Does flavored eliquid need maturing ?
Liquids when freshly prepared need some ageing or maturing as the liquid and flavor components react and form small variations of contained compounds.
This kind of reactions (acetals formation, hydrolisis, esterification, oxidation and many others) are common in the food application, and this explains why winegar, wines, spirits need some maturing time.
The ageing delivers a smoother and finer finished product and the overall flavor perception will be lowered, so it might be that a small overdose at the beginning is required.
About the time needed is difficult to predict as it depends on amount of liquid prepared, air incorporated, light exposure, outside temperature.
As a rule of thumb we can say 2-3 days is the minimum but probably the best results are attained after 1-2 weeks.
This kind of reactions (acetals formation, hydrolisis, esterification, oxidation and many others) are common in the food application, and this explains why winegar, wines, spirits need some maturing time.
The ageing delivers a smoother and finer finished product and the overall flavor perception will be lowered, so it might be that a small overdose at the beginning is required.
About the time needed is difficult to predict as it depends on amount of liquid prepared, air incorporated, light exposure, outside temperature.
As a rule of thumb we can say 2-3 days is the minimum but probably the best results are attained after 1-2 weeks.