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beerdedman · Aug 1, 2015

A few weeks ago I picked up some boxes of old homebrew stuff from someone cleaning out an old storage shed. Mixed in with the stuff was this strange set of chemistry stuff and I have no idea what they are. Can someone look at these photos and tell me what they are?View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1438467525.881739.jpg View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1438467539.563990.jpg View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1438467560.182868.jpg

soccerdad · Aug 1, 2015

Chemistry stuff.

Or maybe sex toys.

Yoseff · Aug 1, 2015

The one on the left in the last photo looks like a simple distillation column to me.

Odbrew · Aug 1, 2015

Homebrewing meth?

Cyclman · Aug 1, 2015

Bongs?

beerdedman · Aug 1, 2015

I was sorta thinking they are some type of weird airlocks

kh54s10 · Aug 1, 2015

Certainly looks like something for a chemical lab. Or for an illegal activity.

paul_111 · Aug 1, 2015

From the Kimble website:

KUDERNA DANISH APPARATUS WITH GRADUATED CONCERTRATOR TUBE
The Kuderna-Danish apparatus was developed in the laboratories of Julius Hyman and Company for the concentration of trace amounts of sample dissolved in organic solvents. The column is designed to speed evaporation with reduced hold-up. It is very useful in sample preparation before analysis with solvents such as petroleum ether or hexane.

SmokeyMcBong · Aug 1, 2015

Cyclman said:
Bong

Thats McBong to you good sir...

beerdedman · Aug 1, 2015

paul_111 said:
From the Kimble website:

KUDERNA DANISH APPARATUS WITH GRADUATED CONCERTRATOR TUBE
The Kuderna-Danish apparatus was developed in the laboratories of Julius Hyman and Company for the concentration of trace amounts of sample dissolved in organic solvents. The column is designed to speed evaporation with reduced hold-up. It is very useful in sample preparation before analysis with solvents such as petroleum ether or hexane.

That's totally it Paul, thanks. Now what will I use it for?

Wolfbayne · Aug 2, 2015

The teardrop shaped device is used to separate oils from liquids. The other items are cold tubes for distilling.

Michigan_Wolfman · Aug 2, 2015

Odbrew said:
Homebrewing meth?

That was my first thought. The Walter White Meth Lab Starter Set. (RV and Haz-mat suits not included.) :drunk:

drainbamage · Aug 2, 2015

beerdedman said:
That's totally it Paul, thanks. Now what will I use it for?

There's no "trap" (so to speak) to use it as an airlock, is there? At least, not from what I can see. Whatever liquid you tried to use would drain right into the wort.

beerdedman · Aug 2, 2015

drainbamage said:
There's no "trap" (so to speak) to use it as an airlock, is there? At least, not from what I can see. Whatever liquid you tried to use would drain right into the wort.

No there isn't a "trap". Still I wonder what I could use it for besides breaking bad decorations.

paul_111 · Aug 2, 2015

beerdedman said:
That's totally it Paul, thanks. Now what will I use it for?

Off the top of my head, hops oil extraction/concentration? I'd have to think it through, but it may work.

In all seriousness, they're cool glassware displays.

DrunkleJon · Aug 4, 2015

Looks like this is expensive equipment that was used for distillation. Most likely for essential oils. You can probably fetch some decent money for them if you can find the right names for it. Otherwise you can possibly use it to make a cool chemistryish hopback or something of the sort.

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