sorry to be a bloody nuisance

[malc]

just looked on someones thread , and he said he should have steeped his juice !!!! plz enlighten me

[Perpetua]

Lol . . . it's nothing norty Malc.

Just means leaving your eliquid to rest for a while to give the flavours time to infuse/steep if it's freshly made.

[Pam O]

Someone has probably bought juice that was freshly mixed by the vendor, most juice tastes a lot better when it has had a few days to a week or two sitting in a dark place. The flavours all come together nicely, some mixes are rank if they are vaped without steeping.

Pam

[ChillerVapes]

1st of all, you are not a nuisance, it is just part and parcel of the whole new world of vaping that you will come across terminology that you have never heard of before. The only way you will know what it means is by asking

Sooooo, Steeping....

Steeping is where when you either make or buy a new eliquid, you are either forcing or allowing the juice to age (like a fine wine.)
The ingredients within an eliquid are of different viscosities so, they don't want to bond molecules with each other, they would rather cling on to themselves although, it's not quite as extreme as Oil and water for example.

Theres quite a few methods which work to varying success and that success rate can differ from eliquid to eliquid although, eventually all eliquids will reach a point where they are "steeped."

One of the most simple and effective methods is the natural steep. All you do is remove the cap and the dripper, put your bottle of juice in a safe, dark place and leave it for anywhere between a week and a month.

One of the most common ways of speeding up the process is by using an Ultrasonic cleaner. What this does, is vibrates the eliquid at a very high rate, at the same time as heating the liquid up which in turn, forces the molecules to move around much faster, causing them to become even at a much quicker rate.
This can lower a steeping time from 3 weeks using the natural method to 24 hours if done correctly.

The outcome of all of this is a much more bodied, rounder, flavourful vape. Where you might not have tasted some flavours when the juice was new, flavours come out and are richer and more defined.


I hope that helps!

[Toondog]

I was a sceptic with regards to steeping at first, until I ordered some Taylor made liquid, it was minging!!! Couldn't believe the awful chemical taste of it. Thought I'd give it a chance to "steep" not really expecting anything to happen. You wouldn't believe the difference after just four days!! It was suddenly gorgeous! Even some old ready mixed liquid I find benefits from a day or two with the lid off in the cupboard. RY4M from royal vapour for example, straight out of the bottle is lovely and the menthol is predominant but leave the lid off for a day or two and the RY4 really really comes through.
Chris.