Steeping.. Best short term way ? Help !

[TartanSpartan]

I've read a lot of conflicting things about steeping and I'm confused..

What is the best way to steep that doesn't take weeks ?

Do I just leave it in a dark place with the lid off ?

 

[Tromain]

I've read a lot of conflicting things about steeping and I'm confused..

What is the best way to steep that doesn't take weeks ?

Do I just leave it in a dark place with the lid off ?

Dark place lid off will steep juices in 1-3 weeks.
You can speed up the process in many ways such as:

-Shake it like a nutter.(Doing this during a normal steep is good anyways)
-Use a frother to mix it up(can cut times to 3-5 days)
-UV light treatment(again 3-5 days)
-Pulse in micorwave for 2-3 seconds, shake and cool, repeat.(20-30 mins, but this can damage the juices and alter taste, and if done wrong can lead to molten bottles)

Personally I prefer to just shake it like a nutter and let it steep naturaly, as all the others require extra equipment/effort.

 

[Tony]

I've read a lot of conflicting things about steeping and I'm confused..

What is the best way to steep that doesn't take weeks ?

Do I just leave it in a dark place with the lid off ?

There isn't one. And yes you do just leave it in a dark place with the lid off... For a few weeks.

There's plenty of other artificial ways to speed up the process but I think they affect the final flavour.

 

[vaporsizer]

I leave mine to fester in their own flavour, lid on. I take them out perhaps once a day, remove the lid & gently squeeze the air out of the bottle, lid back on & a shake. Time does the rest & there's no need to leave the lid off necessarily.
Some vendors send instructions with that method in.

 

[VaperCaper]

I've read a lot of conflicting things about steeping and I'm confused..

What is the best way to steep that doesn't take weeks ?

Do I just leave it in a dark place with the lid off ?

Two things are happening when you steep e-liquid.

Firstly and most importantly the nictotine is reacting (oxidising) with the flavours and this alters the flavours, typically it makes them softer and more mellow.
Secondly the e-liquid is thoroughly and evenly mixing.

The biggest difference is caused by the reaction of the nicotine and like any other chemical reaction it can be speeded up. Heat, UV light, and extra oxygen will all speed it up.

There are lots of ways to heat up your liquid. Avoid microwaving it as it's really easy to overheat it and damage the flavours or worse turn your bottle into a mini e-liquid volcano. you don't want that.

You can add extra oxygen by using a milk frother (puts millions of tiny bubbles into it) shaking it a lot (puts lots of bubbles into it too) or leaving the top off.

You can bathe it in UV light by sticking it on the windowledge in some sunshine (not so easy when it's raining lots) or sticking it in front of a UV light.

Some methods use a combination of two or more of these things but those are the three factors that speed up the oxidation process.

Proper mixing of the e-liquid takes time. while you can easily mix things nice and evenly the oxidising process is continually creating different chemicals in the liquid that will then need mixing.

The easiest way to steep something is to put it in a warm place, open the lid to let some fresh air in and give it a shake every few days and in 2 weeks you're all good.

If you are steeping things with the lid off make sure you keep the bottles locked away and out of the reach of children.

 

[rainbowreality]

Oh, non of these methods are any good. They all involve me waiting

 

[RicModMaker]

Grape juice doesn't turn into wine quickly. Have patience young man and keep mixing every week. In 3 weeks, you'll have a steady stream of loveliness! ;-)

Sent from somewhere in cloudy Kent

 

[Tony]

Oh, non of these methods are any good. They all involve me waiting

Which is why I learnt to drive, I gave up using busses 40 years ago.

Once you get a system going it's easy. My ADV is made in 100ml bottles. When I start the last 100ml, I mix another. By the time I get through that, the next bottle has had a few weeks steep. And so the cycle continues.

It's not that easy if your mixing and experimenting with new flavours though. The only real thing you can do then is be patient and wait, it can take months to perfect a recipe. I've been sodding about with vanilla custard recipes for the past 6 months and they still all taste like shite. Then you get someone like my son who's been vaping 5 minutes, throws some random flavours together, steeps them for 5 minutes and it taste bloody lovely. Not as lovely as the bottle I've mixed and hidden away in a dark cupboard for a couple of weeks using his recipe is going to be thhough.

All good things come to those that wait.

 

[rainbowreality]

Which is why I learnt to drive, I gave up using busses 40 years ago.

Once you get a system going it's easy. My ADV is made in 100ml bottles. When I start the last 100ml, I mix another. By the time I get through that, the next bottle has had a few weeks steep. And so the cycle continues.

It's not that easy if your mixing and experimenting with new flavours though. The only real thing you can do then is be patient and wait, it can take months to perfect a recipe. I've been sodding about with vanilla custard recipes for the past 6 months and they still all taste like shite. Then you get someone like my son who's been vaping 5 minutes, throws some random flavours together, steeps them for 5 minutes and it taste bloody lovely. Not as lovely as the bottle I've mixed and hidden away in a dark cupboard for a couple of weeks using his recipe is going to be thhough.

All good things come to those that wait.

I know what you mean. I've only started mixing recently and have been making small amounts to test. Found one I liked and made 30ml of it. Vaped really nice even without steeping barely.

When I vaped it all I thought, right I'll make a bigger batch of the same recipe. Halfway through mixing, missus phones up. After the call I've totally forgot where I was with the flavour concentrates so I take an educated guess. Guess what it? It's horrible! But I've got do much of it I don't want to waste it

I think the moral is never answer the phone

 

[mick e vapes]

I just leave mine next to the window with the tops off,then put top on and shake like made every time I pass the window.but I think its all ways best to steep for a few days.remember rome wasent built in a day lol !