Ok, I got some FRESH made store bought e juice today and it's 5 days old. Doesn't taste like the sample in the store yet. I know that each batch will have it's own personality but I'm thinking it needs to be steeped? Any suggestions on the best method?
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The best method is to just let it sit in a dark cool place for a week or so and shake the bottle twice a day; room temperature and away from sunlight.
Fast = hot bath steeping; shake the bottle, submerge the bottle of liquid in hot (not boiling) water, remove bottle from water after a few minutes and shake again, repeat steps until juice taste is desired.
Note: I would not suggest doing the hot bath steeping method with plastic bottles, use glass bottles. Plastic + warm temperature = no no for reasons of plastic chemicals may contaminate juice.
Fast = hot bath steeping; shake the bottle, submerge the bottle of liquid in hot (not boiling) water, remove bottle from water after a few minutes and shake again, repeat steps until juice taste is desired.
Note: I would not suggest doing the hot bath steeping method with plastic bottles, use glass bottles. Plastic + warm temperature = no no for reasons of plastic chemicals may contaminate juice.
Thanks for the plastic warning! I would have dropped the plastic bottle in there for sure! Lol
I have heard some say to let your juice "breathe" for 24 hrs. Any validity to that theory?
I have heard some say to let your juice "breathe" for 24 hrs. Any validity to that theory?
I've heard the let it breathe for 24 hrs (cap & dropper off) in a cool dark place. Recap shake & let it sit for a week in a cool dark place (more for tobaccos) with daily shakes.
It's worked well for me.
It's worked well for me.
I've got two bottles in the top of the closet with cap and dropper tip removed. Just thought I'd make sure I wasn't gonna wreck my juices! Lol. I've never tried ant tobacco flavors. My theory is, why vape tobacco flavor when you can vape candy apple?
I've been vaping for a little over a year now and the other day I took a drag off my wife's analog death stick....tasted like crap! I don't know how I ever chocked down 20-30 of those a day! Lol.
I've been vaping for a little over a year now and the other day I took a drag off my wife's analog death stick....tasted like crap! I don't know how I ever chocked down 20-30 of those a day! Lol.
Have you ever eaten a candy apple while drinking a beer?
I'll alway have a tobacco juice in my supply.
I have 4 Kanger T3s each loaded with a different flavor and vape the one I'm in the mood for, switching many times a day.
lol. Outstanding point!
Answer: yes, not great either! Well I vaped it anyway!
And to be honest, the next time I shop flavors I'm getting a tobacco blend because you are very correct in your line of thinking! Any suggestions for a Camel light clone?
It's no camel light clone but I enjoy Rum Tobacco from Mt Baker (needs to steep 1 week minimum the longer the better).
Yes, steep at least 24 hours with tops off. Keep in dark cool cabinet or closet. Steep one to two weeks. the longer the better. The flavor molecules can takes many days to achieve their full flavor blend. Also, many flavors darken as they steep/age. the darker the better has been my experience. The timing depends on the blend of pg/vg and the particular flavors added. Welcome and good luck.
Steeping isn't anything that I can tell you how long you need to do it. Some juices, I can let sit with the caps off for a day and they are good. Others taste like perfume until I let them steep for a few minutes. It all depends. I've noticed that different companies have different steep times for me too. I always leave Mt Bakers juices for a few weeks.
Basically, whenever I get new juices, I let them sit for a day or two. Then I try one or two. If it tastes good, I use it. If it doesn't, I leave it steeping. Typically, I let the juices that I really don't care for steep longer than juices that are a little perfumey. Pretty much everyone lets their juices steep, but how long or the method of that is pretty much up to your tastes.
Basically, whenever I get new juices, I let them sit for a day or two. Then I try one or two. If it tastes good, I use it. If it doesn't, I leave it steeping. Typically, I let the juices that I really don't care for steep longer than juices that are a little perfumey. Pretty much everyone lets their juices steep, but how long or the method of that is pretty much up to your tastes.
I bought a Chesterfield-type flavor a few weeks ago. Tried it right away and nearly coughed my head off.
I let it sit for about 10 days and now it's uh... ahhh.
I was also given a 10ml bottle of a Cuban blend that tasted perfect as soon as the seal was broken.
Some liquid vendors "pre-steep" their product, allowing it to age before shipping. They're pricey, but saveasmoker.com always delivers flavorful liquid that is already a deep amber color. I have their rum fired Virginia tobacco in my tank right now and it was awesome from the first toke.
I guess it depends on where you get it and how long you received it after it was mixed. I know from homebrewing beer that even marginally good stuff gets better with a little age on it.
I let it sit for about 10 days and now it's uh... ahhh.
I was also given a 10ml bottle of a Cuban blend that tasted perfect as soon as the seal was broken.
Some liquid vendors "pre-steep" their product, allowing it to age before shipping. They're pricey, but saveasmoker.com always delivers flavorful liquid that is already a deep amber color. I have their rum fired Virginia tobacco in my tank right now and it was awesome from the first toke.
I guess it depends on where you get it and how long you received it after it was mixed. I know from homebrewing beer that even marginally good stuff gets better with a little age on it.
Thank you! I try to stick with around 50/50 and I like sweet flavors. I'm trying to get a good % of flavor on some Red Bull tasting concentrate and would like to expedite the steeping process as much as possible without detriment to the end product.
No, but I like a wedge of lime with a dark beer. Vaped some mbv blood orange with my last can of ale and it was a treat! An authentic (not artificial tasting) lemon or lime would have been even better.
steeping is always worth a shot, but doesn't always help, and can make things worse.. that i've experienced
So, don't leave the caps off for more than 24 hrs? Does the stuff evaporate if you have the caps off for longer?
I guess I've been doing it wrong. Most of my juices have the caps off but the drippers on. Will that work?
I guess I've been doing it wrong. Most of my juices have the caps off but the drippers on. Will that work?
I'm new to e cigs and I have fallen in love. I have been all over the web researching and haven't seen anything about steeping. This is good information to know. Thanks!
never found steeping helped at all except for sweetness. flavor never changed. I never let anything steep, if I don't use it right away its because I am hooked on other juices at the moment
If your in a hurry use warm water and a jewelry cleaner. Keep thinking someone should come up with this thing I saw for lazy wine collectors. Turned the bottles every so often automatically.
I've only had one mix that I felt the need to steep uncapped. It was rather perfumey or soapy tasting so I left the cap off for 24 hours.
Otherwise, I don't see the point of leaving point of leaving the cap off. I just let bottles sit in a dark box.
Otherwise, I don't see the point of leaving point of leaving the cap off. I just let bottles sit in a dark box.
as a rule of thumb, I leave all of my mixes for 2 days uncapped, and in a cool dark place. The bottles are shaken twice a day. I mix at 18 or 24mg/ml of nicotine. I also use a dash of vodka to thin the glycerine. In my opinion, the 2 days just calms the harshness of the nicotine and gives time for everything to blend. Tobacco flavours, such as Virginia and ry4, I leave for a week uncapped. For me, they need air circulation to calm the mixes
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