First brew

[Black]

So I just recently got into brewing. My first batch I brewed was test prop @ 100mg/ml totaling 30ml. Here is my recipe.

3 grams of Test Prop
20.5ml of GSO
6ml of BB (20%)
.6ml of BA (2%)

Just a basic recipe

At first everything appeared ok. Then a few days later, upon checking the vial, I noticed possible moisture (PIC attached).

Here are the step I took in the brewing process:

Heated oil in beaker, in a bath of water, in a pot, on a glass stove.
Gauged temperature with an infrared thermometer.
At around 180 degrees, I added the powder, BB and BA.
Stirred mixture on heat until it appeared fully dissolved.
Removed from heat and began to filter with a 10cc syringe, 18g needle and a 25g vent needle.
(Note: with a 10cc syringe, I would draw up oil out of beaker and attach it to needle/syringe filter already in sterile vial. I repeated this until all 30ml were drawn up).

That's it.

Did I not heat/stir long enough?
Hot enough?
Did removing and reattaching syringe to filter cause moisture?

If it can be salvaged, great. If not, it was a test run so not a big deal. But finding out what I did wrong or need to do is what I'm after. Thanks.

 

[HuckingFuge]

if there was moisture it would be cloudy. what in the picture are you calling moisture? I think the oven is a better way to go than the bathing process.

 

[Black]

I was referencing the liquid/bubbles on the inside of the vial. Upon further research, I found out that it is most likely some of the BA and it was caused by steam from the bathing process.

On my next brew, I am going to skip the bath and use direct heat. Also, I've read that adding the BA to the mix after taking it off the heat and the temp is dropping can prevent any possible evaporation. This, of course, is dependent on the recipe/chef. Along my research/brewing journey, I've found that their are MANY different ways people brew.

Just curious HF, do you pressure cook your vials at the end of the process, after filtering?

 

[HuckingFuge]

I was referencing the liquid/bubbles on the inside of the vial. Upon further research, I found out that it is most likely some of the BA and it was caused by steam from the bathing process.

On my next brew, I am going to skip the bath and use direct heat. Also, I've read that adding the BA to the mix after taking it off the heat and the temp is dropping can prevent any possible evaporation. This, of course, is dependent on the recipe/chef. Along my research/brewing journey, I've found that their are MANY different ways people brew.

Just curious HF, do you pressure cook your vials at the end of the process, after filtering?

no I do not pressure cook them, really no point. I'm sure if you shake the vial the bubbles should disappear.