when I am mixing darker juice recipes or tobaccos. Fruits seem to be the same whether I use them immediately or wait. Good luck to you.
This. Did that last week to an RY4 and it went from perfume to candy.
Also did it to an apple bottle but it lost a lot of flavour.
From my experience: tastes good - vape it, tastes bad - let it rest. It won't make it magically turn great but if you don't like it when you buy it , it won't get worse than that.
I buy TMAX Juices' Snake Oil and you wouldn't believe the change in taste after a couple weeks steep.
When I make my DIY juice, I use slightly hot base when mixing. Give it a good shake and consider it steeped. It changes color and the flavor intensifies by the next day, but I go ahead and start vaping it right away. The extra "steep time" is just a bonus to me.
Wow, thanks for all the great responses folks. My CC Mystik RY4 was great right out of the bottle, fixing to try the Primoroso pretty soon.
I DIY juice, and leave a new batch in the flask it was mixed for a couple days, with intermittent stirring. Mainly to insure everything is well emulsified. While there is some flavor development over time, waiting to vape has never been my strong suit. Steeping is a not as important as mixing well. Think it's more one of those internet legends, I do try to mix enough juice to have months worth to vape between mixing, so do have some well aged juice, steeping, not so sure what that's all about.
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