Hi,
I have a few go-to recipes that I always like to make, and I was thinking about streamlining the process by mixing all the concentrates into a larger bottle, then from that bottle adding the right amount to a bottle and adding PG/VG.
Is there any downside to doing this, can the concentrates when mixed and left without PG/VG mess with the overall taste?
Hi, this is commonly referred to as a flavor base. It will start the steeping process, but you'll still need to steep the finished mix. It won't alter the taste any more than normal steeping would.
As for how useful it actually is, that depends. For a finished recipe, it's only really useful if you want to delay the steeping process or send it to someone else. Normally it's more convenient to just finish the juice, even if it's a large batch.
The real benefit comes from completing parts of a recipe, such as a cream base, a cookie base, etc, that you can then quickly pair with whatever you're experimenting with. Especially if it's a cumbersome process with lots of ingredients in tiny amounts.
Thanks for the reply, I sell juice to my friends and I've recently made a recipe that everyone loves and I'm finding myself sitting there measuring each one out and it's just insanely time consuming thats how I got onto this idea.
In which situation would delaying the steeping process be applicable, wouldn't this be a dud point if the juice gets better with age?
I guess you're right though, I'll just mix it in 1L batches and fill bottles when necessary.
If you're mixing for friends it can absolutely be beneficial, since they might want different nicotine strengths etc. With a flavor base you could easily adjust the juice to each of their likings. There's no harm in trying both ways to see which is more convenient.
If all juice got better with age yes, but that is not the case. Some are great for a few weeks, then some of the finer notes start to die out, due to volatiles being, well, volatile.
For complicated recipes (5+ flavors) that I've tried and love, I'll mix up 50-100 mls of a flavor base. For simpler recipes I just mix the complete product as needed 100 ml at a time. I've noticed no difference in quality. Just shake the shit out of your concentrates and flavor bases before using them.