4 week + steep for creamy recipes

[warpa]

is this length of time really necessary? I bought a rhubarb and custard concentrate from my local shop this evening and for the apple pie I bought he said 4 weeks at least.
Seems a huge amount of time to wait. I know my pre mixed creamy flavours do get better, but after a week or two, maybe if I left them longer they would be even better?

 

[bananas]

It wont hurt to try it and see what it tastes like, but 4 weeks is pretty average for a custard juice to hit its sweet spot you'll find people that swear by minimums even greater than 4 weeks. And as for your creams its likely they will be better with age the lighter volatiles like fruit flavours may become slightly muted though, its just a case of testing and finding out what works for you.

 

[NINman]

All my juice steeps for 2-3 months some even longer.
Good things come to those who wait.

 

[warpa]

Looks like I'll have to be more patient
I do the hot bath treatment, should I be able to expect time off with that?
I guess the flavours I know I like I'll have to make in some large batches so I have something to vape while I'm waiting.
How did you all get over the initial waiting time?

 

[bananas]

Hot bath could help as long as it's not too hot, imo nothing beats a cool dark space though. To get over the initial wait I have a few recipes that are an overnight steep, but if you don't just mix double the amount and store half to test extended steeping.

 

[james811]

I have some strawberry cheesecake that's now approaching a year of and I've noticed no flavour degradation from 1 month to now. But the change from weeks 1-4 and in between we're massive. I start all after about 2 weeks though