How long homebrew lasts

[travolski]

So i made up 280ml of jungle juice tnt as its my all day vape at the minute. Also tryed my hawk sauce and loved it to death so im going to order 250ml concentrate from a site i found.
My question is how long will batches of 250ml-500ml last before they are no good?

 

[oldhippydude]

Individually the components kept in a cool dark place are all good for at least a year so that is my guess but personally I would not mix more than a few months worth.

 

[travolski]

Individually the components kept in a cool dark place are all good for at least a year so that is my guess but personally I would not mix more than a few months worth.

Thanks pal good to know, so 250ml batchs may be okay then. Ill keep them in the fridge to keep em fresh

 

[oldhippydude]

I mix those sort of quantities and take no particular precautions.
I thought you were maybe thinking of mixing a years worth which would be a bit risky, not being sure how the flavour will change over time.
You see threads where people open a bottle after several months and it is either great or very muted.

 

[travolski]

I mix those sort of quantities and take no particular precautions.
I thought you were maybe thinking of mixing a years worth which would be a bit risky, not being sure how the flavour will change over time.
You see threads where people open a bottle after several months and it is either great or very muted.

O no sorry for not clarifying. I made 280ml of jungl juice today and i bought a 10ml hawk sauce to sample and love it. So im guna order 250ml hawk sauce concentrate from company in e.u as it works out 1.30p per 10ml. In uk its like 3.20 per 10ml concentrate. Was going to just make 250ml batches at a time with it.

Yeah with it been fruity after a year itd be muted i think. Custards it may be good thow

 

[oldhippydude]

O no sorry for not clarifying. I made 280ml of jungl juice today and i bought a 10ml hawk sauce to sample and love it. So im guna order 250ml hawk sauce concentrate from company in e.u as it works out 1.30p per 10ml. In uk its like 3.20 per 10ml concentrate. Was going to just make 250ml batches at a time with it.

Yeah with it been fruity after a year itd be muted i think. Custards it may be good thow

You did say what you meant.
I read it wrong.
250 ml concentrate is a lot.
That would last years if it does not go off.
I would put in smaller glass bottles with as little air as possible and keep in a dark box in a fridge.
It is more concentrate than I would want and would expect it to go off at some time.
Perhaps you should sell or exchange some.

 

[travolski]

You did say what you meant.
I read it wrong.
250 ml concentrate is a lot.
That would last years if it does not go off.
I would put in smaller glass bottles with as little air as possible and keep in a dark box in a fridge.
It is more concentrate than I would want and would expect it to go off at some time.
Perhaps you should sell or exchange some.

I havent orderd yet, plan was to keep 50ml concentrate out at a time and freeze the rest till needed. Im guessing you can freeze concentrate?, i just works out so cheep for 250ml is all like £41 free shipping

 

[oldhippydude]

I havent orderd yet, plan was to keep 50ml concentrate out at a time and freeze the rest till needed. Im guessing you can freeze concentrate?, i just works out so cheep for 250ml is all like £41 free shipping

I did read somewhere that some can not be frozen.
I can not remember why.
I do remember thinking it did not affect the flavours I use which are mainly baccy & fruit flavours.
So the best my memory can do is most are ok but not all.
I hope someone can give you more useful information.

 

[rughead121]

I think You can keep concentrates in the freezer. As above put it in glass bottles with as little air as possible. It won't actually freeze being PG based but it may well go pretty thick until you take it out and warm it up.

As to how long it will last in the freezer.... My guess would be around 10 years as long as there is no air in the bottle but thats just my guess.

Sorry I should have said as long as they are PG or VG based flavours and not alcohol based

 

[travolski]

I think You can keep concentrates in the freezer. As above put it in glass bottles with as little air as possible. It won't actually freeze being PG based but it may well go pretty thick until you take it out and warm it up.

As to how long it will last in the freezer.... My guess would be around 10 years as long as there is no air in the bottle but thats just my guess.

Sorry I should have said as long as they are PG or VG based flavours and not alcohol based

Yeah there standerd pg based flavours so thats great thanks for the help