How long can I leave creatine in water?

[Moyer]

Is 20 hours too long? I would like to add creatine powder to the tea in my iced tea maker. This way it heats up and disolves into a pitcher of caffeine free green tea that I can drink all day long.

Just wondering if it would hurt my results any. On my workout days I would probably still just add it to my post-workout shake.

 

[sicosico]

Is 20 hours too long? I would like to add creatine powder to the tea in my iced tea maker. This way it heats up and disolves into a pitcher of caffeine free green tea that I can drink all day long.

Just wondering if it would hurt my results any. On my workout days I would probably still just add it to my post-workout shake.

yes thats too long, as it won't be disolved and will degrade to creatinine

 

[stryder]

Creatine quickly breaks down into creatinine when mixed in liquid. Hence all the controversy with the liquid creatine products being stable. I highly recommend mixing it and consuming it right away.

 

[jweave23]

some facts:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=21417

also attached is the actual study results. I would seem 20hrs could be fine, but I wouldn't push it much past that, as the 3 day mark showed definite degradation.

 

[stryder]

Nice post...I've been looking for data showing the rate at which it broke down in liquid.