Steeping advice

[teethcv]

May 4, 2014 11:38:37 GMT Tmax said:

Good advice above.

and of course with the caps ON !!!! - always

T

may  ask you why you leave the caps on?

becuase im a heavy steeper with juice and i allways leave caps off and hasnt done nothing to me yet and as far as i know the air flow into is good for the steeping process 


ps you must take some snake oil vapefest i need to try it

thank you 
lee

[Perpetua]

May 4, 2014 12:19:24 GMT teethcv said:

May 4, 2014 11:38:37 GMT Tmax said:

Good advice above.

and of course with the caps ON !!!! - always

T

may  ask you why you leave the caps on?

becuase im a heavy steeper with juice and i allways leave caps off and hasnt done nothing to me yet and as far as i know the air flow into is good for the steeping process 


ps you must take some snake oil vapefest i need to try it

thank you 
lee

It makes no difference essentially Teeth . . . and is far safer to leave the caps on. Which I always do.

[Di]

May 4, 2014 12:15:23 GMT Tmax said:

May 4, 2014 11:54:27 GMT Di said:

Hi Tmax,

I see that you are a vendor attending Vapefest2014, quick question... will you be bringing along copious amounts of 'Snake Oil' ??  

      Have told hubby I want to buy a gallon or two!!  (May have slightly exaggerated there.... or maybe not..    )

Maybe draught Snake Oil on Tap !!!

T

       .....  now you're talking!!!            

 

[Tmax]

Always steep Cap ON

Both PG & VG are hygroscopic, so they will absorb any moisture from the air, diluting your juice.

I think the Californians are OK with breathing and Cap off because of the dry climate, but UK is a little different.

Steeping is just the oxidation of the Nicotine through the liquid, changing the properties of the flavourings, and darkening the juice. My Zero Nic is cloudy white when mixed, like all Snake Oil is when first made. The Zero never changes colour - the 6mg after 2 weeks is pale yellow - the 12mg is slightly darker - the 18mg is yellow and 24mg is much darker.

So you would think leaving the top off is a good idea, to allow the oxygen in to speed up the maturation process - yes but at the detriment of water moisture.

A good routine would be a couple of shakes morning an night, to run the oxygen through the liquid - open the cap, squeeze the bottle so new air is going in - replace cap and shake. Then rest it.

To speed things up - stand and shake for 30 minutes or instead use an ultrasonic cleaner to do the shaking for you. After first mixing 3 days of 6-8 x 4 minute cycles takes 3-5 days off the steeping time.

Just for interest - the word steeping has entered the vaper's language because the old-timers steeped tobacco leaves in a solvent usually PG or alcohol to extract the flavours - same as you do in cooking with fruits etc.

they would swap their "steeps" on the forums - meaning an eJuice they had made from tobacco leaves. Tobacco steeps takes forever to mature, so this is where the cross-over to the current use came about.

What we are actually doing in normal DIY steeping is actually maturation.

Well done if you have managed to read the whole post without without falling asleep - a bit like when I watch Snooker !!! LOL

T