Mixers - do you still 'breathe' new mixes ?

[Digbys]

The breathing was to allow alcohol to dissipate, unless you use an alcohol based flavour I dont think its necessary

This, in the days of cheap stuff, from le China. Breathing helped to soften the alchoholic tinge that some concentrates held

 

[Car147]

I used to back in the day (2013-2014) , but started hearing rumours of the flavours fading. I did a test mix, one was allowed to breath for 24hrs, the other just the air space at the top. There was a definite fall off of flavour on the one allowed to breathe. I never did it since.

 

[Simon G]

Nope, I'd file this under 'stuff people do but don't even know why they are doing it'

It also runs the risk of the contaminates entering the bottle, moisture, dust etc.

 

[Simon G]

I used to back in the day (2013-2014) , but started hearing rumours of the flavours fading. I did a test mix, one was allowed to breath for 24hrs, the other just the air space at the top. There was a definite fall off of flavour on the one allowed to breathe. I never did it since.

I think this is where a lot of this comes from.... people get a manky tasting juice, leave the top off and let all the aromas escape then conclude that it tastes better. ... which it might, but only because it tasted bad before.

 

[CzesiuB]

For up to 300ml I am using the https://charger.nitecore.com/product/nff01, with the heating on and set to 35C, BUT with the top of the Erlemeyer flask top actually sealed.
I have preset that for first hour it mixes with low speed, 300rpm, then increases to 600 for next two hours what typically is enough to have a homogenous mixture.
Yes, I can see some condensation on the top layer of the flask in most cases (apart from the summer time).
Plus is that while it is a stirrer, it is not creating any bubbling.

And yes, I've done it once: heating to 50C and "open air". Never again, as almost all aroma/flavour just escaped, leaving the nice mix of nicotine and PG/VG Never again!

PS: for the same purpose you can use cheaper laboratory magnetic stirrer, I am using this one because I am lazy and I can easily program timing/speed.