What's the other stuff?

SAZHammer

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If a raw test powder comes back at 95% purity what is the other 5%? Does @janoshik include that in the test? Also, if the purity is that low should I just increase the powder ratio by 5% in the brew?
 
This question gets asked and answered frequently, this is the latest answer:

You can order GCMS testing and get a breakdown of the contents exactly, but if you aren't buying raws at a heavy metal concert, it's highly unlikely for the impurities to be of any concern.
 
Sorry for this dumb question but..
It will be the same 300mg/deca with a raw of 95% purity, than 300mg of a raw with 85% purity?
According to the response from Villain above, you just need to adjust your raws to account for the loss in purity which makes sense mathematically. I was just curious if there were fillers added but the post from Liska cleared that up.
 
I believe jano basically explained that it was usually still the compound in question but with the ester no longer attached or just somehow damaged during the production process. ie: test e could have a small amount of test no ester that will bring down the purity. Nothing really bad or much to worry about from what I gather. I remember asking this same question when most of the eq raws going around were testing really poorly. I'm sure I didn't quite explain this right, but you could search janoshik's responses or just ask him again if you haven't found a clear enough answer.
 
what is the other 5%
Unreacted (leftover) reagents and degraded hormone are the usual suspects.

For a look at the number of reagents that go into making testosterone for example:


Code:
https://thinksteroids.com/community/threads/synthesis-of-testosterone-from-dhea-via-5-androstene-3-17-diol.134369445/

the reagents don't always react 100% and thus have some left behind. The various rinsing and purification steps are also never likely to hit 100%.

Even if your reaction is 100% efficient the likelihood of having the EXACT proportional number of each reagent molecule required is roughly zero so you would STILL have one or more reagents left in play.
 
Unreacted (leftover) reagents and degraded hormone are the usual suspects.

For a look at the number of reagents that go into making testosterone for example:


Code:
https://thinksteroids.com/community/threads/synthesis-of-testosterone-from-dhea-via-5-androstene-3-17-diol.134369445/

the reagents don't always react 100% and thus have some left behind. The various rinsing and purification steps are also never likely to hit 100%.

Even if your reaction is 100% efficient the likelihood of having the EXACT proportional number of each reagent molecule required is roughly zero so you would STILL have one or more reagents left in play.
That link about making test was mostly over my head but a good read, bud. Really interesting and good to know that it can be done relatively easy if you have some chemistry knowledge. Thanks for posting the link.
 
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