Vaping Gray
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how many microwave their juice .
any benifits?
any benifits?
microwave juice
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RicModMaker
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Never have but I've got myself a cheap milk frother and as Lordy says, it makes a juice only need 3 days steeping instead of 3 weeks. It mixes things up properly.
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Mrdazjones
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I speed steep mine in my ultrasonic cleaner.
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well I've got no complaints, seems to mix it alot better than by hand, do it with all my home brews and not bought any juice for a few months now.
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Don't do it.
While it doesn't 'break down molecules' it's very easy to over heat things and end up with an e-liquid volcano.
You don't want that.
Steeping is a chemical reaction between the nicotine and the flavourings that is accelerated by heat, by ultra violet light and by oxygen.
Warming in something like a warm water bath, or an airing cupboard is fine. While a microwave is OK if you get it too hot it alters the flavours in ways that you don't want (which happens before it gets hot enough to boil and splatter liquid everywhere) and it's easy to overcook it.
Whizzing it with a milk frother puts lots of tiny extra air bubbles through it which increases the amount of oxygen the nictoine has to react with and is also a good shortcut.
As is sitting e-liquid next to a UV lamp.
An ultrasonic cleaner gets it warm and agitates it enough to form tiny bubbles as well.
While it doesn't 'break down molecules' it's very easy to over heat things and end up with an e-liquid volcano.
You don't want that.
Steeping is a chemical reaction between the nicotine and the flavourings that is accelerated by heat, by ultra violet light and by oxygen.
Warming in something like a warm water bath, or an airing cupboard is fine. While a microwave is OK if you get it too hot it alters the flavours in ways that you don't want (which happens before it gets hot enough to boil and splatter liquid everywhere) and it's easy to overcook it.
Whizzing it with a milk frother puts lots of tiny extra air bubbles through it which increases the amount of oxygen the nictoine has to react with and is also a good shortcut.
As is sitting e-liquid next to a UV lamp.
An ultrasonic cleaner gets it warm and agitates it enough to form tiny bubbles as well.
Tutterz
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I used to steep my juice by using a plug in heater, hold the bottle in front the heat while rotating it until it got warm, shake for a few seconds, repeat until it got warmer to the touch and the viscosity changed. Then just continue to warm and shake but not letting it get too hot, I.E not hot enough to make you think 'oh that's pretty warm'
These days though I'm not usually in a rush to steep my juice as I've got enough to rotate with, I let it sit in my cupboard in the dark with the caps and tips off, every morning squeezing the air out of the bottles, I find it usually takes 3-7 days depending on the liquid. Never been able to resist temptation and steep any for longer than that haha
These days though I'm not usually in a rush to steep my juice as I've got enough to rotate with, I let it sit in my cupboard in the dark with the caps and tips off, every morning squeezing the air out of the bottles, I find it usually takes 3-7 days depending on the liquid. Never been able to resist temptation and steep any for longer than that haha
BuffaloVapes
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A microwave is often used to speed up the heating/mixing process. VG and PG (PG to a lesser extent) is quite thick and resists full dilution of flavours at cold temperatures or in pure states. When a liquid heats, it generally becomes more viscous and agitates due to heat or mixes more easily when shaken. There are many people that use hot baths to speed up the mixing process, some use ultrasonic systems that agitate rather than directly heat (friction over induction). There are also comments that suggest oxidation is also a very important part of 'steeping'. This as of yet is an unknown, but would seem more logical with alcohol based products.
My experience is that there are cases that elongated steeps effect juices negatively as well as positively (i lean toward oxidation in this case). I do not use a microwave as it is an unquantifiable measurement for me but, I suggest a microwave is fine at low temperatures or short bursts. If you heat a liquid too much it may well effect the juice. If you do use a microwave for your experiments, please do it with an open container as it could potentially explode if capped and super heated, potentially inflicting a fair bit of damage. I have noted a number of cases where this has happened and a reasonable amount of pain has been experienced as a result.. If your bottle is microwaved, closed and bulging, leave it alone until it cools!
Good luck with your alchemy and please take care..
My experience is that there are cases that elongated steeps effect juices negatively as well as positively (i lean toward oxidation in this case). I do not use a microwave as it is an unquantifiable measurement for me but, I suggest a microwave is fine at low temperatures or short bursts. If you heat a liquid too much it may well effect the juice. If you do use a microwave for your experiments, please do it with an open container as it could potentially explode if capped and super heated, potentially inflicting a fair bit of damage. I have noted a number of cases where this has happened and a reasonable amount of pain has been experienced as a result.. If your bottle is microwaved, closed and bulging, leave it alone until it cools!
Good luck with your alchemy and please take care..
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