Very good point my friend. I actually do use my concentrates in cooking and in making flavored water which I also heat in order to “combine” the ingredients. My food is well over 150 F and the water too.
Just my observations I have not been educated nor have I done any research. Though, I think I’ll start looking a little more in depth on the topic.
150 F or 60 C really seems negligible to me.
I was under the impression that the issue was with nicotine but it appears I am wrong.
That happens more than people may know. The brain is a powerful thing.
Prior to the Game Changer I would mix testers that are long steepers like custards, tobaccos and creams with 0 nic. Not because a month or 2 steep is long enough to get the nic oxidized but being absent minded I would find bottles that are a 1 or 2 years old and not as good. Forget about the bottles I would leave in my car on a 100 degree day, 0 nic fine, 3mg blah
yes @Grubby it does get thicker but does not freeze. My Nic is VG based and if I try to squeeze some out of the bottle straight out of the freezer the consistancy is not far off toothpaste
I always keep my VG at room temp…well…summer house temp, in the winter it’s a pig, I also have some VG Nic in the freezer and it’s like syrup, it’s a fucking pain in the ass to use so I usually have a bottle that I’ve decanted in the fridge, I do that anyway even if it’s PG, which it usually is.
I am a bit weird I guess I keep my VG at 30c (most of the time) I have a brewers heat pad (blue pad under the bottle) underneath it to keep it to temp. The reason for this is that I use a peristaltic pump to transfer VG (it measures the amount by time an will shut off after the pre-set amount is dispensed. Having the VG at a consistent temp is important for consistency (I still do it on the scales to confirm the correct weight).
It is a bit of a pain but it is easier than pouring out of a 25lt bottle and is much easier than breaking the 25 lt down into smaller bottles.
I know what you mean, I decant into 5lt plastic jerry cans for ease of pouring.
That spout on the upper 25lt drum is a pig to dispense with if the VG is cold.
Whoa…I want all that technological stuff lmao…Serioulsy though for the GC and the warming apparatus i have a vision in my head that I know I can make happen …
Hello everyone. BubbasBrewz here.
New to this site but not new to the community. My gamechanger is on the way and set to arrive this week.
Just had some quick questions about my setup and method/process if someone can check my thinking.
The ultrasonic cleaner I got is the exact same model that Tammy has. I am planning to use it as the element to preheat my VG as well as a ultrasonic cleaner during the process. Upon a test run with the cleaner, the heating element stopped working. This makes me concerned that I will need an alternative heating source at some point in the future unexpectedly.
My question is, if I was to premix my VG, PG, and Flavorings into a beaker/flask, would said mixture then be viscous enough to be homogenized with the GCH, even without preheating the mixture to 140° F?
I always mix at 70 VG / 30 PG and typically use anywhere from 5-15% flavoring on average. Would this require me to still preheat this mix before using the homogenizer in it?
This would potentially save me a step of preheating the VG in the case that my heating element we’re to stop working. A sous vide heater is a little outside the budget at this time.
Thank you all for your time and input. Pleasure to be here in this community with you folks.
