Large Guide: Final

Now that all your vials are capped you can, for the most part, tear down your operation.

Batch Log

Create a batch log. It should have details from your brew so that you know what you did. You don’t have to log everything, but log the variables. For example.

100mL vials reused, scrubbed with Alconox
Sterilized glass using dry heat at 500F for 60 minutes. Temperature confirmed twice during cycle.
Autoclaved stoppers for 30 minutes at 16psi.
Positive pressure HEPA fan may have been blowing dust into tent. Reminder to seal the filters to the body of the fan with tape for next brew. Big HEPA (Honeywell) cannot be trusted.
Did not add BA until mixture cooled
Syringe pump was operated by compressing 15mL of air into 10mL of air and then maintaining this 10mL. The arbitrary number the syringe pump was programmed with to maintain this was 0.3

You should have these notes labeled with a batch number that ends up on the vials. You want to be able to look back and see what you might have done wrong if an issue does arise. This is so important for safety and for learning.

Inspect

Inspect your vials, one by one, extremely carefully. Each vial deserves 30-60 seconds of inspection.

Take a paper towel with alcohol and wipe the vial down to remove any debris or dust on the outside. Hold the vial up near a light source and tilt the vial on its side. Holding the cap, rotate the vial so you can view it from many angles. Rock the vial back and forth so you can see the liquid move in this other direction.

You’re looking for a couple things:

Water: tiny specks of water can get in from autoclaving the stoppers. Water cannot be in a vial. Reject.
Dust: if you did everything correctly and you still find dust that’s a big red flag for your whole procedure. Anyways, keep an eye out.
Rubber bits: if you cored a stopper and accidentally dispensed that core.
Air bubbles: learn to identify air bubbles in your vials. They’re harmless, but you want to be able to quickly know what’s what.

Wipe

Personally, I don’t want my fingerprints all over 200 vials. Even though I’m doing this in a place where it is perfectly legal, it’s just not classy. While wearing gloves all vials are wiped with a towel and alcohol to ensure no fingerprints are on them.

Label

All vials need to be labeled. I believe that labels should have a few things:

Name of the compounded preparation, e.g. Estradiol Enanthate
The concentration, e.g. 20mg/mL
The inactive ingredients, BB BA carrier oil
Batch number
Expiration date, 2 years is probably safe
A “Lab name” if you think people will benefit from knowing it’s coming from the same place
A QR code

The QR code can link to a webpage, even just like a riseup pad or something, that has information about this specific batch. That page might contain:

Batch number
Expiration date
Note to use the vial within XX days of opening (I recommend 30-90)
A link to diyhrt.info to help them learn how to use the vial
A chart converting various doses from mg to mL
anything that feels appropriate

You 100% should not say on the label or on the QR code site that this is medicine. You should not recommend doses for people. These things could come with legal risks that are not necessary to take on.

Apply labels with gloves so they stay nice and clean. Use tweezers if you need a way to peel the label with out getting your finger oils on it.

Oh Shit I Have 200 Vials

Nice nice.