Steeping means.....

[Swamee73]

Can someone clear up a debate I was having with someone earlier...

I said steeping a juice was just letting it sit...not vaping it, not touching it, just sitting. He insisted that it had to be left OPEN to consider it steeping.

CLARIFICATION PLZ!

 

[PapaSloth]

Steeping is letting the juice change over time. This can include any one or more of: letting it sit and not vaping it, heating it, shaking it, or leaving the top off so that volatile chemicals (such as alcohol and some flavorings) evaporate.

 

[Debadoo]

One of those things that everyone does differently and there are as many ways to do it as there are people to do it nearly.

You can leave it shut, takes longer.

some will leave the cap off for 24 hrs, let a bit of air in, recap, then leave for a week or so depending on the juice, shake it once a day. Some think any air (and of course light) is the enemy of Ejuice

there are hot water bath steepers......(crockpot steepers)....ultrasonic jewelry cleaner steepers...... rock tumbler steepers.......magnetic plate steepers.........

and non steepers.....if it aint good right off the bat they don't like it period. And I'm sure I've left out many other ways.

Just see what works for you.

Most feel that light fruity juices get enough steeping in the mail
Tobaccos and complex juices might need more steeping time. Usually dark cool cupboard
Personally I think the biggest thing is shaking the juice good every time you use it, and during any steeping process. But I vape mostly fruity juices, so it's not really been an issue to me.

 

[ShampooDance]

Steeping happens regardless of whether the container is left open – leaving the container open just helps aerate the liquid, which can more quickly remove floral/alcohol-smelling perfumes or other unwanted scents. In a nutshell, steeping is the PG, VG and flavor compounds more thoroughly integrating with each other. This happens naturally over time, but this process can also be accelerated with an ultrasonic bath designed for cleaning jewelry and other household metals.

 

[Swamee73]

I had no clue.....


Thank you for all the input!

 

[GinnyTx]

you're both right..steeping is a term we borrowed it means Steeping is the soaking in liquid (usually water) of a solid so as to extract flavours or to soften it. (Wiki)

you know how we make tea, that's a great example of it.

there's several kinds, I mostly do number one because I"m lazy and buy juice ahead of time knowing when each mellows and how much time in a dark box or the 'fridge lid on.

Here are a few of the more common methods that people use in steeping fluids:

The One Step Process:
Take a new bottle of fluid, remove any outer wrapping, then store it in a low light (preferably in a box or drawer in a cool room) for a few days or up to a week or two.
The Two Step Process
Open the bottle, removing the cap and top piece. Set the bottle aside for anywhere from a few hours to a day.
Store the bottle for a period of time, as in the one step process.
The Heating Process
Get a container of hot (not too hot, and definitely not boiling) water.
Open the bottles of liquid you want to steep, removing the cap and top piece.
Set the open bottles in the warm water. Let stand until the water is room temperature.
Dry off and re-cap the bottles, and then store as in The One Step process until ready to vape.
There are literally hundreds of variations on these methods using things like coffee cup warmers, warm dry rice, and a basket that holds the bottles of eJuice in a slow cooker turned on its low setting.

There is a post on Reddit that does show some of the effect of introducing heat into the steeping process has. Granted the post is not conclusive evidence, however it is more methodical in presentation than the majority of anecdotal information that is posted by many people.(I don't reinvent the wheel, I lifted this from crebralift.com

so both of you are "right" but there yah go.

 

[InTheShade]

Can someone clear up a debate I was having with someone earlier...

I said steeping a juice was just letting it sit...not vaping it, not touching it, just sitting. He insisted that it had to be left OPEN to consider it steeping.

CLARIFICATION PLZ!

There have been many discussions about the term steeping. I think common consensus is e-liquid doesn't really steep if you use the true definition of the word. It ages.

So you're both wrong

so both of you are "right" but there yah go.

Or are you

 

[VHRB2014]

Leaving the cap open is beneficial when the juice has had alcohol added to it as a mixing or emulsifying agent. Some juices do, most do not.
Leaving the cap off of a juice that has had alcohol added to it lets the alcohol evaporate.

I used to get juice that the maker was using some alcohol in, and it would give me an instant headache. I no longer buy that juice.

 

[ckquatt]

I would say leaving the cap off would be "letting it breathe". Like when you cork a wine bottle.

I prefer the term "aging" instead of steeping. Letting a liquid sit in a closed container letting it mature over time. Like Whiskey.

"Steeping" is what you do with a tea bag in a cup of water.



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[DC2]

What we are doing is letting the flavors meld.

 

[Swamee73]

I make my own juice, so no alcohol at all.

 

[GinnyTx]

There have been many discussions about the term steeping. I think common consensus is e-liquid doesn't really steep if you use the true definition of the word. It ages.

So you're both wrong




Or are you

actually it "cures"

ages too *lol* but then again don't we all

 

[Robino1]

Moved from General Discussion to General E-Liquid Discussion.

Many use the term steeping in place of aging. Semantics.

Basically what your doing is letting the flavors meld, or marry as they say in cooking terms, so the liquid becomes what the mixer intended it to be. The more complex the recipe, the longer it needs to age.

 

[Brandon David]

I tend to equate steeping eliquid to leaving it untouched for the flavors to meld.

The same principle applies to leftover soups and chili. It's always better the next day.


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[Rat2chat2]

You have some good answers. The term "steeping" always makes me want hot tea.

I will say that I find fruit flavors and clear juices, require no steep time whereas the darker and tobaccos definitely get better over time. I can never wait so I taste them improving with time.