Steeping: what's that and when it is appropriate?

[McAldo]

This is not necessarily a question about DIY only.
I heard often that some juices will get better with time, like the wine.
However, I understand that leaving them alone in dark for a few days, or weeks, might not work well.
I heard that somebody will put the juice in hot water, let it cool off and the store it.
Others will leave the bottle open wen leavign it to rest, which for me it's kind of counter intuitive, as I would think flavour might evaporate and weaken. But I uderstand that it's about the chemistry of the juiice changing for the better.

So, could somebody please explain me how to do that and when to do that?
I was also curios about the chemistry behind this. Is is oxidation what we are after, hence the open cap?
I am waiting for a batch of juices from the US (I am in the UK), whcih didn't come up cheap, so I'd like to make the most out of them.

Thanks!

 

[ianlm]

What people collectively refer to as steeping is actually a few different things:

Leaving the bottle sit with the top off allows alcohol to evaporate. This can mellow out over-flavored juices, or remove the alcohol edge from juices that use a flavor with an alcohol base.

Leaving a bottle sit in a cool, dark area for an extended period of time (anywhere from a few days to a month or more) can allow flavors to blend and allow subtler elements of the flavoring to come out in the vape. This can make a huge difference for some juices. This is actual "steeping".

Putting the bottle in warm water briefly thins the contents and allows a hurried, partial version of steeping to occur, since the elements of the juice can more quickly combine and blend in this warmed, thinned state.

 

[Str8V8ping]

In the diy section type steeping into the search button. Theres a big steeping thread explaining your exact question . Theres also at least 50 more threads on it. Also a lot of videos on youtube

 

[McAldo]

What people collectively refer to as steeping is actually a few different things:

Leaving the bottle sit with the top off allows alcohol to evaporate. This can mellow out over-flavored juices, or remove the alcohol edge from juices that use a flavor with an alcohol base.

Leaving a bottle sit in a cool, dark area for an extended period of time (anywhere from a few days to a month or more) can allow flavors to blend and allow subtler elements of the flavoring to come out in the vape. This can make a huge difference for some juices. This is actual "steeping".

Putting the bottle in warm water briefly thins the contents and allows a hurried, partial version of steeping to occur, since the elements of the juice can more quickly combine and blend in this warmed, thinned state.

Great overview, thanks!
Now I understand what the difference is.
Just need to figure out when one method is particularly appropriate.

 

[McAldo]

In the diy section type steeping into the search button. Theres a big steeping thread explaining your exact question . Theres also at least 50 more threads on it. Also a lot of videos on youtube

Thanks!
I tried searching the forum, but I was a bit confused with the number of thread containing the term but not necessarily dedicated to it. Now I more or less know what the main approaches are, so I should be able to dig out more specific stuff.
I feel videos are great to show how things are actually done, but they often tend to be quite long and often tricky points will get the same time as easy ones, so I normally prefer reading through things at my own pace, whenever possible.