Gelling after reconstitution causes and storage practices

On my second kit from that same place and neither one has shown any gelling even though both stayed in the fridge.

No gelling here either. I mix 10 mg with 1 ml bac, keep it cold, and use 2 mg each night before bed. Usually have a backup vial ready about two-thirds through the current one, so the reconstituted material sits in the fridge roughly a week on average. IGF-1 went from 158 up to 291, so it still works fine.

Two especially bad ideas, especially together: leaving reconstituted material out at room temperature and skipping the standard bac. Non-standard bac can seem fine because nothing else reacted, but this material flags pH problems quickly. Using lower-grade bac also raises bacterial risks that get worse without refrigeration afterward.

This whole thing is pretty interesting and I'm hoping more research comes out soon. I've read that adding acetic acid can fix the gelling, but I'm wondering whether that creates other problems.

Mine has never gelled.

Not convinced the gelling is built into the compound itself. Eight weeks into a twelve-week run and none of my refrigerated vials mixed with standard bac have gelled. Feels more like it depends on the specific formulation, concentration, excipients, pH, or purity level. Anyone seen published stability data showing the material inherently gels?

Late to the discussion but planning to start the rats on Monday and have seen the varying storage advice. Did the group reach any conclusion? How are the people who skipped refrigeration feeling compared with those who used it? Kit just arrived and is sitting cold. Should the vial warm up first or can it be mixed straight from the fridge? Planning to use standard bac that has been kept at room temp in a dark spot.

Thanks for laying all that out. Exactly the details I needed while waiting on my supply.

Came across this piece online that tries to debunk the idea that the material must be kept at room temperature.