Hey all, new poster here. I've lurked these forums an awful long time.
I did my first homebrew of test cyp last night for my own personal TRT. (52yo @ 283/7) Getting any type of therapy here on the low end of normal (wtf does that even mean) is nearly impossible, so I decided I'll be my own best advocate. Wanted to share with you my process, be it right/wrong/sideways/whatever. I'm here to learn what I could have done better/worse/easier/harder from all of you.
This process was for 50ml @200mg/ml. Hope my math was right.
There are also a few things I've learned during the process that would make this easier the next time around. Hindsight and all that.
My first step was sourcing the raw. I started this journey months ago until I felt comfortable with a distributor, there are SO many scammers, BS artists, and thieves out there. When ordering, for some reason I thought more was better, and eventually, I ended up with a fair amount in my mailbox (way too much). The melt test was right on point @ 210-212F
Here is the list of the goods I purchased to get the job done:
*A kilo of powder
*Small midrange hotplate/stirrer with a probe post
*Digital candy thermometer
*Scientific glassware low form beakers
*Digital Scale
*BB
*BA
*MCT
*PES .22um Luer lock syringe filters
*60ml Luer lock syringes (more on this later)
*Sterile pre-sealed 10ml self-healing vials
*18g Luer lock needles (not used)
I had some 3ml syringes w/22g needles on hand as well as some 28g needles.
I cleaned and sanitized my equipment and work area, put a large hepa filter in the room, and worked under a huge sterilite clear tote that had two 6" holes cut into it for my arms. I practiced an over-the-top personal hygiene routine, then masked and gloved up before re-entering the area. I have a spray bottle filled with 70% IPA on hand for this whole process. We can't really say "sterilize" here as that involves WAY MORE than soap, bleach, and alcohol (IPA).
The formulation:
10.5g Test C raw (just a touch OD'd)
31.3ml MCT Oil
9ml BB
.75ml BA
Here we go:
*Add 31.3ml of MCT oil to my beaker and fire up the hotplate @150f and the stirrer at a very low speed.
*Waited for oil to hit 150f and added 10.5g of raw.
*Kept stirring until emulsified (a few minutes) then added 9ml of BB and gave the stirrer a little more power.
*Timed this stir for 15 minutes and turned off the hotplate when I couldn't see any crystals whatsoever. When the temp was at 130f I added .75ml of BA, and continued to stir for 15 minutes.
*Prepped a 100ml breaker for the reception. Drew up the solution in the 60ml syringe, added my PES filter, and proceeded to punish my hands, wrist, and fingers for the next 5-10 minutes.
I re-gloved and sprayed down my gloves/arms with IPA every time my hands entered my makeshift hood.
*Popped the caps on 5x10ml vials and inserted a 28g needle into the sides of the SHIPs.
*Drew up the solution and overfilled a 3ml syringe (this was a learning moment) and proceeded to fill vials with a 22g needle, being careful with injection placement.
*Removed the 28g needles from the vials, wiped all the bottles down with IPA and cleaned up my work area.
Hindsight:
*I need some 10ml Luer syringes. I've worked in the medical field for some time, and have dosed lots of medicine, but filling a 3ml syringe 3x for the BB was a little sketch, as well as puncturing the vials 3x each to fill.
*I need to calculate 2-3ml of over-waste into every batch I do from now on. (filter and glassware)
*I will never use a 60ml syringe for anything other than oil measurement, as I would guess all of that filtering strain was 80% sidewall pressure.
*I should definitely preheat my plate.
This batch should last me for quite some time, though I have no idea what I'm going to do with this much raw. Anyhow, comments, tips, or "you fucked up" are welcome here! Here is the finished dealio...
I did my first homebrew of test cyp last night for my own personal TRT. (52yo @ 283/7) Getting any type of therapy here on the low end of normal (wtf does that even mean) is nearly impossible, so I decided I'll be my own best advocate. Wanted to share with you my process, be it right/wrong/sideways/whatever. I'm here to learn what I could have done better/worse/easier/harder from all of you.
This process was for 50ml @200mg/ml. Hope my math was right.
There are also a few things I've learned during the process that would make this easier the next time around. Hindsight and all that.
My first step was sourcing the raw. I started this journey months ago until I felt comfortable with a distributor, there are SO many scammers, BS artists, and thieves out there. When ordering, for some reason I thought more was better, and eventually, I ended up with a fair amount in my mailbox (way too much). The melt test was right on point @ 210-212F
Here is the list of the goods I purchased to get the job done:
*A kilo of powder
*Small midrange hotplate/stirrer with a probe post
*Digital candy thermometer
*Scientific glassware low form beakers
*Digital Scale
*BB
*BA
*MCT
*PES .22um Luer lock syringe filters
*60ml Luer lock syringes (more on this later)
*Sterile pre-sealed 10ml self-healing vials
*18g Luer lock needles (not used)
I had some 3ml syringes w/22g needles on hand as well as some 28g needles.
I cleaned and sanitized my equipment and work area, put a large hepa filter in the room, and worked under a huge sterilite clear tote that had two 6" holes cut into it for my arms. I practiced an over-the-top personal hygiene routine, then masked and gloved up before re-entering the area. I have a spray bottle filled with 70% IPA on hand for this whole process. We can't really say "sterilize" here as that involves WAY MORE than soap, bleach, and alcohol (IPA).
The formulation:
10.5g Test C raw (just a touch OD'd)
31.3ml MCT Oil
9ml BB
.75ml BA
Here we go:
*Add 31.3ml of MCT oil to my beaker and fire up the hotplate @150f and the stirrer at a very low speed.
*Waited for oil to hit 150f and added 10.5g of raw.
*Kept stirring until emulsified (a few minutes) then added 9ml of BB and gave the stirrer a little more power.
*Timed this stir for 15 minutes and turned off the hotplate when I couldn't see any crystals whatsoever. When the temp was at 130f I added .75ml of BA, and continued to stir for 15 minutes.
*Prepped a 100ml breaker for the reception. Drew up the solution in the 60ml syringe, added my PES filter, and proceeded to punish my hands, wrist, and fingers for the next 5-10 minutes.
I re-gloved and sprayed down my gloves/arms with IPA every time my hands entered my makeshift hood.
*Popped the caps on 5x10ml vials and inserted a 28g needle into the sides of the SHIPs.
*Drew up the solution and overfilled a 3ml syringe (this was a learning moment) and proceeded to fill vials with a 22g needle, being careful with injection placement.
*Removed the 28g needles from the vials, wiped all the bottles down with IPA and cleaned up my work area.
Hindsight:
*I need some 10ml Luer syringes. I've worked in the medical field for some time, and have dosed lots of medicine, but filling a 3ml syringe 3x for the BB was a little sketch, as well as puncturing the vials 3x each to fill.
*I need to calculate 2-3ml of over-waste into every batch I do from now on. (filter and glassware)
*I will never use a 60ml syringe for anything other than oil measurement, as I would guess all of that filtering strain was 80% sidewall pressure.
*I should definitely preheat my plate.
This batch should last me for quite some time, though I have no idea what I'm going to do with this much raw. Anyhow, comments, tips, or "you fucked up" are welcome here! Here is the finished dealio...
