LordSamuilo
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X2 on that one, ive done it a couple times no leakage or nothing ... works fine !
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Holistic
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Truth be told... I wasn't so sure about it at first, but sure enough it worked
So you think the sterile caps are unnecessary?
TRT
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What are you fucking stupid?! Why in the hell would you even ask that!
Totally jk. It's got the lock on one end and the needle you just slide on the end with a little firmness.
Holistic
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Glass vials need to be sterilized then rubber or silicone stoppers need to be sterilized.. Then the aluminum tops (with plastic seal) just put on and crimp (these don't actually come in contact with the oil)....after plastic is removed then user normally wipes rubber cap with alcohol swab.
Yeah I understand all that man. I didn't plan on crimping and sterilising my first brew. Just syringe filter straight to sterile vials.
I might be misunderstanding what these "caps for sterile vials" are.
https://www.medical-and-lab-supplies.com/20mm-plastic-snap-on-colored-cap-for-sterile-vials-purple-qty-25.html
XmadXscientist
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Those look like they would go on the end of blood collection tubes to me and not the vials we use. That place has sterile vials you can filter into directly and it's fine if you don't have a top crimped on because your going to clean it with alcohol before you use it. What are you confused about?
Lol it's more of my OCD... I thought they were temporary caps you can put over top of the sterile vials. Not ones you crimp.
Like I said earlier a "condom" for the vials so I'm not just storing a bunch of vials with no tops.
XmadXscientist
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Flip tops fit perfectly n the sealed sterile vials and then you can crimp them. There's no reason outside of cosmetic purposes and if you're going to buy the crimper then you might as well go all the way through with it. Sterilizing your own glass is easy but is time consuming.
If you invest in a good autoclave with a drying fuction (sometines as low as $300 used) you can sterilize all your vials glassware stoppers and it can be done in less than an hour. Not to mention you know its sterile.
Or like @XmadXscientist stated it is easy (and cheap) to sterilize your own glassware I assume by alcohol bath and dry heat (oven).
XmadXscientist
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Pressure cooker. The alcohol and oven would only work at super high heat for long periods of time. Pressure cookers are like 75-100$ at farm and fleet.
When I first started my wife hated it I would have the oven at 550 degrees for hours. Then I found an autoclave on an auction site and ended up getting it for a little over $400. Im happy and wife is happy to have the kitchen back
Yeah I was looking into pressure cookers. For future brews I will pick up some shit like a magnetic stirrer/hotplate, crimpers, vacuum pump etc. Just trying to keep it simple for now.
Would you suggest sending off a sample to analyzer after my first batch?
If you are planning on sending off a sample I would send off a sample of the raws that way you can not only know for sure what you are brewing but also the purity. If you know the purity you can brew to the exact mg/ml ratio you want. With that being said I just labmax it to very the hormone then brew and draw bloods.
Rigger622
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Thanks all, Great info. definitely will be reviewing this thread a few times when it comes time to get supplies and brew.
This is the info I was looking for along with some other guys. Quoting to get it to the first page
RobertL
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Amazing thread. Deserves a sticky.
