Best way to sterilize gear

[dejansen]

What's the best way to sterilize gear in order to minimize the risk of infection? I'll probably be doing a cycle of QV test enan and eq in the near future. I hear of some guys missing workouts or having to visit a doc because they have an infection and I'd like to prevent that.

[Chemical Evolution]

Add a ml or 2 of BA to the mix and let it sit for a week!

[prolangtum]

.2 micron filter, more BA will cause more pain, and all of my Test Eth has been slighlty painful from QV.

[dejansen]

Yeah, I hear QV already has a sting to it so I suppose the filter would be a better bet. I took a look at the filters at GPZ but it's not clear how they work/how to use them. Will it be easy to figure out or can someone explain? Thanks.

[prolangtum]

Yes, get a large syringe, 10-20 mls, draw out all your Test or whatever, take needle off, attach the filter securely, attach a large 18g needle to the end of the filter, stick a 25 g in the vial to vent pressure, and without pressing to hard, shoot the gear back into the vial. It goes pretty slow through a .2 filter.

[dejansen]

Thanks bro!

[LOCO]

if u got some money the best thing would be to get one of those germicidal UV lamps... nothing beats those... and u can get them for anywhere between $150 and $500 US...

[Lift Chief]

You can also pasteurize your gear.

Put a pin through the rubber stopper of the vial. Then put the vial in a water bath with the water covering 80% of the vial. Then heat the water to 165 F. I like to use an electric frying pan. Keep the temperature at 165 for 30 minutes. Buy a candy thermometer from WalMart for $3.

This will kill any left over bacteria, if any, and the temperature isn't high enough to damage the steroid hormone.

[prolangtum]

Sorry bro,
Pastuerizing wont do much of anything.

[prolangtum]

Streptococci are about the same diameter ( 0.5 to 1.25 micron ). Some enterobacteria are 0.3 microns or smaller. Pasteurella are around 0.2 microns, as are Bordetella, on and on.

When a pore size is stated for a membrane, it is the average pore size. Many pores are smaller than 0.45micron, many are larger.

All these low temperature baking schemes, whether with alternating heat or not are not going to kill anything. 150 degrees C ( 300 F ) is the lowest temperature I have seen cited as being effective for dry heat sterilization.

Intermittent heating and cooling is designed to kill spores. You heat the bacteria, killing them, then wait 24 to 48 hours for the spores to germinate, then reheat. Repeat again. It is called Tyndallization

[prolangtum]

Pasteurization only kills a portion of the bacteria. Leave a sealed carton of pasteurized milk out at room temperature for a day or two and the surviving bacteria will have multiplied and spoiled the milk.

Secondly, pasteurization uses moist heat which is much more effective than dry heat and can be carried out at a much lower temperature.

[Billy_Bathgate]

I think a good old high powered magnetic radiation would do the job....

Dont know what it would do to the hormone though. The question only asks what is the best way to sterilize it though

Autoclave would do well also.

[Lift Chief]

Originally posted by prolangtum
Pasteurization only kills a portion of the bacteria. Leave a sealed carton of pasteurized milk out at room temperature for a day or two and the surviving bacteria will have multiplied and spoiled the milk.

Secondly, pasteurization uses moist heat which is much more effective than dry heat and can be carried out at a much lower temperature.

For our purposes, assuming your gear was reasonably sterile to begin with, pasteurization should be sufficient.

If you filter with a .2 micron filter and then pasteurize you should have absolutely no worries bro.

Interesting info though pro.

[prolangtum]

I tend to ramble, sorry