What exactly happens when juice steeps?

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glassmanoak

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lol

You guys are feeding him. I suppose if you're bored, continue with this drivel. No need to expend energy trying to convince one person your opinion, I have felt that sting in the past, and it surely isn't worth it. Allow him his say, and allow it to dissipate within the thread's posts.

You are correct. Let the clueless have their say
 

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Well come on over. I'll make my famous bacon lasagna with a cheeseball appetizer. It may be high fat, but it's low carb and so tasty!

Oh gawd, I can feel my lower esophageal sphincter opening up and allowing the hydrochloric acid free access to my esophagus already. :D

I assume the bacon substitutes the pasta noodles?
 

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Ah, that's why your post in the DIY sub seemed odd. I mix my juice in my dinning room, the basement is my woodworking shop. We have a few chemists on here, but I don't know if they mix in the basement or not.

Didn't notice it was the DIY forum. Usually try and stay away from that one.

You people would add asbestos for a little more throat hit.
 

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Yep. I can't eat pasta so came up with a way around that.

First time I made it the wife and son were begging me for another batch and then the wife made me make it in front of her as she measured my flings and pinches of stuff so she could write down the recipe. (That was the hardest part of learning DIY, the writing down stuff.)
 

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I had one out when he last visited and he had a grand time demolishing it. It's not like any cheeseball you've ever encountered.

Because of my psychological disposition, you would have to either lie and tell me it was something completely else, or, refuse to tell me what it was at all before I tried it. I guess a blind fold could aid in the process.
 

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When I started vaping...about 3 years ago now...I thought steeping was a myth.

The crap I tried as soon as I got it was just as crappy after sitting around for awhile. I really didn't see the effects until I started mixing so dang much and I found some of my mixes changed from the time I made and tested them to the time I found those bottles some time later. Most don't need it, some require a steep, and a select few actually get worse if they age, but are amazing within the first 2 weeks.

What would you say are the "flavors" that go downhill after steeping...errr...curing?
 

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What would you say are the "flavors" that go downhill after steeping...errr...curing?

This is subjective, but I agree. I have found that a mix that I enjoy very much so consisting of banana nut bread and chocolate fudge brownie tastes much better fresh than beyond 10 days. I will only mix 5mls at a time of that one from now on.
 

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Sorry if this has been hashed out a bunch of times already. I searched ECF and Google and could not find the information.

Just to clarify my question, I know how to steep juice and how
much change in flavor can happen. What I would like to know is what is changing in the liquid when we steep.

I find some juices are fine straight off but some definitely improve after sitting for a couple of weeks. However I do like flavour and not sweet. I vape 6 or 12 mg and after about 6 mths am getting to the stage where flavour and TH are more important than nic. Good luck and enjoy your sampling of the wonderful range of ELiquid flavours. Cheers, Jude
 

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From Wikipedia. Replace the word wine with e-liquid.

"The aging of wine, and its ability to potentially improve wine quality, distinguishes wine from most other consumable goods. While wine is perishable and capable of deteriorating, complex chemical reactions involving a wine's sugars, acids and phenolic compounds (such as tannins) can alter the aroma, color, mouthfeel and taste of the wine in a way that may be more pleasing to the taster. The ability of a wine to age is influenced by many factors including grape(flavor) variety, vintage((PG/VG/Nic mix), viticultural(mixing) practices, wine region(source) and winemaking( style(n/a). The condition that the wine is kept in after bottling can also influence how well a wine ages and may require significant time and financial investment"

Aging would get my vote for supplanting steeping in our vernacular.

If you want to minimize the change in flavor of a fresh juice, I would suggest squeezing out all of the air space in your bottles before recapping. Exposure to air is the prime cause of chemical changes. One of those CO2 based wine preserving kits might be worth exploring also.
 
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