Comment · Fri, April 24, 2015 · Ceretropic
Ceretropic Caffeine/NALT crystallization
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J_lancer · 27 points
I recently bought some Caffeine/NALT from Ceretropic and the solutions is full of long stick-like crystals, even after shaking it very thoroughly.
The crystals get bunched up and stuck at the bottom of the dropper and there's always a varying amount of these crystals in every dropper.
I did not hear anyone describe this in the Caffeine/NALT thread so I'm posting this here. Any idea if this is normal?
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It actually looks really cool if it's intended.
What they were answering
empty_optimist · 3 points
I've had my bottle for about 2 days now and solution is still clear. No signs of precipitation at all.
However, OMG that flavor...Hawaiian Tropic suntan oil meets sucralose (which tastes like piracetam to me) followed by what one can only assume is the salty-foulness of the base chemical. Remove the "pineapple" and sweeteners, stick that mess in some habenero sauce and call it a day.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
It's only a percentage of the bottles that are doing it. It's probably somewhat heat and pressure related. So customers in different areas might notice it more than others. But I can certainly recreate it here at the office. We already have two different modifications being stability tested now. I even have one bottle in the fridge, to see how it does with low temps. So far so good.
No love for the flavor? Haha. Seriously, the bitterness of caffeine, and the sourness of NALT, in a concentrated formula, is something else. It's very hard to mask properly. Funny thing is, people were just telling me it needs more pineapple. Now you are saying to get rid of it. Other people want more banana flavor. I don't think we are ever going to please everyone with a single flavor. We have a second one in the works that is sour green apple. Perhaps that one will be better for your palate. You can't deny that it is a tropical party in your mouth. Sometimes parties get a little out of hand!