ALCAR for Injectable L-Carnitine?

[Confused Rob]

Hi all,

First homebrew, going to give carnitine a whirl. Will ALCAR work or does it need to be pure l-carnitine?

Thanks!

 

[Thrawn]

Alcar should be fine just check ph

 

[Confused Rob]

Appreciate the reply Thrawn. Thank. you. I've done my due diligence but can't seem to find any information on how to control for ph. Obviously it's easy enough to test for but what compound are people using to reduce acidity? I believe citric acid might be one?

 

[Thrawn]

Appreciate the reply Thrawn. Thank. you. I've done my due diligence but can't seem to find any information on how to control for ph. Obviously it's easy enough to test for but what compound are people using to reduce acidity? I believe citric acid might be one?

Citric acid, acetic acid, sodium bicarbonate, and there's another one I use but I can't remember the damn name it's in pellet form I have at the house. Just remember to short your water because you never know how much acid or base you have to put in. I usually short it about 8 ml per 100 ml solution. Make my adjustments from there.

 

[Confused Rob]

Really appreciate it. Thank you

 

[Jfrost89]

I home brew L-carn for using this method. 600mg/ml no pain.

 

[Confused Rob]

Thanks so much!

 

[A-steroid]

ALCAR is slightly more acidic than pure L-carnitine, and if you are preparing a solution for injection, you need to make sure the pH is in a safe range, usually a pH of 4.5 to 7.5 for injectable solutions.

 

[dxt25]

ALCAR is slightly more acidic than pure L-carnitine, and if you are preparing a solution for injection, you need to make sure the pH is in a safe range, usually a pH of 4.5 to 7.5 for injectable solutions.

If the ph is over how much sodium bicarbonate would have to be added?

 

[Thrawn]

If the ph is over how much sodium bicarbonate would have to be added?

I always withheld 20 ml of water so I can add my acid or sodium bicarbonate mixture. It's really trial and error for each batch of supplements imo