How to reduce steep time

[zouzounaki]

Then i think we should say we are both right, just that we achieve the end result slightly differently lol.

I should point out that I just mix a litre bottle of 12mg base mix, and then use it to mix up 50 or 60 ml bottles with flavours whenever i can be bothered. They often lie about for months and months anyway. But theoretically, you should mix at 72mg then dilute it.

Don’t listen to anybody that shakes liquid, heats it up or shines lights on it, though. Hippy stuff.

 

[Richard Winter]

I should point out that I just mix a litre bottle of 12mg base mix, and then use it to mix up 50 or 60 ml bottles with flavours whenever i can be bothered. They often lie about for months and months anyway. But theoretically, you should mix at 72mg then dilute it.

Don’t listen to anybody that shakes liquid, heats it up or shines lights on it, though. Hippy stuff.

Oh i see, that explains it.
Im a hippy lol.

 

[zouzounaki]

Oh i see, that explains it.
Im a hippy lol.

Try placing your steeping liquid bottles in a dark room in front of a screen with this playing on it.

 

[Richard Winter]

Try placing your steeping liquid bottles in a dark room in front of a screen with this playing on it.

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What a good idear, why didnt i think of that. They will reach full potential in a matter of hours lol

 

[memzey]

So what I’ve been doing so far is mixing my flavours, nic and vg/pg in one go, giving it a shake and leaving it. I’ll give it another vigorous shake each day until it’s ready if I remember to. @zouzounaki are you saying I should mix the flavours with the nic shots, leave them for a week and then add the vg/pg? How long should I leave the liquid for after adding the base? Does this technique work for deserts, like custards, that take ages to steep as well?

Sorry for all the questions! I’m determined to get on top of mixing and one of the biggest problems I have is the time taken between making a mix and trying it out to see if it’s any good. Going from 8 weeks to 1 or so would be a big win. Once I’m happy with a recipe I’ll be glad to mix up batches which will, of course, enable longer steep times as I’ll have a load of liquid to go through while I wait.

on another note - is vg/pg all the same? I’ve got mine from ELFC up to now but I’m not convinced it’s all that. There is a kind of bland intrusion in the flavour that I’d rather do without.

 

[Richard Winter]

So what I’ve been doing so far is mixing my flavours, nic and vg/pg in one go, giving it a shake and leaving it. I’ll give it another vigorous shake each day until it’s ready if I remember to. @zouzounaki are you saying I should mix the flavours with the nic shots, leave them for a week and then add the vg/pg? How long should I leave the liquid for after adding the base? Does this technique work for deserts, like custards, that take ages to steep as well?

Sorry for all the questions! I’m determined to get on top of mixing and one of the biggest problems I have is the time taken between making a mix and trying it out to see if it’s any good. Going from 8 weeks to 1 or so would be a big win. Once I’m happy with a recipe I’ll be glad to mix up batches which will, of course, enable longer steep times as I’ll have a load of liquid to go through while I wait.

on another note - is vg/pg all the same? I’ve got mine from ELFC up to now but I’m not convinced it’s all that. There is a kind of bland intrusion in the flavour that I’d rather do without.

From the comments on here, the way people mix is down to personal preference.
I mix they way you do, add all the ingredients at the same time, shake and store in a dark cupboard, shaking now and again. Ive always got lots of juices on the go at any one time so any delays in mixing and vaping is not a problem to me.
Some juices can be vaped pretty soon after mixing, other take a lot longer. I usually allow 2 -3 weeks but have left some for months and they taste wonderful.
PG/VG will vary from supplier to supplier. I buy my base liquid from either Darkstar, Vampire Vape, Cloud Atlas Vaping or JustVape 247.

 

[memzey]

Thanks Richard. So vg/pg is different from different suppliers? Do you notice any differences between the ones you have tried?

 

[Richard Winter]

Thanks Richard. So vg/pg is different from different suppliers? Do you notice any differences between the ones you have tried?

I would of thought there would be slight differences but to be honest ive not noticed any difference from the suppliers i get mine from.

 

[Rickster]

So what I’ve been doing so far is mixing my flavours, nic and vg/pg in one go, giving it a shake and leaving it. I’ll give it another vigorous shake each day until it’s ready if I remember to. @zouzounaki are you saying I should mix the flavours with the nic shots, leave them for a week and then add the vg/pg? How long should I leave the liquid for after adding the base? Does this technique work for deserts, like custards, that take ages to steep as well?

Sorry for all the questions! I’m determined to get on top of mixing and one of the biggest problems I have is the time taken between making a mix and trying it out to see if it’s any good. Going from 8 weeks to 1 or so would be a big win. Once I’m happy with a recipe I’ll be glad to mix up batches which will, of course, enable longer steep times as I’ll have a load of liquid to go through while I wait.

on another note - is vg/pg all the same? I’ve got mine from ELFC up to now but I’m not convinced it’s all that. There is a kind of bland intrusion in the flavour that I’d rather do without.

By adding the flavours before hand and leaving....all you are doing is blending (creating a oneshot), this may speed up the steep depending....the flavours still need to then work into/through the added vg/pg......this takes time.

 

[zouzounaki]

@memzey mixing the flavours and nic first works best with 72mg. But if you are making 3mg liquid,
steeping the flavours with the nic shots before adding the vg and pg should still be faster. Basically the stronger the nic, the faster it steeps. This technique works best with long steepers like custard etc.