cyp knotting up

[Drewcifer]

I brewed some test cyp about a month ago for myself and a couple buddies. We all seem to be having the same problem which is about 24hours after pinning there's a very noticeable knot that last for several days. The only time I've felt worse knotting was when I pinned a 500mg concentration. I was hoping someone could maybe give me some insight as to where I went wrong or what happened here.
250mg/ml test cyp for 100ml total
The recipe I followed is:
Test cyp 26g (purposely slightly overdose)
GSO 58.75 ml
BA 2ml
BB 18ml
I've read here that it isn't necessary to add BB to cyp at lower concentrations, and that it's best brewed at 200mg/ml.
I have brewed it before and did use BB but it was at 200mg and had no problems.
Also read that might brew better in MCT rather than GSO.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Heavy Iron]

I brewed some test cyp about a month ago for myself and a couple buddies. We all seem to be having the same problem which is about 24hours after pinning there's a very noticeable knot that last for several days. The only time I've felt worse knotting was when I pinned a 500mg concentration. I was hoping someone could maybe give me some insight as to where I went wrong or what happened here.
250mg/ml test cyp for 100ml total
The recipe I followed is:
Test cyp 26g (purposely slightly overdose)
GSO 58.75 ml
BA 2ml
BB 18ml
I've read here that it isn't necessary to add BB to cyp at lower concentrations, and that it's best brewed at 200mg/ml.
I have brewed it before and did use BB but it was at 200mg and had no problems.
Also read that might brew better in MCT rather than GSO.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

I'm not sure about lower BB with Cyp. But definitely that's okay with enanthate. Is it slightly crashed at all?

 

[Drewcifer]

To my knowledge no, and by that I just mean it doesn't visibly look to be, but that was my first thought as well. I'm at work right now but I can post some pictures when I get home.

 

[bigbusiness]

18% BB is alot for Test Cyp. You could have easily gotten away with 13 -14%. I know for me personally I like to use the least amount of solvents as possible. I like to start at 11% and add as needed.

 

[Iron Vett]

I think y’all, @Drewcifer and @bigbusiness, are confusing the bb% needed for enanthate with the amount needed for cyp. If you brew cyp with 11% it’s gonna give a lot of trouble with crashing. 18% is probly the medium amount off bb to use for test cyp

 

[bigbusiness]

No I'm not mistaken. This is how I do all my brews. Now I dont brew for a living...just for myself. I always start low on solvents because they can be easily added if need be. Test E can easy be brewed with as little as 5% BB if any from my experience. Sust because of it's short ester in the blend usually takes about 16-18%

Also what I've learned from experience is that using to much of a solvent can cause knotting and PiP

 

[Drewcifer]

I think you're right, as I'm rereading everything, it does appear I got the 2 confused. So with the fact cyp crashing easily, it would be in fact wise to brew at a lower concentration correct?

 

[Drewcifer]

Sorry that last post was in response to @Iron Vett
@bigbusiness I think what he was saying is not that test e necessarily requires none, just that cyp will typically require more.
Did I get that right?

 

[Iron Vett]

Sorry that last post was in response to @Iron Vett
@bigbusiness I think what he was saying is not that test e necessarily requires none, just that cyp will typically require more.
Did I get that right?

Yes cyp requires more. During summer you can use less bb since it’s warm but if you live in a reasonably cold climate in the winter, 18% bb would probly be a good minimum. I brew all my cyp at 18bb since it may still be around in the winter months and there is no pip at this % of bb. Test e can be as low as 5. Test p works great at 10 with no pip unless you’re already sensitive to test prop.

 

[Drewcifer]

So I got a few pics, not sure how much it'll help.
I tried with out flash and with flash. In a couple pictures, I put it next to some mast e (I didn't make) I had. Didn't have anything else to try and compare it to, but both are using gso.
The mast seems to come out clear.
Again any advice would be appreciated. I can uncap, add what I need, and refilter if needs be. I don't mind dropping the concentration.
I also have some sterile gso I was thinking about using to dilute it.. see if that helps. I'm just not sure how long it says sterile. The gso is in a vial, but it's about 4 years old and I've poked a needle in there a few times.

 

[mp46]

My pharmacy test cyp in GSO is 2/18. If an FDA facility thinks 18% is needed at 200mg then I call that a reasonable starting point.