Bacteriostatic Water
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@Eleanor said in Bacteriostatic Water:
@pep_researcher Got it. Great graph! Thanks!
I meant read the explanation I posted with it too.
@pep_researcher I read it, pep.
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I agree about being wary of using it after 30 days. It will probably still be good, but you may be using that in a peptide that will stay in your fridge for 6-8 weeks. So, that BAC water could be 90 days old. Even with the price increase, it's not enough to risk getting a problem from.
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@gym.rat said in Bacteriostatic Water:
@Eleanor Once I puncture it, goes in the fridge and covered in foil. I date it as well. Once it hits 30 days whatever I haven't used gets tossed in the trash. Some peps can take me 60 days to get through and around that 90 day mark BAC water falls off a cliff. So 30 days is my rule. No exceptions.
Cliff is not exactly a cliff. See this
https://community.peptidecritic.com/post/6039@pep_researcher Cliffy enough for me. BAC is so cheap why even risk it? To each their own I suppose.
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I agree about being wary of using it after 30 days. It will probably still be good, but you may be using that in a peptide that will stay in your fridge for 6-8 weeks. So, that BAC water could be 90 days old. Even with the price increase, it's not enough to risk getting a problem from.
@jackiewatson I didn't think about that aspect. Will have to readjust my idea. Thanks jackie.
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@pep_researcher Cliffy enough for me. BAC is so cheap why even risk it? To each their own I suppose.
@gym.rat said in Bacteriostatic Water:
@pep_researcher Cliffy enough for me. BAC is so cheap why even risk it? To each their own I suppose.
Of course. The discussion is more for when availability trumps protocols. If I have abundant H BAC I wouldn't care such deep dives. Currently it's on shortage and out of stock at almost all places.
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@Eleanor BAC without benzyl alcohol is just sterile water, which doesn't automatically go bad. That's pond water! lol.
Even sterile water needs actual microbial contact to spoil. BAC just slows that process down compared to plain sterile water.
Bottom line: neither goes bad on its own, contamination has to happen first.
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@Eleanor FWIW all these 30, 60, 90 whatever days norms are assuming imperfect human handling which may introduce microbes and it's basically risk minimization protocols assuming human errors.
If someone is confident of their asceptic handling techniques, they can use BAC or sterile water till the last drop in the vial.
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Let's take this a step further... Sterile water...Isn't it the same as distilled water?
Couldn't we just take water processed through a reverse osmosis system and then distill (using a glass still) it into a glass bottle that has been boiled for a given amount of time. Maintain near boiling temperature of the water from the still and seal while at temperature. After cooling process with the proper mix of Benzyl Alcohol, -
Let's take this a step further... Sterile water...Isn't it the same as distilled water?
Couldn't we just take water processed through a reverse osmosis system and then distill (using a glass still) it into a glass bottle that has been boiled for a given amount of time. Maintain near boiling temperature of the water from the still and seal while at temperature. After cooling process with the proper mix of Benzyl Alcohol,@robertwalker Theoretically correct but AFAIK I think distillation is a step before sterilization. Typically sterile water comes with guaranteed low endotoxin levels.
