Steeping with caps off....?

[2mtech]

I didn't find this ? anywhere so I'll ask. Should/can the bottle caps be removed from freshly received juice to steep? Is it subject to evaporation at all? This is my first batch from Halo, seemed thinner than TW juice so I thought it may be more of an issue

 

[WomanOfHeart]

I don't steep with the caps off. Evaporation can occur and so can spillage. Just steep with the caps on and they'll be fine. Think of it this way; you wouldn't age wine with the cork out of the bottle, would you?

 

[DM]

I sometimes steep with the cap off and a paper towel over it for a few days....even a few weeks.. Some juices are thinner than others but still no need to worry about evaporation. In my own experience thinner juices don't take as long to steep as thicker juices like a 50/50 blend... Let the bottle sit for a few days "cap on" and give it a vape

 

[Hoosier]

I've never known a Halo juice that needed to steep.

(and I've steeped plenty of juices)
Every Halo I've had was good to go from the moment it arrived.

 

[McG]

I have always left the cap on & let steep for a week.

 

[2mtech]

Thanks for the replies! Good comment on the wine...makes perfect sense.

Halo enclosed a card stating to steep their liquid for 24-48 hours...after trying the Tiki Juice straight out of the box I hoped it would get better with a little age (yuck). Six more to try though!

 

[Mr. P]

I boil a pot of water, take the pot off the stove, remove the caps and set the bottles down in the pot of water. When the water completely coils off I put the caps back on and put the bottles away. You can literally see clear juices turn yellow.

 

[Gristle]

I boil a pot of water, take the pot off the stove, remove the caps and set the bottles down in the pot of water. When the water completely coils off I put the caps back on and put the bottles away. You can literally see clear juices turn yellow.

Doesn't the water getting in the bottles change the flavor?

 

[Mr. P]

Water????? I was always wondering why I always had more juice after steeping.