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better not steeped
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It's likely a matter of opinion. I know that Nicoticket feels that heat spoils their juice. I steep lots of things with no ill effects, but it's important to remember that many steeped juice come together after a couple of days out of the heat.
I think spice flavors suffer when heated too high or too long. Anise/licorice/absinthe flavors seem especially sensitive to me. Orange flavors can fade in heat. Some mints lose their edge. All my opinion, of course.
Good point - and aren't these also flavors that fade over time? Perhaps that's why, since heat steeping (up to 150 degrees) generally just fast forwards a few weeks! But maybe heat degrades them even faster than time!
That's exactly how I think of it, Amanda.
I only seriously steep tobacco flavors. If I have a very complex, non-spice juice (with no lime), I may pop it in the crockpot for an hour. But most of them are good in a day or two if not right away. However, this was not the case when I was actually buying juice a long time ago - many of those for some reason seemed to need a good long steep.
That may be also because many of us are using a very low percentage of flavoring, and most commercial juices seem to use much more.
That may be also because many of us are using a very low percentage of flavoring, and most commercial juices seem to use much more.
Too hot of heat, will also destroy/breakdown the nic
you can over steep your juice as well..
even with tobaccos..
it gets to the point, and you know when it happens.. that the flavors get too muddled..
and that is beyond muted
the best thing is time.. after! you know you have mixed all the flavoring, pg,vg and nic together..
make sure you mix enough to last a while.. after a sample size.. to get you thru a month of testing.
even with tobaccos..
it gets to the point, and you know when it happens.. that the flavors get too muddled..
and that is beyond muted
the best thing is time.. after! you know you have mixed all the flavoring, pg,vg and nic together..
make sure you mix enough to last a while.. after a sample size.. to get you thru a month of testing.
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yup yup agreedyou can over steep your juice as well..
even with tobaccos..
it gets to the point, and you know when it happens.. that the flavors get too muddled..
and that is beyond muted
the best thing is time.. after! you know you have mixed all the flavoring, pg,vg and nic together..
make sure you mix enough to last a while.. after a sample size.. to get you thru a month of testing.
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and this here. ...... most vendor/BM but not all equals over flavored. over flavored equals long steep.
I am trying to make all my recipes with an 8 hour crock pot step and two days rest in mind. Mostly because I have been putting a little custard in pretty much everything and it really benefits from the steep. So far it seems to me its just some of the fruits that are muted a bit after the steep and rest. For sure the White Peach and Papaya do seem to lose some of their high notes. I can still pick out the flavors but the sour element is what is missing. I haven't noticed that the cool of Peppermint fades or the spiciness of the Cardamom. Mostly every flavor has recovered after the 2 days of rest but I did just get about 30 more flavorings so I have a lot more to play with. The Lemon Sicily seems to keep its high notes but its not a very sour lemon. Maybe the answer is to steep before adding the flavors with a sour element or maybe just up those percentages or perhaps there is an additive that will help. I don't really like my juice slowly changing flavors over the weeks that I am vaping so I like the idea of producing a mature juice right off the bat. I have not noticed changes after that initial steep and rest so far. I am using all FA flavorings BTW.