Steeping too long?

[WillyZee]

Hello everyone ... quick question please

I have been smoke free and vaping for 39 days. I was wondering if during steeping ... by leaving the cap off juices for a few weeks ... will it degrade the flavour of juices? I have been shaking them daily ... then removing the cap while storing in a dark cupboard.

Cheers and TY

 

[Dougiestyle]

In my experience, the longer the liquid ages, the better.

Seems like you're doing things right, if not overboard. I let mine sit, covered and shake before filling.

If your sense of the flavors seems to be decreasing, you may have mild to moderate vapers' tongue.

 

[vjc0628]

Hello everyone ... quick question please

I have been smoke free and vaping for 39 days. I was wondering if during steeping ... by leaving the cap off juices for a few weeks ... will it degrade the flavour of juices? I have been shaking them daily ... then removing the cap while storing in a dark cupboard.

Cheers and TY

Never leave caps off for more then over night
that is only to evaporate any alcohol used in mixing

I've seen many reviews where someone left caps off for a week or 2
and they are complaining that a vendor sold them juice weak in flavor
vendors I know that don't have weak flavors

so based on that I would say leaving the Capps off to long would diminish flavor

 

[WillyZee]

Thank you ... I will cap these right away.

cheers

 

[JBR3AK]

I've had experience with highly sweet juices like cotton candy being crap after a day of steeping cap off. My opinion is, if it's meant to be sugary sweet, keep it capped. The only exception I have is cinnamon flavors. Cinnamon seems to get better in age IMHO. Blueberry from MBV seems crappy to me left steeping for long capped, while JC's red oak line "tundra" takes me atleast a month uncapped steeped to fully enjoy it


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[smacuser]

What up WZ?

Now I just set new bottles in order behind the older ones and rotate as they come in. I used to do it like this, but now I'm too lazy (viewing this is not a time commitment):

Cheers.

How To Steep Fresh Juice for the Best Flavor - YouTube

I once heard nicotine evaporates.

 

[retrox]

Depends on the flavoring used. In my experience, strong, dark, or earthy flavors like coffees, chocolates, and tobaccos generally benefit from steeping indefinitely (or at least as long as you're able to not vape them up ). Lighter flavors like creams, bakeries, and some fruits also benefit, but may suffer from the "flavor fade" phenomenon if left steeping for extended periods of time in uncapped or breathable containers like LDPE bottles. I don't steep anything for longer than 4 weeks max. If there is no alcohol content in your juice, there is no need to remove the cap. Failing disclosure by the manufacturer, a sensitive nose can detect the presence of ethyl alcohol in e-liquid: It imparts a sharp, sort of tangy aroma to the flavoring. Difficult to describe.

Without fully understanding the chemistry involved, I think that juices with powerful flavorings in them get better over time simply because those flavorings tend to mellow out or fade into the base mixture. Super-concentrated flavorings (generally ones that use alcohol) will actually start out on the weak side when fresh, intensify as the alcohol evaporates, and then begin to gradually decline from there. At some point along the arc of that gradual decline is where a particular juice might be at its peak flavor performance.

It's a fascinating subject, and I wish we had more scientific explanations on exactly how and why the flavors in our juice change. My observations are far from scientific, but are based on nearly 7 months of mixing my own juice with various brands of flavorings at various concentrations, and storing/aging/steeping in LDPE, PET, and glass bottles. As always, everyone else's MMV!

 

[illusion]

few weeks ago i vaped a 3 year old bottle of honey flu cured that i hated 3 years ago and 3 years steeped made it amazing i tried a few drops every few months until the end of the first year. then i tried it once after 2 year mark and at 3 it was perfect still had a really nice throat hit and the flavor was mellow and smooth, and the tobacco really came through with a real strong honey flavor still

only down side is i wont get that vape again for another 3 years =( if ever again

 

[retrox]

few weeks ago i vaped a 3 year old bottle of honey flu cured that i hated 3 years ago and 3 years steeped made it amazing i tried a few drops every few months until the end of the first year. then i tried it once after 2 year mark and at 3 it was perfect still had a really nice throat hit and the flavor was mellow and smooth, and the tobacco really came through with a real strong honey flavor still

only down side is i wont get that vape again for another 3 years =( if ever again

Are you seriously serious?! That's pretty incredible if you are!!

We need some scientists on this!

 

[illusion]

yea i am seriously serious it was in a 30ml cobalt blue glass bottle in a cool dark place , i have older juice and i tend to notice mostly the small plastic bottles flavor kinda goes off a little or taste nothing like it should but it may depend on the juice it's self and how it is stored could come into play also