Hi all.
I bought some one-shot flavours to dip my toes into the DIY game along with 1L of each 3mg and 6mg VG/PG mix. The 3mg is in 50/50 ratio and the 6mg is in 60/40 ratio.
The purchase was made at the beginning of April, stock arrived around the 5th April.
Flavours purchased were:
Pineapple
Jellybean
Bubblegum
Fanta Orange
Cherry
Caramel
That weekend I mixed Pineapple and Jellybean (Seperately of course) in both 3mg and 6mg. I let them steep for a week, allowing them to air and shaking them up and so forth every 2nd day. The following Thursday came and I tried the Pineapple on new coils and a wick. It was disgusting! It tasted like i'd just vaped Sunlight Liquid! Well obviously I made a mistake somewhere, right? (It must be noted that I used four used chubby bottles that had been thoroughly rinsed in clean water with no soap used at all.)
I threw out the coils and the wick, re-coiled and re-wicked and tried the Jellybean. Nope, same result. WTF!? I contacted the vendor the following day and was informed that I should really let it steep for 3 weeks or so. No problem, i'm happy to let it steep for 3 motnhs if necessary! Thanks for the advice!
Armed with this new info, I decided to mix the other flavours into used chubby bottles that were also cleaned with just fresh water. Take them out of the cupboard every second day, shake, air, etc. Then I got the idea to use a coffee frother and a bottle warmer as these would help sspeed uo the steeping process a little (Google & Youtube) It made sense so i did that.
Come today and I take out the Pineapple and Jellybean because it's been 5 weeks now and, by all accounts, those two should be good, right? New coils, new wicks, and... Soap! For phuque's sake man!!! Did I waste over a grand on something that isn't working!? Well... Then I checked the mixes.... They both taste soapy! Like, really soapy!
So, my question is this: Should I be steeping the mixes like i'm doing with the ones i've mixed first before I actually make up any flavours or are the mixes supposed to be good to use after the recommended steeping period?
please forgive what may seem like a totally inane question but i'm clueless and severly disappointed right now.
I bought some one-shot flavours to dip my toes into the DIY game along with 1L of each 3mg and 6mg VG/PG mix. The 3mg is in 50/50 ratio and the 6mg is in 60/40 ratio.
The purchase was made at the beginning of April, stock arrived around the 5th April.
Flavours purchased were:
Pineapple
Jellybean
Bubblegum
Fanta Orange
Cherry
Caramel
That weekend I mixed Pineapple and Jellybean (Seperately of course) in both 3mg and 6mg. I let them steep for a week, allowing them to air and shaking them up and so forth every 2nd day. The following Thursday came and I tried the Pineapple on new coils and a wick. It was disgusting! It tasted like i'd just vaped Sunlight Liquid! Well obviously I made a mistake somewhere, right? (It must be noted that I used four used chubby bottles that had been thoroughly rinsed in clean water with no soap used at all.)
I threw out the coils and the wick, re-coiled and re-wicked and tried the Jellybean. Nope, same result. WTF!? I contacted the vendor the following day and was informed that I should really let it steep for 3 weeks or so. No problem, i'm happy to let it steep for 3 motnhs if necessary! Thanks for the advice!
Armed with this new info, I decided to mix the other flavours into used chubby bottles that were also cleaned with just fresh water. Take them out of the cupboard every second day, shake, air, etc. Then I got the idea to use a coffee frother and a bottle warmer as these would help sspeed uo the steeping process a little (Google & Youtube) It made sense so i did that.
Come today and I take out the Pineapple and Jellybean because it's been 5 weeks now and, by all accounts, those two should be good, right? New coils, new wicks, and... Soap! For phuque's sake man!!! Did I waste over a grand on something that isn't working!? Well... Then I checked the mixes.... They both taste soapy! Like, really soapy!
So, my question is this: Should I be steeping the mixes like i'm doing with the ones i've mixed first before I actually make up any flavours or are the mixes supposed to be good to use after the recommended steeping period?
please forgive what may seem like a totally inane question but i'm clueless and severly disappointed right now.