for the vanilla custard recipes I like I detect a big difference letting them steep at least 20+ days. I get that there's some molecular level intermixing going on during steeping so after the initial couple good shakings once ingredients are first put together I'm curious if regular shaking is still needed when it's going to be sitting nearly 30 days anyway. it's a 50/50 mix with low nic if it matters.
also does gravity play an important part overall during this molecular intermixing? for example laying the bottles on their sides during steeping is better than standing them up?
if continued shaking is important does extra air space in the bottle help? I wash out 60ml dropper bottles from my time buying ejuice so when mixing my own I do 55ml to leave a little extra space for that shaking. but if I don't need to keep shaking I could mix to the top of the bottle? I realize that extra 5ml or so doesn't sound like a lot but I mtl so it's almost enough for an extra day.
> if continued shaking is important does extra air space in the bottle help?
You want the smallest amount of airspace possible, while still being able to shake effectively.
> laying the bottles on their sides during steeping is better than standing them up?
Standing them up = smaller surface area exposed, and also easier for storage I'd imagine.
> I detect a big difference letting them steep at least 20+ days
IMO custards are good to go after 14 days (any benefits of extra time steeping are minimal).
> I wash out 60ml dropper bottles from my time buying ejuice so when mixing my own I do 55ml to leave a little extra space for that shaking
Yes, when I mix with 50ml bottles I only make 40ml. With 30ml bottles I make 22ml. 100ml bottles I make 80ml of juice. Just my method, but it works for me.
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Friendly tip. Use INW Custard and build on that instead of waiting for that "other" custard to steep
VCV1 doesn't take that long to steep, I've heard.
Who the fuck downvoted this?
This is sound advice, with proof. (see CustardNOW)