Steeping
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my experience is very limited but here goes...
min 24-48 hours is my understanding.
or a hot bath steep for 15-20 min.
IMO some flavors combo's are better at longer steeping times. Ripe banana flavoring for instance, that one needs more time to blend with other flavors IMO.
min 24-48 hours is my understanding.
or a hot bath steep for 15-20 min.
IMO some flavors combo's are better at longer steeping times. Ripe banana flavoring for instance, that one needs more time to blend with other flavors IMO.
Okay...This is what I have learned.
After adding all of your ingredients to your bottle, shake well.
Then shake some more.
Keep shaking.
And still shake some more!
When I first started I shook my bottles for maybe 30 seconds tops, set them on the kitchen counter and shook them at most a couple of times a day for maybe 15 seconds each. This is NOT good enough!
It would take a week to get rid of that just mixed chemical smell/taste.
The last batch I made, I shook to death the first 24 hours and then sampled. They all tasted good,(not great yet) but had absolutely no chemical taste. They were not perfect at that point, but I can tell that the steeping time has been greatly reduced.
And yes, some flavorings mix better than others. I couldn't really tell you which ones unfortunately.
Good luck!
Pete
After adding all of your ingredients to your bottle, shake well.
Then shake some more.
Keep shaking.
And still shake some more!
When I first started I shook my bottles for maybe 30 seconds tops, set them on the kitchen counter and shook them at most a couple of times a day for maybe 15 seconds each. This is NOT good enough!
It would take a week to get rid of that just mixed chemical smell/taste.
The last batch I made, I shook to death the first 24 hours and then sampled. They all tasted good,(not great yet) but had absolutely no chemical taste. They were not perfect at that point, but I can tell that the steeping time has been greatly reduced.
And yes, some flavorings mix better than others. I couldn't really tell you which ones unfortunately.
Good luck!
Pete
I've been making my own for over 1 1/2 years and I've never shaken it that much and I've never had a chemical taste unless the flavoring had it to begin with. Those flavorings I just don't use. If you shake it too much you can damage the flavor molecules and that will effect the taste. VG heavy mixes need more shaking than PG. I shake mine for about 15 seconds after I make it and then each time before I use it. I also gently shake each flavoring before I add it to my mix.
I don't steep my juice for days or weeks. I screw the lid on tight and place them in a drinking mug full of hot (not boiling) water from my teapot and leave it until it cools.
Now I read a post tonight from poster #2 (rkayw) on another thread that I like the idea of, and that is letting your flavorings only steep together a little first, then adding your base on top of it. I think I'll try that tomorrow.
I don't shake the devil out of my juices, I gently shake them. I have read a post recently of a member putting his/her's in the clothes dryer to shake.
If I were going to go to extremes, it would prolly be the washing machine instead of the dryer because of the spin cycle,
- another benefit would be the hot water bath.
But, FWIW, I would never go to those extremes.
p.s. I just remembered another post. Some guy straps his to a vibrator thingy that you put around your waist to shake the fat off your tummy. And yet another stuffs his in his pocket and does jumping jacks.
EDIT: Here ya go, read this thread. Bring kleenex, you'll laugh hard.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...chine-shake-multiple-bottles.html#post3469865
Now I read a post tonight from poster #2 (rkayw) on another thread that I like the idea of, and that is letting your flavorings only steep together a little first, then adding your base on top of it. I think I'll try that tomorrow.
I don't shake the devil out of my juices, I gently shake them. I have read a post recently of a member putting his/her's in the clothes dryer to shake.
If I were going to go to extremes, it would prolly be the washing machine instead of the dryer because of the spin cycle, - another benefit would be the hot water bath.But, FWIW, I would never go to those extremes.
p.s. I just remembered another post. Some guy straps his to a vibrator thingy that you put around your waist to shake the fat off your tummy. And yet another stuffs his in his pocket and does jumping jacks.
EDIT: Here ya go, read this thread. Bring kleenex, you'll laugh hard.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...chine-shake-multiple-bottles.html#post3469865
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oh my! lol.
I shake and then shake some more after a hot water bath, but I do so gent.ly.
I've read ppl using ultrasonic cleaners to shake/mix too. I have a small one but have never tried it. It's easier to me to pick it up and give it a lil roll of the wrist. lol.
I shake and then shake some more after a hot water bath, but I do so gent.ly.
I've read ppl using ultrasonic cleaners to shake/mix too. I have a small one but have never tried it. It's easier to me to pick it up and give it a lil roll of the wrist. lol.
Ray, check out that link I added after you read my above post. You'll ROFLYAO. It's really good, I love love love that thread.
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